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Mixed Genre
3/4/2003
An odd quilt of songs all culled from cassettes given me by my friends: Some, because they thought I would enjoy them; others in hope of bringing my "wretched" taste up to their esteemed level. They've …
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Alternative - Punk
1/21/2003
Had I made this tape in high school, it would have created a heated debate over my punk credibility. Some friends would have said, "You can't put 'Tarzan Boy' and 'Only The Lonely' on a cassette and ca …
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Pop
1/21/2003
One of my earliest mixes, giving me the audacity to throw a four-song Donnie Iris sequence on side two, something I wouldn't try now. But my reliance on XTC was already in full flowering:D
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Pop
1/21/2003
Yet another mix to reconcile my love of classic rock with newer, edgier sounds. I have to retire that REO song; it's on *way* too many tapes;)
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Pop
1/19/2003
I finished this'un mere hours ago, and it's a real weepie! "River","Harvest Festival" and "Around the Bend" means: hide the sharp objects. At least I broke them up with a few snotty rockers, like "Phot …
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Pop
1/19/2003
Another salute to some classic-rock favorites, plus some newer acolytes. Indulge me for putting two Traffic songs on... they always take me on a trip. And "Aja" makes me weep; it's aimed right at my he …
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Pop
1/17/2003
This tape rocks as though its life depended on it!!! ...to use a cliche. Side Two was retaped to excise some death metal, but it's still huge. Hey, whatever happened to Hanson? Weren't they supposed to …
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Blues - Classic Blues
1/2/2003
My valentine to the "soul songs" I loved as I grew up in the 70's. Some notes about the songs that don't seem to belong: QUEEN- A gospel-y arrangement that segues well with the roof-raising "Oh Happy D …
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Pop
12/22/2002
My apologies to Joan Jett for usurping her title. A real high-energy effort that began as an overview of late 70's punk and new wave. As usual, I strayed from the point and a few faves from other genre …
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