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hmmm.... I think I may have already reviewed this one...

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I am with you.... Have been a fan of his music for years.!

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See You Soon 71 + Crests Of Waves 60 Things I Don't Understand 56 The World Turned Upside Down 48 I Ran Away 28 Glass of Water 24 Gravity 21 One I Love 1 -

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Hi Chris, I was the mystery mixer... I tried to do something different then I might normally do just to keep it interesting... 01 Moon River, Andrea Ross. Gorgeous voice, beautiful song. Track 1. You guessed it. I love this song. I have heard that REM performed this once. Id love to hear that version 02 Quite cute. Not really feeling it sorry. Track 2. Whatever (Folk song in C) by Elliot Smith from the album New Moon. 03 Prince? Hmm, cool. I still need to investigate Prince. I only know a few of his songs. Cinnamon Girl is a tune. Track 3 Elephants and Flowers by Prince from the Album Graffiti Bridge. Ive always been a fan of his. Not my favorite song of his but it seemed to work here. Ive been getting into some of his less popular tunes lately. They mix with TV On The Radio's stuff pretty well I think.:) 04 Not feeling it. Track 4 Walking On Sunshine by Jesus Jackson. Hmm... too upbeat maybe? This song defies a shit day for me and just makes me happy... 05 Great bass. Track 5 Golden Age by TV On The Radio from the album Dear Science. 06 Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai. I liked it when it was first released. Me too... 07 I like this. Sick beat, edgy, sexy. Mary J Blige? Track 7 Work That by Mary J Blige.... Lovely gal! Thumpin tune! 08 Nice percussion in the intro. RHCP? Not really a fan. Right again... Track 8 Hard To Concentrate by The Red Hot Chili Peppers from Stadium Arcadium. 09 The voice sounds a bit like Michael Stipe, but, is this REM? Really? This is cool. I've only listened to Automatic For The People. Must investigate REM (assuming of course that this is REM). Track 9 King Of Comedy by REM from the album Monster. It was going to be Crush With Eyeliner from the same album then I changed my mind at the last minute 10 Chiming guitar - U2? Sunshine. I'm seeing summer, sun, fields, loveliness. Never really felt the need to get into U2, though. Track 10 Unknown Caller by U2 from No Line On The Horizon... This has been the biggest grower off of their latest album for me. 11 Not sure about this. 11 Tripping On A Hole In A Paper Heart by Stone Temple Pilots. One of my favorites from the grunge era. I wanted to remove it after I sent the mix. Too late, I guess I should have...:P 12 Nice choir. Interesting. 12 Distant Lights by Loney, Dear from his 2009 release Dear John. Im loving this stuff! 13 I like this. Lovely melody. World Spins Madley On by The Weepies from Say I Am You. Im glad you like this one. Track 12 through the next track is my favorite part of the mix... 14 This made me stop what I was doing. Soothing, redeeming, beautiful. Track 14 Down From Above by Vetiver from their 2009 album Tight Knit 15 Strings, piano, voice. Here's to life, indeed. Never heard this before. Amazing. Track 15 has a whole bunch a sentimental attachment for me and it seemed like a good closer. Here's To Life by Shirley Horne... Thank you so much to whoever made this for me after my original partner mysteriously pulled out. You rock :) x Thank you for listening and posting your review. Im sorry you partnered bailed out and I hope I didnt bore you to death... j

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12, 14, and 5!!! HAH! I should have known all 3 of these... as I own all 3 cd's... LOL:stunned: Whoops... Oh well. I got into Snow Patrol very recently and purchased their albums and the Reindeer section out of order. Ive yet to listen to everything. Thats terrible, I know. Jack Johnson is great I dont think I do have the album this track came from but I do own his 2 latest ones... I am going to look into all of the other artists on this mix! Thanks for sharing it! The Arctic Monkeys are fantastic! I am going to start there.

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I always hate track 13 lol... superstitious maybe I am always irked by 13... With its mysterious opening THIS track 13 was off to an appropriate start and really battles closely with track 10 as the best of the mix. Eerie and haunting. The story told here is best heard in the song itself... AWESOME! 14 Beautiful .... gorgeous female voice makes its debut and its a perfect duet... Cant wait to hear who this is.... 15 Arguably the best track on Keanes Under The Iron Sea... PROSPEKT!!!! I will never forget this mix. No, really... Love it! You know, I gotta say that Alison asked me to politely respond to your mix because the original person didnt get it. I want you to know I have kept it with me on my mp3 for the past, 3 - 4 days or so and it just keeps growing on me. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have reviewed it. I think it was meant to be... It is far from "main stream" it is hardly accessible in many of its areas. Maybe it sticks too much to one genre and would miss the mark with others, but I LOVE IT! Thanx, J

8. Has a similar but more mellow vibe as the band in track two... For me this is the entire mixes weakest link. Something about parts of his vocal seem wimpy to me. I love the song and music is thumping. The vocal just isnt there... 9 Lounge-y back of the bar room ditty with BIG personality. Has a Nick Cave smoked a "doob" vibe about it that restrains itself from blowing up into a cliche 10. THE BEST SONG OF THE MIX PERIOD!!!! Reminds me of Reckoner by Radio Head for some reason. 11. I picture the music video for this song taking place in a desert town... All hot and sweaty. This is a sexy song... Good "mood" music ya know? 12. Started of sounding like Dave Mathews but I question that. Its Dave/Dan Kearny? Is that his name... Dern it. Ive heard this and I love it. It would fit right in on my mp3 player with several other sultry numbers. good stuff! 13

Ok, sorry for the delay... Let me put your mix on again!!! Now, where was I? brb

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My review of this mix comes as a treat to me. Alison asked me to review this KICK AZZ mix because its original recipient hadnt signed on to do so. Well let me tell you its full a little gems... A study of this music at its subtle but substantial relevance! A Diamond In The Rough... It is..... and, I got to say it is a sparkling one! Flanked by familiar bookends the mix left me otherwise stumped and frazzeled by the comforting familiarity of it all and just as amazed by my bewilderment... All throughout the first 3 listens I kept asking my self, "who is this? " and, it was always a GOOD thing. This mix could not have fallen into better hands. CANT WAIT FOR THE TRACK LIST 1. Dustland Fairytale by The Killers. My favorite song on Day and Age. GREAT SONG! 2. Has a nice groove "I Know You Turn It On" I am assuming is the name of the track. Follow you Rome, Get you on home and turn it on!... Great lyrics. The song steeped its roots in punk and ends with one last YOU TURN IT ON! LOVE IT! 3. More laid back, in a great way after the ROCKING SHAKER track 2 was. This song is fantastic. (personal aside) "can we hang out?" You can play what ever you want. This song bursts to life at the end getting the mix back into a rocker again. At this point in the 2ND full listen I was like HELL YEAH! 4. Track four sonic opening is nice. This song makes me want to drive WAY too fast! I love it. His vocals are very similar to the guy in track 3. Ultimate road track. Everytime the chorus kicks in its like laying it on the gas pedal. 5. I think about this track maybe a little more than all the others. With its tender "country style" opening guitar to this guys eFFing awesome vocal! Ive heard this song a hundered times on the radio or somewhere and never really LISTENED to it. I love its Rolling Stones "Mick Jagger" feel! The Stones would tear this song up in a good way. I should know who this and cant wait to find out who it is so I can get more. 6. Ok, YOU GUYS! If you have bothered to read this far... Go ahead and download the link when it is left. This songs thumping beat it followed by the lyrics "put out the fire boys, put out the fire on us... bring your buckets, bring your cousins bring your sisters and your brothers boys put out the fire on us.... KILLER TRACK! Love the piano kicking in towards the end! 7. You have really kept my interest. Everything you have chosen is top notch. Another great "raspy vocal" The only thing up to this point is there hasnt been a female vocal. Not taking points away from it of anything. It just seems like a popular thing to do on mixtapes and you have stuck to your guns with what seems to be a theme... Or great investigation of the person that was originally intended to review it. Well Ive gone on and on and I am going to save the rest of my review for later this evening or first thing in the morning. I need to let the dogs out and such. bbl

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See You Soon 71 + Crests Of Waves 59 Things I Don't Understand 55 The World Turned Upside Down 47 I Ran Away 28 Gravity 23 Glass of Water 21 One I Love 5 -

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VERY COOL! I had no idea you made my mix Nina... Thats awesome. I played you mix again today. Ive downloaded several of them and like nearly everything Ive heard. Andy Yorke's song gets repeated alot. The New Order song stumped me. I could not remember the name of the band so Joy Division came to mind. I have been told time and time again to listen to Sonic Youth and I still do not own one of their albums. I have several of their songs though. Thank you again for the mix it is a good one! j

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