Lazy8 wrote:
I always try to get those song titles bigger. I struggle with fitment most times with them. Thinking of you (and me) when I do those. 

That Country Joe/ Fish song I remember being played a very short time on AM radio (KHJ-Los Angeles). It was one of those really cool songs rarely played. And it was always floating around n my head for years. Not really knowing who it was because I was 15 when it came out. I was talking music 20+ years ago with a homeowner and he showed me a mix tape he did on that era of music. And there it was! Great memory jogger.
Same with that Moby Grape song. Heard maybe twice on AM radio. I always loved that Y' Alternative sound of that one.
Mojo Men had a minor hit in '67 with the Buffalo Springfield song "Sit Down I Think I Love You". Another song from my AM days.
Steve Miller Band had some really great music before they became famous.

My musical taste seems to be odd to most people.
Always seeking. It's my drug I can't quit!

Thanks for the comments.

 miamizsun wrote:

shameless bump

 ColdMiser wrote:

really tasty retirement mix, thumbs up!
i'm a mix or three behind on reviews, pardon my better late than never response

Ben Folds – fred jones part 2 – excellent first choice, love this song, evokes some emotion

Todd – bang the ukelele daily – great take on this song, made me laugh

Aimee Mann – calling it quits – aimee fan, seems every chorus turns into an ear worm, this is no exception

Johnny Paycheck – take this job – classic fu to every shite work arrangement ever

Allman Bros – can’t take it with you – been so long since I’ve heard this, brings back good memories of my youth

Sgt H – retirement day – new to me, a bit quirky, very catchy, like it, sort of an island vibe

Richard Thompson – I feel so good – this is one talented artist that I need to follow up on, makes me feel good

John Mellencamp – your life is now – didn’t remember this one, nice midwestern ballad about life

Duff Mckagan – don’t look behind you – never heard this, very moving, I can see why this is on your mix 

Otis Taylor – just live your life – it’s impossible to not love this groove

Avett Bros – open ended life – nephew turned me on to these guys, good tune

Warren Zevon – back in the high life again – cool cover by warren

Ryan Adams – easy plateau – never heard this one, bluesy tune, add it to the ryan file

10cc – lazy ways – can’t remember ever hearing this, lyrics are spot on ;-)

Megafaun – real show – new to me, moving, easy to like

Trailer Park Troubadours – living in aluminum – nice upbeat change, definitely a party song

The Who – going mobile – classic, still kicks and appropriate for this mix

Cloud Cult – running with the wolves – new to me, not sure how they slipped under my radar, likey

Boston – don’t look back – another classic, guilty pleasure and yes I know the lyrics

as always so much cool stuff from the mcc 

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
I am soooo late on this! My apologies.

First...I love San Francisco. The architecture, the food, the culture...just so much to do. I have a lot of family in the area as well, so I have a lot of reasons to visit.

And then there's the music. Some of which wasn't represented here—whole eras (BRMC, Dead Kennedys, Chris Isaac, Tupac...) so this isn't just about a place, but a time. Also there's only so much that fits on a disc and you had a particular vision of what the theme meant so I'll just shut up and react to what you put down.

And it's been said before but your album art continues to impress. Dang, dude! Can I ask you to take pity on old eyes tho, and make the titles a skosh bigger?

I'll skip over the more-familiar tunes and focus on what was new to me. And one of those is a very influential band that didn't get a lot of airplay, the Beau Brummels. I had heard of them but couldn't name a single song of theirs until now. Read up on their history and damn, they are a microcosm of the '60s music scene. They lost two original members to the draft. They are a really fitting example for this disc, and I thank you for the introduction.

Country Joe & the Fish—another new one to me, Another band with a brief arc, nice to hear from them at their peak.
Jefferson Airplane—lovely tune, a deeper cut than I ever get to hear on the radio.
The Charlatans—another influential band I never heard of. Learning all kinds of stuff here!
Moby Grape—there seems to be more to this band than I thought; more than a flash-in-the-pan, they made a big impression at the time.
Mojo Men—never heard of them or this. Might have to explore further.
New Riders of the Purple Sage—never associated them with San Francisco before, but it makes sense in this context. First concert I ever paid my own money to go to, in 1974. Some unknown three-piece band from Texas opened for them and kinda upstaged them.
It's a Beautiful Day—I had heard this before, but not near enough. Love the harmonies.
Steve Miller Band—I was introduced to them much later than this so it's interesting to see where they came from.
Hot Tuna—I've heard this many times, but my favorite was from the front row of a theater on Valentine's Day. This version is nice too.
Jude Shuma—new to me, but seems a bit out of place.
Lucksmiths—interesting to hear a song like this in an English accent, but perfectly capturing the sound. Probably my favorite cut on the disc.
Foxygen—intriguing! Another band everybody else loved but flew under my radar. I dig it.

The depth of your musical taste never ceases to amaze. This was a very pleasant and enlightening musical experience. Hats off! 

i think this is close



Sub Pop Mix

Lots of good stuff going on here.
My highlights...

TekeTeke – Kodomo No Kuni- What are they trying to say here. It’s Japanese to me. 

Father John Misty –Hollywood Forever Cemetery: I always liked this one. I heard it debuted on KRCW-FM Morning Comes Eclectic back before they went over the top with EDM. It made want to go see the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Which the wife and I finally did. They have some pretty cool concerts there. Which Mr. Misty refers to in his lyrics.
Ugly Casanova – Things I Don’t Remember: Are they related to Dirty Sanchez? Or Uncle Alvarez? Kinda likey.
The Black Tones – The End of Everything: A wall of sound!
Hot Hot Heat – No, Not Now: I’ve heard of these guys before. Here they sound like Franz Ferdinand
Weird Nightmare – She’s the One: Never heard of these guys before either. But this is my favorite cut off of this mix. I love the pedal steel in it. Thank you for this one.
Sleater Kinney – Jumpers: This is the most “mellow “song I’ve heard them do. And it’s in your face still.
Beach House – Space Song: I like Beach House! I like Dream Pop! I have quite a few of their songs on my playlist.
Aeon Station – Fade: Like the Indie vibe. Another one I really like.
Sidney Gish – Filming School: Reminds me of Girl Pool. In a good way. Harmonizing young women are good for the ears.
The William Loveday Intention: Fire in the Mountains- I like this one. Reminds me of Nathaniel Rateliff.
Orville Peck – Tack You Back: The full title for this is “Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call)”. That explains it all.

I really like Orville. When this album first came out, I went over to You Tube to make a comment. I was surprised that almost all the comments were promoting his sexual identity. What does that have anything to do with his music? I wrote that I could care less about his preference for openings. I was there for the music.
Vetiver –Everyday: I own a few of their CD’s. This is a mellower version of their stuff.
Kelley Stoltz – Ever Thought of Coming Back: Is that you Brian? I discovered Kelley on “It’s A Jangle Out There” Main-FM Castlemaine, Australia. He does a lot of my kind of music... Jangle All he Way! Now it seems he’s doing some more of my kind of music... Beach Baby!
Naima Bock – Working: Is that you Nico?
Etella – Charmed: A "7... Quite likable".
Still Corners – The Trips: Love the guitar in this. It’s a Jangley piece.

Nice mix. And about half I’ve never heard before.
Thank you for the work put out.
An "8- Most Excellent!"

 miamizsun wrote: 
Outing you as a good guy.  Will post review for old time sake sometime in the next couple of weeks.

 Lazy8 wrote:

My thanks for sitting through it. I have a lot of love for some of those tunes.
Just listen to how Bowie lets loose on “I’ll never say anything nice again; how can I?!?”

 Steely_D wrote:
First, a confession: I've been a baaaad mixtaper. Got this in July and I'm just now reviewing it.

In my defense the intervening time spans two dance weekends that I helped organize, a political convention (likewise), numerous events requiring lots of travel, and a wedding. In Boston. This is the first weekend since then that I haven't had an out-of-town commitment or an enormous chore to do, and most weekday evenings are taken up with zoom meetings planning all the things I keep busy with. Yeah, poor me.

But I have been listening, and things are starting to calm down a bit, so it's time to sit down with a lovely little beverage and discuss this effort. I'll catch up with the rest as quick as I can.

I did listen to this with headphones; I finally broke down and admitted I wasn't going to have time to fix my vintage office receiver and just bought a replacement on eBay, but not in time for this disc. File. Thing.

Sound quality was quite good.

It has a late '60s/early '70s golden age feel to it—not quite as prog rock as I've come to expect but definitely on the way there.

Standouts
Little Bear—if I close my eyes I can almost imagine I'm in a velvet theater seat with the opening credits of a big dramatic movie playing. New band to me, thanks for the intro!
Sugarloaf—hard to reconcile the song with the excellent sound quality. Used to hearing this thru tinny car speakers and I sure have been missing some detail!
Paul Simon—not familiar with this one, he's in fine form here. And I see it's from Hearts and Bones, one I don't have. A lovely interlude.
The Guess Who—would never have guessed it was them. Not at all what I'd expect from them. Intriguing.

Appreciated the Beatles outtakes. Nice to hear your heroes not taking themselves seriously.

David Bowie—Recognized Bowie instantly, but not the song. Again from an album I don't have, The Lodger. Produced by Brian Eno, I see. Anyway, Bowie is doing a great theatrical turn here.
Brian Prothroe—wait, more Bowie? Who is this guy? Another new one to me.
The Steely Dan Band—nice to hear them cutting this tune a little loose; their live performances could be pretty obsessively accurate re-enactments of their studio work. I kinda like this better than the studio version.
Mayer Richardson—reminded me of Aja-era Steely Dan. Not a bad thing in my book, but yet another new band to me.
City Boy—wait, more Bowie? No? Who are these guys? Intriguing.

Thanks for the introductions and reminders to listen to classics. 

 miamizsun wrote:
Well once again you have displayed how deep the well is on artists I'm not very familiar with.  A few had crossed my path before, most have not. You do know how to dig them up, I'd say its your forte. Headphones on, house to myself, Sub Popping along...my thoughts

- Teke Teke - this sounds like something William would play. It's a cool tune, odd but cool.
- Ugly Casanova take the prize for lyric of the year "Cum on my piano" 
- Man Man - I like how they use the Xylophone in the background. Screw the Cowbell, MORE XYLOPHONE!
- She's the One - this would have been at home on your Beatlesesque mix
- Sleater Kinney - a good alt-rocker. Great vocals, had a B-52's sound. 
- Beach House - band name makes me think of Barbie
- Sidney Gish - Super Unique! Right in my wheel house. Must explore some more of Ms. Gish
- It must be William Loveday's Intention to sound like Bob Dylan
- Orville Peck - what a strange looking cowboy this guy is. But his voice had a mix of Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison so that's good company right there. 
- Ever Thought of Coming Back - The Beachboys Ode to Jesus Christ. The world could use a bit of both right now. 
- Still Corners - great closing track and superb on the headphones. I thought I'd heard this on RP but it's not in the library. You should send it to Alanna. 

If you just threw this together you did a great job under pressure. Hats off to you! 

i think this is close

Sub Pop Mix

1. TekeTeke – Kodomo No Kuni
2. Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetery
3. Ugly Casanova – Things I Don’t Remember
4. The Black Tones – The End of Everything
5. Man Man – On the Mend
6. Hot Hot Heat – No, Not Now
7. Weird Nightmare – She’s the One
8. Sleater Kinney – Jumpers
9. Beach House – Space Song
10. Aeon Station – Fade
11. Sidney Gish – Filming School
12. Bartees Strange – Tisched Off
13. Gaye Su Akyol – Love Buzz
14. The William Loveday Intention – Fire in the Mountains
15. Orville Peck – Tack You Back
16. Vetiver – Everyday
17. Kelley Stoltz – Ever Thought of Coming Back
18. Naima Bock – Working
19. Etella – Charmed
20. Still Corners – The Trips

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

6. Hot Hot Heat – No, Not Now

Well.. isn't somebody supposed to post a song list/ explanation here so we can rant on it?

A sub opened its hatch and out popped a disc!

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Ditto in NJ

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

congrats, i'm sorry...

I've got my September MIx!

 Steely_D wrote:Marie is better looking.

 Steely_D wrote:

please check your email

 miamizsun wrote:

"Music, to-day, is only the art of executing difficult things"
-Voltaire-

discs away! you've been warned!
-miamizsun



"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend."

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