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The Who vs. The Allman Brothers Band

A collection of World War II radio hits. Gotta love that vintage sound! :D

You evil person... Mark Knopfler

I like the poster, but I kind of wish there was some original artwork for Atlas. Alas...

Radiohead vs. Paul Simon

M83 vs. Radiohead

11 MORE DAYS! Edit: For those of us not in the UK....

If they return to the simplistic one-color designs of their previous CDs, the MX CD is gonna stick out like a sore thumb in all our music collections. :laugh3:

The World's End 9/10.

I'd be up for this! Maybe just a ways down the road when everyone's more acquainted with me and I have more posts under my belt...

********** I'm so glad you enjoyed it! This was the first time I made a mixtape for anyone outside my immediate family, so I was pretty nervous about it! And after seeing that I'd be making the mixtape for you, (I'll be honest), I was actually pretty intimidated! :P So yeah, I'm so happy you liked it. I can see why you thought the pacing was odd. I named the mixtape 'Cascades and Tremors' because I originally set out to create a dichotomy of sound, i.e. I wanted to layer the mixtape so that one song would be loud and bombastic (Tremors), followed by softer, more sentimental pieces and interludes in between (Cascades). I think a large portion of that idea was lost with the finished product, but you can still see parts of it here and there... Alright, so track by track: 1. Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare (London Symphony Orchestra): I thought you might like that :P. It's a tradition in my household for me to make mixtapes for my whole family, and with each one I open up with that intro. It heralds back to my extreme (obsessive) adoration of the Star Wars franchise, but now it's become somewhat of a signature of mine when it comes to mixtapes. 2. Echoes of Mine (M83): This was one of my favorite tracks from M83's latest album, and I always envisioned opening a mixtape with this. It's epic in it's sound and proportions. The elderly women speaking during the dream is telling a story of her youth wherein she had a Rumpelstiltskin-esque experience where she fell asleep in a forest and woke up several years later. 3. Bible Belt (Dry the River): Ah! After looking through the Spotify link you gave of your profile I saw a lot of folk music on there and was hoping you might have not heard of them before, but alas. And yeah, they are an acquired taste of sorts. 4. What's Yr Favorite Dinosaur (The Main Drag): These guys are a fairly unknown band from Boston Mass. I liked the upbeat, pop/rock quality to their sound, but again I can totally understand why someone might not like them. 5. A Night in Summer Long Ago (Mark Knopfler): I adore this track, especially since it's from Mark Knopfler, one of my favorite artists of all time. The story tells of a 'Knight' in summer long ago who falls in love with a noblewoman who he meets during a feast during the Medieval Era. 6. Centred On You (Atlas Genius): I too didn't like the synths in this song at first. But like most Atlas Genius songs (the guys who made 'Trojans'), it grew on me. And yeah, it definitely has a distinct 80's sound. 7. Miracle (The Temper Trap): This was one of those songs that I knew right off the bat had to represent the 'Cascades' part of the mixtape. Nice, quiet and it doesn't take itself too seriously... 8. One Big Holiday (My Morning Jacket): I love these guys too! This has got be one of the best guitar solos in modern music imho. I saw that you already liked this band, but I already had it on the mixtape before you were assigned to me and I thought, 'Well, if anything else, he'll like ONE song on here' :laugh3: 9. Fire & Regeneration (Wendy & Lisa):This song is actually from the NBC show 'Heroes'. I remember loving this song for it's deep impact it had in it's resonance and couldn't help putting it on her as one of the 'Cascades'. 10. Furr (Blitzen Trapper): This was one of the only indie songs my brother ever introduced me to. After seeing how much folk music you enjoyed on Spotify I thought this might be a good fit. You win some and lose some I suppose... 11. Interlude (Interpol): Ironically enough, this song is simply called Interlude. It's a b-side from Interpol's sophomore album 'Antics' and I thought it served as a nice segue into the next song which is also by Interpol. 12. All Fired Up: I didn't want to take the chance with one of their more popular songs like 'Obstacle 1' or 'Evil' so I went with a not-so-well-known offering of theirs from their 3rd album. 13. Southern Anthem (The Creek Drank the Cradle): My favorite song from my favorite album of one of my favorite artists. I thought that this song just has an incredible beauty to it. It's simplistic, yet it evokes a powerful sense of nostalgia. Glad you liked it! 14. I Ain't The Same (Alabama Shakes): I discovered these guys fairly recently and thought they had a great southern rock/soul authenticity. 15. Elizabeth My Dear (The Stone Roses): Okay, so I have a confession; the mixtape was getting pretty lengthy, but I still wanted to have an interlude between the two fast-paced songs that eventually book-ended this one. And I didn't really have a lot of songs short enough that I thought would fit the overall sound of the mixtape so I settled for this one. Oh, and I've heard this about a dozen times and I NEVER noticed that odd little sound in the middle of the song. Good ear! 16. KC Accidental (Broken Social Scene): This is from BSS' second album which had a seriously lo-fi aspect to it. I originally hated it for sounding so cacophonous, but eventually grew to like it. So I guess the lesson learned from this mixtape is that if it took me a while to enjoy a song, others probably won't like it instantly either... 17. Lions (Walk the Moon): I liked the soundscape this song created too. After listening to the mixtape over again I realize this would have sounded a lot better following the M83 song at the start. Hindsight's 20/20 right? 18. Paris (Ooh La La) [Amanda Brown]: Not really a big fan of music competitions but, Amanda Brown's cover of this song by Grace Potter on 'The Voice' last year blew my socks off. Thought it served well as one of the 'Tremors' songs. 19. One Step Closer (U2): This is one of the only 'singer/songwriter' U2 songs I can think of off the top of my head. Love these guys, and I thought the buildup created by both the lyrics and the general sound of the song fit well as the mixtape begins to wind down from here. 20. The Underdog (Spoon): I was surprised to see that you hadn't heard this song actually. I'm not sure whether or not they're British. I'm gonna have to look that up now. 21. Lovers in Japan (Vitamin String Quartet): So I had a conundrum of sorts when I started picking songs for the mixtape. At first I thought, 'I don't want to put a Coldplay song on here since you've obviously heard their stuff'. Then I thought that I still wanted to pay homage to the fact that we all came together through our love of Coldplay, so I decided to add this instrumental cover of one of my favorite songs of theirs. 22. The River (Imagine Dragons): My favorite song by the moderately new band 'Imagine Dragons'. I thought it was similar to Coldplay in some respects and couldn't help but put it on here. 23. Be the Song (Foy Vance): The moment I heard this song I knew it would be perfect as a mixtape closer. The quiet sound to it and the way in which it addresses the listener and the music as a whole really made it my first choice for the ending. Tracklist: 1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare (London Symphony Orchestra) 2. Echoes of Mine (M83) 3. Bible Belt (Dry the River) 4. What's Yr Favorite Dinosaur (The Main Drag) 5. A Night in Summer Long Ago (Mark Knopfler) 6. Centred On You (Atlas Genius) 7. Miracle (The Temper Trap) 8. One Big Holiday (My Morning Jacket) 9. Fire & Regeneration (Wendy & Lisa) 10. Furr (Blitzen Trapper) 11. Interlude (Interpol) 12. All Fired Up (Interpol) 13. Southern Anthem (Iron & Wine) 14. I Ain't The Same (Alabama Shakes) 15. Elizabeth My Dear (The Stone Roses) 16. KC Accidental (Broken Social Scene) 17. Lions (Walk the Moon) 18. Paris (Ooh La La) [Amanda Brown] 19. One Step Closer (U2) 20. The Underdog (Spoon) 21. Lovers in Japan (Vitamin String Quartet) 22. The River (Imagine Dragons) 23. Be The Song (Foy Vance) So all in all, thanks for the positive review! I'm so glad you liked it! *sighs* My first mixtape... :)

Here's my one bit of advice: It's quite hard to get irony/sarcasm to come across as anything other than assholery when typing it out on the internet. Just food for thought...

Awesome band! Saw them live this summer and they were fantastic! And yeah, 'The River' is EXCEPTIONALLY good! Reminds me a lot of Coldplay actually...

Harsh! Now I want to hear it all the more! :P

Backstage/VIP pass etc. VS. Having LP6 named after you.

American Beauty-The Grateful Dead Black Bear-Andrew Belle

I hate Monopoly and I would buy the hell outta this...

I just saw that it was postponed... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s]Darth Vader NO! - YouTube[/ame]

Jumping off the cliff here... 8/92928

My mixtape still hasn't been reviewed! :bigcry:

Fun. vs. Yeah Yeah Yeahs

True. Yet notice how I was arguing for the young girl and not the father.

Oh come on.... Tasteless, disrespectful and creepy? Okay, so maybe it is a little creepy, but seriously, she's a 16 year old girl. Cut her some slack. Sure, going to Chris' house probably wasn't the wisest choice, but give me a break, didn't you guys have a childhood? If I were a 16 year old girl, (which I'm not), I might have tried to do the same thing. I mean I probably wouldn't have, but kudos to you for following a dream and trying kiddo. Even if that dream was slightly creepy...

Tis a classic...

All you ever wanted was love, But you never looked hard enough, It's never gonna give itself up...