Weekly Mix #78

Some of these mixes are better than I thought they were. There are even huge world wide hits on this one!

Mix #78 from Solidpants on 8tracks.

1. Welcome to the Boomtown by David & David
One hit wonders, sort of. They were both producers in L.A. who followed their in front of the microphone dreams

2. Red Paint by Matt & Kim

Not as good or catchy as Daylight. Brooklyn hipsters, the dream is over.

3.Girl Panic! by Duran Duran
They are back and better than have been since the Reflex! The All You Need Is Now album was produced by Mark Ronson who basically told them  forget everything they'd done the past 15 years and forget all music done in the past 15 years. Solid Gold man!
4.Lies by Thompson Twins

When's this reunion going to happen?

5.Bang, Bang, Bang by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.
Let's all dance like it's the 80s that never happened.
6. Sleazy by Ke$ha

Sometimes pop is stupid I can't ignore it and I feel ashamed for it. Case in point, this song.

7. She Bop by Cindy Lauper

If you didn't know this song was about girl's playing five on one, you do now. This might be Ms. Lauper's sleaziest song.

8. Nobody's Fault by Aerosmith

Now we will rock! From the Rocks album that indeed rocks it's so damned good that it is right there Toys In The Attic.

9. Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen

Back down a notch or two or three. Cohen is a strange artist who I can never really get into but can't quite cast off.

10.Too Hurt To Dance by Duffy

The littlest English pop star mopes for us.

11.(Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon

Our deceased friend gets retro and gives us some good music.

12.Dogs of Lust by The The

Some people love this band/this guy but I just think they're alright. This song from 15 years back is the last song I can recall from The The.

13.I Wanna Be Your Man by The Beatles

Let's all give it up now for Ringo! Singing an drumming Don Henly would never be the same.

14.Move It On Over by Hank Williams

It may sound like a song about dogs but it's not; it's not.

15.Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) by Roy Orbison
Continuing out trip into old time rock n' roll we listen to one of Roy's lovely tunes that shows what a great voice he had.
16.Louder Than Ever by Cold War Kids

Back to the now! The two songs I know by theses Long Beach guys are pretty good but they don't seem to really go for it.

17.Vampire Money by My Chemical Romance

The band that people get on my back for liking. I don't know, at least they play instruments and the singer can sing.

18.Infinity Guitars by Sleigh Bells
A lot of bands sound like this but this song does blow up so I like it. Fuzzy guitars and chick singer.
19.Finding Something to Do by hellogoodbye

So catchy you'll hate your self

20.Just Friends by Amy Winehouse

Amy and her band got a little ska going on this number. It's not the same since her passing but I din't know that at the time.

21.Only Girl (In the World) by Rihanna

I sound horrible for saying this but when she sings this song it puts her scuffle with Chris Brown in a different light. Crazy!

22.Suspicious Minds by Elvis Peresley
This is the light I'm talking about

Weekly Mix #76

What can I say about this 2010 mix that features many solo artists and few current big hits? I just don't know. There's really no theme here though some of the songs are paired for perspective like  No Better Than This and Rock Around The Clock. Others are used as examples of what is and what shall never be.

Enjoy!


1. Civil War by Guns N' Roses

There are times when this is their best song ever.

2. Fever Dreaming by No Age
It's a little abrasive rocker of a song
3. It Is Happening Again by Blood Red  Shoes
The vocals remind me of early indie rock chicks
4. Bubblegum by Clinic

Modern psychedelic grooves by the faceless Clinic

5. Tales Of Brave Ulysses by Cream

This is old psychedelic music. This is the original power trio. This is Eric Claptan before solo works. This a sample of great Britsh drumming by ginger Baker.

 6. Never Gonna Give you Up by The Black Keys
The Ohio dudes slow it down and get down to a dreamy and soulful song of yearning and heartbreak
7. Respect by Aretha Franklin
Otis Redding did it first but the queen of soul perfected it by teaching the world how to spell it.
8. I'm The Man by Joe Jackson
There's more to him than Stepping Out
9. Where's My Sex? by Weezer
Not one of their finest but it's sort of funny
10.Black Sheep by Metric 
Indie rock that sounds bigger than it could ever possibly be. More music from the Scott Pilgrim movie
11.Brand New Key by Melanie
A fun little ditty from 1969 or if you prefer it was on the Boogie Nights Soundtrack
12.Hey Boy by Mark Ronson
Getting down to the light danceable beats of the producer as artist.
13.Well, Well, Well by Duffy
Her second album wasn't as good as the first but as far as modern, British , soul singers go I think this is still better than Adele.
14.Young Men Dead by The Black Angels
Shamefully I learned about this song while watching a video game commercial.
15.Only You by Portishead
This song! It is like a person you carry a torch for years after the relationship was over; it's up there with some of the most wrenching pop songs I can think of. I suppose it's there best song.
16.Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel
If you like a little French in your pop music this song with make you happy!
17.Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets
We are going way back now to 1956 when all this rock n' roll actually meant something more than what it does now.
18.No Better Than This by John Mellencamp
You are a good man John Mellencamp and I applaud your roots rock!
19.Tatooine by John Messersmith
A song about a fictional place from the Star Wars saga. It's actually not so much about light sabers and tie fighters as it is about choosing ones path and wanting something more. It's a lovely little song and definitely one of my favorites from 2010
20.Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
One song about the desert deserves another. For many years this was my favorite Led Zeppelin song; it's epic and powerful just like the band it's self.

Weekly Mix #57

This Mix was made in 2007 and while sort of seems like a collage of unrelated songs there are a couple threads here and there. Pantera shows up for the first time. A couple one hit wonders also show in the forms of Blind Melon and The Toadies. The most outlandish song is That Ain't Right. Enjoy the music if you can!

1. Firerworks by Siouxie & The banshees

Majestic, Gothic pop from the 80s

2. Rockers to Swallow by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Karen O get's a lot of her vocal sounds from Siouxie so I thought I'd compare the two side by side.
3. Pretty Green by Mark Ronson feat. Santo Gold
The previous song ended with, "hey!" and this one begins with, "hey"; it makes a lot of sense. Ronson put out this album of his music and singers he liked; it worked. The beat of this songs goes well with the next.
4. Freedom 90 by George Michael
A good song that was maybe more famous for it's video which featured the day's super models and not one image of the singer.


 
5.This Is Hardcore by Pulp
Moody, haunting, sexy and totally coked out!
6. Gloves by The Horrors
The Horrors were my favorite band at the time when this mix was made in 2007
7. No Rain by Blind Melon
Say  little prayer for their dead singer Shanon Hoon and enjoy this classic 90s song about a boy and his bong.
8. Hey, Good Lookin' by Hank Williams
Didn't ever listen to the cowboy until the mid 00s and then I thought he was pretty cool
9. Broken Boy Soldier by The Racanteurs
Creepy music by Jack White and friends
10.Misery Business by Paramore
Poppy music with a chick singer and a almost rock guitars. If anything I learned what the word paramour meant after hearing this band.
11.Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry
Where to start . . . Notorious. What I've learned about this song is that while some women don't appreciate this song at all while others use it as their ring tone. The guitar part was written by Slash.
12.Unglued by Stone Temple Pilots
In many ways STP are like those 70s bands that everybody but the reviewers liked. This song is a good rocker.
13.That Ain't Right by Heavy Trash
 Cowboy up and listen to this tale of domestic troubles. I think this was a joke band but I have no idea really.
14.Tick Tick Boom by The Hives
Not only is this the bands best song but sports broadcasts love to use it as the clock ticks down.
15.Could This Be Magic by Van Halen
One of the stranger pieces of music Van Halen put out as it's just a little acoustic guitar, foot tapping and Diamond Dave singing about boozing it up and having a great time in the tropics. Actually the other guys do step in for the chorus.
16.The State of Massachusetts by The Dropkick Murphys
This songs starts like an Irish sea shanty but then explodes; it's what the Dropkicks are good at.
17.Fucking Hostile by Pantera
While most rock bands were getting weak and lame, Pantera was insistent on being METAL! They rocked very hard and gave teenage boys hope that somebody understood them. Hell, listening to this song now get's my adrenaline going. Welcome to the world of my mixes. Rest In Piece Dimebag.
18.I Don't Wanna Stop by Ozzy Osbourne
A good metal effort by an old man on the wrong medication. I first heard this gem in a car which made it more awesome than it really is.
19.Possum Kingdom by The Toadies
Our second stop on the weird 90s review is this song about . . . well I'm not sure, girlfriend murder, maybe?
20.Elizabeth My Dear by The Stone Roses
Just a minute long this isn't really a song and was used just a s filler. Though a song about killing the queen of England to the tune of Scarborough Fair is super weird.
21.Stronger by Kanye West
This song has nothing to do with the rest of the mix but it was there for using so I took it and ended my mix with a dance beat!    


PS Next weeks mix is real good!

Weekly Mix # 56

Am I clever? No. But I did manage to put Me, Mr. & Mrs. Jones all in the same mix; it's trouble especially because "me" in this case is two different people, A skinny junky girl from England and a middle aged black man from Philadelphia. Both got great pipes and got soul but I think that's it. This was good mix for 2007, not the best but good. Several good 00s bands represent for the a multiple time like Interpol, White Stripes and Clinic while Tim Armstrong makes his first appearance as a solo artist.
Enjoy if you can!


1. Me & Mr. Jones by Amy Winehouse
"What kind of fuckery is this?" Only Amy will know

2. She Builds Quick Machines by Velvet Revolver

This is from the sophomore effort of the supergroup of the decade; it wasn't very good but this tune is okay.

3. Sheena Is a Parasite by The Horrors

I heard this song and I was changed! This is one of 2007's best rock songs and somewhat of a reply to the Ramones' Sheena is a Punk Rocker

4.Silent Lucidity by Queensryche

Do you remember this song from 1990? I did too and I listened to this number for about a week straight when I was making this mix.

5. The Heinrich Maneuver by Interpol

They want to know how things are on the west coast and I guess they're pretty good.

6. In The jailhouse Now by The Soggy Bottom Boys

Not a real band but an awesome band from a great movie, O Brother Where art Thou?

7. Conquest by The White Stripes

This is some cover or other

8. The Ghost of You Lingers by Spoon

I'm not a fan of Spoon but this song I like
9. If You Could Read your Mind by Clinic
Sounds like spy rock

10.Crying by Roy Orbison

So sad, so very, very sad. Roy had one of the best voices

11.Your Cheatin' Heart by Hank Williams

Hank was a conflicted man and spawned two generations of music I don't care too much for.

12.Texas Radio & The Big Beat

This poem has nothing to do with dance music

13.This Is How It Feels by Inspiral Carpets

Art School kids loved this band back in the early 90s, You may know their bigger and more danceable hit, Commercial Rain

14.Abra Cadaver by The Hives

Abrasive, loud and weird: The Hives are Rock n' roll!

15.Smile by Lily Allen

She's a mean little Brit chick

16.She's So Cold by The Rolling Stones

Sometimes I just like the Stones and sometimes one relationship shot deserves another

17.Kiss, Kiss by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Dark and Moody!

18.Friends by Led Zeppelin

Off the Led Zeppelin III album which is sort of a mess in it's cohesion

19.God Smack by Alice In Chains

Still crazy sounding after all these years

20.Just by Mark Ronson feat. Phantom Planet

This is a Radiohead cover and I think I might like it better than the original.

21.Take This City by Tim Armstrong

Front man of Rancid, Tim has put out some cool shit since.

22.Really Rich Italian Satanists by Dirty Sanchez

This song blows my mind in ways I'm never going to discuss openly

23.Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul

Somber and sweet but definitely not a healthy relationship song. Bill Cosby loved this song