Please Keep Me Awake
| Please Keep Me Awake | |
| Created by: | Capn_Derk |
| Tracks: | 21 |
| Length: | 01:19:41 |
| Keywords |
1. theme 2. awake 3. rock |
| Created on | 12/17/06 10:51pm |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2215 |
| Total visitors | 59 |
| Unique visitors | 39 |
description:
This is a mix that I made to help me through my first graveyard shift at work. A grab bag and good fun.
tracklist
| 1 | Sparks : This Town Aint Big Enough for the Both of Us |
|
Gunshots! Mad crazy glam-rock riffs! Nonsense lyrics sung in an impossbly high falsetto! This track just oozes greatness.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 1 from Kimono My House
Length: 00:03:06 Year: 1974 |
|
|
Track Description:
Gunshots! Mad crazy glam-rock riffs! Nonsense lyrics sung in an impossbly high falsetto! This track just oozes greatness. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 2 | Queen : Killer Queen |
|
Whores can be classy too, y'know? Quintessential Queen; Freddie Mercurie's vocals, the army of Freddies harmonizing, Brian May's multitracked guitar, the steady rythym section, and just enough camp to make it stick out.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 2 from Sheer Heart Attack
Length: 00:03:00 Year: 1974 |
|
|
Track Description:
Whores can be classy too, y'know? Quintessential Queen; Freddie Mercurie's vocals, the army of Freddies harmonizing, Brian May's multitracked guitar, the steady rythym section, and just enough camp to make it stick out. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 3 | Jellyfish : The King is Half-Undressed |
|
Imagine the gold-throated Beach Boys writing songs like the Beatles while being backed by Queen. That's the recipe for Jellyfish.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 3 from Bellybutton
Length: 00:03:47 Year: 1990 |
|
|
Track Description:
Imagine the gold-throated Beach Boys writing songs like the Beatles while being backed by Queen. That's the recipe for Jellyfish. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 4 | bruce springsteen : Born to Run |
|
That piano! The glockenspiel! This song gave Meat Loaf a career. "Born to Run" is so epic and cinematic that it warrants being turned into its own short film.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 4 from Born to Run
Length: 00:04:30 |
|
|
Track Description:
That piano! The glockenspiel! This song gave Meat Loaf a career. "Born to Run" is so epic and cinematic that it warrants being turned into its own short film. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 5 | Broken Social Scene : 7/4 (shoreline) |
|
I like this song's buildup; core instrument and a little bit hue at the beginning, a full-on arrangement overkill towards the middle, an excercise-in-negative-space ending.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 5 from Broken Social Scene
Length: 00:04:53 Year: 2005 |
|
|
Track Description:
I like this song's buildup; core instrument and a little bit hue at the beginning, a full-on arrangement overkill towards the middle, an excercise-in-negative-space ending. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 6 | Madame Blavatski Overdrive : Idiot Jones Will Have His Day |
|
This Bay Area prog-pop outfit is led by Adam Gates, aka Bob C. Cock, friend of funk-metal maestros Primus. MBO cherrypicks the best parts of early Yes, mid-period Floyd and late-period power-trio pop.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 6 from Idiot Jones Will Have His Day
Length: 00:08:52 Year: 2006 |
|
|
Track Description:
This Bay Area prog-pop outfit is led by Adam Gates, aka Bob C. Cock, friend of funk-metal maestros Primus. MBO cherrypicks the best parts of early Yes, mid-period Floyd and late-period power-trio pop. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 7 | They Might Be Giants : They'll Need a Crane |
|
Yes, yes, I use this song a lot. But what can I say? This song has one of the Giants' best lyrics and arrangements. Plus, chicks dig metaphors.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 7 from Lincoln
Length: 00:02:35 Year: 1988 |
|
|
Track Description:
Yes, yes, I use this song a lot. But what can I say? This song has one of the Giants' best lyrics and arrangements. Plus, chicks dig metaphors. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 8 | asobi seksu : Goodbye |
|
"Citrus" gives "Loveless" a run for it's money. The licks are a lot more present, the lead singer's of voice oozes cuteness and the lyric is quite powerful.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 8 from Citrus
Length: 00:03:44 Year: 2006 |
|
|
Track Description:
"Citrus" gives "Loveless" a run for it's money. The licks are a lot more present, the lead singer's of voice oozes cuteness and the lyric is quite powerful. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 9 | Rush : Superconductor |
|
This is one of Rush's most underrated songs from their most underrated period. As far as I can tell, this song is a semi-sarcastic look at celebs and their need for acceptance and attention. Plus, as far as words that don't exist go, "superconductor" is a good one.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 9 from Presto
Length: 00:04:47 Year: 1989 |
|
|
Track Description:
This is one of Rush's most underrated songs from their most underrated period. As far as I can tell, this song is a semi-sarcastic look at celebs and their need for acceptance and attention. Plus, as far as words that don't exist go, "superconductor" is a good one. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 10 | The Yardbirds : Heart Full of Soul |
|
A classic, simple tune from one of the British Invasion's better bands.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 10 from Having a Rave Up
Length: 00:02:27 Year: 1965 |
|
|
Track Description:
A classic, simple tune from one of the British Invasion's better bands. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 11 | Black Sabbath : Paranoid |
|
As far as songs written in fifteen minutes go...
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 11 from Paranoid
Length: 00:02:49 Year: 1970 |
|
|
Track Description:
As far as songs written in fifteen minutes go... SHOW LESS
|
|
| 12 | The Who : The Seeker |
|
Another funky Brit Invasion three-chorder that kick ass, also the second song on this playist covered by Rush on their "Feedback" EP. Check out that piano and that slinky solo. Brilliant.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 12 from Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
Length: 00:03:11 Year: 1971 |
|
|
Track Description:
Another funky Brit Invasion three-chorder that kick ass, also the second song on this playist covered by Rush on their "Feedback" EP. Check out that piano and that slinky solo. Brilliant. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 13 | Judas Priest : Breaking the Law |
|
DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! Lean, rockin' early-80s metal and arguably Priest's most known song.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 13 from British Steel
Length: 00:02:35 Year: 1980 |
|
|
Track Description:
DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! DAH NAH NAH DAN NAH-NAH NAH-NAH-NAH! Lean, rockin' early-80s metal and arguably Priest's most known song. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 14 | Priestess : Talk To Her |
|
Along with Witch, Wolfmother and the Sword, Priestess' sound has its roots is 70s stoner rock. This lean, Sabbath-meets-Van Halen rocker is a perfect example of what this Montreal quartet can do.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 14 from Hello Master
Length: 00:03:10 Year: 2006 |
|
|
Track Description:
Along with Witch, Wolfmother and the Sword, Priestess' sound has its roots is 70s stoner rock. This lean, Sabbath-meets-Van Halen rocker is a perfect example of what this Montreal quartet can do. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 15 | The Apples in Stereo : I Can't Believe |
|
Phil Spector would be proud. I actually prefer Robert Schneider over Phil Spector, not only because Bob produced my favorite album of all time (Neutral Milk Hotel's "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea"), but Bob is also less likely to kill a guy.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 15 from The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone
Length: 00:04:23 Year: 2000 |
|
|
Track Description:
Phil Spector would be proud. I actually prefer Robert Schneider over Phil Spector, not only because Bob produced my favorite album of all time (Neutral Milk Hotel's "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea"), but Bob is also less likely to kill a guy. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 16 | The Magic Numbers : Love Me Like You |
|
REM-esque guitar, sweet vocals, spot-on harmonies, and check out that vocal canon after the second chorus! Awesome.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 16 from The Magic Numbers
Length: 00:04:51 Year: 2005 |
|
|
Track Description:
REM-esque guitar, sweet vocals, spot-on harmonies, and check out that vocal canon after the second chorus! Awesome. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 17 | Fountains of Wayne : Mexican Wine |
|
Power-pop goodness. A simple chorus, funny free-association lyrics, a nice horn solo over a mad guitar solo. They sound like a souped-up version of They Might Be Giants.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 17 from Welcome Interstate Managers
Length: 00:03:22 Year: 2003 |
|
|
Track Description:
Power-pop goodness. A simple chorus, funny free-association lyrics, a nice horn solo over a mad guitar solo. They sound like a souped-up version of They Might Be Giants. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 18 | Radio Birdman : Descent Into the Maelstorm |
|
Imagine a cross between the Trashmen and the Stooges, and you have Radio Birdman, the greatest punk band from the Land Down Under. This loud, messy freakout is a highlight from their debut, which also contains a cover of the 13th Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me."
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 18 from Radios Appear
Length: 00:04:22 Year: 1972 |
|
|
Track Description:
Imagine a cross between the Trashmen and the Stooges, and you have Radio Birdman, the greatest punk band from the Land Down Under. This loud, messy freakout is a highlight from their debut, which also contains a cover of the 13th Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me." SHOW LESS
|
|
| 19 | Deerhoof : Scream Team |
|
This song goes from Deerhoof's trademark off-kilter pop to some full-on metal one-chord assaults mid-way through the song.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 19 from The Runners Four
Length: 00:02:40 Year: 2005 |
|
|
Track Description:
This song goes from Deerhoof's trademark off-kilter pop to some full-on metal one-chord assaults mid-way through the song. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 20 | Barenaked Ladies : The Old Apartment |
|
A highlight on BNL's worst album.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 20 from Born On a Pirate Ship
Length: 00:03:29 Year: 1996 |
|
|
Track Description:
A highlight on BNL's worst album. SHOW LESS
|
|
| 21 | The New Pornographers : Your Daddy Don't Know |
|
Yes, I know, it's a Toronto cover, but it works. The track recalls T. Rex, Neko Case's vocals are stronger than usual and it's catchy as all hell.
SHOW MORE
|
|
|
Track 21 from Fubar: The Album
Length: 00:03:08 Year: 2002 |
|
|
Track Description:
Yes, I know, it's a Toronto cover, but it works. The track recalls T. Rex, Neko Case's vocals are stronger than usual and it's catchy as all hell. SHOW LESS
|
Tag Board
The MTC Romance Badge
A good mix of modern and more classic stuff.
Only thing I kind of have a problem with is fountains of wayne, but perhaps I have had a bad experience with them. heh.
Great mix right here. +
Only thing I kind of have a problem with is fountains of wayne, but perhaps I have had a bad experience with them. heh.
Great mix right here. +
1/6/07 10:54am
The Bronze Badge
first two tracks are fantastic
and you also have Radio Birdman. So I am giving you pluses all round!!
and you also have Radio Birdman. So I am giving you pluses all round!!
12/18/06 11:50am
Team Robot Member
I have played five of the songs on your mixtape at gigs over the past thirty five years and I truly can't say that about any other mixtape at MTC! You also feature one of my favourite bands of all time, and one of my most hated ones too, so it is a memorable mixtape for me! I hate the term 'British invasion" but then I come from England originally, so I would say that! Really good mixtape!
12/17/06 11:38pm
Stuff
Rate Mixtape
