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post #1 of 50
2/14/04 at 9:46pm
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You're making a mix-CD for all your buddies on HTF. Maybe not your favorite tunes, but some stuff you'd want everone to try. What 10-15 songs are on it?

Mine:
  • The Velvet Underground, "I'm Waiting for the Man"
  • The Beatles, "Here, There and Everywhere"
  • Emmylou Harris, "Where Will I Be"
  • Simon and Garfunkel, "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright"
  • Los Lobos, "Kiko and the Lavender Moon"
  • The Band, "Acadian Driftwood"
  • Led Zeppelin, "Thank You"
  • Billy Bragg, Wilco and Natalie Merchant, "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key"
  • Ella Fitzgerald, "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
  • Luciano Pavarotti, "Nessun Dorma" (from Turandot)
  • Daniel Lanois, "Shine"
  • Bob Dylan, "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"
  • Talking Heads, "Road to Nowhere"
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post #2 of 50
2/14/04 at 11:18pm
Good idea! I really have to say tho, its weird the way people get similar or the same ideas on this type of board.

As to Angelo's list, have to admit I only know 4 of those songs.

Well, if it's about who I think I am,:b presumptuous as that is to tell people who don't know me, one of my recent mixes

1. Johnny Strikes Up the Band - Warren Zevon
2. Like a Rolling Stone - Dylan
3. Dadada - Trio
4. Walk of Life - Mark Knopfler
5. Radio Gaga - Queen
6. Honky Cat - Elton John
7. You Speak my Language - Morphine
8. That's Life - Frank Sinatra
9. The Joker - Steve Miller
10. History Repeats - Miss Shirley Bassey with the Propellerheads (sp?)
11. Twist in My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram
12. Abandoned Love - Everly Brothers
13. Nothing Stays the Same - Percy Mayfield

I shoulda put "Beginning to See the Light" by VU on it. But that's way too much about me for now, somebody else jump on board the Musical Train!

(My next list will be my "uplifting" disk mix )
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post #3 of 50
2/15/04 at 3:31pm
As part of my crusade to get people everywhere to listen to jazz (slightly successful), accept alternative hip-hop (not very successful) and wake up to modern Marillion (miserable failure):

Charles Mingus- Better Get Hit in Your Soul
Marillion- Quartz
Blackalicious- Green Light
King Crimson- Level Five
Opeth- Godheads Lament
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers- A Night in Tunisia
Sonny Rollins- Freedom Suite
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post #4 of 50
2/15/04 at 10:14pm
Here's my knee-jerk, uncalculated, schizophrenic response, mostly comprised of modest hits and in no particular order... [think of it as a sampler]

Chris Rea - The Road to Hell, Part II
Los Lobos - Wake Up, Dolores
Paul Simon - Duncan
Wild Colonials - Charm
Aimee Mann - Choice in the Matter
Soul Coughing - Soundtrack to Mary
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
X - Because I Do
Minor Threat - Minor Threat
Dwight Yoakum - Streets of Bakersfield (the only accordian-inclusive song I can stomach)
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln
U2 - Dancin' Barefoot
Judas Priest - Green Manalishi with a Two-Prong Crown
Vladimir Horowitz - Mozart: Sonata No.11, K. 331
Kingston Trio - E Inu Tatou E
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post #5 of 50
2/16/04 at 9:20am
Angelo.M,
Ironically I pulled out the Mermaid Ave recordings over the weekend for the first time in awhile and had forgotten how good Vol 1 is.

Anyway here is my list:

Count Basie-April in Paris
Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Uncle Tupelo-Postcard from Hell
The Who- Won’t Get Fooled Again
John Coltrain- A Love Supreme Vol 1- The Acknowledgment
Suzanne Vega-Gypsy
BB King-How Blue Can You Get
Billy Holliday-Tain’t Noboy’s Bizness if I do
The Jam-That’s Entertainment
REM-Radio Free Europe
Ryan Adams-In My Time of Need
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post #6 of 50
2/16/04 at 10:36am
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Ironically I pulled out the Mermaid Ave recordings over the weekend for the first time in awhile and had forgotten how good Vol 1 is.


Amen. Volume 2 is a bit uneven, but there's some great stuff in it as well (e.g., "Stetson Kennedy"). Have you seen the documentary on the recording of Mermaid Avenue? I haven't yet.
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Suzanne Vega-Gypsy


Excellent song from an excellent album; my favorite cut is "Ironbound/Fancy Poultry."
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post #7 of 50
2/16/04 at 3:49pm
Sparks- Angst in my Pants
Frank & Sid - My Way (mix)
Prince & Tom Jones - Kiss (mix)
Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band - Hunting Tigers
Steve Dahl - Disco Demolition
The WHo - Theme from Batman
The Clash - Guns of Brixton
The Jam & Oasis - To be Someone (mix)
Beatles - Across the Universe (World Wildlife Mix)
Camper VB - Take the skinheads Bowling
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post #8 of 50
2/16/04 at 5:57pm
Great idea Angelo, et al! I've been thinking about this all day.
I can't wait to get home from work and listen to Bragg, Vega and Yoakum, among others. Here's my mix.

Erica Smith - Oh Death
John Hiatt - Ethylene
Jenni Muldaur - Picking Up The Pieces
Steve Miller Band - Fandango
Jan Smith - Dime On The Floor
Eric Burdon & War - The Vision Of Rassan
The Be Good Tanyas - Dog Song 2
Tom Rush - Gypsy Boy
Robin Ella & The CC String Band - Man Over
Tift Merritt - Bramble Rose
Po' Girl - City Song
Fleetwood Mac - Coming Your Way

Tom
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post #9 of 50
2/16/04 at 6:25pm
Myself, I'll be making the Alternate Musica HTF Minidisc.

Brand X UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOR
Brian Eno ON SOME FAR AWAY BEACH
Automatic Man AUTOMATIC MAN
Frank Zappa PEACHES EN REGALIA
Return To Forever VULCAN WORLDS
King Crimson ONE MORE RED NIGHTMARE
Dixie Dregs PUNK SANWICH
Stanley Clarke SCHOOL DAYS
Weather Report MR. GONE
Bill Nelson ELECTRICAL LANGUGE
David Sanborn Band PROMISE ME THE MOON
Steve Khan THE BLUE MAN
Jimi Hendrix SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
Roxy Music ANOTHER FINE EDITION OF YOU
The Sundays YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
Santana SONG OF THE WIND
Neil Young DOUBLE E
R.E.M. WHITE TORNADO

I hope that all fits....
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post #10 of 50
2/17/04 at 6:29am
Damn, Rachael, that is a real nice disc. I'd buy it (even though I have all the songs)
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post #11 of 50
2/17/04 at 8:47am
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Volume 2 is a bit uneven

Yes it is. Maybe the bar was set to high.

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Have you seen the documentary on the recording of Mermaid Avenue? I haven't yet


I have heard of it but have not seen it.
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post #12 of 50
2/17/04 at 11:29am
Mike, if there's space I'm adding Derek Truck's EVERY GOOD BOY. I've had fusion on the brain since the first time I heard Return To Forever, maybe even since I first heard King Crimson in '69...? How much would you pay?
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post #13 of 50
2/17/04 at 12:30pm
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Maybe the bar was set to high.


James: absolutely. Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1 is one of the best records of the '90s, as far as I'm concerned. Brilliant stuff.
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post #14 of 50
2/18/04 at 5:57am
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How much would you pay?


Nothing, because my dear friend Rachael B would burn me a copy. Heh.

I heard one of Trucks' solo albums. I love his playing, of course, but I was bored by the songs. Can't remember the title of the disk, though...
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post #15 of 50
2/18/04 at 12:43pm
I spend a lot of time making comps of faves. This one is my "best of 2003" mix although it's always tough to have to limit it to a mere 80 minutes. I could easily come up with a volume 2 in order to be able to include Wheat, The Shins, Moonbabies, Twilight Singers, Cat Power, The Wrens, TV On Radio, The Hidden Cameras,and on and on and on.

01. Song For The Boys / Pat Metheny
02. My Vision / Seal
03. Time of Our Lives / Paul Van Dyk
04. You're The Answer / Iris
05. Love and Death / The Stills
06. This Place Is A Prison / The Postal Service
07. What Sound / Lamb
08. What a Wonderful World / Sarah Brightman
09. Fashionably Uninvited / Mellowdrone EP
10. Boombox / Mosquitos
11. Heartbreak Stroll / The Raveonettes
12. Dance With Me / The Sounds
13. Sister Saviour / The Rapture
14. Broken glass / The Gathering
15. The Game Is Not Over / T.Raumschmiere
-Feat. Miss Kittin
16. Lemon,Lime / Richard X-
Feat. Deborah Evans
17. We used to be friends / The Dandy Warhols
18. Up to The Roof / Blue Man Group
-Feat. Tracy Bohnam
19. A Prayer For England / Massive Attack
-Feat. Sinead O'Connor
20. The golden path / The Chemical Brothers
-Feat. Flaming Lips

It was great reading through the other lists!

jc
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post #16 of 50
2/18/04 at 8:47pm
Mike, JOYFUL NOISE is the Derek album to get. Some of the earlier ones lack some, agreed. Seems like I read somewhere he got the group a vocalist. I'm intrested in what he does next time out. He's very tallented. Sometimes it seems he's not exactly sure what to do with it??? Best wishes!

P.S. - Whar does I's sends yer cupy?
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post #17 of 50
2/19/04 at 12:53pm
I would be glad to take a copy of all these compilations off your hands. .WAV files only and burn at 1X, please.

Email me I'll pay the shipping and a little extra.
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post #18 of 50
2/20/04 at 7:18am
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5K Mix:
  • The Who, "Baba O'Riley"
  • The Grateful Dead, "Truckin'"
  • The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army"
  • Uncle Tupelo, "Give Back the Key to My Heart"
  • U2, "Until the End of the World"

    Repeat as needed.
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post #19 of 50
2/20/04 at 7:29am
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'80s-Guilty-Pleasure Mix:
  • The Alarm, "Strength"
  • INXS, "This Time"
  • The Waterboys, "The Whole of the Moon"
  • Tesla, "Love Song"
  • The Cure, "Just Like Heaven"
  • The Cult, "Fire Woman"

    Add a few not-so-guilty pleasures...
  • The Smiths, "Girlfriend in a Coma"
  • Lone Justice, "Ways to be Wicked"
  • The Ramones, "Rock and Roll High School"
  • Rush, "Subdivisions"
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post #20 of 50
2/20/04 at 9:15am
This morning I went ahead and burned volume 2. Sounds great so far except I may have to end up cutting the Killing Joke track for the sake of flow. I'll see how it bad it sticks out first. The whole Strokes thing might be over done for me by now and there's at least a decent chance that their track will get bumped for Manitoba or Four Tet, M83 or...

jc's Best of 2k3 vol. 2

01. Wheat / This Rough Magic
02. The Twilight Babies / Orange & The Alabaster
03. Moonbabies / Sun A.M.
04. The Shins / Mine's Not A High Horse
05. The Wrens / Happy
06. Calexico / Not even Stevie Nicks...
07. Sufjan Stevens / For the Widows in Paradise
08. Cat Power / Free
09. The Twilight Singers / Decatur St.
10. British Sea Power / Fear Of Drowning
11. The Strokes / You Talk Way Too Much
12. Black Eyes / Deformative
13. Hidden Cameras / Ban Marriage
14. The New Pornographers / The Laws Have Changed
15. TV On The Radio / Staring at the Sun /
16. Killing Joke / Seeing Red
17. Electric Six / Danger! High Voltage
18. Martina Topleybird / Ragga
19. Joe Strummer / Long Shadow

jc

NP: this thing
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post #21 of 50
2/20/04 at 9:55am
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14. The New Pornographers / The Laws Have Changed


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post #22 of 50
2/20/04 at 10:05am
14. The New Pornographers / The Laws Have Changed


Yeah, that was a pretty tough call between that and "Miss Teen Wordpower". While there are some great tracks on this album, it wouldn't have made my top 20. Too little Neko to keep me happy.

Regards,
jc
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post #23 of 50
9/14/04 at 2:02pm
1) Loretta Lynn & Jack White - Portland Oregon
2) Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns, and Money
3) The Band - Life is a Carnival
4) Norah Jones - The Long Way Home
5) Tom Waits - Hold On
6) Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down
7) Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues
8) Bob Dylan - Standing in the Doorway Crying
9) The Rolling Stones - Soul Survivor
10) Johnny Lang - The Levee
11) Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone
12) Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue - Isis
13) The White Stripes - Black Jack Davey
14) The Doors - Soul Kitchen
15) Cassandra Wilson - The Weight
16) Jay-Z - 99 Problems
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post #24 of 50
9/14/04 at 3:25pm
1. Donovan- The River Song
2. Masters of Reality- The Candy Song
3. Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit
4. Orange Goblin- Hot Magic, Red Planet
5. Steppenwolf-Don't Step on the Grass, Sam.
6. Jimi Hendrix- Spanish Castle Magic
7. Monster Magnet- I Control, I Fly
8. Sonic Youth- Silver Rocket
9. David Peel and the Lower East Side-I Like Marijuana
10. Strawberry Alarm Clock- Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow
11. The Beatles- Norwegian Wood
12. Queens of the Stone Age- Sky is Fallin'
13. Jeff Buckley- Dream Brother
14. Peter Tosh- Legalize It
15. Incubus- Aqueous Transmission
16. Kyuss- 100 (Degrees)
17. Pink Floyd- Speak To Me/Breathe
18. Cypress Hill- Hits from the Bong
19. Gil Scott Heron- The Revolution Will not Televised
20. The Doors- The End
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post #25 of 50
9/14/04 at 6:27pm
Zen, I'd sneak I Am The Walrus in thar sum-war, Beatles or Spooky Tooth, either one. I like your choices!
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post #26 of 50
9/14/04 at 6:44pm
garrett's "mostly new singles & old fav's" mix

Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Suicide Is Painless - Johnny mandel
Voodoo - Godsmack
12 Black Rainbows - Type O negative
Children of the Grave - White Zombie
Jesus Built my Hotrod - Ministry
French Connection - Simon Stinger
Revolution Man - The Union Underground
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
Now You're a Man - D.V.D.A.
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post #27 of 50
9/14/04 at 6:52pm
Garret, I like Suicide Is Painless so much that I recorded both versions right off the Laserdisc of M.U.S.H.
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post #28 of 50
9/14/04 at 6:54pm
Rachael thank you. Loved yours too! Suprised you didn't have any White Trash in there. (One of my favorites)

So funny, I had I Am the Walrus but took it out. Man, I needed some sitar in there.

Far out, Spooky Tooth...

Oh yeah, Evil Woman.


Angelo, can we do a vol. 2?
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post #29 of 50
9/15/04 at 6:34am
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Prince & Tom Jones - Kiss (mix)

Grant, does this exist, or are you thinking of Art of Noise and Tom Jones?

Anyhoo, here's a few of my current favourites:

Shonen Knife : Flying Jelly Attack
The 5,6,7,8's: Guitar Date
Goldfrapp: Strict Machine
Belle and Sebastian: The Boy with the Arab Strap
Amy Winehouse: In My Bed
Pizzicato Five: World is Spinning at 45rpm
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Far From Me
Scott Walker: Funeral Tango
Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit
The Mutton Birds: While You Sleep
Propaganda: Wound in my Heart
Was (Not Was): Out Come The Freaks (from "Born to Laugh at Tornadoes" lp)
Nick Drake: Northern Sky
Frente: No Time
Nellie McKay: Ding Dong
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post #30 of 50
9/15/04 at 7:50am
Zen, I definitely have a compilation CD with White Trash on it, freshly made too. Maybe I'll post it here sometime but it's over at my mom's house at the moment. I have all 3 of the White Trash albums, including RECYCLED which hardly anybody has anymore...since it's never been on U.S. CD. I recently obtained a copy of it on Japanese CD. Recycled is my fav of the 3.

You have heard Spooky Tooth's version of IATW, haven't you? It was very popular when it came out. I like it better than the original myself.
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