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Tergon:
So lately I've been indulging myself in a new project - Mood Mixes.  That is, mixed CDs that adhere to a certain genre or mood with each song.  The idea being that the CD is fitting to play when you're either in a certain mood, or when you *want* to be in a certain mood (a useful trick if you're writing something, for example).

Anyway, I'm fairly satisfied with what I've got for a couple of mood mixes.  I may produce various volumes of each mood - for example, Angsty I through IV, or Amused I, II and III.
Most of what I've got is (gasp!) mainstream music, and not what you might consider Indie.  But since this is a mood mix, that's irrelevant here - I only use music that applies to the genre of the mix in question.  Indie-Ness has nothing to do with it.

It got me curious to see what others would do in this situation.  So here's the challenge - design a Mood Mix with your own songs to see what people think of it.  Use 20 or so songs, the amount that fit on a standard CD.

I'll start it off by posting my two completed mood mixes first up - I'm still working on Pumped, Angry and Cheerful.  But here are the first two...



ANGSTY
I Miss You - Blink 182
From The Sea - Eskimo Joe
Teenager Of The Year - Lo-Tel
How To Make Gravy - Paul Kelly
Drops Of Jupiter - Train
Brick - Ben Folds Five
Walk On - U2
Motorcycle Drive By - Third Eye Blind
Imaginary - Evanescence
The Ship Song - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Cigarettes Will Kill You - Ben Lee
Vindicated - Dashboard Confessional
We Are - Ana
In The End - Linkin Park
Buy Now Pay Later - The Whitlams
Klavier - Rammstein
Scar - Missy Higgins
Imitation Of Life - R.E.M.
Race Against Myself - The Offspring



AMUSED
Every Sperm Is Sacred - Monty Python
Rock & Roll Music - Mental As Anything
One Angry Dwarf & 200 Solemn Faces - Ben Folds Five
Rollercoaster - Machine Gun Fellatio
The Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang
Kev's Courtin' Song - Kevin "Bloody" Wilson
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis vs JXL
Blister In The Sun - The Violent Femmes
Asshole - Denis Leary
Spare Me The Details - The Offspring
Watch Out Boys - Magic Dirt
We Want Fun - Andrew WK
The Entertainer - Billy Joel
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Dr. Worm - They Might Be Giants
Heaven Is A Half-Pipe - OPM
Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches
You Sound Like Louis Burdett - The Whitlams
Old Man Sam - Spiderbait
Theophilus Thistler - Sonic Animation
South Park Remix - Vitro



And the as-yet-unfinished one I'm working on at present...
PUMPED
Remember Old Scotland - Metil Stone
Bring Me To Life - Evanescence
Strange - Smashing Pumpkins
Sehnsucht - Rammstein
Thunderstruck - AC/DC
Freestyler - Bomfunk MC
Bodyrock - Moby
One Step Closer - Linkin Park
Spider-Man Theme - Danny Elfman
Lightning Rod - The Offspring
Angel Of Death - Slayer
Breathe - Prodigy

beat mouse:
I like this and will now compile playlists to join in this effort, though i will only make them about as long as a normal cd (track numbers are irrelevant!) so 45-60 minutes long will do:

It's 4am, and I still think about you - mood: exhausted
the album leaf - we once were (one)
mus-ok - get out your lighter
boards of canada - turqoise hexagon sun
mum - weeping rock, rock
disparition - a commodius vicus of recirculation
dj shadow - midnight in a perfect world
90 day men - too late or too dead
buck 65 - fifty gallon drum
denali - french mistake
cocorosie - by your side


i will add more moods later!

ImRonBurgundy?:
i made a "pumped" playlist that consists entirely of Public Enemy and Minor Threat.

The Hammered:
I'm not going to compile a complete track list for any particular mood, but I'll just put forth a few ideas for several. I'll also be drawing from a rather small number of bands.

Angry:
Swans - Time is Money (Bastard)

Creepy (yeah, I know, that's not a mood. I don't care.):
Sonic Youth - Ghost Bitch (Protect Me You and Lee is Free also come to mind)
Pixies - Silver
The Velvet Underground - The Black Angel's Death Song

Amused:
Ciccone Youth - Master-Dik, the Tuff Titty Rap
Pixies - I've Been Tired
Television - Little Johnny Jewel

Angsty:
Ramones - I Remember You; Here Today, Gone Tomorrow; and Needles and Pins.
The Velvet Underground - After Hours
Lou Reed - Berlin, Perfect Day
Pixies - Where is My Mind?

Exhausted:
The Stooges - Dirt
Mudhoney - When Tomorrow Hits

Pumped:
Ramones - A whole bunch of songs (Blitzkrieg Bop; I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You/Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World; Oh Oh I Love Her So; Pinhead; California Sun; Rockaway Beach; She's the One...)
Pixies - Debaser, Cecilia Ann, Rock Music

Romantic/lovesick/whatever you want to call it:
Ramones - I Wanna be Your Boyfriend, Oh Oh I Love Her So, She's the One
The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
Pixies - Letter to Memphis

Thrillho:
I do playlists like this all the time as well, but mine usually only cost of 12 songs. I do countless playlists, and a lot of them overlap. Just by finding the bands and songs that repeat you can see my favourites.

12 songs for hate
1. Idiot Pilot - To Buy A Gun
2. Slipknot - Surfacing
3. Fony - Fucking The Sentiment
4. Billy Talent - The Ex
5. RATM - Killing In The Name Of
6. Nick Cave - Stagger Lee
7. Funeral for a Friend - 10 Scene Points To The Winner
8. Pink Floyd - Don't Leave Me Now
9. Eminem - Kim
10. Lostprophets - The Handsome Life Of Swing
11. Lucky Nine - Washington Geometry
12. Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind

12 songs for crying to (these aren't necessarily songs that'd make other people cry, they tend to make me cry for one reason or another)
1. Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
2. Pink Floyd - Take It Back
3. Nick Cave - The Weeping Song
4. Hope of the States - Nehemiah
5. New Order - Krafty
6. Johnny Cash - Hurt
7. Queen - These Are the Days Of Our Lives
8. Graham Coxon - Flights To The Sea (Lovely Rain)
9. Weezer - Butterfly
10. The Pogues - Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
11. Wilco - Poor Places
12. Joy Division - Decades/Atmosphere

12 songs for getting pumped up in the morning
1. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
2. Weezer - My Name Is Jonas
3. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
4. Wilco - I'm Always In Love
5. Blur - There's No Other Way
6. Cave In - Stained Silver
7. The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday
8. Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
9. Radiohead - Airbag
10. The Mad Capsule Markets - Island
11. New Order - Krafty
12. Nick Cave - There She Goes, My Beautiful World

80 minutes' worth of songs for driving
1. BRMC - Shuffle Your Feet
2. QOTSA - Regular John
3. Pixies - Bone Machine
4. Jackson United - Sharp Edges
5. Lucky Nine - How Things Have Changed?
6. Nick Cave - Supernaturally
7. Fony - Black Windows and Film Noir
8. Blur - There's No Other Way
9. Secret Machines - Nowhere Again/Now Here Is Nowhere
10. The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday
11. Weezer - Holiday
12. Hundred Reasons - Silver
13. The Clash - Clampdown
14. Wilco - I'm The Man Who Loves You (Kicking Television version)
15. Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Part Of Town
16. Radiohead - The National Anthem
17. Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again
18. R.E.M. - All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)
19. Bob Dyan - Like A Rolling Stone

12 songs for when you're pissed at the government
1. Eminem - White America
2. The Beatles - Revolution (Hey Jude version)
3. Oasis - Mucky Fingers
4. Weezer - Beverly Hills
5. Bob Dylan - Political World/Masters of War
6. Public Enemy - Don't Wanna Be Called Your Nigger
7. RATM - Wake Up
8. Radiohead - No Surprises
9. Pink Floyd - When The Tigers Broke Free
10. Madness - Embarassment
11. The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday (YET AGAIN!)
12. Roger Waters - The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)

12 songs for when you're on a downer
1. The Clash - Train In Vain
2. Weezer - The World Has Turned And Left Me Here
3. Finch - Letters To You
4. Madness - Grey Day
5. Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug
6. Blur - No Distance Left To Run
7. Bob Dylan - Most Of The Time
8. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
9. Ryan Adams - This Is It
10. Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again
11. Joy Division - Atmosphere
12. Hard-Fi - Move On Now

I could go on for hours. I do these things all the time.

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