My Mix CDs
I’ve got a lot of music but limited space to hold it in,
especially in my car. So I’ve gone the old tried-and-true way of making mix CDs
to have access to as many bands as possible while driving. I’m going slightly
old-school since I’m a bit backwards and have no iPod.
Most of the songs will be more upbeat, with probably only
the occasional ballad or slower song included. I like to sing in the car, and
the more upbeat songs are more fun to sing.
I’ll be going in alpha-numeric order with these, so if
you’re wanting to argue with me about what Weezer songs should be included,
you’re going to be waiting for a while.
My only limitations are that I use 80 min. discs, and I’m
only going to use one disc per band/artist. I will make exceptions for only my
most favorite bands with huge playlists (Foo Fighters and Self, off the top of
my head), but I’d really like to boil everything down to just one disc.
Here’s the list guide:
Track # - Song Name - Album Name [Artist if album is by a
different artist]
Seven Mary Three Mix CD
Disc 1
- Peel – Orange Avenue
- Over Your Shoulder – Orange Avenue
- Chasing You – Orange Avenue
- Each Little Mystery – Orange Avenue
- In Between – Orange Avenue
- Southwestern State – Orange Avenue
- Devil’s Holy Joke – Orange Avenue
- Lucky – Rock Crown
- Rock Crown – Rock Crown
- Needle Can’t Burn (What the Needle Can’t Find) – Rock Crown
- Honey of Generation – Rock Crown
- Home Stretch – Rock Crown
- Times Like These – Rock Crown
- What Angry Blue – Rock Crown
- Houdini’s Angels – Rock Crown
- Player Piano – Rock Crown
Disc 2
- Water’s Edge – American Standard
- Cumbersome – American Standard
- My My – American Standard
- Headstrong – American Standard
- Margaret – American Standard
- Punch In Punch Out – American Standard
- Favorite Dog – American Standard
- Without You Feels – Dis-Location
- Bark No Bite – Dis-Location
- Blue Letter – Dis-Location
- By Your Side – Dis-Location
- Sleepwalking – The Economy of Sound
- Wait – The Economy of Sound
- Summer is Over – The Economy of Sound
- Still I Find You – The Economy of Sound
- Zeroes and Ones – The Economy of Sound
- Steal a Car – The Economy of Sound
A few notes on Seven Mary Three:
- I think it’s sad that most people, at least most of my friends, only know “Cumbersome” and “Water’s Edge” from 7M3. Good songs, yes, but not great songs.
- My favorite songs by 7M3 are the mellower, simpler ones. For half the song, “Devil’s Holy Joke” Orange Avenue is just lead singer Jason Ross and a guitar. “Times Like These” from Rock Crown has a similar feel. My favorite, though, is “Punch In Punch Out” from American Standard. It’s just Ross and an expertly played drum kit. It’s mesmerizing to listen to, and it’s really just simple and beautiful song.
- That said, these guys can rock. Their Wikipedia page has them listed as post-grunge or alternative, but I like to think of them as the evolution of southern rock. I think a lot of that may have to do with Ross’s voice, I don’t know. There’s not much (if any) of a country sound to the music, but just listen to that twang at the beginning of “What Angry Blue?” from Rock Crown. It can be heard a bit in “Over Your Shoulder” and “Southwestern State” from Orange Avenue and “Wait,” “Summer is Over” and “Still I Find You” from The Economy of Sound. And although musically it might not sound like southern rock, listen to the lyrics of “Favorite Dog” from American Standard. That is a blues and/or country song if I’ve ever heard one.
- I’m trying to include lots of videos now instead of just one or two, but sometimes record labels can be dicks about allowing embedding of their artists’ videos. I’m running into that problem now. I’ll give you what I can, though. Here’s an acoustic version of “Cumbersome” done the radio station that I listen to when I’m in the car, 102.9 The Buzz in Nashville.
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