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Never Give Up On A Good Thing
| Never Give Up On A Good Thing | |
| Created by: | johnny_luddite |
| Tracks: | 12 |
| Length: | 00:52:50 |
| Keywords |
1. Mix Contest 12 - T07 2. Mix Contest 12 - T07 3. Mix Contest 12 - T07 |
| Created on | 6/03/07 10:27pm |
| Level | 6 |
| Points | 2607 |
| Total visitors | 92 |
| Unique visitors | 43 |
| This mix was ranked #2 out of 9 entries for this contest | |
description:
Strictly speaking, I like to pick music from all over the shop, but for the purpose of this contest I had to make a choice. The early 1990's were without a doubt the hardest time of my life. From 94 way past 97 I was ill, and for the only time in my life, without music. There were exceptions, Portishead for instance, but I missed out on most of the best and worst of the era because in so many different ways, I wasn't really there.
10 years on, and here I am in a different country, inexplicably working back to being a full time musician once more, with music again a vital component of my life. I listen to new stuff by artists new to me, new stuff by old bastards I admire, and so I have no choice. It has to be 2000 - 2007 for me.
10 years on, and here I am in a different country, inexplicably working back to being a full time musician once more, with music again a vital component of my life. I listen to new stuff by artists new to me, new stuff by old bastards I admire, and so I have no choice. It has to be 2000 - 2007 for me.
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| 1 | The White Stripes : Icky Thump |
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This is the perfect example of the kind of thing I love to listen to right now. This could not have been made [...]
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Track 1 from Icky Thump
Length: 00:04:17 Year: 2007 |
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This is the perfect example of the kind of thing I love to listen to right now. This could not have been made if Led Zeppelin had not existed, yet this is not a copy. Jack and Meg take blues and classic rock influences and make them their own. Music for all times. (Great oddball solos as well!) SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Modest Mouse : Dashboard |
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Wonderful before, Modest Mouse now have the Godlike Johnny Marr in the band, and his choppy rhythm guitar is a [...]
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Track 2 from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Length: 00:04:08 Year: 2007 |
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Wonderful before, Modest Mouse now have the Godlike Johnny Marr in the band, and his choppy rhythm guitar is all over this like a rash you want to catch! It is inspiring to me when musicians I admire from back in the day still have something to say now! SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Arctic Monkeys : Mardy Bum |
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Britain has always been good at producing bands who play songs about working class life. Sham 69 live on, exce [...]
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Track 9 from What ever people say I am that's what I'm not
Length: 00:02:55 Year: 2006 |
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Britain has always been good at producing bands who play songs about working class life. Sham 69 live on, except it is the Arctics, not ham, it is not the summer of punk, and they come from Sheffield, not London. Even so... SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Snow Patrol : Chasing Cars |
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I have mentioned this before, but old people like to regurgitate stories. I saw Snow Patrol supporting Echo an [...]
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Track 3 from Eyes Open
Length: 00:04:28 Year: 2006 |
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I have mentioned this before, but old people like to regurgitate stories. I saw Snow Patrol supporting Echo and Ther Bunnymen in London about four years ago. I had never heard of them before that show, but they just seemed to have the commercial potential over integrity equation just about right. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Mogwai : Friend of the Night |
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Philip Glass and Syd Barrett had a baby and that baby's name is Mogwai. This is so magnificent that it reduces [...]
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Track 6 from Mr. Beast
Length: 00:05:30 Year: 2006 |
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Philip Glass and Syd Barrett had a baby and that baby's name is Mogwai. This is so magnificent that it reduces me to tears. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Tortoise : Firefly |
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This reminds me of so many things, Floyd, Mogwai, Amon Duul, Faust to mention four, but like everything here, [...]
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Track 4 from Standards
Length: 00:03:56 Year: 2000 |
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This reminds me of so many things, Floyd, Mogwai, Amon Duul, Faust to mention four, but like everything here, it has it's own identity. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | John Frusciante : Murderers |
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Frusciante in similar waters to Mogwai. He makes bright melodic guitar figures sound so sad. That is part of h [...]
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Track 10 from To Record Only Water For 10 Days
Length: 00:02:41 Year: 2001 |
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Frusciante in similar waters to Mogwai. He makes bright melodic guitar figures sound so sad. That is part of his genius I think. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Jarvis Cocker : I Will Kill Again |
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One of the best songs I have heard this decade, from the wonderful very belated first solo album by Jarvis. Pu [...]
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Track 5 from Jarvis
Length: 00:03:45 Year: 2006 |
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One of the best songs I have heard this decade, from the wonderful very belated first solo album by Jarvis. Pulp were one of the few bands of the 90s that registered with me on any level. The king of innocent sounding creepiness. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Johnny Cash : Hurt |
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The best cover version I have ever heard in my life. Chilling and a work of genius.
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Track 2 from American IV: The Man Comes Around
Length: 00:03:40 Year: 2002 |
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The best cover version I have ever heard in my life. Chilling and a work of genius. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Lambchop : The Rise and Fall of the Letter P |
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Lambchop make intimate music, however many musicians play on any given track. In an ugly age, there is still b [...]
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Track 3 from Damaged
Length: 00:03:36 Year: 2006 |
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Lambchop make intimate music, however many musicians play on any given track. In an ugly age, there is still beauty in some music and that has to be a good thing. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Bob Dylan : Nettie Moore |
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And here is a voice for every generation. So many iconic writer4s and musicians from the 60s and 70s are dead, [...]
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Track 8 from Modern Times
Length: 00:06:52 Year: 2006 |
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And here is a voice for every generation. So many iconic writer4s and musicians from the 60s and 70s are dead, recycling former glories, or are somewhere between the two. Then there are the truly great ones who can still deliver, such as his Bobness. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | The Decemberists : The Bagman's Gambit |
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Folk music for this decade. They could catch me now because I move pretty slow!
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Track 5 from Picaresque
Length: 00:07:02 Year: 2005 |
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Folk music for this decade. They could catch me now because I move pretty slow! SHOW LESS
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Tag Board
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
Nice mix. I Like the modest mouse album, but I find Mr Marr a musical man-whore albeit a talented man-whore
and the first snow patrol album is easily the best
and the first snow patrol album is easily the best
8/16/07 01:35pm
The Lotto Badge
The Lotto Badge is awarded only to the truly lucky. The Gods look favorably upon this one.
awarded on 2010-09-01
Level 21
Also. Kick ass cover art.
6/16/07 01:47am
The Lotto Badge
The Lotto Badge is awarded only to the truly lucky. The Gods look favorably upon this one.
awarded on 2010-09-01
Level 21
Dang, that Arctic Monkeys song and that Modest Mouse song were my second options for my mix. Seriously. But then I went with '505' and 'The good times...'. This mix is solid, the 97's don't stand a chance! Well, they couldn't, could they? (Also, that Snow Patrol song is a guilty pleasure of mine). +++++
6/16/07 01:46am
The Riot Badge II
The Riot Badge II is chemically designed and pH balanced for those who are helping fuel the flames of this mixtape fire by recruiting large quantities of new members. Truly, one of the highest honors among the MTC ranks.
awarded on 2006-08-06
Level 15
-1 for snow patrol and the decemberists, but otherwise very nice.
6/07/07 04:38pm
