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Please Keep Me Awake
| Please Keep Me Awake | |
| Created by: | Capn_Derk |
| Tracks: | 21 |
| Length: | 01:19:41 |
| Keywords |
1. theme 2. awake 3. rock |
| Created on | 12/17/06 10:51pm |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2215 |
| Total visitors | 59 |
| Unique visitors | 39 |
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This is a mix that I made to help me through my first graveyard shift at work. A grab bag and good fun.
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| 1 | Sparks : This Town Aint Big Enough for the Both of Us |
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Gunshots! Mad crazy glam-rock riffs! Nonsense lyrics sung in an impossbly high falsetto! This track just oozes [...]
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Track 1 from Kimono My House
Length: 00:03:06 Year: 1974 |
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Gunshots! Mad crazy glam-rock riffs! Nonsense lyrics sung in an impossbly high falsetto! This track just oozes greatness. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Queen : Killer Queen |
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Whores can be classy too, y'know? Quintessential Queen; Freddie Mercurie's vocals, the army of Freddies harmon [...]
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Track 2 from Sheer Heart Attack
Length: 00:03:00 Year: 1974 |
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Whores can be classy too, y'know? Quintessential Queen; Freddie Mercurie's vocals, the army of Freddies harmonizing, Brian May's multitracked guitar, the steady rythym section, and just enough camp to make it stick out. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Jellyfish : The King is Half-Undressed |
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Imagine the gold-throated Beach Boys writing songs like the Beatles while being backed by Queen. That's the re [...]
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Track 3 from Bellybutton
Length: 00:03:47 Year: 1990 |
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Imagine the gold-throated Beach Boys writing songs like the Beatles while being backed by Queen. That's the recipe for Jellyfish. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | bruce springsteen : Born to Run |
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That piano! The glockenspiel! This song gave Meat Loaf a career. "Born to Run" is so epic and cinematic that i [...]
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Track 5 from Born to Run
Length: 00:04:30 Year: 0000 |
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That piano! The glockenspiel! This song gave Meat Loaf a career. "Born to Run" is so epic and cinematic that it warrants being turned into its own short film. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Broken Social Scene : 7/4 (shoreline) |
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I like this song's buildup; core instrument and a little bit hue at the beginning, a full-on arrangement overk [...]
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Track 3 from Broken Social Scene
Length: 00:04:53 Year: 2005 |
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I like this song's buildup; core instrument and a little bit hue at the beginning, a full-on arrangement overkill towards the middle, an excercise-in-negative-space ending. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Madame Blavatski Overdrive : Idiot Jones Will Have His Day |
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This Bay Area prog-pop outfit is led by Adam Gates, aka Bob C. Cock, friend of funk-metal maestros Primus. MBO [...]
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Track 1 from Idiot Jones Will Have His Day
Length: 00:08:52 Year: 2006 |
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This Bay Area prog-pop outfit is led by Adam Gates, aka Bob C. Cock, friend of funk-metal maestros Primus. MBO cherrypicks the best parts of early Yes, mid-period Floyd and late-period power-trio pop. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | They Might Be Giants : They'll Need a Crane |
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Yes, yes, I use this song a lot. But what can I say? This song has one of the Giants' best lyrics and arrangem [...]
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Track 14 from Lincoln
Length: 00:02:35 Year: 1988 |
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Yes, yes, I use this song a lot. But what can I say? This song has one of the Giants' best lyrics and arrangements. Plus, chicks dig metaphors. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | asobi seksu : Goodbye |
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"Citrus" gives "Loveless" a run for it's money. The licks are a lot more present, the lead singer's of voice o [...]
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Track 8 from Citrus
Length: 00:03:44 Year: 2006 |
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"Citrus" gives "Loveless" a run for it's money. The licks are a lot more present, the lead singer's of voice oozes cuteness and the lyric is quite powerful. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Rush : Superconductor |
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This is one of Rush's most underrated songs from their most underrated period. As far as I can tell, this song [...]
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Track 7 from Presto
Length: 00:04:47 Year: 1989 |
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This is one of Rush's most underrated songs from their most underrated period. As far as I can tell, this song is a semi-sarcastic look at celebs and their need for acceptance and attention. Plus, as far as words that don't exist go, "superconductor" is a good one. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | The Yardbirds : Heart Full of Soul |
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A classic, simple tune from one of the British Invasion's better bands.
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Track 1 from Having a Rave Up
Length: 00:02:27 Year: 1965 |
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A classic, simple tune from one of the British Invasion's better bands. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Black Sabbath : Paranoid |
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As far as songs written in fifteen minutes go...
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Track 2 from Paranoid
Length: 00:02:49 Year: 1970 |
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| 12 | The Who : The Seeker |
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Another funky Brit Invasion three-chorder that kick ass, also the second song on this playist covered by Rush [...]
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Track 7 from Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
Length: 00:03:11 Year: 1971 |
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Another funky Brit Invasion three-chorder that kick ass, also the second song on this playist covered by Rush on their "Feedback" EP. Check out that piano and that slinky solo. Brilliant. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Judas Priest : Breaking the Law |
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DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! Lean, rockin' early-80s metal and ar [...]
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Track 1 from British Steel
Length: 00:02:35 Year: 1980 |
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DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! Lean, rockin' early-80s metal and arguably Priest's most known song. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Priestess : Talk To Her |
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Along with Witch, Wolfmother and the Sword, Priestess' sound has its roots is 70s stoner rock. This lean, Sabb [...]
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Track 5 from Hello Master
Length: 00:03:10 Year: 2006 |
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Along with Witch, Wolfmother and the Sword, Priestess' sound has its roots is 70s stoner rock. This lean, Sabbath-meets-Van Halen rocker is a perfect example of what this Montreal quartet can do. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | The Apples in Stereo : I Can't Believe |
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Phil Spector would be proud. I actually prefer Robert Schneider over Phil Spector, not only because Bob produc [...]
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Track 7 from The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone
Length: 00:04:23 Year: 2000 |
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Phil Spector would be proud. I actually prefer Robert Schneider over Phil Spector, not only because Bob produced my favorite album of all time (Neutral Milk Hotel's "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea"), but Bob is also less likely to kill a guy. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | The Magic Numbers : Love Me Like You |
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REM-esque guitar, sweet vocals, spot-on harmonies, and check out that vocal canon after the second chorus! Awe [...]
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Track 5 from The Magic Numbers
Length: 00:04:51 Year: 2005 |
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REM-esque guitar, sweet vocals, spot-on harmonies, and check out that vocal canon after the second chorus! Awesome. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Fountains of Wayne : Mexican Wine |
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Power-pop goodness. A simple chorus, funny free-association lyrics, a nice horn solo over a mad guitar solo. T [...]
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Track 1 from Welcome Interstate Managers
Length: 00:03:22 Year: 2003 |
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Power-pop goodness. A simple chorus, funny free-association lyrics, a nice horn solo over a mad guitar solo. They sound like a souped-up version of They Might Be Giants. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Radio Birdman : Descent Into the Maelstorm |
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Imagine a cross between the Trashmen and the Stooges, and you have Radio Birdman, the greatest punk band from [...]
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Track 5 from Radios Appear
Length: 00:04:22 Year: 1972 |
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Imagine a cross between the Trashmen and the Stooges, and you have Radio Birdman, the greatest punk band from the Land Down Under. This loud, messy freakout is a highlight from their debut, which also contains a cover of the 13th Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me." SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Deerhoof : Scream Team |
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This song goes from Deerhoof's trademark off-kilter pop to some full-on metal one-chord assaults mid-way throu [...]
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Track 9 from The Runners Four
Length: 00:02:40 Year: 2005 |
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This song goes from Deerhoof's trademark off-kilter pop to some full-on metal one-chord assaults mid-way through the song. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Barenaked Ladies : The Old Apartment |
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A highlight on BNL's worst album.
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Track 7 from Born On a Pirate Ship
Length: 00:03:29 Year: 1996 |
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A highlight on BNL's worst album. SHOW LESS
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| 21 | The New Pornographers : Your Daddy Don't Know |
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Yes, I know, it's a Toronto cover, but it works. The track recalls T. Rex, Neko Case's vocals are stronger tha [...]
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Track 0 from Fubar: The Album
Length: 00:03:08 Year: 2002 |
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Yes, I know, it's a Toronto cover, but it works. The track recalls T. Rex, Neko Case's vocals are stronger than usual and it's catchy as all hell. SHOW LESS
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awarded on 2006-12-28
Level 14
Very fucking respectable.
1/09/07 05:31pm
The MTC Romance Badge
A gift for the romantics.
awarded on 2007-07-17
Level 17
A good mix of modern and more classic stuff.
Only thing I kind of have a problem with is fountains of wayne, but perhaps I have had a bad experience with them. heh.
Great mix right here. +
Only thing I kind of have a problem with is fountains of wayne, but perhaps I have had a bad experience with them. heh.
Great mix right here. +
1/06/07 10:54am
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awarded on 2008-08-07
Level 27
JELLYFISH!!! ++++ i adore jason falkner.
12/18/06 11:14pm
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Because Civil Rights rock (and roll).
awarded on 2009-03-07
Level 27
+++++
12/18/06 10:58pm
The Bronze Badge
Wow, one of your mixes is doing swell in the ratings! But remember, Bob Dole did 'swell' in the primaries...
awarded on 2007-02-17
Level 18
first two tracks are fantastic
and you also have Radio Birdman. So I am giving you pluses all round!!
and you also have Radio Birdman. So I am giving you pluses all round!!
12/18/06 11:50am
