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The Long Haul
Created by:	Calaveth
Tracks:	15
Length:	01:01:29
Keywords	1. Driving 2. Work 3. Boredom
Created on	9/24/08 3:25pm
Level	3
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Mixes for driving is such a common concept, and even more so for me since driving is such a large part of my job. I spend hours driving from point A to point B, from point B to some dreary motel, then from said motel to work my way down the alphabet of traffic survey points, until I'm ready to return home.

Thus, this isn't for that rite of adulthood road trip, it's not for cruising downtown to pick up chicks, and not for street racing. It's for staving off the boredom of the long haul.

tracklist

1	Boris : Farewell
	At first I thought it odd that Boris chose to open the album Pink with a track called Farewell, but then it occurred to me that if they reasoned like I do with this mix, the opening track on a travel mix is the time for farewells. SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Pink Length: 00:07:33 Year: 2005
	Track Description: At first I thought it odd that Boris chose to open the album Pink with a track called Farewell, but then it occurred to me that if they reasoned like I do with this mix, the opening track on a travel mix is the time for farewells. SHOW LESS
2	Black Sabbath : Electric Funeral
	I love listening to this track, it's so evocative in how it changes character - if you're driving, it's like the difference between cruising through the countryside, until suddenly you enter the city and you get stuck in some Hendrix-like crosstown traffic. SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from Paranoid Length: 00:04:49 Year: 1970
	Track Description: I love listening to this track, it's so evocative in how it changes character - if you're driving, it's like the difference between cruising through the countryside, until suddenly you enter the city and you get stuck in some Hendrix-like crosstown traffic. SHOW LESS
3	Built to Spill : Strange
	No particular driving associations with this track - it's got a good beat, and it's a nice transition from Black Sabbath. SHOW MORE
	Track 3 from Ancient Melodies of the Future Length: 00:03:59 Year: 2001
	Track Description: No particular driving associations with this track - it's got a good beat, and it's a nice transition from Black Sabbath. SHOW LESS
4	The Black Keys : If You See Me
	When does the Black Keys not fit on a mix? Here they lead in to the blues rock tracks of the mix. SHOW MORE
	Track 4 from Thickfreakness Length: 00:02:52 Year: 2003
	Track Description: When does the Black Keys not fit on a mix? Here they lead in to the blues rock tracks of the mix. SHOW LESS
5	The Gun Club : Ghost on the Highway
	"It's cloudy in the west, it looks like rain My eyes are black holes and I'm burning away" That Blondie fan club president Jeffrey Lee Pierce wasn't just a half decent singer, he was a pretty good songwriter too. If I may say so. SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from Fire of Love Length: 00:02:45 Year: 1981
	Track Description: "It's cloudy in the west, it looks like rain My eyes are black holes and I'm burning away" That Blondie fan club president Jeffrey Lee Pierce wasn't just a half decent singer, he was a pretty good songwriter too. If I may say so. SHOW LESS
6	Tom Waits : Hang On St. Christopher
	Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Tom Waits go together like peanutbutter and jelly. SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from Franks Wild Years Length: 00:02:45 Year: 1987
	Track Description: Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Tom Waits go together like peanutbutter and jelly. SHOW LESS
7	Bo Diddley : Bo Diddley
	When you think about today's ego tripping hip hop stars, their egos are really dwarfed by Bo Diddley who named pretty much every other song he wrote after himself. And it wasn't entirely undeserved either. SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from Rock N' Roll Era: 1954-1955 Length: 00:02:32 Year: 1955
	Track Description: When you think about today's ego tripping hip hop stars, their egos are really dwarfed by Bo Diddley who named pretty much every other song he wrote after himself. And it wasn't entirely undeserved either. SHOW LESS
8	Black Mountain : Queens Will Play
	I haven't paid Black Mountain as much attention as they deserve, but I really like what I hear. I first thought about using Evil Ways but a) Sledgebrainerd just used it in his contest mix, and b) Queens Will Play transitions better into My Bloody Valentine anyway. SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from In the Future Length: 00:05:16 Year: 2008
	Track Description: I haven't paid Black Mountain as much attention as they deserve, but I really like what I hear. I first thought about using Evil Ways but a) Sledgebrainerd just used it in his contest mix, and b) Queens Will Play transitions better into My Bloody Valentine anyway. SHOW LESS
9	My Bloody Valentine : Only Shallow
	Shoegazeorgasm. I have two albums I rate higher than any other, and this is the opening track on one of them. SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from Loveless Length: 00:04:19 Year: 1991
	Track Description: Shoegazeorgasm. I have two albums I rate higher than any other, and this is the opening track on one of them. SHOW LESS
10	Honey is Cool : Buildings
	Before Karin Dreijer became one half of the Knife, she was the front figure for the superb Swedish indie band Honey is Cool. The band consistently got awesome reviews, but nobody purchased the records. The drummer Håkan Hellström went on to become perhaps Sweden's most popular male solo artist. SHOW MORE
	Track 10 from Crazy Love Length: 00:05:43 Year: 1997
	Track Description: Before Karin Dreijer became one half of the Knife, she was the front figure for the superb Swedish indie band Honey is Cool. The band consistently got awesome reviews, but nobody purchased the records. The drummer Håkan Hellström went on to become perhaps Sweden's most popular male solo artist. SHOW LESS
11	Cat Power : Rockets
	Chan Marshall after Karin Dreijer also feels very natural. I love this song. SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from Dear Sir Length: 00:04:43 Year: 1995
	Track Description: Chan Marshall after Karin Dreijer also feels very natural. I love this song. SHOW LESS
12	Camper Van Beethoven : Jo Stalin's Cadillac
	Camper Van Beethoven are awesome, and funny. Enough gloom. SHOW MORE
	Track 12 from Camper Van Beethoven Length: 00:02:32 Year: 1986
	Track Description: Camper Van Beethoven are awesome, and funny. Enough gloom. SHOW LESS
13	David Bowie : Breaking Glass
	Such a great song. And so regrettably short. SHOW MORE
	Track 13 from Low Length: 00:01:53 Year: 1977
	Track Description: Such a great song. And so regrettably short. SHOW LESS
14	Antony & The Johnsons : Cripple and the Starfish
	If this had been a "flight mix", we'd been coming in for landing by now. The mix slows down with this song. At the risk of starting to cry in the middle of driving, but I'll take that risk. SHOW MORE
	Track 14 from Antony & The Johnsons Length: 00:04:13 Year: 2000
	Track Description: If this had been a "flight mix", we'd been coming in for landing by now. The mix slows down with this song. At the risk of starting to cry in the middle of driving, but I'll take that risk. SHOW LESS
15	Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan : The Circus Is Leaving Town
	Such a perfect closing track. Lanegan's voice is magical. SHOW MORE
	Track 15 from Ballad Of The Broken Seas Length: 00:05:35 Year: 2006
	Track Description: Such a perfect closing track. Lanegan's voice is magical. SHOW LESS

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This is great. I used to have a really good mix for my grueling work commute on the Garden State. We could get a nice little collection of these going!

9/25/08 11:30am

Calaveth