15-20 songs for a righteous mix? I'm tired of all mine and want some new flavor. Eclectic is good, but i'm not good at eclectic. Here's my stab at it--its raining in Kansas, and the songs reflect it :-/
sparklehorse - apple bed
ugly cassanova - hotcha girls
baptist generals - going back song
bonnie prince billy - i see a darkness
califone - michigan girls
songs:ohia - how to be perfect men
cat power - metal heart
fruit bats - need it just a little
bob dylan - wigwam
clem snide - the water
neil young - cowgirl in the sand
rolling stones - no expectations
hem - half acre
iron and wine - lion's mane
beachwood sparks - drinkswater
bright eyes - you will...
elliot smith - somebody that i used to know
polyphonic spree - days like this
pedro the lion - the longest winter
my morning jacket - i will be there when you die
dandy warhols - sleep
-music never lets you down.
Here is my favorite mix that I made. If ever I trade cds with any of you, you'll be sure to get it. ;D
1 Hole In Your Roof - Augie March
2 You Know What I Mean - Jeff Beck
3 Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals
4 Morning Theft - Jeff Buckley
5 Miles Beyond - Mahavishnu Orchestra
6 Road - Nick Drake
7 The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest - Dylan
8 Jesus Children of America - Stevie Wonder
9 Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
10 Bummer in the Summer - Love
11 Ce Matin La - Air
12 Breathe - The Secret Machines
13 Greenbacks - Ray Charles
14 Can't Blame The Youth - Bob Marley
15 Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane
16 Martha My Dear - The Beatles
17 Phone Went West - MMJ
18 Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello
19 Cabaret - Louis Armstrong
Vulgar Boatmen-Drive Somewhere
Greenhornes-Good Times
Luna-Friendly Advice (live)
Sublime-Wrong Way
Fu Manchu-King of the Road
John Wesley Harding-Ordinary Weekend
Clinic-Walking with Thee
The Cult-She sells Sanctuary
Beastie Boys-Brass Monkey
Jimmy Sturr-Who Stole the Kishka
Radio Birdman-Aloha Steve and Danno
Spacemen 3-Take me to the Other Side
I'm just happy to John Wesley Harding on John's list
a little bit of southern soul...........
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
William Bell - Everybody Loves a Winner
Theola Kilgore - The Love of My Man
Solomon Burke - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Shelby Lynne - Leavin'
Betty Lavette - Your Turn to Cry
Ruby Johnson - I'll Run Your Hurt Away
Benny Lattimore - I'm Just an Ordinary Man
Alvin Robertson - Let Me Down Easy
Charlie Whitehead - How Can I Forget
Benny Gordon - Crying Man
QuoteI'm just happy to John Wesley Harding on John's list
well alrighty then ;D...you can thank Spin magazine for that discovery...circa 1993
ahh when spin was actually good. A friend in college turned me on to him circa 1996 or so
Okay - Here's one I made for a girl I like. oooooh.... :-*
1. Suede - My Dark Star
2. Slowdive - When the Sun Hits
3. Ride - Vapour Trail
4. The Hidden Cameras - A Miracle
5. Anything Box - Need
6. Yaz - Nobody's Diary
7. The Cure - Trust
8. The Smiths - Unloveable
9. Stephen Duffy - Julie Christie
10. Roxy Music - More Than This
11. Pulp - Wishful Thinking
12. Adorable - Have You Seen The Light
13. Interpol - The New
14. James - Out To Get You
15. Trembling Blue Stars - Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise
16. Depeche Mode - Blue Dress
17. Wolfsheim - For You
Gosh - That mix is kinda sad. But good and pretty.
This could be one. I'd have to spend some more time on the sequence, so don't spend too much attention to that.
Roky Erickson & The aliens - I walked with a zombie
Six Figure Transatlantic - Girls just wanna have fun
Dead Man Ray - Chemical
David Bowie - Up the hill backwards
Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime
R.E.M. - E-bow the letter
The La's - There she goes
Month of Sundays - The right to bear my name
Motorpsycho - Hey Jane
Urban Dance Squad - Temporarily expendable
dEUS - Little arithmetics
Kiss My Jazz - We don't talk (We're just friends)
Moondog Jr. - Jintro & the great luna
The Four Tops - Reach out (I'll be there)
Prince - If I was your girlfriend
Kirstin Hersh - Your ghost
The Beatles - You know my name (Look up the number)
My Morning Jacket - I will be there when you die
Bright Eyes - When the curious girl realizes she is under glass
Machine Head - Imperium
Type O Negative - Todds Ship Gods
Vision of Disorder - What You Are
Metallica - Dyers Eve
Pantera - Floods
Chimaira - Stigmurder
Lamb of God - Blood Junkie
My Morning Jacket - Steam Engine
Life of Agony - Coffee Break
Unearth - Internal War
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Roy Orbinson - In Dreams
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
Sevendust - Shine
that mix puts a smile on my face all the time
I thought only I made the best mix tapes .....hmm ... here is a standard mix that I vary from time to time but that is pretty consistent ...
The Ledge - Replacements
A House is Not a Motel - Love
You're Gonna Miss Me - Roky Erickson, 13nth Floor Elevators
I Remember When I Loved Her - The Zombies
Oh You Are Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet - Bright Eyes
Bad Reputation - Freedy Johnson
Lord Kill the Pain - Red House Painters
She's Still Bewitching Me - Green Pajamas
Panic Pure - Kristen Hersh (cover)
Love - Mark Lanegan
Bitch - Rolling Stones
Open My Eyes - Todd Rundgren and the Nazz
Blue Spark - X
Good Guys Don't Wear White - The Standells
ALone Again, Or - Love
Come See Me Tonight -Daniel Johnston
Everybody's Been Burned - Sebadoh (cover)
How To Take a Fall - Elliot Smith
When No One Cares = The John Doe Thing
love to trade mix cds ....
OOOH! Glad to see that Red House Painters Made a mix. They make most of mine! Here's an odd mix I made that had some RHP.
1. Davy Graham - Hallelujah, I Love Her!
2. Cat Stevens - Portobello Road
3. Van Morrison - Spanish Rose
4. James Taylor - Something In The Way She Moves
5. Sam Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love
6. Richie Havens - Just Like A Woman
7. Red House Painters - Find Me, Ruben Olivares
8. Idaho - The Sun Is All There Is
9. Tindersticks - Patchwork
10. the Pastels - Nothing To Be Done
11. the Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
12. the Magnetic Fields - I Don't Want To Get Over You
13. the Delgados - Euphoria Heights
14. Jethro Tull - Reasons For Waiting
15. New Order - Lonesome Tonight
16. David Kitt - Song From Hope Street
17. Them - My Lonely Sad Eyes
18. Mother Hips - Picture Of Him
19. the Softies - The Best Days
20. Donovan - Catch The Wind
21. Emmit Rhodes - Lullabye
22. Harry Nilsson - Without You
23. the Sunshine Fix - Cycle Of Life
24. the Kinks - The Way Love Used To Be
Believe it or not, it didn't flow too badly! I was surprised...