Heyyyy! I'm Naomi, your mixtape maker :D

I found it quite hard to make this mixtape because we seem to have a lot of fave bands in common - Killers, Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon etc. I even had to steal some music from my sister :laugh3: And when I had to stalk you and I saw DOM in your avatar I think I squeed lol :P

 

 

Hi mixtape maker... Sorry this took a while, I've had work, deadlines, revision and a flooded kitchen to contend with since I received it!

 

Track 1:

 

Placebo right? I went through a phase of not listening to anything but ‘Meds’ when my friend first leant me the album… But I never really went beyond that. I think this song is alright, it’s definitely an appropriate mixtape opener. But I don’t think it will make me go and listen to more.

 

yep you're right :)

 

Track 2:

 

I love this track! It kicks straight in with the guitars and the drums and what I think might be a tambourine… And it just keeps going that way. I love when songs kick off on this umph and just keep it going. Okay, so there is a little ‘bridge’ in which things mellow out a little which I’m not overly fussed on, but it works in the context of the song. It’s real indie rock at its best. I could listen to this all day.

 

This is We Are Scientists. They are a really good band and all of their songs are so catchy:D Also you should check out an interview with them because they are hilarious! :laugh3:

 

Keane- You Haven’t Told Me Anything. Oh gosh, it’s been a while since I listened to the album… Or any Keane in fact. I think I may just have to go and dig them up and listen to them all over again.

 

Yep - love Keane :)

 

Track 4:

 

Ohhh hello synths… With guitars? Oh man. I can literally feel myself loving this song without even listening to it too hard. I can see myself dancing and swaying along to this for years to come—because it is a total me track. I also love the vocals on this; like there’s definitely two guys singing together in verses and then in the choruses there’s points where only one person is singing and then what sounds like three. Gosh, this is so me.

 

I hoped that you would like this :D It's Mystery Jets, another great band. They have 2 lead singers but I love it when they sing together. I only have their latest album Serotonin which is what this song is from, but I think they have 2 more albums before that which are supposed to be really good.

 

Track 5:

 

Recognised this instantly. Goo Goo Dolls, and classic at that. Hate this Place (I think) from Dizzy up the Girl (I’m certain of the album at least). I really have a thing from the heavier guitars on this and the way it sounds a little grimy. Unfortunately, I think Goo’s have lost their spark with their most recent offering—which is a sad thing indeed.

 

Oh yeah totally agree with you there!

 

Track 6:

 

Razorlight!! From when Razorlight was good too. I love this song, I love this entire album and it reminds me of summer and learning to surf (it’s the album my family played the year I learnt to surf in Newquay) so it’s definitely one of those songs. It’s guitary and yet very simple. And Jonny Borrell’s voice at this point is wicked. All this being said, I’m going to give their fourth album a shot anyway.

Me too - I hope it's good :\

 

Track 7:

 

QotSA. I am obsessing over these guys so hard at the moment; just because Josh Homme is the ultimate definition of cool and mysterious. This specific song is a killer one because it’s got some real nifty guitar work and it’s not overly heavy or overpowering. Damnn.

 

This is Josh's other band with Dave Grohl & John Paul Jones - Them Crooked Vultures :) I have their album which is really good but self-indulgent at times (7 minute long songs with jams :rolleyes:)

 

Track 8:

 

At points I want to say this is Biffy Clyro, but then at other times I have no clue at all because it sounds a little Foo Fighters-ish. I like the way it packs an almighty punch straight off—but then it sort of tones itself down for a long time that I sort of want to fast forward through. But yeah, I stuck with it and I’m pleasantly surprised because it picks back up to this heavy guitar and drumline. I quite like it.

 

Yep this is early Biffy :D

Track 9:

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers—This Velvet Glove. Oh gosh, it’s been a while since I listened to any RHCP pre-Stadium Acradium; and I still don’t have a lot of their back catalogue (I do have this song though! :awesome:) I like this song because it feels like such a major contrast. The verses are a little kicked back and the choruses are really not :lol: Right, this has given me the kick up the backside to go and get the rest of the CD’s—thank you!

 

haha my sister got me to put this on:P

 

Track 10:

 

Another helping of electronically done synthed up musics. This song is like a complete 1980’s throwback too—not the modern take on the synth revolution, which I really like. It’s extremely catchy too, and it has chemicals and molecules which just made the geek in me squee. Definite thumbs up here.

 

This is actually Keane again, but with Tim the keyboard player singing instead of Tom Chaplin :lol: It's off the Night Train EP

 

Track 11:

 

Maroon 5, from Songs for Jane I believe. Not that I can put my name on the song right now.

 

Yep :)

 

Track 12:

 

Is this guy Scottish? He has a really cool intonation on his words—he sounds like a UK Julian Casablancas :laugh3: At first I thought it was a complete change of pace because it starts off very acoustic but then you get the drums and the other guitars. The guys voice is still getting me no matter what though, the lyrics seem to be a little bit like the drunk man in the corner of the bar rambling on to himself. I do enjoy that though.

 

This is Reindeer Section, Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol's supergroup. I was going to put one with Gary singing on here but I was worried you would know it:\ I don't actually know who's singing here but yeah I think he's Scottish:laugh3:

 

Track 13:

 

This track sounds a little country and a little bluesy I guess. The verses to me drag on for eons and I’m not overly swayed by it. I have to say that beyond the 2 minute mark the song sort of becomes a bit more powerful… Something I could listen to, but I don’t think I would choose to.

 

This is Pearl Jam - stolen from my sister:\

Track 14:

 

I'm not sure if I quite like the singer's voice on this one because it is so low and deep that it just sort of rumbles in my headphones. However I really like the music behind it-- the guitars are superb and the piano is used sparingly and really in a clever way. So I could quite happily listen to the instrumental version of the track. Or I could do a trade off and listen to the guy just for the music.

:laugh3::laugh3: My sister got me to put this on here. It's Mark Lanegan - he's a singer/songwriter I think. I'm so glad you said that about his voice because I totally agree with you! My sister has been trying to convince me that I'm weird for not finding his voice attractive, because she finds it sexy! :rolleyes::rolleyes:

 

Track 15:

 

I love the use of distortion on this track. It really makes the track its’ own and a song that could otherwise become repetitive and uninteresting really quickly. All the little added layers of sound also give this a real other worldly sort of sound which I’m also really loving. Want to check out more for sure!

 

This is John Frusciante, guitarist in RHCP. He has a huge amount of albums and they all have this otherworldly feel. I reccommend "Shadows Collide With People":)

 

Track 16:

 

This track doesn’t immediately grab me, but I really do like the guys voice… So I continued to listen. I’m really glad I did. This is a nice chill out track with a nice acoustic guitar going on. The definition of mellow.

 

This is Jack Savoretti - a little known singer/songwriter. He has a gorgeous voice - perfect to chill out to.

 

Track 17:

 

I’m a little meh with this track. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard the voice before, though I can’t put my finger on it. But yeah, it’s just there. There’s no hook that gets me to listen again.

 

Jeff Buckley :) He had a really beautiful voice :cry:

 

Track 18:

 

A nice closer of a track with another voice I recognise but I don’t know where from. This track is nice because it’s mainly guitar at the start and then you get the addition of strings and all sorts of other instruments during the chorus which I really like.

 

This is R.E.M. I only just discovered this song but I love it :)

 

Overall I like the first half of the mixtape better than the second half. The second half definitely calms you down and chills you out—so I can see why you did it. It’s just I think it would take me a much longer time to get in to the artists presented here than the ones in the first half.

 

But that being said, a very good mixtape that I thoroughly enjoyed. :nice:

 

I am so glad you enjoyed it , and thanks for the brilliant review :D If you

want me to reccommend further listening, just say :)

Here is the tracklisting -

 

1.Placebo - Ashtray Heart

2.We Are Scientists - Impatience

3.Keane - You Haven't Told Me Anything

4.Mystery Jets - Show Me The Light

5.Goo Goo Dolls - Hate This Place

6.Razorlight - Vice

7.Them Crooked Vultures - Dead End Friends

8.Biffy Clyro - Justboy

9.Red Hot Chili Peppers - This Velvet Glove

10.Keane - Your Love

11.Maroon 5 - Through With You

12.Reindeer Section - Whodunnit?

13.Pearl Jam - Nothingman

14.Mark Lanegan - Mockingbirds

15.John Frusciante - Regret

16.Jack Savoretti - Songs From Different Times

17.Jeff Buckley - Morning Theft

18.R.E.M - E-bow The Letter

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"Through With You" is a great M5 choice, Naomi. :thumbsup:

Your Love! <3

Excuse me mixtape maker, do you think I could pretty please have my mixtape, like, now, before my exams start..? :wreck:

Ooops double post

Triple post? :thinking:

Very nice, Grace. :tongue:

can i has review :bigcry:

can i has review :bigcry:

 

no.

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:botoxblank:

^ Botox blank? :lol:

impatient teenager

:snobby:

you don't know what it's like being on the other side of the world watching the forum be dead for hours and hours :bigcry: :bigcry:

REVIEW COMING SOON. I'M A TERRIBLE PERSON WAUGH :bigcry:

Eddie, one of the guys in your avatar looks like Briggins :uhoh:

hahahahaha he does

briggins is in daft punk :cheesy:

:awesome:

YOU BITCH YOU SPOILED WHAT DAFT PUNK LOOKS LIKE FOR ME

 

jk I don't actually care

I'll get my review in soon! I've listened to about half!

Hmm, tape is still yet to arrive. Luckily I am a patient person.

Me too Bryce, me too.

No review of my tape nor has my mixtape maker revealed themselves yet :shifty:

to my mixtape partner: I'll try to review it before the week-end but if not, it will be next week, since I'll not be at home for the WE. Sorry in advance!