hello and welcome to our first ever mixtape. created by yours truly, i threw this together quickly so if it doesn't meet your forte, i apologize. things were going out of wack for a second there, but everything is alright now. alright, so here's how these mixtapes will work: inbetween my little 'series' of albums i'll throw these mixtapes up so you can get a little taste of what i've been listening to lately, or maybe i'll do a theme every now and again, so look forward to those. :)
also, i'll be going through each track, giving you a little back story on it maybe, or why i like it, things like that. you knowwwww. i'm going to be heading out of town this weekend so if there are going to be any posts, they'll be done by Sanscosm, even though i AM visiting him. but when i return, i'll be doing Incubus' discography. now onto the mixtape.
1.Icky Thump - White Stripes.
here's a new track from Jack and his 'sister' Meg, i'm really digging the way they're going with their group, you can really tell that Jack learned a lot from his side project with the Raconteurs, not that the Stripes weren't good or anything, but you can feel the difference in this track.
2.People Who Died - Jim Carroll Band.
a classic pre-punk track from the pastor of punk rock. you may have heard it or not, but listen to it, it tells tales of Jimmy's buddys in New York, i get offed in it, it's sad, i guess i couldn't fly.
3.Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club.
an essential hip hop track from, punk rockers? yeah, it's true, two of the Talking Head's members are in this group, they got bored with what they were doing apparently, and went in a direction that Joe Strummer dreamed of going in the later years of the Clash.
4.Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang.
summer is almost here, it feels like it's BEEN here in my little desert town, but to all those other places, that have to wait for summer, it's almost here, and when it is, you gotta get on the groove, if you wanna move, listen to this and be sure to GET YOUR BACK UP OFF THE WALL.
5.Gold Lion [acoustic] - Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
what is a classic track from Karen O & Co, is turned into an even greater song by being slowed down a tad, some acoustics and some soulful singing from Ms.O makes this version a must have.
6.Jack The Ripper [cover] - Colin Meloy.
an awesome cover of a Smiths song by Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy, this is from an album of Morrissey/Smiths covers, this is one of my favorite Smiths songs and to hear one of my favorite vocalists sing it is a treat in itself.
7.Monster Hospital [MSTRKRFT mix] - Metric.
MSTRKRFT have done some great remixes in the past, this track off of their Remixes I & II record (the original track off of Metric's Live It Out) really gets you in a dancing mood, you can shuffle them feet to this funky beat.
8.Bury Them Deep - Ghoultown.
an neat Death Country/Gothabilly band from Texas, Ghoultown bring this dish to our mixtape from their Bury Them Deep album, which was released last year, these guys have really caught my ear, i've only gotten two of their albums, but with that alone i'm a fan.
9.Satan Said Dance - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
a cool dance track off of CYHSY!'s newest record Some Loud Thunder, it's my favorite off the album, the vocalist's voice really hooked me, i had never really paid them no mind until i heard this track, and now i think it's safe to say i like them, they make me move, does it make you?
10.How Do You Sleep? - John Lennon.
a lot of people think the best feuds have been, Biggie VS Tupac, Dre VS Eazy, Cube VS N.W.A, Jay-Z VS Nas, the world VS Morrissey, but no, Lennon VS McCartney is the best in my book, this is Lennon's 'Diss' track, and it BURNS McCartney with the line 'the only thing you done was Yesterday'.
11.How Low - Against Me!.
i could really relate to their album Searching For A Former Clarity, seeing how i've been feeling really sick & stupid lately, not like 'oh i'm dying boo hoo' just a little scared, health issues suck, if you're feeling a little sick, pick up their album Searching For A Former Clarity, and see how you relate.
12.Anyone Else But You - the Moldy Peaches.
anti-folk rockers Adam Green & Kimya Dawson bring this cute little love song, it is one of the first love songs i've ever heard that's mentioned the word 'turd', and i like this song for that, thanks Moldies.
13.I Left My Wallet In El Segundo - A Tribe Called Quest.
a classic early 90's hip hop cut from ATCQ, while Dre was off gankin' Eazy, Q-Tip was in El Segundo eatin' enchiladas with the rest of ATCQ & Pedro.
14 .Sea of Love - Cat Power.
i'm not really into Cat Power's stuff, but this track stood out to me on her Covers album, the combo of her vocals and the dreamy guitar really put a smile on my face.
15.Vagabond - Wolfmother.
ever since Wolfmother hit the scene i've been loving everything they do, this track off of their debut self-titled album is my favorite, it tells you everything about living free, for it's a track about innocence lost.
16.Suck Suck - X.
i've gotten a lot of negative comments about my blog from a few people, this track is for them.
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