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MixTape Draft - 6+ word titles. Finish your draft and listen to mixes! (1 Viewer)

KarmaPolice said:
@PIK95

Please tell me you are going to air your grievances for every mix.  That #### cracked me up. 
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I can do that.  I'll do more tonight.  I startes spinning Rocks earlier and I'll finish after practice.   I'm not gonna lie, I have my own going now.  Of course I love it.  Please add the link to the op when you have a chance.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Interesting.  I thought somebody told me they are like Phish and live is the way to go.  Maybe I was misunderstanding them and they just meant you had to see them live.  What album(s) should I start with?
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I meant this particular track on this Wake of the Flood studio record is $$. That and American beauty are vg studio albums.  I can give you some live ones too.  Di cks picks #8, #14, and #29 are great live albums.  Just listen to my mix and see how you feel about the two Dead tunes I used.  The second was live.

 
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sn0mm1s said:
@KarmaPolice

I have never been a fan of Black Flag or Circle Jerks so I was a little concerned when I heard those back to back early in the mix after liking the first 3 songs. I have tried to like hardcore punk as a genre but it is really hit or miss (usually miss) for me. The rest of the mix was great though. KP's mix was refreshing since I have multiple songs from nearly every band that KP chose in my library - but I wasn't that familiar with the songs he chose. Loved Dead Milkmen. My wife hates the band and gets annoyed when my 3 year old and I sing the "Guitar Song" in the car. She also doesn't always appreciate when I try to change a subject by asking if she knows what the queers are doing to the soil. Can't go wrong with Kinks, DEVO, Talking Heads, The Cars, CCR, etc etc. While I am only 4 drafters in I don't know if any new song is going to top the Arctic Monkeys - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? This song is ####### awesome and I have already listened to it a dozen times. 
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@sn0mm1s Thanks for the listen and review. 

Tell your wife she should be thankful you two aren't singing "Takin' ######s to the Zoo".  ;)   Glad you like the Arctic Monkeys song - it seems like from the reviews so far that is the hit of the mix.  Almost picked a couple off their first album instead, so I guess I chose wisely for the mix. 

 
Ilov80s said:
I can see how those 2 songs and the Taking Back Sunday jump out as being out of style. Thought process was all songs about bad relationships or relationships gone bad. The kind of songs you'd stay up all night drinking too. I wanted a little more variety and energy in the mix so that's where the Hotelier and TBS come in- the furious anger that a heartbreak can bring. 

Glad you enjoyed most of it though. I actually thought there were other songs that people might find too bizarre. 
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I like the Taking Back Sunday song. Variety is definitely good, so no worries about those other two songs - they just weren't for me, but that obviously doesn't mean they weren't good.

I will be revisiting that mix again like i said.1 

 
rockaction said:
@Dr. Octopus

Just wrapped up the mix. Really solid. Did you have a theme or anything? I enjoyed listening to it.  I was familiar with a bunch of songs on it, but was introduced to the Jayhawks, The Lone Bellow (I liked that song, darn it!), and songs I hadn't heard by familiar artists like The White Stripes and Springsteen and Dylan. 

Top Six: 

6) Friend Is A Four Letter Word - Cake

5) I'm Lonely - White Stripes

4) It Only Hurts When I Cry - Dwight Yoakam

3) I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - The Byrds

2) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - The Jayhawks

1) Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again - Bob Dylan

I don't really have any great insights into the mix, other than that every song is considered and excellent. Just dug it.  
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No real theme but kind of turned into mostly either love songs or breakup songs, at first by default and then I tried to steer it that way.

 
@Ilov80sJust got done listening to your mix.

Dawn With Sleepless Eyes

"isn't it pretty to think so?"

I'm not sure what to say about this mix. I listened to every second of it, even the songs I'd already heard, and I'm not sure what I could tell people (or Ilov80s) that they don't already know. Some of the songs are so far afield from that which I'd normally listen to that I don't think I could say anything intelligent about them. I loved, of course, Taking Back Sunday and was thrilled to be introduced to The Hotelier. I also loved the Chick Webb and Chet Baker songs (was that a glockenspiel or xylophone going on behind the horn?). Dexter Gordon and his saxophone. Dylan. Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers and The Supremes were a nice touch. I thought I would hate Bobby Womack, but I wound up digging his song. 

The coolest track, to me? I Want You Back/Lady Lady by BJ The Chicago Kid. I love the interlude. 

Great mix, man. Great title and epigraph to it, too. Best of the draft so far.

Oh, I was surprised by how smooth the Sinatra song was. I've never been a fan of the crooners, but that was slick.

Thanks for putting it together. As always, it was thoughtful and smooth.   

 
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rockaction said:
@JZilla

Notes: Freakin' cool mix, man. Um, just really cool to listen from start to finish...the soul and R&B stuff from tracks 12-16 were awesome but what really surprised me were the Floyd, Hawkwind, and Priest stuff. Normally I don't like proggy or trad. metal, but those songs were all really good.  Mudhoney was my favorite band my last two years in high school, so of course i loved Sweet Young Thing...

Beasties are awesome. I've loved that song since I first heard it in '90...Sparks I've heard before but never bothered to let it play through. Loved the end...with a flourish...disco with Maxine Nightingale...Psychedelia hard stuff with the Beatles...just cool all the way through. A mix that you actually really want to listen to. 

Song of mix for me? Probably the Floyd or, as you pointed out during the draft, a song you just liked...He's Sure The Boy I Love. 
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Thanks rock!

 
I was pretty surprised that Wilco's "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" wasn't picked....it was one of the first on my draft list but I never got to it.  In retrospect it would've fit my mix a lot better than some of the others.

 
JZilla said:
Thanks rock!
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No sweat. I've actually really genuinely liked every mix so far. This has been pretty impressive, but I figured you guys would be this good. I'm going to keep on keepin' on today, so long as I don't get tired or anything like that. I've got a good music buzz going on; might as well keep it going. 

 
rockaction said:
No sweat. I've actually really genuinely liked every mix so far. This has been pretty impressive, but I figured you guys would be this good. I'm going to keep on keepin' on today, so long as I don't get tired or anything like that. I've got a good music buzz going on; might as well keep it going. 
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You're really burning the midnight oil here.. no spotlighting..

 
Steve Tasker said:
I was pretty surprised that Wilco's "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" wasn't picked....it was one of the first on my draft list but I never got to it.  In retrospect it would've fit my mix a lot better than some of the others.
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If only they mentioned Lloyd

 
Commentary: @KarmaPolice mix

Not much in the way of artists of which I'm unfamilar, so I kinda knew what to expect on this one in terms of genres.  I thought the mix flowed pretty well - definitely well done in that respect.  I tend to go either way on the old-school punk, it can be really hit or miss for me, a lot of it tends to blend together.  I have no particular problem with it, but a lot of it just doesn't stick with me.

Favorite stretch of songs:  has to be the last handful, definitely more my speed.  Arctic Monkeys, Hold Steady, and Sleater-Kinney are regulars for me as it is, and The Cars / DEVO are pretty solid.

Biggest surprise:  on first glance, I thought Kenny Rogers looked a little out of place, but I really enjoyed "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" and thought it fit well in the mix.  I'm not sure I'm going to be reaching for too much Kenny Rogers on my own, but I kinda thought I'd hate the song......and I quite enjoyed it.

 
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@Dr. Octopus

Top 3 songs that I wasn't too familiar with

Cake- Friend is a Four Letter Word 

Dwight Yoakam- It Only Hurts When I Cry 

Dusty Springfield  - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (ok, very familiar with this song, but it's been way too long. Great pick, what round did you get this one? Anything later than the 1st is a steal). 

Thoughts

The best flow of any I've heard yet. I was also pretty familiar with most of the music- this mix brings the hits. I didn't care much for the cover of the Wizard of Oz song but at the same time, I never realized how great of a song it is - if that makes any sense. The Byrds, Dylan, White Stripes. Springsteen. Some of my all time favorites. The Cake song might be my favorite new song from the draft so far. Operator is a great song, but it must be really confusing for teenagers. 

Best 1-2 punch

So many smooth transitions, this isn't easy but I think going from the Byrds to the Jayhawks works well both with the songs and the avian band names.  

 
@rockaction

Top 3 songs that I wasn't too familiar with

The Everly Brothers - I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail 

Brand New -  Jude Law and a Semester Abroad

Have You Passed Through this Night?-  Explosions in the Sky

Thoughts

Much closer to the kind of punk/post punk/emo or whatever that I tend to like. Pretty sure we close in age which is probably a little younger than the typical demo on FBG. The Weezer pick was fantastic- a great song I had totally forgotten about. It's catchy Weezer but still has an edge that they often lack. It's a shame Swift isn't on Spotify- that leaves a pretty serious hole. Mission to Burma and Dillinger Four are both bands I've gotten into because of the desert island draft so that was cool to hear them pop up. The end of your playlist threw me for a loop. 

Oh and that Shangri-Las song is so cool. The girl bands from that era are so good.

Best 1-2 punch

 The energy level of the rock from Deftones to Dillnger Four was awesome. 

 
rockaction said:
@Ilov80sJust got done listening to your mix.

Dawn With Sleepless Eyes

"isn't it pretty to think so?"

I'm not sure what to say about this mix. I listened to every second of it, even the songs I'd already heard, and I'm not sure what I could tell people (or Ilov80s) that they don't already know. Some of the songs are so far afield from that which I'd normally listen to that I don't think I could say anything intelligent about them. I loved, of course, Taking Back Sunday and was thrilled to be introduced to The Hotelier. I also loved the Chick Webb and Chet Baker songs (was that a glockenspiel or xylophone going on behind the horn?). Dexter Gordon and his saxophone. Dylan. Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers and The Supremes were a nice touch. I thought I would hate Bobby Womack, but I wound up digging his song. 

The coolest track, to me? I Want You Back/Lady Lady by BJ The Chicago Kid. I love the interlude. 

Great mix, man. Great title and epigraph to it, too. Best of the draft so far.

Oh, I was surprised by how smooth the Sinatra song was. I've never been a fan of the crooners, but that was slick.

Thanks for putting it together. As always, it was thoughtful and smooth.   
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Thanks man, high praise from you. Glad others enjoy it. BTW, on the Chet Baker song, it's off an album Chet recorded with this German bandleader named Wolfgang Lackerschmid. I am pretty sure it's a vibraphone. Also, oddly enough, the song was originally composed for an Aboot and Costello movie. 

 
Anyone not get reviewed or listened to yet that would like to be?

I'll give it a few hours and then move on. 

 
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@Steve Tasker

Top 3 songs that I wasn't too familiar with

Okkervil River- Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe 

Los Campesinos- This is How You Spell "HAHAHA, We Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of a Generation of Faux-Romantics"

Small Black- No One Wants It to Happen to You

Thoughts

Using that Sufjan instrumental as a prelude was the best move of any mix yet. I should have paid attention to the order of my playlist a bit more. Also, I wish Sufjan would just focus on composing music. It seems like there is a lot of untapped potential. Songs 1 and 2 flow seamlessly. Song 3 as well. Great listen all the way through. You found the first Tame Impala song I've ever liked. I always want to hate Fall Out Boy, but I just can't. Los Campesinos has to have the best song title in the draft. I'm groovin to Small Black and around this point I remember you drafted Whitney Houston and  I am not sure how you are going to fit it into this mix. It was a smooth transition though with that Tribe song. I hadn't noticed the Billy Ocean get drafted- that was fantastic. The Calvin Harris is the one song that kind of  wrecked the flow for me. If it went Ocean to MJ to Whitney, I might have broke my marble. 

Best 1-2 punch

The first two songs just roll so well.  

 
Mine was 85 minutes

eta* Believe it or not, I was going to ask about runtimes during the draft, but figured that would be too many moving parts. 

 
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@Binky The Doormat's Mix
FBG 6+ Word Titles

Going In…
Songs Familiar With From Name Alone = 5
Artists I Recognize From Name Alone = 17
I see a lot of classic rock artists on here, so this one should hit my sweet spot.

Thoughts While Listening (in playlist order)…
Never realized the name of this Elton John combo - nice tune to open with on both ends.
Although one of my favorites from his solo efforts, completely forgot about this Sting tune.  Even after we started drafting and I put Police songs on my scratchpad, it never crossed my mind as an option.
Sorry @Northern Voice, I never really got into Neil Young and - wow, that song ended quick.
The Traffic song wasn't my thing once we got into the 60’s psychedelic part (listened during the AM commute, so I am pounding only a water and the only pharma product is my multi-vitamin)
Enjoyed the Steve Miller tune - never heard that one before (not on GH?)
Sutherland was completely new to me - to my ears, a mix of The Who and The Beatles.  Need to listen to a little more of this.
The Amboy Dukes - 60’s type rock - never heard it before, but digged it.  The guitars bouncing from speaker to speaker reminded me of early Sabbath there.  Another "new to me artist" for which I'll need to dig into the catalog more.
NOTE TO SELF:  Got to listen to these on my iPad not iPhone so it's easy to switch from mix to notes and back
Mid next song, it's Cyndi Lauper? Don't remember her being on the playlist...checks phone - nope, that's Melanie.  New one to me as well.  Now she sounds like Lorde.  Or Alanis Morissette.  Dig the Rolling Stones-ish outro at the end.
Stones through Genesis block...know a number of these - good set there of familiar tunes.
Beatles and George Harrison...surprisingly, I am not sure I've heard either of these before, but they were solid.
Mott the Hoopie’s “I Wish I Was Your Mother” was a tough one, but I made it through...Yes!  No, seriously, we are now onto Yes.  I know this song, but did not recognize the name.
Squeeze, Rundgren, and The Tubes…never heard any of these tunes before.  Probably would circle back to Squeeze first over the other two as I enjoyed that one the most of the three.

Coming Out...
Songs I Recognized After Listening = 7

Surprises and Other Thoughts...
Surprised that I really enjoyed that Melanie tune with the choir effect and different vocal styles.
Wish I had drafted the Sting song...glad I didn't draft the Traffic tune

Summary…
Solid set...leader in the clubhouse as the first mix I listened to
3 out of 5 Duritzes 

Liner notes…
Familiar Songs at start were If I Ever Love My Faith In You, Pride, Living Loving Maid, The Lamb Lies Down, and Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - all on my scratch pad of possible draftees at one point except the Sting song
Realized I knew the Yes and Elton John songs after listening 
Artists I Didn't Recognize were Melanie, Sutherland, and The Amboy Dukes

 
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:banned:

So I cracked open my bottle of gin, turned on a draft mix, and started looking at #### for taxes.  Take a guess which 2 of these will be the focus tonight??

 
Gotta say, I am really loving these write ups for the mixes.  X out of 5 Duritzes?  :lmao:   So good. 

Maybe it's just because we haven't had one of these for a bit, but it seems like there is more post-draft participation on this one with uploading mixes for starters, but also dipping in and posting thoughts about the mixes. 

Sometimes I fade out on posting reviews, but I listen to every mix that people take the time to put together and post for every draft.  I have a habit of not listening to hardly any songs that are drafted as we draft, and wait until the end.  I like to listen to them in people's mixes and put together tastes for other drafters. 

 
Intermission at the PIK Pick Six!

Liking it so far...might resume tonight or tomorrow. 

Favorites:

1) Til I Hear It From You - this album has stunningly aged well (like me)

2) Over The Hills and Far Away - Hey lady, got the love I need

3) Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) - Jack!  

We're going to pick this one up at the Weather Report Suite in a little bit, I think...

 
My list was surprisingly short at 79 minutes, probably since I stayed away from prog Rock this draft. 

Doubt I'll bring anything new to the table with my mix since I tend to stick to what I know in these drafts (which isn't as much as most of y'all), but I like how my playlist ended up and can see it as something I'd put together regardless of the draft restrictions. 

 
@Ilov80s

I am rube when it comes to a lot of booze.  Most of the time I am just drinking #### on the rocks.  Used to drink a lot of whiskey that way, but lost my taste for that a tad over the years.  I honestly never had tried gin (enough to taste it - probably in a Long Island or something else that has 6 boozes) until about a year ago.  We got a bottle for a Christmas party gag gift from my wife's work.  NOBODY wanted the ####, and I can't pass up booze, so I took it.   Mixed it with a little lemonade, and fell in love.  Wife thinks it's the worst ####, so I get it to myself, which is another bonus.   Blah, blah, anyway - tonight it's gin on the rocks with a little bit of fresh lemon squeezed in it.   Is there something you recommend for the gin?

BTW I am about to start your mix.  :banned:

 
Yo Mama said:
My list was surprisingly short at 79 minutes, probably since I stayed away from prog Rock this draft. 

Doubt I'll bring anything new to the table with my mix since I tend to stick to what I know in these drafts (which isn't as much as most of y'all), but I like how my playlist ended up and can see it as something I'd put together regardless of the draft restrictions. 
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Just about to write up your mix, homie.

 
rockaction said:
Anyone not get reviewed or listened to yet that would like to be?

I'll give it a few hours and then move on. 
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If you got the time I'd be curious what you think of mine. 

Been swamped at work this week but I'll do my best to get to some listening of other lists soon. 

 
@Yo Mama  was the mix that I started with today. 

Like I said, I started listening to it with the little one today, but had to pause it when the rap came up.  She is smart as #### (humble brag), and is in that parrot mode where she repeats back all she hears, so I didn't want to go down that road.  It took a couple weeks for her to stop saying "Oh God" at everything after my son said it once when I dropped ### in car.  She sings "We Will Rock You" as she goes down for a nap, don't want that to change to "How I Could Just Kill A Man". 

Anyway, I have hinted at it the last couple drafts, but you might be the mo-fo that snipes me the most.  This was a very familiar list, and so many of these songs were ones that I had written down.  PJ, AC/DC, Cypress Hill, U2, on and on.   The one that I was pissed most about was the STP.  Love that song, and would have fit my <3min theme, but I spaced it on that.  Looked at a ton of 90s #### for ideas, but evidently didn't get to that band.  Of all the mixes, I am sure I will be the most familiar with this one, so there wasn't a ton that was new to me (again, a good thing).  Some I just haven't heard for a bit - that SOAD down for example.  Of the stuff that was unfamiliar/been a long time since I listened:

1.  Incubus -

Loved the #### out of this album back in the day.  Forgot how much I loved it until I heard this song and listened to the album today.  I think I just lost my way when they came out with their "mainstream stuff" when I was in college and I was too damn cool for that.  :rolleyes:

2.  Nas -

Listened to a few of his albums and love the #### out of them, but didn't recognize this song.  So damn good. 

3.  KRS-One

Another that I haven't listened to enough. 

Again, this probably the mix that might be most aligned with my tastes, so I dug the #### out of it.  My daughter was loving the #### out of the AC/DC, so I added that to her mix (maybe it was me dancing around like Angus that tipped the scales?).  Great mix, and a preemptive "#### you" for sniping most my ideas for whatever draft we decide on next... ;)

 
dal_boys_phan said:
@Binky The Doormat's Mix
FBG 6+ Word Titles

Going In…
Songs Familiar With From Name Alone = 5
Artists I Recognize From Name Alone = 17
I see a lot of classic rock artists on here, so this one should hit my sweet spot.

Thoughts While Listening (in playlist order)…
Never realized the name of this Elton John combo - nice tune to open with on both ends.
Although one of my favorites from his solo efforts, completely forgot about this Sting tune.  Even after we started drafting and I put Police songs on my scratchpad, it never crossed my mind as an option.
Sorry @Northern Voice, I never really got into Neil Young and - wow, that song ended quick.
The Traffic song wasn't my thing once we got into the 60’s psychedelic part (listened during the AM commute, so I am pounding only a water and the only pharma product is my multi-vitamin)
Enjoyed the Steve Miller tune - never heard that one before (not on GH?)
Sutherland was completely new to me - to my ears, a mix of The Who and The Beatles.  Need to listen to a little more of this.
The Amboy Dukes - 60’s type rock - never heard it before, but digged it.  The guitars bouncing from speaker to speaker reminded me of early Sabbath there.  Another "new to me artist" for which I'll need to dig into the catalog more.
NOTE TO SELF:  Got to listen to these on my iPad not iPhone so it's easy to switch from mix to notes and back
Mid next song, it's Cyndi Lauper? Don't remember her being on the playlist...checks phone - nope, that's Melanie.  New one to me as well.  Now she sounds like Lorde.  Or Alanis Morissette.  Dig the Rolling Stones-ish outro at the end.
Stones through Genesis block...know a number of these - good set there of familiar tunes.
Beatles and George Harrison...surprisingly, I am not sure I've heard either of these before, but they were solid.
Mott the Hoopie’s “I Wish I Was Your Mother” was a tough one, but I made it through...Yes!  No, seriously, we are now onto Yes.  I know this song, but did not recognize the name.
Squeeze, Rundgren, and The Tubes…never heard any of these tunes before.  Probably would circle back to Squeeze first over the other two as I enjoyed that one the most of the three.

Coming Out...
Songs I Recognized After Listening = 7

Surprises and Other Thoughts...
Surprised that I really enjoyed that Melanie tune with the choir effect and different vocal styles.
Wish I had drafted the Sting song...glad I didn't draft the Traffic tune

Summary…
Solid set...leader in the clubhouse as the first mix I listened to
3 out of 5 Duritzes 

Liner notes…
Familiar Songs at start were If I Ever Love My Faith In You, Pride, Living Loving Maid, The Lamb Lies Down, and Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - all on my scratch pad of possible draftees at one point except the Sting song
Realized I knew the Yes and Elton John songs after listening 
Artists I Didn't Recognize were Melanie, Sutherland, and The Amboy Dukes




 
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Wow - great review, thanks all the time spent on this.  Always good to hear someone else's take and be able to turn someone onto some new music.  

The Sutherland that shows up in the spotify artist column is the 13th Floor Elevators - a 60s early psychedelic rock group out of Austin.  I had heard a couple of their songs but didn't really know who they were until I saw the documentary on the main guy in the group, Roky Erickson, on netflix a few years ago.  

Thanks again dal_boys - good stuff!

 
Yo Mama said:
If you got the time I'd be curious what you think of mine. 

Been swamped at work this week but I'll do my best to get to some listening of other lists soon. 
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Sure. I'm still on PIK95s. I remember yours looked cool, so no doubt. Tonight or tomorrow okay?

 
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