Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
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  • Submit Date: 6/14/2004
  • Format: CD
  • Category: Theme

And no pink elephants I'd see: The 60s, Part Two

Artist Song
Scott Walker  Jackie 
The 13th Floor Elevators  Rollercoaster 
The Doors  Soul Kitchen 
The Pretty Things  Rosalyn 
Donovan  Epistle to Dippy 
The Move  Fire Brigade 
The Jimi Hendrix Experience  Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) 
The MC5  Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) 
The Soft Machine  A Certain Kind 
Harry Nilsson  1941 
Frank Zappa  Peaches en Regalia 
Dionne Warwick  Walk on By 
The Creation  Making Time 
Tyrannosaurus Rex  Debora 
The Left Banke  She May Call You Up Tonight 
The Flying Burrito Brothers  Sin City 
The Band  Caledonia Mission 
Laura Nyro  Captain for Dark Mornings 
The Red Krayola  Victory Garden 
Blind Faith  Presence of the Lord 
Fairport Convention  Genesis Hall 
Van Morrison  Astral Weeks 

Comment:

Volume two, slightly more scattered than the first. As I tried to state on my first volume, I actually intended to incorporate R 'n' B/soul, jazz and country into the fabric of these pop-oriented mixes, but due to the fact that folks are interested in seeing a "soul" mix and a "jazz" mix, I've decided to hold off on those tracks. There will be at least one more pop/rock volume before I even contemplate the jazz and soul mixes. Title from the Jacques Brel song performed here by Scott Walker. [Note: This mix was revised on December 23, 2004.]

Feedback:

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Sean Lally
Date: 6/14/2004
you clearly can't go wrong with any of these tracks.
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Pop Kulcher
Date: 6/14/2004
Like part one, intriguingly diverse.
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12vman
Date: 6/14/2004
Very nice - and if you must include a Doors (shudder) track, you've defintely chosen the right one...
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Rob Conroy
Date: 6/14/2004
I don't like the Doors, either, but I like a few of their songs, and that one really fit on the mix.
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The Misfit
Date: 6/14/2004
Excellent!
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G-Sphere
Date: 6/14/2004
So many great selections. Not to revive the Doors pro/con discussion again but... can't have a 60s mix without 'em.
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Muzag
Date: 6/14/2004
Nice picks again. I think I'd favour a mixing of the styles but, as you say 'who knows'.
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 6/14/2004
You've got ears mister, becasue you've gone with many of the same cuts i would. I think I'm just a smidgeon more tolerant of the Doors than many others here, but I would gone with their coolest song, "Moonlight Drive". Great Scott Walker pick and you can never go wrong with "Making Time".
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Mo Twang!
Date: 6/14/2004
Excellent. I'm looking forward to seeing more in this series!
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Adam Bristor
Date: 6/14/2004
Always nice to see the Left Banke. Lots of other cool stuff, too.
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ex-spectator
Date: 6/14/2004
what everybody said. another fabulous mix from top to bottom.
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Siobhan
Date: 6/14/2004
Wonderful stuff yet again - lovely Laura Nyro inclusion.
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Moe
Date: 6/14/2004
Another fine edition. I'm diggin' the Creation and the Left Banke as well. Nice (and unobvious) pick from the Band.
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Kris Langley
Date: 6/14/2004
There is no call to hate the Doors. There is if you are speaking of The Doors/Cult project, but come on. They were a good band, no matter how pretentious they may seem. My only complaint is the absence of The Turtles or The Zombies. But it's a pretty good mix, mang.
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12vman
Date: 6/14/2004
Sorry - didn't mean to kick up the ancient argument dust, thereby obscuring what is a really terrific mix. "Hate" is an awfully strong word - hate connotes "caring" (i.e., sometimes I can really HaTE someone I love) - that said, the Doors have some bright spots (in my opinion) & the one chosen by Rob is definitely one of them - that's all...
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Franklin Onn12
Date: 6/14/2004
Great stuff again, Rob. Nice Donovan, Zappa, Band & Van Morrison choices. Among others.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 6/14/2004
To Kris: I dunno, I think the Doors are pretty unbearable in the pretension department (by the way, Dale, "Moonlight Drive" is my favorite Doors song, too), and the Zombies are on Disc 1. The Turtles may or may not make Disc 4...
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Lancelot Link IV1
Date: 6/14/2004
Since I'm on a Lovin' Spoonful kick at the moment, I'd like to voice a vote for them in this series. As it stands, you're doing a good job of covering an amazingly fertile musical period. (By the way, I'd take the Doors over Frank Zappa any day.)
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p the swede
Date: 6/14/2004
classic stuff with a big exception for Zappa of course ;)
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buglady
Date: 6/14/2004
Wonderful series, Rob! I'm with you on the Doors (as you know), but I agree it's really difficult to do a retrospective of the 60s and leave t hem out completely.
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mckbrd
Date: 6/14/2004
it's always interesting to see the choices people make and this is another good one you've put together!!!!
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Dom1
Date: 6/14/2004
(By the way, I'd take the Doors over Frank Zappa any day.) Me, too! I must admit though Rob I think you've got your work cut out for you! I think I'd have to maybe seperate UK from USA or maybe Solo Artists together...all great choices mind u!
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 6/14/2004
Big time respect for getting Jackie to fit into a mix!
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 6/14/2004
Great addition Rob (creeping towards legendary). Love the Soft Machine, Red Krayola, Scott Walker, Flying Burrito Brothers, Fairport Convention, Left Banke and Dionne Warwick picks especially.
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A.D. 69
Date: 6/14/2004
If I could pick a mix of the week, this would definitely be it. What a great mix. That 13th Floor Elevators song is a real good choice, and I like the Fairport Convention too.
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Eric Schmuckler
Date: 6/16/2004
as s. walker, quoting j. brel, might say: cute cute cute in a stupid ass way. that's a compliment of course. i used the cast recording version of 'jacky' for my '45' mix. great stuff here, esp. doors, pretty things, creation - hell, it's all good!
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James Jackson
Date: 6/20/2004
This is excellent. I particularly like...well, hell, I love it all. Not a clunker in the bunch.