Two For Friday: Mix #37: "Five Against One," and Mix #38: "These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For"

I received some help from two of my buddies (thanks Kenny and Bonzo) on this mix. I think it was difficult to narrow this mix down to only 5-7 songs apiece, but it was fun and I can easily see this as part one of many to come.

Mix #37: "Five Against One," Side A

Mix #37: "Five Against One," Side B

MIX TAPE REVOLUTION MIX TAPE #37
“  FIVE AGAINST ONE”
A   GOT MEMORIES                              B   GOT SHIT
1) State Of Love and Trust		1) Not For You
2) Nothingman (Live)		2) Blood
3) Thumbing My Way		3) Footsteps
4) Smile		4) Faithful
5) Yellow Ledbetter		5) Release Me
6) Fuckin’ Up (Live;  Neil Young)		6) Nothing As It Seems
7) Glorified G		7) Porch
8) Oceans		8) Save You
9) Even Flow		9) Breath
10) Leash		10) Once
Kenny’s Picks Bonzo’s Picks MTM’s Picks

Mix #38: "These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For," Side A

Mix #38: "These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For," Side B

MIX TAPE REVOLUTION MIX TAPE #38
“THESE AREN’T THE DROIDS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR”
A   DARK SIDE                                           B   REBELLION
1) ‘All The Love In The World’ The Outfield		1) ‘America, You Look Good’ Reubens Accomplice
2) ‘Shy Of The Moon’ The Wallflowers		2) ‘Lump Sum’ Bon Iver
3) ‘Revolution’ Terrible Things		3) ‘Get Fucked Up’ Saves The Day
4) ‘You Are A Tourist’ Death Cab For Cutie		4) ‘Phantoms Now’ Armor For Sleep
5) ‘Freedom and It’s Owner’ Kings Of Conveience		5) ‘Reckon Ball’ Slackstring
6) ‘The Switch’ Hey Mercedes		6) ‘Celebration’ Midtown
7) ‘Black Math’ The White Stripes		7) ‘This Time’ The Smashing Pumpkins
8) ‘Juicy/New York , New York’ Notorious B.I.G. & Frank Sinatra		8) ‘Rainbows In Gasoline’ The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger
9) ‘My Stupid Mouth’ John Mayer		9) ‘Your New Aesthetic’ Jimmy Eat World
10) ‘Through The Desert Alone’ Circa Survive		10) ‘Mare Mortis’ The Appleseed Cast
11) ‘Hover Near Fame’ The New Amsterdams		11) ‘Weenie Beenie’ Foo Fighters
12) ‘Detlef Schrempf’ Band Of Horses		12) ‘Sweet Janine’ Jeffrey Gaines
13) ‘Oh My Love’ John Lennon		13) ‘Whiskey, Mystics, and Men’ The Doors

Happy Friday. Happy Easter. Happy Frappy.

Mix #9: "I Got A Headache, Throw This On"

I think this is a great mix by Bonzo, except for 2 choices (which I've already told him about)
- Everlast should stick to House Of Pain ONLY
- New Radicals are terrible. I actually really like the chorus but the rest of song makes me want to kill myself. And all I can picture is that dumb video in the mall with the lead singer wearing that dumb fucking hat.
But I kept true to Bonzo's list and included both.

I had never heard 'Seven Shells' by Jason Myles Goss and I think it is a great song. I also really dig the Jonny Lang and Pete Francis tunes. Bonzo has a cool ear for music and this mix just further justifies that.

Mix #9: "I Got A Headache, Throw This On," Side A

Mix #9: "I Got A Headache, Throw This On," Side B

MIX TAPE REVOLUTION MIX TAPE #9
“I GOT A HEADACHE, THROW THIS ON”
A  REST                                                 B   RECUPERATION
1) ‘If I Ruled The World’ Jamie Cullum		1) ‘Be Mine’ David Gray
2) ‘Everybody Here Wants You’ Jeff Buckley		2) ‘Long Goodnight’ The Get Up Kids
3) ‘Remember To Breathe’ Dashboard Confessional		3) ‘Mona Lisa’ Guster
4) ‘Broken’ Everlast		4) ‘Morning After (Live)’ Howie Day
5) ‘Running On Faith’ Eric Clapton		5) ‘Seven Shells Jason Myles Goss
6) ‘Mexico’ James Taylor		6) ‘Burning The River’ Pete Francis
7) ‘The Forecast’ Jason Mraz		7) ‘Comfortably Numb’ Jason Mraz
8) ‘Slow Dancing In A Burning Room’ John Mayer		8) ‘High and Dry’ Radiohead
9) ‘Sideways’ Citizen Cope		9) ‘I Don’t Wanna Die Anymore’ The New Radicals
10) ‘The Idea Of You (Live)’ The Dave Matthews Band		10) ‘Red Light’ Jonny Lang

May have another mix for tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Mix #3: "A-Side Up, B-Side Down"

Mix Tape #3: "A-Side Up, B-Side Down," Side A

Mix Tape #3: "A-Side Up, B-Side Down," Side B

MIX TAPE REVOLUTION MIX TAPE #3
“ A-SIDE UP, B-SIDE DOWN”
A  UP                                                           B DOWN
1) ‘Time Served’ Dispatch		1) ‘Rusy Halo’ The Script
2) ‘Animal’ Neon Trees		2) ‘200,000 (In Counterfeit 50 Dollar Bills)’ Citzen Cope
3) ‘The Luckiest’ Ben Folds		3) ‘Breakdown’ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
4) ‘Outta My Head’ Denver Harbor		4) ‘Feelin Free’ Michael Franti & Spearhead
5) ‘Soul Refreshing’ Robert Randolph & The Family Band		5) ‘Around My Way’ Talib Kweli (featuring John Legend)
6) ‘Closer’ Kings Of Leon		6) ‘I’ll Find My Way (Live)’ The Derek Trucks Band
7) ‘Fuck You’ Cee Lo Green		7) ‘Coyotes’ Jason Mraz
8) ‘Color Lines’ Watsky (featuring Catch Work)		8) ‘Nutshell’ Alice In Chains
9) ‘Am I Wrong? (Love Spit Love)’ Brand New		9) ‘The Science Of Selling Yourself Short’ Less Than Jake
10) ‘Steam Will Rise’ Silverchair

This mix was contributed by my buddy Sean. I just listened to this mix again and it is really good. Sean has great taste in music and it shows in this mix. Enjoy and leave Sean some love in the comments.

I'll have a fun, nostaligic, quick mix ready for tomorrow, but expect a new, great mix on Wednesday morning. 

(written on 4/16/10)
Sean is one of the most fun loving guys I know. He always has been. We played baseball together forever. He is the best all around athlete I know; if you don't believe me, watch him hit a fucking baseball and just hope it's not a line drive at your head. In 7th grade, Sean's sister Megan was diagnosed with cancer. His parents spent a lot of time at the hospital with her, so my parents kind of took Sean in. He would sleep over on school nights and the next morning we would walk to school together. It was great, despite the circumstances. We would walk home from a boring day of school to find my mom baking cookies, brownies, etc; When Megan got better and he stopped staying over, mom rarely baked. Thanks Sean for stunting my bakery needs. Many nights we would play ping pong and listen to Ozzy Osbourne albums. That, or play basketball in my bedroom, which made the ceiling sound like it was caving in. On any given week, Sean and I would switch girlfriends. We were young and stupid, but it worked for us. Our attention spans were as short as our chin hairs. That working only made our bond stronger.

Sean always had an interesting taste in music. He liked hard music like Metallica and Black Sabbath, but as time progressed, he began to shock me (in a good way) with some of his choices. Supertramp was always a band I knew of, but never paid close attention too. Sean made me pay attention to them. They were strange, but catchy. Classical but rock. He also got me into one of my now favorite bands/artists: Citizen Cope. A year or two ago, we went up, with our ladies, to Hampton Beach to see Cope. The ladies met us up there; I picked up Sean in the afternoon at work and we drove up together. Traffic was terrible, but we smoked cigarettes and took turns playing songs off my iPod. We talked about life how it was affecting us; in a little over a year, Sean and his beautiful fiance Sara would be married. And a house would follow. This was the first time I realized we weren't kids anymore; we were growing up, which scared me, but made Sean excited. Seeing him excited about the future made me excited. When we finally got to Hampton, and our beautiful lodging, the one and only Riviera Motor Inn, we began drinking and laughing, and enjoying great music at the Hampton Ball Room. The trip was not ideal: the mattresses were held together with duct tape. At breakfast the next morning, the sweatiest waiter ever dropped cranberry and vodka all over me. The ride back was good because I knew we would be seeing all our friends that afternoon for the Braintree 4th of July party at the Hulke Complex, similar to Kennedy's, but not as lame. But it is a great story I will always cherish. And the drinks that were spilled on me and the following round were free. Doesn't make up for the rooms, but still a great way to wind down the trip with one of my best friends.