Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
Total Mixes: 629
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I never got my license to live

Artist Song
Sloan  Pen Pals 
The Ramones  Rockaway Beach 
The Mummies  Stronger Than Dirt 
Talking Heads  Found a Job 
Elvis Presley  Baby Let's Play House 
Iggy Pop  Some Weird Sin 
The Polyphonic Spree  Hold Me Now 
David Crosby  I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here 
George Jones  He Stopped Loving Her Today 
The Temptations  Papa Was a Rolling Stone 
Radiohead  Talk Show Host 
The Lovin' Spoonful  Daydream 
The Germs  Forming 
The Libertines  France 
The Roots  Proceed 
The Streets  It's Too Late 
Oasis  Acquiesce 
The Beatles  Revolution 9 [mono] 
Randy Newman  Marie 
The Divine Comedy  In Pursuit of Happiness 
Badfinger  Take It All 

Comment:

This was quite an undertaking, not necessarily in terms of results, but in terms of labor. It took three drafts to get it to its present state, but I think I'm finally happy with it. All I can say is that it flows much more coherently than you think it does (and track 4 reflects my life at the moment--I'll finally be starting a job on October 6th that pays me a decent salary). Thanks to buglady for her fantastic Lovin' Spoonful mix. Title from the Iggy track.

Feedback:

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Jana
Date: 9/21/2004
Congratulations! Great mix, Rob. I especially like your David Crosby pick.
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Sean Lally
Date: 9/21/2004
Cool! I was going to use that Badfinger track on my next pop mix - it's just so great. First 3 songs are top notch openers, and I really dig that Polyphonic Spree tune, even though the rest of the record doesn't do as much for me as their first one did.
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 9/21/2004
Aces! Really fond of the Mummies (what a monsterously huge riff!), Badfinger, and Divine Comedy. -Dale
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Dom1
Date: 9/21/2004
Congrats! A good lookin mix here, Rob!
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gobi
Date: 9/21/2004
I love loads of this. That lovin spoonful track was a favourite of mine while at school (and still remains so). Loads of other goodies that I like here. Fun!
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French Connection
Date: 9/21/2004
No licence then you're banned b4 you even start Rob! Love the look of this, nice one.
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G-Sphere
Date: 9/21/2004
Nice. So many great picks.
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The Misfit
Date: 9/21/2004
This looks fantastic!
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p the swede
Date: 9/21/2004
well revolution no 9, otherwise I can imagine a great flow, congrats to a the new job
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mckbrd
Date: 9/21/2004
yes indeed Congratulations! interesting mix also!!!!
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A.D. 69
Date: 9/21/2004
Totally awesome mix, I love it, especially the badfinger, lovin' spoonful and temptations.
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joey de vivre
Date: 9/21/2004
I like the looks of 1-7, & I can see the logic of most of the rest, but that George Jones track really throws me for a loop. I guess the David Crosby track (which I don't know) must set it up . . . ?
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 9/21/2004
Very cool Rob. Love that George Jones through Radiohead stretch especially. And congratulations of course. Here's hoping the work doesn't feel like a job.
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McDonald12
Date: 9/22/2004
I like all of this Rob. A good lesson in eclectic mixmaking.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 9/22/2004
To joey: yes, the Crosby track (which is a wordless, one-and-a-half-minute piece of overdubbed vocalizing that comes to a majestic fade just prior to George Jones) sets up the Jones weeper. To Curtis: Thanks! That's my favorite stretch, mixing-wise, as well. To Jana: That's great, since it was the last piece of the mixing puzzle that I added to make this work. Thanks to all for your comments, too.
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Bear
Date: 9/22/2004
Very cool apu. Possibly my favourite Streets track. My current mix is on about its twentieth draft... expect to see it in November some time...
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 9/23/2004
Livin' it up! My fave drum solo (always found Tommy's four tom-tom hits to be inspirational)& two heads I've been on the verge of using myself (talking & radio). Much more to love here also with Iggy, Germs & the Spoonful. Glad to hear things are looking up too, Rob. You'll have to fill me in sometime soon.
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Siobhan
Date: 9/26/2004
A bit late here Rob, but this looks fantastic! Nice little Lovin' Spoonful - Oasis stretch there. I keep thinking I'm not giving Randy Newman enough listening time as well. Love the Divine Comedy track too - all in all, very nicely put together!