Like Collin (and many, many others), I’m a big fan of the mix tape and its modern reincarnation in the mix CD. I hadn’t ever thought to do a date-based version, though — the stuff I tried to put together always either consisted of songs I thought a certain person would like, or else relied upon commonalties of genre or mood or what-have-you. So, inspired by Collin, I’ll offer a (mostly) iTMS-available CD’s worth (i.e., a little less than eighty minutes) of what I’ve been listening to lately — although I’ll point out that I don’t read Pitchfork or other music publications, and so I suspect my musical tastes as expressed here are far less hip than those of others.
- Feelin’ Bad Blues, Ry Cooder.
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution, Roxanne Morgenstern.
- Save Me, Aimee Mann.
- Close My Eyes, Shivaree.
- Stem / Long Stem / Transmission 2, DJ Shadow.
- Microphone Fiend, Fun Lovin’ Criminals.
- Tiny Cities Made of Ashes, Modest Mouse.
- If You Want Me to Stay, Sly and the Family Stone.
- Dancing Barefoot, Patti Smith.
- Slippery People (Live), Talking Heads.
- The Set-Up, Boss Martians.
- Remedy, The Black Crowes.
- Mother One Track Mind, The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
- Cherry Bomb, The Runaways.
- Ain’t So Cool, Les Hell on Heels.
- Tobacco Road, The Nashville Teens.
- Radar Gun, The Bottle Rockets.
- Rush, Talib Kweli.
- Desperadoes Under the Eaves, Warren Zevon.
And, finally, I’ll note that I haven’t included my favorite song ever: Joan Jett’s cover of Iggy Pop and the Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog.” Which, when played on my car stereo, often results in my mashing the accelerator to the floor and making devil horns out the moon roof.
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