so my friend peter (wow, same name, blah blah) works with me at a record store. he loves the velvet underground, crass, dub reggae, and 20th century composition. last week, after i offhandedly suggested an album (nico's
the end) to him, he told me i needed to "school him in rock". so, considering his musical tastes, and my own favorites, i made him a 2-CD80 mix, with the first disc being shorter, poppier songs, and the second disc being longer, more experimental rock. how did i do?
CD-1
1. prince - let's go crazy
2. fleetwood mac - the ledge
3. the homosexuals - vociferous slam
4. the fall - how i wrote "elastic man"
5. sly & the family stone - family affair
6. pavement - elevate me later
7. the sonics - the witch
8. guided by voices - watch me jumpstart
9. neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea
10. the raincoats - fairytale in the supermarket
11. the rolling stones - ventilator blues
12. blue cheer - summertime blues
13. os mutantes - ave lucifer
14. fairport convention - reynardine
15. bob dylan - as i went out one morning
16. the kinks - the village green preservation society
17. t. rex - metal guru
18. brian eno - needles in the camel's eye
19. unrest - make out club
20. the new pornographers - letter from an occupant
21. the strokes - you talk way too much
22. the stooges - down on the street
23. thin lizzy - the boys are back in town
24. the slits - shoplifting
25. wire - pink flag
CD-2
1. scott walker - farmer in the city
2. mars - helen for(d)sdale
3. can - oh yeah
4. boredoms - vision creation newsun track 1 (circle)
5. black dice - the dream is going down
6. oneida - sheets of easter
7. nico - it has not taken long
8. joni mitchell - the jungle line
9. captain beefheart - hot head
10. public image ltd. - theme
11. perrey/kingsley - the little man from mars
so, maybe im a little rockist...
― peter smith (plsmith), Friday, 8 October 2004 03:55 (twenty-one years ago)
Mac into the Homosexuals is going onto my list of weirdest transitions ever.
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Friday, 8 October 2004 04:14 (twenty-one years ago)
the ledge is so buzzy, it works pretty well...
― peter smith (plsmith), Friday, 8 October 2004 04:18 (twenty-one years ago)
Looks like a good mix, although I'm not sure how you did. What are his blind spots, exactly?
― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 October 2004 05:09 (twenty-one years ago)
you did good, very good: trade?
― willem (willem), Friday, 8 October 2004 06:43 (twenty-one years ago)
his "blind spots" are everything i didnt specifically mention that he loved - it's incredible, this kid has great instincts, but has just never been exposed to a lot of rock.
― peter smith (plsmith), Friday, 8 October 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)
I've always preferred the Blue Cheer song "Out of Focus" to "Summertime Blues." A friend of mine once remarked that the song sounded "cliche" or something. I think he hates the original, too, though. "Vociferous Slam" is my favorite Homosexuals song. I don't think I've ever heard "The Ledge," but I love the early Mac. Is it early?
I'm sure those discs will hit the mark.
― Sean Witzman (trip maker), Friday, 8 October 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)
"the ledge" is from tusk - its my favorite buckingham cokey number... "out of focus" is really great, too. all the songs from the first two albums couldve gone on this, and id have been equally pleased with it. i guess i just wanted the iconic song, since he's probably never heard any blue cheer.
willem: id be glad to trade! (same for everybody else - just gmail me - plsmithATgmail)
― peter smith (plsmith), Friday, 8 October 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)
Holy shit, that second disk is fucking KILLER DILLER DUDE. Good job.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 8 October 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)