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e.g. mix 2010.03: Some Kind of Friend
This is an exception to the new longer mix guidelines. The mix was completed prior to the change, and I felt it shouldn't be padded after the fact. Thus the hour-long mix.
In many ways this mix is the sequel to e.g. mix 2009.11: In the Stones of Your Mind.
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Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon from the album Imagine (1971). This track is a contender for favorite John Lennon song. I love the mix of plaintive and angry; it's classic Lennon.
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What Have I Done to Deserve This? by Pet Shop Boys from the album Actually (1987). The female vocalist is Dusty Springfield, and this hit single help revitalize her career. So that's nice.
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Faithful by Pearl Jam from the album Yield (1998). This might appear at first glance to be a song espousing religion, but it isn't. Instead, it advocates faith in one's fellow humans.
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Amazing Journey/Sparks by The Who from the album Tommy (1969). This track is pretty special to me.
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Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution from the album Purple Rain (1984). I remember not liking this when I was younger (as in, when it first came out) because it was too long and slow. As I've gotten older, it's really grown on me.
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Southbound Pachyderm by Primus from the album Tales from the Punchbowl (1996). When Primus gets moody and atmospheric, it's a strange and beautiful thing. I got to see them play this live; it was awesome.
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Under the Kou Tree by The Mermen from the album A Glorious Lethal Euphoria (1995). Ah, the trippy, mood-surf stylings of the Mermen. There isn't much like it in this world.
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Wicked Game by Chris Isaak from the album Heart Shaped World (1989). You want to talk about atmospheric. This song is practically palpable.
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Scoundrel Days by a-ha from the album Scoundrel Days (1986). Scoundrel Days was a-ha's second album, and featured an edgier, darker sound that rocked my young world. It's my favorite album of theirs.
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God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies from the album God Shuffled His Feet (1993). It's amusing to me that a lot of people are too young to know what that rhythmic scratching sound at the beginning of this track is. I love the musicalization of mundane noises.
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Lovely Day by Bill Withers from the album Menagerie (1978). Here's a feel-good track from the late 70s. Bill Withers has an amazing voice. Don't miss at the end where he holds the note across two full verses.