The Other Mix From January

Music Mix
created by laurenb

1. The Beginning Of The End "Funky Nassau (Part 1)" - A great tune with tons of vibe, a good groove and nice lyrics.

2. Nicola Conte "The In Samba" - Booooring. Electronics laid over chants.
3. Cardigans "Carnival" - Light-hearted love song. Nothing bad but nothing stellar, either. I'm not a big fan of love songs, so I'm no expert.
4. David Bowie "I Would Be Your Slave" - The half-mouthed snarl-sing Bowie does in most of his songs annoys me. This is one of those songs. It sends shivers up my spine. Just eewwww.
5. Nicola Conte "Fuoco Fatuo" - Boring background music.
6. Moby "Memory Gospel" - Interesting seduction instrumentation with a nice mellow feel. Picture the music you would have on when candles are lit and the champagne is flowing. The horn work alone makes it worth a listen, since it is extremely good.
7. Dave Brubeck "Unsquare Dance" - The clapping makes this song really annoying after the first 3 or so seconds.
8. Led Zeppelin "Your Time Is Going To Come" - There is a reason certain Led Zep songs are "obscure." It's not terrible, but it's no "Song Remains The Same" or "Immigrant Song."
9. Rolling Stones "Can't You Hear Me Knockin" - I'd forgotten this song. The guitar riff from this one has been used about a million times since.
10. David Bowie "Man Who Sold The World" - One of the few Bowie songs that doesn't annoy me.
11. Nicola Conte "Jet Sounds" - A nice danceable track with lots of energy.
12. Phoenix "If I Ever Feel Better" - A simple looped beat with a very good singer. It has a nice feel that makes you think you've heard it somewhere before.
13. Nicola Conte "Dossier Omega" - Not too bad. A mid-tempo techno track. The chanting gets old fast, thought.
14. The Strokes "Last Night" - A groovy, upbeat song that I like a lot.
15. Rolling Stones "Rip This Joint" - This is my all-time favorite Stones song. I absolutely love this one.
16. Rolling Stones "Monkey Man" - I just don't like this song. It's an okay song, but not something I happen to like.
17. Rolling Stones "That's How Strong My Love Is" - Another Stones song I could pass on.

Grand total: 4 Nicola Conte songs, 2 David Bowie songs, 4 Rolling Stones songs. That's 10 out of 17 songs by three artists. I try to stay away from repeating artists on a particular mix disc but that's just my personal preference. I'm very mixed about the multiple songs by the same artists. I like some very much and can't stand some of them. The lead song is the best on the disc and after listening to it, I had high hopes. The disc just never regained that momentum. The fact that the track list is in the wrong order in a couple of spots made it difficult to figure out but doesn't hurt it too much.

Article Author: Jim Schwab

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