annually, the day after thanksgiving, my brothers and my parents have a short road trip.
this will be the 3rd year my younger brother and i each make a mix-cd, the tracks are combined & set in random order by my older brother, and my mother ranks every song from 0-5 as we drive. best average wins. no track can be anything she's ever heard before.
this'll be the first year i post my list here prior to the contest. i haven't won, but have come close. i usually take more risks. here's my 15 tracks (a handful you'll notice from earlier places in this thread):
inspiration information - sharon jones & the dap kings
happy birthday you - jay jay pistolet
old old fashioned - frightened rabbit
hysteric - yeah yeah yeahs
when they fight, they fight - generationals
we'll see the sun - houses
crosshairs - scott lucas and the married men
the privateers - andrew bird
let's fall back in love - slow club
casanova, baby! - the gaslight anthem
bandit queen - colin meloy
26 miles (santa catalina) - dent may
never had nobody like you - m. ward
5 years time (sun sun sun) - noah and the whale
conductor - we were promised jetpacks
tried to fit a music go music track but couldn't come up with one that wasn't either too long or too strange. taking risks with yyy's and wwpj. the comedy comes on saturday when i post my mother's comments on each track.
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the comedy comes on saturday when i post my mother's comments on each track.
That's what I'm looking forward to! What kind of stuff do your siblings tend to bring to the party?
2008 recap
2007 recap
I used to post these over in Compulsive Posting Topic. my brother is a formidable opponent. he's only had two tracks score below 3.0
2007 recap
I used to post these over in Compulsive Posting Topic. my brother is a formidable opponent. he's only had two tracks score below 3.0
oh, hey. results. i'm a 3-time loser! One new rule this year - we each get to include a throwaway song that isn't included in the final scoring. Y'know, just to mess with them.
(K - my songs; G - Grant's songs; G/K - collision songs; A - older brother's replacement tracks)
1. The Hott Chord Is Struck - Still Flyin - G, 4.5
(during the intro): "I don't like the bass levels up that high...not the song's fault." (levels are adjusted) I enjoyed that song, I'm glad the very 1st song was one I enjoyed. It's such a pressure filled ride."
2. 16th & Valencia Roxy Music - Devendra Banhart - G, 3.5
"Umm...I just can't think up comments for all these songs."
Hilarity follows as this is just the second track and that comment has come out already.
3. Jiggery Pokery - The Duckworth Lewis Method - K's Throwaway Song, 3.5
Mom made a goofy face during the beginning, there was a lot of laughter. "I spent the entire song thinking up comments. I admire the imagination and bravery of whoever picked that song. Was that from a musical?"
4. Five Years Time - Noah and The Whale - K/G - 4
"That was a fun song! I could easily understand the words."
5. Everyday - Vetiver - G - 5
"So far that was my favorite song. I'm giving it a 5! It was enjoyable, and Dad was tapping his fingers on the steering wheel."
6. When They Fight, They Fight - Generationals - K/G - 4.5
"The beat and the rhythm were good, parts sounded like a 50's song."
7. Happy Birthday You - Jay Jay Pistolet - K - 4.5
"I liked the music, the beat, and the words."
At this point I note that this may be the highest scoring CD ever. I spoke far too soon.
8. All The Difference - Red Cortez - G - 3
"This song needed more words besides 'Sittin on a Fence'."
9. Young Adult Friction - Pains of Being Pure at Heart - G - 3
"..." "I'm trying to come up with a word. When loud parts were on I couldn't understand the vocals." Dad: "The music overwhelmed the words."
10. I Can See The Pines Are Dancing - AA Bondy - A - 5
"This might be my new favorite. I'd have to listen to the other 5 again to be sure.
11. French Navy - Camera Obscura - G - 3
"I liked the music more than the singing. There was too much repetition in the lyrics."
12. Girlfriend - Phoenix - G - 3
"It was ok, I liked the rhythm. I have the same comment about the music being better than the singing.
13. Conductor - We Were Promised Jetpacks - K - 2.5
"At first I thought it would be my least favorite, but it grew on me a little bit. I don't like those songs where you think they're going to end. If you're dancing to that, what do you do?" Dad: "It was the song that wouldn't go away."
14. Bandit Queen - Colin Meloy - K - 2.5
"It started out with a lot of promise and went downhill from there. The whistling part was poor. Gauchos in Colorado? I didn't like the part where she had 9 fingers." Kyle: The whistling part was supposed to be poor.
15. Awake My Soul - Mumford & Sons - A - 2
"There's another song I don't like." Dad: "I think that was Grant's pick."
Note: This song was played in last year's CD challenge, as an entry from me. Adam's record keeping isn't the greatest and he chose it as a replacement song for one of the duplicates. Last year, Mom gave it a 3.
16. Old Old Fashioned - Frightened Rabbit - K - 2.5
"Well, that's kind of and old fashioned song. It was OK."
***switch to disk 2***
17. Inspiration Information - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - K - 2
"I thought I was going to like that song, but I didn't. The words made no sense to me."
18. We'll See The Sun - Houses - K - 2
"Too long, too slow, too moany. Two."
19. Crosshairs - Scott Lucas and the Married Men - K - 3.5
"An improvement! I understood the words and liked the music."
20. Me and the Major - Belle & Sebastian - G - 3
"Too much harmonica near the end. I liked the beginning better."
21. 40 Day Dream - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - G - 4
"Not sure why I liked that song but I did."
22. Santa Catalina (26 Miles) - Dent May and his Magnificent Ukelele - K - 5
Immediately after the song starts Mom & Dad start singing along to every word. My fault for not doing the research to find out this was a cover of a late 50's song from The Four Preps. The score would be thrown out, but everyone enjoyed it.
23. Lights and Music - Cut Copy - G's Throwaway Song - 3
"That sounded like the 80's, like disco music."
24. Let's Fall Back In Love - Slow Club - K - 3
"How many people are singing that song? It sounds like a Sunday School song."
25. Wait For Me - Jamie Lidell - G - 4
"I liked that song, I liked the rhythm, I liked the words."
26. Dream City - Free Energy - G - 4.5
"I liked both the words and music, I almost started singing along." Dad: "I've heard that song on Grant's radio show before."
27. Hysteric - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - K - 3
"I couldn't tell if the whistling at the end of the song was from the back seat or on the song. I guess it was entertaining."
28. The Privateers - Andrew Bird - K - 2.5
"What was that song about? I don't want your health insurance? I thought he said he didn't want fire insurance either."
29. Never Had Nobody Like You - M. Ward - K/G - 4.5
"That was like a mix of Elvis and the Beatles. That's all I have to say."
30. Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin' - Mayer Hawthorne - G - 5
"Mo-townish song...someone knew I'd love that one."
31. Casanova, Baby! - The Gaslight Anthem - K - 3
"I thought the music overwhelmed the lyrics a little."
32. Oh, Paris! - Dent May and his Magnificent Ukelele - G - 3
"Again, I liked the music more than the singing or the words."
Results:
G wins again, continuing his undefeated 3-year streak. He has 12 songs that average 3.79, I have 11 songs averaging a 2.77 (the lowest score ever).
The songs that are thrown out because we both picked them scored 4, 4.5, and 4.5
My Dent May selection, also thrown out because they had heard it before, scored a 5.
A's 3 songs score 2, 3, and 5, with the 5 possibly being Mom's favorite.
Notes:
Scottish singers and human dismemberment don't result in good scores. Mom doesn't like false endings, or whimsical subject matters. She also thinks this is the most pressure-filled car ride she takes every year because she has to come up with comments on every song.
My throwaway song outscored G's, but we'll have to come up with a new "twist" rule for next year because they'll be expecting throwaways.
After the first year, it was G's job to come up with a trophy that would go to the winner. As he hasn't lost yet, he hasn't bothered to create the trophy.
(K - my songs; G - Grant's songs; G/K - collision songs; A - older brother's replacement tracks)
1. The Hott Chord Is Struck - Still Flyin - G, 4.5
(during the intro): "I don't like the bass levels up that high...not the song's fault." (levels are adjusted) I enjoyed that song, I'm glad the very 1st song was one I enjoyed. It's such a pressure filled ride."
2. 16th & Valencia Roxy Music - Devendra Banhart - G, 3.5
"Umm...I just can't think up comments for all these songs."
Hilarity follows as this is just the second track and that comment has come out already.
3. Jiggery Pokery - The Duckworth Lewis Method - K's Throwaway Song, 3.5
Mom made a goofy face during the beginning, there was a lot of laughter. "I spent the entire song thinking up comments. I admire the imagination and bravery of whoever picked that song. Was that from a musical?"
4. Five Years Time - Noah and The Whale - K/G - 4
"That was a fun song! I could easily understand the words."
5. Everyday - Vetiver - G - 5
"So far that was my favorite song. I'm giving it a 5! It was enjoyable, and Dad was tapping his fingers on the steering wheel."
6. When They Fight, They Fight - Generationals - K/G - 4.5
"The beat and the rhythm were good, parts sounded like a 50's song."
7. Happy Birthday You - Jay Jay Pistolet - K - 4.5
"I liked the music, the beat, and the words."
At this point I note that this may be the highest scoring CD ever. I spoke far too soon.
8. All The Difference - Red Cortez - G - 3
"This song needed more words besides 'Sittin on a Fence'."
9. Young Adult Friction - Pains of Being Pure at Heart - G - 3
"..." "I'm trying to come up with a word. When loud parts were on I couldn't understand the vocals." Dad: "The music overwhelmed the words."
10. I Can See The Pines Are Dancing - AA Bondy - A - 5
"This might be my new favorite. I'd have to listen to the other 5 again to be sure.
11. French Navy - Camera Obscura - G - 3
"I liked the music more than the singing. There was too much repetition in the lyrics."
12. Girlfriend - Phoenix - G - 3
"It was ok, I liked the rhythm. I have the same comment about the music being better than the singing.
13. Conductor - We Were Promised Jetpacks - K - 2.5
"At first I thought it would be my least favorite, but it grew on me a little bit. I don't like those songs where you think they're going to end. If you're dancing to that, what do you do?" Dad: "It was the song that wouldn't go away."
14. Bandit Queen - Colin Meloy - K - 2.5
"It started out with a lot of promise and went downhill from there. The whistling part was poor. Gauchos in Colorado? I didn't like the part where she had 9 fingers." Kyle: The whistling part was supposed to be poor.
15. Awake My Soul - Mumford & Sons - A - 2
"There's another song I don't like." Dad: "I think that was Grant's pick."
Note: This song was played in last year's CD challenge, as an entry from me. Adam's record keeping isn't the greatest and he chose it as a replacement song for one of the duplicates. Last year, Mom gave it a 3.
16. Old Old Fashioned - Frightened Rabbit - K - 2.5
"Well, that's kind of and old fashioned song. It was OK."
***switch to disk 2***
17. Inspiration Information - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - K - 2
"I thought I was going to like that song, but I didn't. The words made no sense to me."
18. We'll See The Sun - Houses - K - 2
"Too long, too slow, too moany. Two."
19. Crosshairs - Scott Lucas and the Married Men - K - 3.5
"An improvement! I understood the words and liked the music."
20. Me and the Major - Belle & Sebastian - G - 3
"Too much harmonica near the end. I liked the beginning better."
21. 40 Day Dream - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - G - 4
"Not sure why I liked that song but I did."
22. Santa Catalina (26 Miles) - Dent May and his Magnificent Ukelele - K - 5
Immediately after the song starts Mom & Dad start singing along to every word. My fault for not doing the research to find out this was a cover of a late 50's song from The Four Preps. The score would be thrown out, but everyone enjoyed it.
23. Lights and Music - Cut Copy - G's Throwaway Song - 3
"That sounded like the 80's, like disco music."
24. Let's Fall Back In Love - Slow Club - K - 3
"How many people are singing that song? It sounds like a Sunday School song."
25. Wait For Me - Jamie Lidell - G - 4
"I liked that song, I liked the rhythm, I liked the words."
26. Dream City - Free Energy - G - 4.5
"I liked both the words and music, I almost started singing along." Dad: "I've heard that song on Grant's radio show before."
27. Hysteric - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - K - 3
"I couldn't tell if the whistling at the end of the song was from the back seat or on the song. I guess it was entertaining."
28. The Privateers - Andrew Bird - K - 2.5
"What was that song about? I don't want your health insurance? I thought he said he didn't want fire insurance either."
29. Never Had Nobody Like You - M. Ward - K/G - 4.5
"That was like a mix of Elvis and the Beatles. That's all I have to say."
30. Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin' - Mayer Hawthorne - G - 5
"Mo-townish song...someone knew I'd love that one."
31. Casanova, Baby! - The Gaslight Anthem - K - 3
"I thought the music overwhelmed the lyrics a little."
32. Oh, Paris! - Dent May and his Magnificent Ukelele - G - 3
"Again, I liked the music more than the singing or the words."
Results:
G wins again, continuing his undefeated 3-year streak. He has 12 songs that average 3.79, I have 11 songs averaging a 2.77 (the lowest score ever).
The songs that are thrown out because we both picked them scored 4, 4.5, and 4.5
My Dent May selection, also thrown out because they had heard it before, scored a 5.
A's 3 songs score 2, 3, and 5, with the 5 possibly being Mom's favorite.
Notes:
Scottish singers and human dismemberment don't result in good scores. Mom doesn't like false endings, or whimsical subject matters. She also thinks this is the most pressure-filled car ride she takes every year because she has to come up with comments on every song.
My throwaway song outscored G's, but we'll have to come up with a new "twist" rule for next year because they'll be expecting throwaways.
After the first year, it was G's job to come up with a trophy that would go to the winner. As he hasn't lost yet, he hasn't bothered to create the trophy.
^ Maybe next year, thanks for that. Always a good read.
Here's a THEN one I dug out of a closet last night--I think I made it for a buddy of mine but he never got it
WHO: Me
TITLE: "Eat My Ass!"
WHEN: 1999 ish (I was 29, height of GBV obsession)
some bizarre segues on this one, would be much more anal about it today
SIDE A
1) Cows - Almost A God
2) Didjits - Mr DNA
3) Jesus Lizard - Seasick
4) Guided By Voices - Now I'm Cryin
5) Bastro - Flesh Colored House
6) Urge Overkill - Ticket To LA
7) Dwarves - Fuck You Up and Get High
8) Fugazi - Margin Walker
9) Nirvana - Return of the Rat
10) Mission Of Burma - Academy Fight Song
11) The Replacements - Satellite
12) Dinosaur Jr - Feel A Whole Lot Better
13) Die Kreuzen - Elizabeth
14) Shellac - The Admiral
15) Sonic Youth - Hot Wire My Heart
16) Didjits - Give It Back
17) Evergreen - The Queen Song
SIDE B
1) Champ! - Passing Car
2) Guided By Voices - The Color of My Blade
3) New Radicals - Mother We Just Can't Get Enough
4) Jesus Lizard - Mouthbreather
5) Husker Du - All Tensed Up
6) Afghan Whigs - 66 (WTF on the sequencing of the last few)
7) Guided By Voices - Mannequin's Complaint
8) Nirvana - D7
9) Girls Against Boys - Learned It
10) Didjits - Max Wedge
11) Misfits - Skulls
12) Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
13) Big Star - In The Street (Live)
14) Guided By Voices - Do The Earth
15) Urge Overkill - Wichita Lineman
16) Guided By Voices - The Ascended Master's Grogshop
WHO: Me
TITLE: "Eat My Ass!"
WHEN: 1999 ish (I was 29, height of GBV obsession)
some bizarre segues on this one, would be much more anal about it today
SIDE A
1) Cows - Almost A God
2) Didjits - Mr DNA
3) Jesus Lizard - Seasick
4) Guided By Voices - Now I'm Cryin
5) Bastro - Flesh Colored House
6) Urge Overkill - Ticket To LA
7) Dwarves - Fuck You Up and Get High
8) Fugazi - Margin Walker
9) Nirvana - Return of the Rat
10) Mission Of Burma - Academy Fight Song
11) The Replacements - Satellite
12) Dinosaur Jr - Feel A Whole Lot Better
13) Die Kreuzen - Elizabeth
14) Shellac - The Admiral
15) Sonic Youth - Hot Wire My Heart
16) Didjits - Give It Back
17) Evergreen - The Queen Song
SIDE B
1) Champ! - Passing Car
2) Guided By Voices - The Color of My Blade
3) New Radicals - Mother We Just Can't Get Enough
4) Jesus Lizard - Mouthbreather
5) Husker Du - All Tensed Up
6) Afghan Whigs - 66 (WTF on the sequencing of the last few)
7) Guided By Voices - Mannequin's Complaint
8) Nirvana - D7
9) Girls Against Boys - Learned It
10) Didjits - Max Wedge
11) Misfits - Skulls
12) Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
13) Big Star - In The Street (Live)
14) Guided By Voices - Do The Earth
15) Urge Overkill - Wichita Lineman
16) Guided By Voices - The Ascended Master's Grogshop
1) Darwin Deez - 'Constellations'
2) Race Horses - 'Cake'
3) Holly Miranda - 'Forest Green, Oh Forest Green'
4) Marina & The Diamonds - 'I Am Not A Robot'
5) Slow Club - 'Trophy Room'
6) Late of The Pier - 'Blueberry'
7) The Phenomenal Handclap Band - '15 to 20'
8) Yeasayer - 'Ampling Alp'
9) Two Door Cinema Club - 'Something Good To Work'
10) Joy Orbinson - 'Hyph Mngo'
11) First Aid Kit - 'Hard Believer'
12) The Good Natured - 'Your Body Is A Machine'
13) Stornoway - 'Unfaithful'
14) Crystal Fighters - 'I Love London (Lorcan Mak Remix)'
15) Beth Jeans Houghton - 'Golden'
16) Fever Ray - 'Seven (Twelves Remix)'
17) King Creosote - 'Coast On By'
18) Delphic - 'Counterpoint'
hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/rz6lzh
Whoa. "Hyph Mngo" is also listed as a song by Joy Orbinson on my mp3 player and I haven't been able to change it no matter what I try.
Weird, I've fixed the tag but not the file name guess you have the reverse.
2010 vol 1 is narrowed down to 25 and vol 2 is brewing, sorry these took so long MP3 player was out on the sidelines for a bit this year.
2010 vol 1 is narrowed down to 25 and vol 2 is brewing, sorry these took so long MP3 player was out on the sidelines for a bit this year.
I quite liked Darwin Deez until I saw one of his music videos.
Despite the lethargic nation of this board recently,
bump
bump
Looking forward to 2010-1, I've only really heard house/trance/dubstep from this year, excepting a couple of albums, so will give me a chance to catch up.
01 Errors - 'A Rumour In Africa'
02 These New Puritans - 'We Want War'
03 Archie Bronson Outfit - 'Shark's Tooth'
04 The Strange Boys - 'Be Brave'
05 White Hinterland - 'Icarus'
06 Beach House - 'Norway'
07 Field Music - 'Them That Do Nothing'
08 Pantha Du Prince (with Panda Bear) - 'Stick To My Side'
09 Four Tet - 'Sing'
10 Veronica Falls - 'Love In A Graveyard'
11 Laura Marling - 'Made By Maid'
12 Rox - 'My Baby Left Me'
13 Fyfe Dangerfield - 'She Needs Me'
14 Still Flyin' - 'Runaway Train II'
15 Emika - 'Drop The Other'
16 Lawrence Arabia - 'Apple Pie Bed'
17 Gorrilaz - 'On Melancholy Hill'
18 Joanna Newsom - 'Baby Birch'
hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/ob0jf3
bump.
Volume II when I'm back from South Africa.
Volume II when I'm back from South Africa.
Just made a late night mix since I'm having to drive back from a gig tonight and everyone else will likely be asleep, pretty chilled and atmospheric with enough euphoric and interesting moments to keep me awake...
1. Trentemoller - Tide
2. The Clientele - Haunted Melody
3. JJ - Things Will Never Be the Same
4. Salem al Fakir - Jussi
5. Solarstone - Seven Cities (Atlantis Mix)
6. Chicane - Saltwater (Thrillseeker's Remix)
7. Beach Boys - Don't Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)
8. Libera - Vespera
9. Synkro - Everybody Knows
10. BT - Flaming June
11. Air - Empty House
12. Pulp - Sunrise
Setting off at 3AM approximately if we go out afterward, so hopefully the Pulp track will coincide with the actual sunrise.
1. Trentemoller - Tide
2. The Clientele - Haunted Melody
3. JJ - Things Will Never Be the Same
4. Salem al Fakir - Jussi
5. Solarstone - Seven Cities (Atlantis Mix)
6. Chicane - Saltwater (Thrillseeker's Remix)
7. Beach Boys - Don't Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)
8. Libera - Vespera
9. Synkro - Everybody Knows
10. BT - Flaming June
11. Air - Empty House
12. Pulp - Sunrise
Setting off at 3AM approximately if we go out afterward, so hopefully the Pulp track will coincide with the actual sunrise.
I just started a new divshare account. I started uploading things again and messing with the folder functions and such. I think I'm gonna start uploading more stuff.
Here's my best of 2009 mixes, which I don't think I posted before.
http://www.divshare.com/folder/752312-30a
Here's my best of 2009 mixes, which I don't think I posted before.
http://www.divshare.com/folder/752312-30a
QUOTE (Mitchell @ Jun 3 2010, 06:12 PM) 
hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/rz6lzh
Mitch, can you reup? file is gone. OK make that 3Q09/4Q09 & 1Q10 f'n hell.
Test-drive mix, to see if prospective cars' stereos have chops.
2009/3 - hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/j3lo43
2009/4 - hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/707zgx
2010/1 - hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/uzqf2c
2009/4 - hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/707zgx
2010/1 - hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/uzqf2c
1) Tame Impala - 'Solitude Is Bliss'
2) Avi Buffalo - 'What's it In For'
3) Janelle Monae ft. Big Boi - 'Tightrope'
4) Summer Camp - 'Ghost Train'
5) Villagers - 'Becoming A Jackal'
6) Hot Chip - 'I Feel Better'
7) Best Coast - 'Boyfriend'
8) James Blake - 'CMYK'
9) Wild Nothing - 'Live In Dreams'
10) Dam Mantle - 'Rebong'
11) Teenage Fanclub - 'Baby Lee'
12) Caribou - 'Sun'
13) White Ring - 'IxC999'
14) Esben & The Witch - 'Lucia, At The Precipice'
15) Male Bonding - 'Year's Not Long'
16) Joker - 'Tron'
17) Gayngs - 'Cry'
18) Perfume Genius - 'Mr. Petersen'
hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/zx1mbp
bump.
New one will be up next weekend.
01) Fenech-Soler - 'Lies'
02) Everything Everything - 'Schoolin''
03) Deerhunter - 'Revival'
04) Rose Elinor Dougal - 'Find Me Out'
05) Crystal Fighters - 'In The Summer'
06) Edwyn Collins - 'Losing Sleep'
07) Alllo Darlin' - 'If Loneliness Was Art'
08) Dels - 'Shapeshift'
09) Warpaint - 'Ashes To Ashes'
10) Klashnekoff - 'Klash Anthem'
11) Bombay Bicycle Club - 'Rinse Me Down'
12) Superpitcher - 'Rabbits In A Hurry'
13) The Walkmen - 'Angela Surf City'
14) Egyptian Hip Hop - 'Moon Crooner'
15) Still Corners - 'Endless Summer'
16) oOoOO - 'Sedsumting'
17) Twin Shadow - 'Slow'
18) Mountain Man - 'Animal Tracks'
hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/wal0ae
Been waiting for this, awesome, always like at least a couple of songs on it.
I 'll be downloading this.
I always look forward to Mitchell's mixes
I always look forward to Mitchell's mixes
2008 recap
2007 recap
2009 recap
We jump right into the 4th Annual Thanksgiving Road Trip Mix Contest.
Rules: My brother and I submit 16 tracks to my older brother to be randomly mixed onto two CDs, and we listen to these 32 songs on the annual family car ride from Indianpolis to Columbus, OH. Our mother ranks every song on a scale of 0-5 (5 being highest). Until the end of the challenge Mom & Dad don't know who chose each song. Highest Average Wins
2 wildcard rules this year:
* 1 Song is scored inversely (mom doesn't know ahead of time). So G and I will submit songs that follow the general theme of songs we choose, but suspecting Mom will score them low. Must be in the spirit of the competition, like I couldn't submit a DMX song.
* 1 Song is a throwaway song - Mom will score it, but it doesn't get added to the final scores. Just a way for us to pick something random and put it on the mix.
Mom's comments in italics
K or G indicates who submitted the song
1. "If She Doesn't Smile" - Fantastic Something - 5 - K
I liked that song! Anything else? I liked that song!
Definitely the first time track one scored a 5. We thought mom was going to be generous this year.
2. "The Birds Were Singing With All Their Might" - Love Is All - 3 - K's Inverse Song, scored as a 2
Just when I thought there were not going to be any words, words came. I didn't particularly like the voice of the singer.
4. "Devil Knows You're Dead" - Delta Spirit - 4 - K
It sounded like Willie Nelson. Was it? Do you agree it sounds like Willie Nelson?
5. "I Need A Dollar" - Aloe Blacc - 3.5 - K
Did he say dollar? I'm not sure why he needed my dollar.
6. "Unstoppable" - Foxy Shazam - 2.5 - K
That was a very good pasodoble song. It started out angry, but it grew on me.
9. "Ain't Waitin'" - Justin Townes Earle - 3 - K
Another country song. I liked that one, it was short. I was surprised it was that short. It had a good beat.
10. "You Make Me Blue" - The Living Sisters - 4.5 - K
I liked that song, and I think Grant picked it.
13. "Fruitcake" - The Superions - 3.5 - K's Throwaway Song
By the end I was singing along and I knew the words! Extra 0.5 for the comedic value.
Dad: Good song, Kyle.
15. "She Needs Me" - Fyfe Dangerfield - 3.5 - K
Again, good beat, good music.
18. "Take Care" - Beach House - 2.5 - K
Too repetitive, too slow, two-and-a-half.
19. "If Loneliness Was Art" - Allo Darlin' - 3.5 - K
I liked the chorus especially well. Three...no! 3.5
21. "Last Leaf" - OK GO - 3 - K
I liked the music, but I didn't like where he sang "if it takes FUR-ever", I didn't like that.
23. "Ma Che Freddo Fa" - Nada - 3 - K
This was hard to sing along with because I couldn't understand the words. I really liked the music though. Who sang that?
K: some Italian woman who is probably dead. (Wikipedia says NO, Nada was born in 1953 and is very much alive
25. "Wasted Hours" - Arcade Fire - 3 - K
I don't like it too much when the tempo changes in the middle of the song. You know when he's going "do-do-do-do" and then it's slower talking.
27. "Release me From Love" - Consequences - 4.5 - K
I enjoyed this song, the words and the music.
31. "Searchlight" - Aloha - 3 - K
Ho-hum. The beat reminded me of something else, but I can't think of what it was.
There was no time for a comment on this, as Adam in the backseat was busy alerting us that after the last 2 scores we ended up with a tie. A TIE?!
Somehow we had never considered that this might happen. Rather than set tiebreaker rules after the fact we just agreed on the tie. Maybe if we had a way to hook our ipods up to the car stereo we could've had a sudden-death song-off. We'll consider that for next year.
Final comments from Mom:
"Fruitcake" was the most memorable song. It was definitely more "country-ish" this year. There were no dirges, and overall she thought we did a better job this year.
Once again, Grant does not have to create a trophy because technically he hasn't lost yet. Also, there were no instances where both of us chose the same song this year, which was a bit surprising.
When I get a chance I'll post links to download the entire mixes.
2007 recap
2009 recap
We jump right into the 4th Annual Thanksgiving Road Trip Mix Contest.
Rules: My brother and I submit 16 tracks to my older brother to be randomly mixed onto two CDs, and we listen to these 32 songs on the annual family car ride from Indianpolis to Columbus, OH. Our mother ranks every song on a scale of 0-5 (5 being highest). Until the end of the challenge Mom & Dad don't know who chose each song. Highest Average Wins
2 wildcard rules this year:
* 1 Song is scored inversely (mom doesn't know ahead of time). So G and I will submit songs that follow the general theme of songs we choose, but suspecting Mom will score them low. Must be in the spirit of the competition, like I couldn't submit a DMX song.
* 1 Song is a throwaway song - Mom will score it, but it doesn't get added to the final scores. Just a way for us to pick something random and put it on the mix.
Mom's comments in italics
K or G indicates who submitted the song
1. "If She Doesn't Smile" - Fantastic Something - 5 - K
I liked that song! Anything else? I liked that song!
Definitely the first time track one scored a 5. We thought mom was going to be generous this year.
2. "The Birds Were Singing With All Their Might" - Love Is All - 3 - K's Inverse Song, scored as a 2
Just when I thought there were not going to be any words, words came. I didn't particularly like the voice of the singer.
3. "Up From Below" - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - 3 - G
It grew on me after awhile
It grew on me after awhile
4. "Devil Knows You're Dead" - Delta Spirit - 4 - K
It sounded like Willie Nelson. Was it? Do you agree it sounds like Willie Nelson?
5. "I Need A Dollar" - Aloe Blacc - 3.5 - K
Did he say dollar? I'm not sure why he needed my dollar.
6. "Unstoppable" - Foxy Shazam - 2.5 - K
That was a very good pasodoble song. It started out angry, but it grew on me.
7. "Firecracker" - Frazey Ford - 2 - G
Not my favorite. I liked the music better than the singer's voice.
8. "A Long Way From Home" - My Cousin, The Emperor - 3 - G
We have more country songs this year. I like the beat, it would've been a good jive song.
Not my favorite. I liked the music better than the singer's voice.
8. "A Long Way From Home" - My Cousin, The Emperor - 3 - G
We have more country songs this year. I like the beat, it would've been a good jive song.
9. "Ain't Waitin'" - Justin Townes Earle - 3 - K
Another country song. I liked that one, it was short. I was surprised it was that short. It had a good beat.
10. "You Make Me Blue" - The Living Sisters - 4.5 - K
I liked that song, and I think Grant picked it.
11. "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster The People - 3 - G's Throwaway Song
That grew on me. At first I didn't like the weirdo voice, but I liked the music and beat even though I didn't understand the words.
12. "Love Is A Dirty Word" - Jason Collett - 2.5 - G
I don't know what to say. I thought it started out good, then I didn't like the singer, then it got better. It was average.
That grew on me. At first I didn't like the weirdo voice, but I liked the music and beat even though I didn't understand the words.
12. "Love Is A Dirty Word" - Jason Collett - 2.5 - G
I don't know what to say. I thought it started out good, then I didn't like the singer, then it got better. It was average.
13. "Fruitcake" - The Superions - 3.5 - K's Throwaway Song
By the end I was singing along and I knew the words! Extra 0.5 for the comedic value.
Dad: Good song, Kyle.
14. "For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea" - Belle & Sebastian - 3 - G
Good beat, good music.
Good beat, good music.
15. "She Needs Me" - Fyfe Dangerfield - 3.5 - K
Again, good beat, good music.
16. "Something, Somewhere, Sometime" - Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore - 3 - G
It ended abruptly and surprised me. I liked the music and words.
Disc 2
17. "Take Off Your Sunglasses" - Ezra Furman and the Harpoons - 3 - G
I liked the music and words. I don't like it when guys try to sing high and can't really do it. ::followed by a demonstration of this:: I did know the words by the end of the song, though.
It ended abruptly and surprised me. I liked the music and words.
Disc 2
17. "Take Off Your Sunglasses" - Ezra Furman and the Harpoons - 3 - G
I liked the music and words. I don't like it when guys try to sing high and can't really do it. ::followed by a demonstration of this:: I did know the words by the end of the song, though.
18. "Take Care" - Beach House - 2.5 - K
Too repetitive, too slow, two-and-a-half.
19. "If Loneliness Was Art" - Allo Darlin' - 3.5 - K
I liked the chorus especially well. Three...no! 3.5
20. "The Ills" - Mayer Hawthorne - 4 - G
That sounded like a motown song!
That sounded like a motown song!
21. "Last Leaf" - OK GO - 3 - K
I liked the music, but I didn't like where he sang "if it takes FUR-ever", I didn't like that.
22. "Breakin' The Chains Of Love" - Fitz & The Tantrums - 4 - G
Good beat, words, rhythm, excellent musicality!
Good beat, words, rhythm, excellent musicality!
23. "Ma Che Freddo Fa" - Nada - 3 - K
This was hard to sing along with because I couldn't understand the words. I really liked the music though. Who sang that?
K: some Italian woman who is probably dead. (Wikipedia says NO, Nada was born in 1953 and is very much alive
24. "The Underdog" - Spoon - 5 - G
That was Billy Joel-esque!
That was Billy Joel-esque!
25. "Wasted Hours" - Arcade Fire - 3 - K
I don't like it too much when the tempo changes in the middle of the song. You know when he's going "do-do-do-do" and then it's slower talking.
26. "Give It Back" - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 4.5 - G
Motown-ish, good beat, rhythm, excellent musicality.
Motown-ish, good beat, rhythm, excellent musicality.
27. "Release me From Love" - Consequences - 4.5 - K
I enjoyed this song, the words and the music.
28. "Shadowcasting" - Ra Ra Riot - 4 - G
This had easy to understand words, and good music/beat.
29. "No, My Heart Will Go On" - Gigi - 4 - G
yes, a 4!
30. "Glitter" - No Age - 2 - G's Inverse Song, scored as a 3
The screechy noises I didn't like. The music also overwhelmed the words.
This had easy to understand words, and good music/beat.
29. "No, My Heart Will Go On" - Gigi - 4 - G
yes, a 4!
30. "Glitter" - No Age - 2 - G's Inverse Song, scored as a 3
The screechy noises I didn't like. The music also overwhelmed the words.
31. "Searchlight" - Aloha - 3 - K
Ho-hum. The beat reminded me of something else, but I can't think of what it was.
32. "Shine On" - The Airwaves - 2.5 - G
There was no time for a comment on this, as Adam in the backseat was busy alerting us that after the last 2 scores we ended up with a tie. A TIE?!
Somehow we had never considered that this might happen. Rather than set tiebreaker rules after the fact we just agreed on the tie. Maybe if we had a way to hook our ipods up to the car stereo we could've had a sudden-death song-off. We'll consider that for next year.
Final comments from Mom:
"Fruitcake" was the most memorable song. It was definitely more "country-ish" this year. There were no dirges, and overall she thought we did a better job this year.
Once again, Grant does not have to create a trophy because technically he hasn't lost yet. Also, there were no instances where both of us chose the same song this year, which was a bit surprising.
When I get a chance I'll post links to download the entire mixes.
So close! Next year, finally maybe!
Great read again!
Great read again!
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man, was just thinking about this thread yesterday. the last few days i've been obsessively spinning a stoner rock mix i made a handful of years back and like an idiot i never wrote down the info of bands/songs. if there are any stoner rock fans out there that can identify some of these that would be frackin' swell. these are the first few joints in question:
all songs were lifted from mixes upped @ stonerrock.com
rip
man, was just thinking about this thread yesterday. the last few days i've been obsessively spinning a stoner rock mix i made a handful of years back and like an idiot i never wrote down the info of bands/songs. if there are any stoner rock fans out there that can identify some of these that would be frackin' swell. these are the first few joints in question:
all songs were lifted from mixes upped @ stonerrock.com
rip
There aren't going to be any of these in the conventional sense. Now they will be on Spotify.
Here is 2011 Quarter 1 Twenty Five tracks http://open.spotify.com/user/mitchellstirl...LCIt1PMA3WSJksL
Quarter Two will be due soon and three next month.
Here is 2011 Quarter 1 Twenty Five tracks http://open.spotify.com/user/mitchellstirl...LCIt1PMA3WSJksL
Quarter Two will be due soon and three next month.
Ah well, nice while it lasted.
waves within's saddest summer mix 2012
for those lonely balmy summer nights at 4am
burial - night bus
submerse - never again
gil scott-heron - ny is killing me [jamie xx remix]
caspa & rusko - rock bottom
the weeknd - the zone
lana del rey - summertime sadness
memory cassette - asleep at the party
keep shelley in athens - cremona memories
panda bear - ponytail
burial - in mcdonalds
james blake - why don't you call me
antony and the johnsons - hope there's someone
http://www.mediafire.com/?owjy8du8ypdcymv
not my links of course
for those lonely balmy summer nights at 4am
burial - night bus
submerse - never again
gil scott-heron - ny is killing me [jamie xx remix]
caspa & rusko - rock bottom
the weeknd - the zone
lana del rey - summertime sadness
memory cassette - asleep at the party
keep shelley in athens - cremona memories
panda bear - ponytail
burial - in mcdonalds
james blake - why don't you call me
antony and the johnsons - hope there's someone
http://www.mediafire.com/?owjy8du8ypdcymv
not my links of course
So you have to register to 4shared to download it?
My bad, didn't realise being the technophobe that I am. I'll stick it on Hulkshare momentarily.
Edit, new link http://www.mediafire.com/?owjy8du8ypdcymv , had to Mediafire as Hulkshare doesn't allow rar files apparently.
Edit, new link http://www.mediafire.com/?owjy8du8ypdcymv , had to Mediafire as Hulkshare doesn't allow rar files apparently.
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