, which is one of my all-time favorite songs. I play this almost every week at work and have been doing so for a long time and it is almost guaranteed to always improve my mood (I love the video for it too). This song has one of my favorite bridges of all-time (the “Was it the cure?” part). Outstanding way to kick things off. This is also one of the best songs to scream along to while you're driving.
, and it does a good job of handling the nearly impossible task of following the song before it pretty well. It's am obvious change of pace, but it doesn't feel awkward, probably because even though it's far more subdued than the first track it still moves along at a brisk pace and obviously isn't trying to reach the heights of that the opener does. Well chosen second track. Track three,
was the first album I ever genuinely loved note for note, beginning to end, and this is a contender for the best track on the record. This one is built around a sample from a killer Sly song (Loose Booty).
. A perfect follow up to the previous track, this one keeps things on a fun, funky, quirky level. This mix is great. I love her so much. I had completely forgotten about track five. I know it's
, but I don't know the name of it. I Only Have Eyes for You is one of my favorite songs, so I love the sample. The song is a lot better than I remember it being.
, right?). Anyways, this is a really great song. I really need to listen to more of her stuff. Nice shift in direction from the previous three tracks. Track seven is
. My unabashed love for them is pretty well-documented. This song makes me dance like Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club. I'm not ashamed of that.
The first time I listened through I thought tracks eight and nine were the only two songs that didn't do it for me, but it turns out I was only half right. Track nine is good. I probably was quick to dismiss it because of what came after it. Track eight isn't for me though. The only dud (in my eyes at least) on this mix.
, and seems to kick off the home stretch of the mix. Classic song, and it always makes me think of The Year of Purification by Manic Street Preachers because that song completely rips off the intro to this one. Track eleven is
, but I don't remember the name of it. I've only heard the album in its entirety a few times. It's a nice track, and it works well in the mix, but it's not something I'd revisit outside of this context.
closes things in a playful manner. It probably shouldn't work as well as a closing track as it does, but I'm digging its placement here.
Fucking awesome mix. Granted, I knew nearly everything on it beforehand, but that's not the kind of thing that bothers me in a mix. I've played this things quite a few times, and probably will continue to do so (though I will probably skip track eight, which I've been doing already). Well done.
Re: Secret Mixtape Review: Mix #3 (05-31) is up!
Posted: Sun June 08, 2014 6:20 am
by Lament
Ugh, I hate what spoilering does to the formatting.
Re: Secret Mixtape Review: Mix #3 (05-31) is up!
Posted: Sun June 08, 2014 12:29 pm
by stip
your formatting is taking away from my enjoyment of this mix.
Re: Secret Mixtape Review: Mix #3 (05-31) is up!
Posted: Sun June 08, 2014 8:34 pm
by Lament
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me that...