stooka Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Edie (nice avatar) here ya go POP - Alternative Nation Volume IV More Than This - Roxy MusicVerse Chorus Verse - NirvanaPaper Airplane - Richard BaroneLet Yourself get Down - Luscious jacksonSlackjawed - The ConnellsForgotten years - Midnight oilI'll melt with you - Modern EnglishPositive Bleeding - Urge OverkillI Can't get Enough - Depeche ModeLoser - beck Losing Skin - SeaweedDon't Ask me - P.I.L.Spiritual High - MoodswingsShe Kissed me - Terence Trent D'ArbyBallad Of Peter Pumpkinhead - XTCLow Self Opinion - Rollins BandHang On - Teenage FanclubRegina - Sugarcubeshere Comes Your Man - PixiesHot, Hot, Hot, - The Cure What was i thinking with this mix???? It's all over the place! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chumley Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Losing Skin - Seaweed That song = totally awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turtlegirl37 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 stooka,I had a real thing for that Slackjawed song by the Connells and still have a thing for older Buffalo Tom. Thanks for the memories! We definitely coulda hung out, flannels and all! I don't think I have any old mixtapes around, but I know I made a good many that involved Frank Black, REM, they might be giants, NIN, and that vein of the 90s alternative sound. It's funny how much effort and intensity it took to get a mixtape just right back in the day and how pathetically easy it is to make one with itunes. It's almost not worth the (lack of) effort. And nice topic, Pop Todd! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 What was i thinking with this mix???? It's all over the place! That's the best kind!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Tape Findings - Found Home Recordings and Other Cassette Deck Oddities Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theologian Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 i think i made my first mix tape 14 years ago at thirteen...went something like last beat of my heart- siouxsie and the bansheesin dreams- roy orbisonlouise- human leaguesweet dreams- split enzall in all- dexy's midnight runnersweight of the world- erasuresomebody's cryin- chris isaakjust like you- roxy musicthis must be the place- talking headssweet thing- van morrisonspring collection- the vapors Achin to be- ReplacementsThrow Your Arms Around Me- Hunters and CollectorsSometimes- JamesLose this skin- ClashWestern Sky- American Music ClubSun Gone Down- House of FreaksJoan of Arc- OMDDistant Sun- Crowded HousePoints of View- SqueezeThis is It- Hothouse FlowersInnocent Child- Big Audio DynamiteTake Me Out- Red House PaintersAll the Rage- Elvis Costello What a weird kid! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 somebody's cryin- chris isaakThrow Your Arms Around Me- Hunters and CollectorsDistant Sun- Crowded House Somebody's crying came out in 1995, so it would been 13 years ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 side 1Dark Star side 2Dark Star (continued) Ok, in all seriousness, I'll have to look for some of my old mixes. I'm not sure anyone I gave them to ever enjoyed them as much as I did--I have a tendency to genre-hop a lot, so I totally agree that the best mixes are all over the place! CD mixes are nice and convenient, but tapes allowed for so much more weirdness in the editing and transitions, which made for a more interesting experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I had trouble sticking to a genre myself. Does anyone remember the group of 2 second songs at the end of They Might Be Giants' "Apollo 18"? I cut those apart and scattered them between other songs all over a mix I made in high school. I'm sure the same one probably had Blatz, Pearl Jam, and Harry Connick Jr. with at least one children's song mixed in. Obviously I was the only one who could ever truly appreciate my masterpieces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 side 1Dark Star side 2Dark Star (continued) Nice - you should use that one to lull your baby to sleep. That's what I did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Summer mix 84 or 85 (I don't Remember) Cramps - Surfin DeadGun Club - Jack on FireCult - She Sells SanctuaryREM - Life and How to Live itDavid Byrne - Big Blue PlymouthKate Bush - Running up the hill Cure - Love CatsToots and the Maytals - Pomp and PrideTones on Tail - Go!Shriekback - My Spin is The Base lineMagazine - PermafrostAUASA - Sun CityThis Mortal Coil - DrugsOMD - 88 seconds in Greensboro Side B 13 Engines - Come Back to Me LoverMats - Waitress in the SkyHusker Du - Songs about UFOsBob Dylan - Rainy Day Woman #12 and #35Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir (can't read the rest. Hash Oil resin damage) that's a great mix. i'm going try and re-construct one we used to play at parties we had at our apartment my sophomore year of college (1990/1991): Side A:Frank Zappa - Catholic GirlsToo Much Joy - That's A LiePursuit of Happiness - Hard to LaughGuns & Roses - Rocket QueenSoul Asylum - Sometime to ReturnFigures on a Beach - Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria) [Remix]P.I.L. - SeattleLittle America - Mary JaneLove/Hate - Blackout in the Red RoomMinistry - Land of Rape and HoneyReplacements - Red Red WinePublic Enemy - Bring the Noise Side B:Shadrach - Beastie BoysLa La Love You - PixiesNever Enough - L.A. GunsFire Woman - The CultGood Time Boys - Red Hot Chili PeppersGood Times Bad Times - Led ZeppelinSteppin' to the A.M. - 3rd BassI'm the Man - AnthraxMountain Song - Jane's AddictionLast Train to Transcentral - KLFFlashlight - Parliament At least that's how I remember it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Soul Asylum - Sometime to Return Damn, I still love that song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Damn, I still love that song. me too. my roomate, buddahthreehotdogs, was a MASSIVE soul asylum fan...until they were all over MTV a few years later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i'll be damned if i'm not going to reconstruct that thing for my iPod...that tracklist brings back good memories of beer hunter, hitter boxes and sex on the balcony. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm going to dig through my stuff tonight. Al and I used to make mixes for each other a lot. His were always more cohesive than mine. My biggest musical shift came about because of a mix tape. A really cool guy my cousin had dated made her a mix tape as part of an attempt to get her back. She immediately gave it to me because she wanted nothing to do with him. I think I was maybe 13 at the time. It had Camper Van Beethoven, Crowded House, The Cure, XTC....oh, I wish I could remember more. But that tape changed my perceptions of music forever. Up to that point I was either listening to pop, a little radio friendly hair metal, or License To Ill, and I only discovered them because Mike D was cute. That tape flipped the light switch on and I never looked back. My cousin ended up marrying a total schmuck with no interesting qualities, by the way. I still wish she had stuck with the cool one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i'm a firm believer a good mix can change your life. i'm also a firm believer that the death of the casette/CD will kill the concept...it's too easy to move onto otther things when listening to a 'digital' version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i'm a firm believer a good mix can change your life. i'm also a firm believer that the death of the casette/CD will kill the concept...it's too easy to move onto otther things when listening to a 'digital' version.Since I purchased my dad's old rack system I've started making tapes again. It feels so right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i'm a firm believer a good mix can change your life. i'm also a firm believer that the death of the casette/CD will kill the concept...it's too easy to move onto otther things when listening to a 'digital' version. After they started making the cassette players that could detect the end of a song when on fast forward and then stop, it was all downhill from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Since I purchased my dad's old rack system I've started making tapes again. It feels so right. i always made mine on a dual deck boomobox covered w/ stickers from kiss bubblegum cards. except the first one i made for yvette using a buddy's mixing board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was huge on mixtapes - but most of my own were artist-centric. I can only think of a couple of real mixes. One I called "A Collection Of Songs To Be Played In The Summertime" (or ACOSTBPITS, phonetically spoken). Part of me pretended I was a world-famous artist and it was my new album. I also pretended that same artist (me) made U2's "Achtung Baby" but it was called "Spectacular Cornish Game Hen, Ma! Spectacular Cornish Game Hen!" I have a lot pf problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was huge on mixtapes - but most of my own were artist-centric. I can only think of a couple of real mixes. One I called "A Collection Of Songs To Be Played In The Summertime" (or ACOSTBPITS, phonetically spoken). Part of me pretended I was a world-famous artist and it was my new album. I also pretended that same artist (me) made U2's "Achtung Baby" but it was called "Spectacular Cornish Game Hen, Ma! Spectacular Cornish Game Hen!" I have a lot pf problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I was huge on mixtapes - but most of my own were artist-centric. I can only think of a couple of real mixes. One I called "A Collection Of Songs To Be Played In The Summertime" (or ACOSTBPITS, phonetically spoken). Part of me pretended I was a world-famous artist and it was my new album. I also pretended that same artist (me) made U2's "Achtung Baby" but it was called "Spectacular Cornish Game Hen, Ma! Spectacular Cornish Game Hen!" I have a lot pf problems. I think there is some stuff like that at the link I posted. Maybe your tape is on there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I think there is some stuff like that at the link I posted. Maybe your tape is on there. My 1982 VW Rabbit was totaled in a crash in the mid-nineties, and the tape I was listening to at the time was by Galloping Dead Fish - my friend and me, 14 years old, singing original Christmas songs about characters we made up (titles included "Rubber Boots' Christmas" & "Harvey's Tree"). I like to think it's "out there" somewhere. Maybe those dudes have it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 sometimes I buy mixtapes at Goodwill. I've only found one or two that I've liked but they are almost always interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 That site that Analogman posted is good stuff - you check it out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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