Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
Total Mixes: 629
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  • Submit Date: 7/10/2006
  • Format: CD
  • Category: Theme

Don't put me on display.

Artist Song
Bow Wow Wow  I Want Candy 
The Jim Carroll Band  People Who Died 
Carly Simon  You're So Vain 
Manfred Mann  The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) 
The Commodores  Easy 
Modern English  I Melt with You 
The (English) Beat  Ackee 1-2-3 
Suicidal Tendencies  Institutionalized 
Alice Cooper  Blue Turk 
Lesley Gore  You Don't Own Me 
Johnny Cash  Hurt 
Icicle Works  Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) 
Marvin Gaye  Sexual Healing 
Merrilee Rush  Angel of the Morning 
Clarence "Frogman" Henry  Ain't Got No Home 
Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band  She Belongs to Me 
John Kongos  He's Gonna Step on You Again 
World Party  Sweet Soul Dream 
Daniel Johnston  Some Things Last a Long Time 
Blue Oyster Cult  Godzilla 
Screeching Weasel  My Brain Hurts 

Comment:

This mix is essentially an accounting of a little under half of the tracks that I've downloaded since getting a decent computer (with a good connection) in April and is designed almost entirely to be "fun" (even if a few of the songs are somewhat depressing on their own). In order for me to decide to download a song, the criteria is usually simple: I love the track but not the artist and would therefore not invest in a full-length purchase. (Note: This is obviously not the case with Johnny Cash, Marvin Gaye, or even Daniel Johnston, although in the case of the former two, each song is on an album that I do not feel compelled to own, and in the case of the latter, I'm just getting around to the idea of purchasing his discography.) The result for this mix's purposes: some real classics (including many "obvious" picks) coupled with a few borderline guilty pleasures, along with all things in between. Either way, it's certainly an enjoyable/entertaining listen for me while I work 12- to 15-hour days this week. Title from Ms. Gore.

Feedback:

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hemizen
Date: 7/10/2006
Great stuff Rob, especially 10,14 & 16.
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Orchid
Date: 7/10/2006
Welcome to the wondrous world of downloading! There's no turning back. This looks like a fun mix. I'm also fond of "You Don't Own Me", although I have nightmarish visions of Diane Keaton & the First Wives Club everytime I hear it. And I love "Easy", or at least I did until Faith No More had to go & ruin it. Luckily the Mighty Quinn remains gloriously untainted in my musical world -- I've steered clear of the Phish version thus far.
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joey de vivre
Date: 7/10/2006
Put it on display! Now you can tell Ms Gore, "yes I do too own you!"
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Rob Conroy
Date: 7/10/2006
I'll mention it to her, joey, when I will almost certainly run into her at next month's Fallen Teen Idols support group meeting (my secret past as Quizz Kidd Robby Conroy has thus far eluded the clutches of the "bad element" in this community, but is now laid bare) in Marshalltown, Iowa. :-)
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Media Vixen: Radio Sally
Date: 7/10/2006
Yep, great stuff for working to.
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sammyg123
Date: 7/10/2006
Excellent. Love the Lesley Gore & Merilee Rush picks. The latter being my favourite version of that particular song. I would recommend the 'Kongos' album, I think it's great ( altho' I may be alone in thinking that )..
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bufo alvarius
Date: 7/10/2006
This looks really great, Rob. Fun stuff all the way round and sometimes, y'know, that's all you need to get you through the day, man. "Godzilla" might be one of the first songs I ever became obsessed with when I was a youn'un. Specifically, the live version from "Extraterrestrial Live". Great album
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Salman1
Date: 7/10/2006
Not a fan of some of your choices, but cool idea.
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Mark Petruccelli
Date: 7/10/2006
Killer bunch o tunes, Rob. LOVE that Jim Carroll tune, 3-6, 10,11, 13-15 and I once played a two hour version of Godzilla with three drummers and 9 guitarists in an unfinished basement. Oh yeah, bought the Daniel Johnston disc (and half of Paul's shop) on Saturday and love it even more than I thought I would.
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Mark Petruccelli
Date: 7/10/2006
P.S. ... I'll save you a seat next to Danny Bonaduce.
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Mixxer
Date: 7/10/2006
We just buy the tracks we want. We have thrown off the shackles!

Nice picks. I like 4 & 17 esepecially.
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Mixxer
Date: 7/10/2006
*especially
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 7/10/2006
You do good mixes. I love loads of these songs. You wouldn't go wrong getting full hits collections from English Beat, Leslie Gore, and/or Jim Carroll (or just get Catholic Boy which has at least two more songs that I think stand alongside People Who Died).

When I first got my computer up to speed to download from iTunes I bought a slew of songs by artists that I thought I only needed one or two songs by (Foreigner, Eminem, Cobra Verde, Cranberries, Charlie Rich...), but after a few bursts of downloading frenzy I hardly ever went back there. Although seeing your mix makes me realize that I don't have Quinn the Eskimo on the Manfred Mann comp I have - so maybe I'll be going back to download more. Also, I love that Clarence "Frogman" Henry pick. And Godzilla has been a fave of mine from years, especially the even more over the top live version.
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gobi
Date: 7/10/2006
I always loved that Bow Wow Wow track . . . had a thing for her at the time too!
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tornadoZ
Date: 7/10/2006
great stuff. Bow Wow Wow is one of my favorites of the '80s. also love your 3, your 6, your 12 and your 13. downloading sounds like a good way to go, haven't started yet myself - but soon, I think. I'm usually a few years behind everyone else.
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GambleOn
Date: 7/10/2006
Works out nicely, some great picks here!
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GambleOn
Date: 7/10/2006
Works out nicely, some great picks here!
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Barrydali
Date: 7/11/2006
Great mix Rob, good to see World Party and Daniel Johnston. I also have a soft spot for that Suicidal Tendencies track.
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Siobhan
Date: 7/11/2006
Nice mix and interesting to read about the concept behind the whole thing. I know what you mean about Daniel Johnston - it takes a while to get used to him. Interesting that you should include You're So Vain too - for some reason I used to hate the song until, a few months ago, I had a bit of a revelation and decided I actually didn't. I also like the Johnny Cash pick and the (English) Beat. Can't wait till my computer is fast enough for my iTunes to work!
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SwankQueen
Date: 7/11/2006
There goes Tokyo! I want hambone! Ackee ackee 1-2-3, I just caught you laughing...
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sport !
Date: 7/11/2006
This is what iTunes is good for! Nice concept AND mix...
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 7/11/2006
Didn't think it was possible to obsess more about music 'til I entered the d/l world. Guiltily or not, there's a load of pleasures here. I might second Dale's comment on The Beat & Jim Carroll's first, but it's more likely out of nostalgia since I haven't listened to either for years.
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Moe
Date: 7/11/2006
So you've finally lost your downloading virginity ;) It's about frickin' time! Now you don't have to go through the trouble of buying an entire Icicle Works or Carly Simon record just to get one song. God bless the good people at I-Tunes.
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Jenergy
Date: 7/11/2006
This is great Rob, and a lot of my faves, including Institutionalized, You Don't Own Me, and that wonderful Carroll tune. Carroll's Wicked Gravity is among my desert island disks almost entirely for that one song (though Wicked Gravity kicks some ass too).
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pf
Date: 7/12/2006
Fun!
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McDonald12
Date: 7/12/2006
12-15 hour days is waaaaaaay to much, but that doesn't seem toh ave spoiled your mixmaking ability. Nice one.
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zeke
Date: 7/12/2006
classics indeed. welcome to the musical super highway, my friend. may your bandwidth be bountiful.
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SMoss
Date: 7/12/2006
Love the Commodores' pick, and that Alice Cooper is a killer. Haven't heard it for years.
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p the swede
Date: 7/14/2006
dig most of it
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Vinz Clortho Keymaster of Gozer
Date: 8/1/2006
Good to know you love "Easy" too. That song is way up there for me.