THE PAST IS THE PRESENT IS THE FUTURE
| THE PAST IS THE PRESENT IS THE FUTURE | |
| Created by: | Ed_Finnerty |
| Tracks: | 20 |
| Length: | 01:18:32 |
| Keywords |
1. Mix Contest 12 - T07 2. Mix Contest 12 - T07 3. Mix Contest 12 - T07 |
| Created on | 5/28/07 9:04am |
| Level | 5 |
| Points | 2393 |
| Total visitors | 69 |
| Unique visitors | 33 |
| This mix was ranked #6 out of 9 entries for this contest | |
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THESE ARE THE SONGS & BANDS THAT I HAVE SPENT THE MOST TIME WITH IN THE PAST 7 YEARS. THE SONGS THAT I HAVE LISTENED TO A LOT. ON REPEAT FOR HOURS. YOU GET THE POINT. THESE ARE THE SONGS I LOVE FROM THE PAST 7 YEARS.
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| 1 | Arcade Fire : Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) |
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I HAVE PLAYED THIS SONG A LOT. IT'S FIRST BECAUSE WITH SUCH A RANDOM ASSORTMENT OF TRACKS, IT WAS BEST FOR DYNAMICS TO BE FIRST.
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Track 1 from Funeral
Length: 00:04:48 Year: 2004 |
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I HAVE PLAYED THIS SONG A LOT. IT'S FIRST BECAUSE WITH SUCH A RANDOM ASSORTMENT OF TRACKS, IT WAS BEST FOR DYNAMICS TO BE FIRST. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | The Postal Service : The District Sleeps Alone Tonight |
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THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS WAS ON AN AWFUL PUNK MIX MY BROTHER HAD MADE. WE WERE IN THE CAR, DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND THIS SONG CAME ON. I HIT REPEAT A FEW TIMES AND THEN MADE A COPY OF "GIVE UP" AND LISTENED TO THIS SONG OVER AND OVER.
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Track 2 from Give Up
Length: 00:04:44 Year: 2003 |
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THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS WAS ON AN AWFUL PUNK MIX MY BROTHER HAD MADE. WE WERE IN THE CAR, DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND THIS SONG CAME ON. I HIT REPEAT A FEW TIMES AND THEN MADE A COPY OF "GIVE UP" AND LISTENED TO THIS SONG OVER AND OVER. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Wilco : Ashes of American Flags |
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THIS IS MAYBE MY FAVORITE WILCO SONG. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT AND IT HAS BEEN ON PLENTY OF MY MIXES. NO ONE EVER SEEMS TO LIKE IT AS MUCH AS I DO. SAD FACE.
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Track 3 from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Length: 00:04:46 Year: 2002 |
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THIS IS MAYBE MY FAVORITE WILCO SONG. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT AND IT HAS BEEN ON PLENTY OF MY MIXES. NO ONE EVER SEEMS TO LIKE IT AS MUCH AS I DO. SAD FACE. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Josh Ritter : Girl In The War |
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LAST YEAR I HEARD JOSH RITTER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS WAS THE FIRST SONG THAT I HEARD AND I PLAYED IT OVER AND OVER. THEN I LEARNED IT ON GUITAR AND PLAYED IT OVER AND OVER. I SPENT A LOT OF '06 LISTENING TO "THE ANIMAL YEARS", SO I THOUGHT THIS DESERVED A SPOT ON THE MIX.
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Track 4 from The Animal Years
Length: 00:04:23 Year: 2006 |
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LAST YEAR I HEARD JOSH RITTER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS WAS THE FIRST SONG THAT I HEARD AND I PLAYED IT OVER AND OVER. THEN I LEARNED IT ON GUITAR AND PLAYED IT OVER AND OVER. I SPENT A LOT OF '06 LISTENING TO "THE ANIMAL YEARS", SO I THOUGHT THIS DESERVED A SPOT ON THE MIX. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | The Killers : Read My Mind |
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"SAM'S TOWN" WAS MY FAVORITE RECORD OF '06 AND I LISTENED TO IT NON-STOP FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. I SHAVED MY BEARD AND SPORTED A 'STACHE LIKE BRANDON FLOWERS'. I WAS A BIT OBSESSED.
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Track 5 from Sam's Town
Length: 00:04:06 Year: 2006 |
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"SAM'S TOWN" WAS MY FAVORITE RECORD OF '06 AND I LISTENED TO IT NON-STOP FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. I SHAVED MY BEARD AND SPORTED A 'STACHE LIKE BRANDON FLOWERS'. I WAS A BIT OBSESSED. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | The Strokes : Last Night |
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I HATED THE STROKES THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THEM... THEN I LISTENED TO THEM AT A FRIEND'S APARTMENT AND SOMETHING CLICKED. I STOLE THE CD FROM MY BROTHER AND DANCED TO LAST NIGHT A LOT.
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Track 6 from Is This It?
Length: 00:03:17 Year: 2000 |
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I HATED THE STROKES THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THEM... THEN I LISTENED TO THEM AT A FRIEND'S APARTMENT AND SOMETHING CLICKED. I STOLE THE CD FROM MY BROTHER AND DANCED TO LAST NIGHT A LOT. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Hold Steady : You Can Make Him Like You |
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I PLAY THIS SONG INCESSANTLY. MY BOYFRIEND IS SO SICK OF IT. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.
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Track 7 from Boys and Girls In America
Length: 00:02:48 Year: 2006 |
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I PLAY THIS SONG INCESSANTLY. MY BOYFRIEND IS SO SICK OF IT. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Amy Winehouse : Me & Mr. Jones |
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A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN I FIRST HEARD MS. WINEHOUSE I DIDN'T LISTEN TO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ABOUT A WEEK & A 1/2. THIS ONE IS ONE WAS MY FAVORITE. PROBABLY THE BEST LINE EVER WRITTEN = "WHAT KIND OF FUCKERY IS THIS? YOU MADE ME MISS THE SLICK RICK GIG." SWOON.
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Track 8 from Back To Black
Length: 00:02:33 Year: 2006 |
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A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN I FIRST HEARD MS. WINEHOUSE I DIDN'T LISTEN TO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ABOUT A WEEK & A 1/2. THIS ONE IS ONE WAS MY FAVORITE. PROBABLY THE BEST LINE EVER WRITTEN = "WHAT KIND OF FUCKERY IS THIS? YOU MADE ME MISS THE SLICK RICK GIG." SWOON. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Gorillaz : All Alone |
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I WOULD SIT IN MY ROOM AND LISTEN TO THIS SONG ON REPEAT WHEN THIS ALBUM CAME OUT. "RETURN OF THE OGRE"
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Track 9 from Demon Days
Length: 00:03:30 Year: 2005 |
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I WOULD SIT IN MY ROOM AND LISTEN TO THIS SONG ON REPEAT WHEN THIS ALBUM CAME OUT. "RETURN OF THE OGRE" SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Modest Mouse : Bukowski |
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CHRISTMAS OF 2003 I WAS AT HOME AND STOLE "GOOD NEWS" FROM MY BROTHER AND LISTENED TO IT FOR 3 DAYS.
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Track 10 from Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Length: 00:04:14 Year: 2004 |
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CHRISTMAS OF 2003 I WAS AT HOME AND STOLE "GOOD NEWS" FROM MY BROTHER AND LISTENED TO IT FOR 3 DAYS. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Andrew Bird : Plasticities |
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THIS WAS MY ALBUM FOR LAST MONTH... I WAS LATE ON THE WAGON.
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Track 11 from Armchair Apocrypha
Length: 00:04:27 Year: 2007 |
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THIS WAS MY ALBUM FOR LAST MONTH... I WAS LATE ON THE WAGON. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Ben Folds : Still Fighting It |
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BEING SUCH A HUGE BEN FOLDS FAN, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CHOOSE A FAVORITE SONG. THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY ON THE LIST THOUGH. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE PLAYED THIS SONG FOR SOMEONE.
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Track 12 from Rockin' the Suburbs
Length: 00:04:26 Year: 2001 |
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BEING SUCH A HUGE BEN FOLDS FAN, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CHOOSE A FAVORITE SONG. THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY ON THE LIST THOUGH. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE PLAYED THIS SONG FOR SOMEONE. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | The Format : If Work Permits |
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"DOG PROBLEMS" WAS ONE OF THOSE ALBUMS THAT TOOK CONTROL OF MY CD PLAYER. FOR ABOUT A MONTH & A 1/2 ALL I LISTENED TO WAS THE FORMAT. GOOD TIMES.
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Track 13 from Dog Problems
Length: 00:05:28 Year: 2006 |
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"DOG PROBLEMS" WAS ONE OF THOSE ALBUMS THAT TOOK CONTROL OF MY CD PLAYER. FOR ABOUT A MONTH & A 1/2 ALL I LISTENED TO WAS THE FORMAT. GOOD TIMES. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Nickel Creek : Helena |
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I LOVE THIS SONG.
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Track 14 from Why Should the Fire Die?
Length: 00:04:45 Year: 2005 |
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I LOVE THIS SONG. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Margot & The Nuclear So And So's : Talking In Code |
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I FELL ASLEEP TO THIS SONG ALMOST EVERY NIGHT LAST SUMMER. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS EVER.
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Track 15 from The Dust of Retreat
Length: 00:03:44 Year: 2006 |
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I FELL ASLEEP TO THIS SONG ALMOST EVERY NIGHT LAST SUMMER. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS EVER. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Damien Rice : Coconut Skins |
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AT THE END OF LAST YEAR I WAS VISITING MY BOYFRIEND AND MY iPOD BROKE AND I WAS 4 HOURS AWAY FROM ALL MY MUSIC. THE ONLY CD I HAD WAS DAMIEN RICE'S "9". SO EVERY DAY I'D FIND A NEW FAVORITE AND LISTEN TO IT ON REPEAT. THIS IS STILL MY FAVORITE ONE.
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Track 16 from 9
Length: 00:03:45 Year: 2006 |
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AT THE END OF LAST YEAR I WAS VISITING MY BOYFRIEND AND MY iPOD BROKE AND I WAS 4 HOURS AWAY FROM ALL MY MUSIC. THE ONLY CD I HAD WAS DAMIEN RICE'S "9". SO EVERY DAY I'D FIND A NEW FAVORITE AND LISTEN TO IT ON REPEAT. THIS IS STILL MY FAVORITE ONE. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Dan Reeder : I Drink Beer |
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I LOVE DAN REEDER. HE WRITES GREAT SONGS, HE MAKES HIS OWN INSTRUMENTS, HE'S FUNNY, HE'S A TALENTED PAINTER... BASICALLY, HE'S ONE OF THE BEST HUMANS ALIVE. THIS SONG IS INCREDIBLY FUN TO SING ALONG WITH.
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Track 17 from Sweetheart
Length: 00:02:53 Year: 2006 |
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I LOVE DAN REEDER. HE WRITES GREAT SONGS, HE MAKES HIS OWN INSTRUMENTS, HE'S FUNNY, HE'S A TALENTED PAINTER... BASICALLY, HE'S ONE OF THE BEST HUMANS ALIVE. THIS SONG IS INCREDIBLY FUN TO SING ALONG WITH. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Regina Spektor : Samson |
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"THEY'RE JUST OLD LIGHT" I LOVE THAT LINE ABOUT THE STARS. I FALL ASLEEP TO THIS SONG A LOT.
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Track 18 from begin to hope
Length: 00:03:10 Year: 2006 |
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"THEY'RE JUST OLD LIGHT" I LOVE THAT LINE ABOUT THE STARS. I FALL ASLEEP TO THIS SONG A LOT. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Death Cab for Cutie : Lack of Color |
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THIS IS HANDS DOWN, WITHOUT CONTEST, MY FAVORITE SONG IN THE WORLD. I LOVE IT. IT'S A PERFECT SONG. I CAN'T LISTEN TO IT JUST ONCE, I ALWAYS HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT AT LEAST TWICE.
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Track 19 from Transatlanticism
Length: 00:03:35 Year: 2003 |
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THIS IS HANDS DOWN, WITHOUT CONTEST, MY FAVORITE SONG IN THE WORLD. I LOVE IT. IT'S A PERFECT SONG. I CAN'T LISTEN TO IT JUST ONCE, I ALWAYS HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT AT LEAST TWICE. SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Pedro The Lion : Rejoice |
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A GREAT DEAL OF THE PAST 7 YEARS HAS BEEN SPENT LISTENING TO DAVID BAZAN'S MUSIC. FOR ME, ANYWAYS. THIS SONG FITS THE MIX WELL, SO I PICKED IT.
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Track 20 from Control
Length: 00:03:10 Year: 2002 |
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A GREAT DEAL OF THE PAST 7 YEARS HAS BEEN SPENT LISTENING TO DAVID BAZAN'S MUSIC. FOR ME, ANYWAYS. THIS SONG FITS THE MIX WELL, SO I PICKED IT. SHOW LESS
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The Bronze Badge
I feel like we're in a crowded place and I keep yelling "WHAT? SPEAK LOUDER!" but we're not really in a crowded place and it's hard for me to read what you're saying when it's so uniform.
5/28/07 11:27am
Mixtape Contest XXIV - Winning Team Badge
Ha! I just got finished with my own mix and we picked the same Hold Steady song. Great minds, they say...
5/28/07 10:05am
