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I will eventually post an update about the mix I'm making for the middle-age lady I work with, but for now, here's a quick and easy post! Here are my responses to The Great MOG Survey.!
The Great MOG Survey ==================== 1. What is the one album you can listen to from start to finish?
There are way more than one, but I'll go with Fever to Tell by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2.What is the best album you have purchased in the last six months?
Girl Talk's Night Ripper
3.What album are you looking forward to in the next six months?
I couldn't even tell you what's coming out soon, I learn these things from other MOGgers, most of the time. But I'll say Ani DiFranco because she consistently releases an album per year. :D
4. You have been put in charge of a concert. You are to have three top-billers, of any genre you choose. Who do you get to play?
In a perfect world: CSS, Le Tigre, and Sleater-Kinney
5.If you could have any band that is not currently reunite, reunite who would it be? All band members must be alive.
Sleater-Kinney
6. If you could be one musician for a day, who would it be? Again, the artist needs to be alive.
Beck
7.What band or artist do you wish would quit the music business altogether?
Nickelback
8. What are you currently listening to?
Arctic Monkeys, Girl Talk, Amy Winehouse, The Decemberists, Patti Smith, CSS
9. What is the most embarrassing musical purchase you have ever made for yourself?
The "Place In This World" cassette single by Michael W. Smith. Even in junior high I was horrified when I found out that he's primarily a Christian rock composer. Ew.
10. What musical purchase are you most proud of?
The "Burro" EP by Beck, it's the Spanish version of "Jackass". Love it! :)
My cubicle-mate at work, Sue, is in her late 40s. Her husband plays upright bass in various orchestras in the area for a living. They both pretty much listen exclusively to classical music. They have two daughters, who are in third and fourth grade, respectively. Sue is really worried that the more precocious of the two, Emma, is going to start listening to rap solely because Sue doesn't like it. Sue currently doesn't listen to ANY pop music, or anything other than classical, AT ALL.
Now, I adore hip hop music and I told Sue I'm going to make her a mix of songs by current non-classical bands/artists so that she can slowly start educating herself in the ways of rock/pop/hiphop and thus encourage her daughters to listen to GOOD music, and not the horrible crap they play on top 40 radio.
This is quite possibly the most difficult mix I've ever had to make, and I'm going to be stewing this one in my mind for a while. I am totally open to suggestions that any of you may have!
The songs I'm considering and some reasoning in the comments...
Aaight people, I work for a company that publishes books for teachers (Heinemann) and one of the biggest conferences that we exhibit at is this weekend (NCTE, National Council of Teachers of English). Though I am but a lowly Marketing Assistant, I am going to be working at this conference.
Here's the deal. It's at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, where, rumor has it, they play country-western music 24/7 EVERYWHERE, including the parking lot.
I am making a playlist specifically for this trip, which is to contain NO COUNTRY music (except perhaps for some Johnny Cash), so that I may endure this trip. It has a lot of hip hop so far. Other than Nashville Pussy and "Tennessee" by Arrested Development, what are some other songs that are either about the city/state, or would help me through my trip?
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fuck this town by robbie fulks. (although it is kinda country.)
he wrote it about his experiences in nashville.
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Here are some of the songs I'm considering. I'm trying to give her a really wide range (for now) so I can feel her out and figure out what she's more inclined towards. As I look at this list I'm definitely leaning towards more folk-y rock, and steering away from more punk and hardcore rap-ish stuff, but trying to sneak some hiphop in at the same time...
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight- The Postal Service (a good tranisitional song from rock to electronic music) Red Right Ankle- The Decemberists (just an all-around fabulous song) Mis Shapes- Pulp (epic, dramatic) The Bachelor and the Bride- The Decemberists (good, upbeat singalong) We've Got the Jazz- A Tribe Called Quest (sneaking in some rap) La Femme D'Argent- Air (as close to classical as techno gets) C'mon Billy- PJ Harvey (her songwriting is so sophisticated) Good Fortune- PJ Harvey (see above) Silent All These Years- Tori Amos (piano) Brotha- Jill Scott (sneaking in the beats) With or Without You- U2 (great songwriting and emotion in a pop song) Born Slippy- Underworld (another epic techno song) Nothing I Haven't Seen- Beck (the whole Sea Change album is gorgeous) Apple Tree- Erykah Badu (more beats, great vocals) Both Hands- Ani DiFranco (is this too folky? I might just be putting it on the mix because I like it so much :D ) Don't Tell Me- Madonna (good pop song infused with beats) Karma Police- Radiohead (obvious reasons)
What do you think? Am I going in the right direction or am I completely missing something? Thoughts? :)
you should probably slip in some jurassic 5 or ugly duckling. just to sort of drive home the point that not all hip hop is male chauvinistic, gangsta trash.also, from what i remember they're both not big on the profanities.
Concrete Schoolyard is my fave jurassic 5 song and is the one that comes with my official dairy-based thumbs up.
Oooh, I love J5, good call! Muchos gracias! :)