Other Mixes By J&C's Dad
CD
|
Theme
CD
|
Mixed Genre
CD
|
Theme
CD
|
Theme
CD
|
Theme
1995
| Artist | Song | |
| Combustible Edison | Vertigogo | |
| Pizzicato 5 | Rock'n'Roll | |
| Edwyn Collins | A Girl Like You | |
| Ash | Jack Names The Planets | |
| Southern Culture On The Skids | Camel Walk | |
| Dwight Yoakam | Sorry You Asked? | |
| Dionne Farris | I Know | |
| Natalie Merchant | Carnival | |
| Ben Folds Five | Sports And Wine | |
| Matthew Sweet | Sick Of Myself | |
| Neil Young w/Pearl Jam | Downtown | |
| Foo Fighters | I'll Stick Around | |
| The Muffs | Sad Tomorrow | |
| Everything But The Girl | Missing | |
| Oasis | Don't Look Back In Anger | |
| Jill Sobule | Karen By Night | |
| Elastica | Connection | |
| Bjork | It's Oh So Quiet | |
| U2 | Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me | |
| Elvis Costello | I Threw It All Away | |
| Jerry Garcia Band | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | |
Comment:
1995. This completes my first set of four "year mixes," though I'm going to make one more to compile songs from 65,75,85 and 95 that didn't make it to these CDs. This has been an interesting set of mixes to make for a variety of reasons, one being that it's giving me an idea of HOW I've listened to music at different periods in my life. Obviously the '65 mix was based on a relatively objective outlook on what my favorite songs of that year were, without any sort of subjective memories of that year getting in my way. The '75 mix was seriously influenced by a.m. radio memories. The '85 mix, despite the inclusion of some of the big pop hits of that year, is filled with songs from albums that I knew (and still know) very well from beginning to end. On the other hand, a bunch of the songs on this '95 mix are the only songs from their original CDs that I'm really familiar with, despite the fact that I own the CDs. I don't know if that means "they don't make albums like they used to" or if it means that, by the time I reached the age of 30, my attention span for albums was dwindling. Another thing: though I'm trying to cover a number of genres on these CDs, you'll notice there's no hip-hop to be found here. I seem to have parted ways with that type of music around 1992, Arrested Development's "Tennessee" being one of the last hip-hop tunes I can really recall liking. It's not that I don't think that Tupac, Biggie, etc. didn't do work that was significant to many people--it just didn't matter much to me.Feedback:
cool stuff..I've found the same thing with not knowing albums as well, and my thought on that is that it's simply a matter of selection. I know back when I only had 100 cassettes to listen too that I knew them all really really well, now that I have literally thousands of CD's it's much harder to spend quality time with all of them.
Obviously MTV wasn't your only source for new music back in '95, as it was for me. Luckily, I have lots of cool new friends at this site to help me out! I agree w/senor Holland about the effect of a growing collection on listening habits. It doesn't help that the only time I have to listen to an album straight through is in bed after my other half has fallen asleep, and I usually doze off myself well before the last track...zzzzzzzzzzz...
Some nice choices. Did that Elastica single really come out eight years ago!? It seems like yesterday I was hearing that on the radio. Also like the Muffs, Ben Folds Five and Ash. I pretty much stopped listening to rap in the mid-nineties as well.
good songs... wow, I know I'm only 18, but I feel old when I think about how long ago those songs were out. ah, memories of elementary school... and I personally love Arrested Development's "Tennessee", but that's just because we sang it all the way down and back up from our mission trip to Tennessee last year.
Do you realize that I've just now realized that you're the same Rich Wilhelm that writes for C&SM. I can't believe it took me that long to put that together..... Uh, I am correct, aren't I?
Another great collection (though mine would have looked totally different). You're right about hip hop. The best years in the genre arguably were '87/88 (so, of course, none of that stuff figures on these mixes), and by the time Arrested Development (who weren't even "real" hip hop, but in my book marked the advent of mediocre pop music accompanied by mediocre rapping) came along I had lost interest altogether.
Ahhh sick of myself such a good song.. this is a great mix for a great year