road mixes
With the departure date of my vacation looming ever closer, I have taken the time to make a couple of sweet road mixes, under the assumption that I will spend most time driving in Alice's car with Chad and Maddie (I doubt Mom and Jimm, nor Riley, would appreciate much of what I put on these).
In my opinion, a good road mix should make you want to do the following things, though not necessarily simultaneously:
a) turn up the volume
b) drive fast
c) sing along
d) look out the window and ponder life
I like to flatter myself that these accomplish that.
Numbero Un
1. Against Me! - Pints of Guinness Make You Strong
2. DeVotchKa - The Enemy Guns
3. Pop Levi - Blue Honey
4. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
5. Steve Miller Band - Livin' in the USA
6. Gorillaz - 5/4
7. Eels - Souljacker Part I
8. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
9. Herman Düne - At Your Luau Night
11. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
10. Beirut - Scenic World
12. Calexico - Gypsy's Curse
13. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
14. The New Pornographers - Use It
15. Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Beard Lust
16. Joy Division - Disorder (live)
17. The Kills - Hitched
18. Joe Cocker - Come Together
19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance
20. Gogol Bordello - Mishto
Numbero Deux
1. Robots In Disguise - Girl
2. The Talking Heads - Thank You For Sending Me an Angel
3. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
4. Black Lips - Veni Vidi Vici
5. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Counting Down the Hours
6. Wolf Parade - I'll Believe In Anything
7. !!! - Yadnus
8. MGMT - Electric Feel
9. Plants and Animals - Mercy
10. The Smiths - This Charming Man
11. The Chips - Rubber Biscuit
12. Herman Düne - Bristol
13. The Dodos - Red and Purple
14. TV On the Radio - Wolf Like Me
15. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
16. Ratatat - Seventeen Years
17. Compulsive Gamblers - Rock and Roll Nurse
18. Clinic - The Witch (Made to Measure)
19. High Contrast - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
In my opinion, a good road mix should make you want to do the following things, though not necessarily simultaneously:
a) turn up the volume
b) drive fast
c) sing along
d) look out the window and ponder life
I like to flatter myself that these accomplish that.
Numbero Un
1. Against Me! - Pints of Guinness Make You Strong
2. DeVotchKa - The Enemy Guns
3. Pop Levi - Blue Honey
4. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
5. Steve Miller Band - Livin' in the USA
6. Gorillaz - 5/4
7. Eels - Souljacker Part I
8. Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
9. Herman Düne - At Your Luau Night
11. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
10. Beirut - Scenic World
12. Calexico - Gypsy's Curse
13. The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
14. The New Pornographers - Use It
15. Natalie Portman's Shaved Head - Beard Lust
16. Joy Division - Disorder (live)
17. The Kills - Hitched
18. Joe Cocker - Come Together
19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance
20. Gogol Bordello - Mishto
Numbero Deux
1. Robots In Disguise - Girl
2. The Talking Heads - Thank You For Sending Me an Angel
3. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
4. Black Lips - Veni Vidi Vici
5. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Counting Down the Hours
6. Wolf Parade - I'll Believe In Anything
7. !!! - Yadnus
8. MGMT - Electric Feel
9. Plants and Animals - Mercy
10. The Smiths - This Charming Man
11. The Chips - Rubber Biscuit
12. Herman Düne - Bristol
13. The Dodos - Red and Purple
14. TV On the Radio - Wolf Like Me
15. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
16. Ratatat - Seventeen Years
17. Compulsive Gamblers - Rock and Roll Nurse
18. Clinic - The Witch (Made to Measure)
19. High Contrast - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang