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post #1 of 244
1/25/08 at 3:41pm
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I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but I've been dating a girl for a couple weeks and she's really into music. In fact, I'm a little intimidated by her taste and how it compares to mine...which is rare.

We've made a couple of mixes and she's liked them, but the stuff I gave her was mostly modern and she REALLY loves classic late 70's/early 80's punk, post-punk and new wave.

I'm into a lot of those bands. The Clash is my favorite band, I love the Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Damned, Wire, Television, The Ramones, Talking Heads...but the problem is she's got all this stuff too and then some.

A few bands from her recent mixes for me to give you an idea:

The Fall
Richard Hell
The Vibrators
The Soft Boys
Nick Lowe
Gun Club
Elvis Costello
The Modern Lovers

That's the classic stuff. New stuff includes Everything from Built to Spill to Ted Leo to the National to The Briefs to the Archers of Loaf to The Thermals to Pavement etc. She's more diverse there...but still loves early 90's rock like Dinosaur Jr, Fugazi, and Superchunk too.

Long story short, if anyone has any good ideas about obscure (or not obscure bands I haven't listed) or really good gems (particularly classic punk/post-punk songs) I'd appreciate it.
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post #2 of 244
1/25/08 at 3:44pm
seriously? this thread...seriously?
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post #3 of 244
1/25/08 at 3:47pm
You already got my Romeo Void suggestion last night.

Also, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster by Psychosis Safari. Great song.

ETA
Link to this fucking rocking song.
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post #4 of 244
1/25/08 at 3:51pm
I'm a poet. I have an English degree. I know a lot (a lot) about literature.

I once had a sad, sad little man attempt to win me over by writing me a poem. It was a terrible poem, so terrible that I called his house and told him to forget that I exist.

I want you to sit with this little story for a moment and contemplate how it might apply to your current situation. I do, however, wish you the best of luck. She sounds cool.
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post #5 of 244
1/25/08 at 3:57pm
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I'm a poet. I have an English degree. I know a lot (a lot) about literature.

I once had a sad, sad little man attempt to win me over by writing me a poem. It was a terrible poem, so terrible that I called his house and told him to forget that I exist.

I want you to sit with this little story for a moment and contemplate how it might apply to your current situation. I do, however, wish you the best of luck. She sounds cool.
PLEASE say it was a limerick.
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post #6 of 244
1/25/08 at 3:58pm
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PLEASE say it was a limerick.
If it was a limerick, I would have been amused.

I was not amused.
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post #7 of 244
1/25/08 at 3:58pm
Want my advice? Don't ask me for advice on how to impress a girl.

Trust me on this.
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post #8 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
I'm a poet. I have an English degree. I know a lot (a lot) about literature.

I once had a sad, sad little man attempt to win me over by writing me a poem. It was a terrible poem, so terrible that I called his house and told him to forget that I exist.

I want you to sit with this little story for a moment and contemplate how it might apply to your current situation. I do, however, wish you the best of luck. She sounds cool.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, makes me more uncomfortable than the invariable disaster that is preceded by the words "I wrote you a poem."

To the original question, I've always found that a mix-porno is a much better idea. It gets right to the point and can really help you determine what kind of girl she is.
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post #9 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:11pm
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
I'm a poet. I have an English degree. I know a lot (a lot) about literature.

I once had a sad, sad little man attempt to win me over by writing me a poem. It was a terrible poem, so terrible that I called his house and told him to forget that I exist.

I want you to sit with this little story for a moment and contemplate how it might apply to your current situation. I do, however, wish you the best of luck. She sounds cool.
I'd so rep you right now.


But, if you're going to mix it up, Parker, you can't go wrong with some X. Run, now, find Exene Cervenka... fly, fly, little Parker, fly, fly.
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post #10 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:16pm
Since she already has music covered, can't you just make her a collage or something? Of pictures of you only. Pictures of you as a little kid, in high school, hanging out with your family, you and your first car, you and Denzo the family iguana out by the swingset? And then title it, in glued-on Fruit Loops, My Gift of Me. And then cry a little when you when you give it to her like it's just so hard to part with, like its a piece of your soul. But, that's fate for you, right? And it now belongs to her - your truest of loves. And then, of course, be sad when weeks later she still hasn't found a place for it on any of her apartment's walls. You'll probably think of stealing it back then because she probably wouldn't even miss it even though you worked so hard on it and even cut up some pictures that you might not have negatives for. *KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK* Three in the morning. You at her door demanding it back. Wait, is that someone in there with her?

I could probably go on, if you guys want.
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post #11 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:17pm
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I could probably go on, if you guys want.
WANT.
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post #12 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:21pm
what zooey and matchstick said but also I haven't seen any replacements mentioned.
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post #13 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:22pm
I dated a girl with the same tastes in music, she we cool as hell as well.. I did try and make a tape, and i failed...BIG TIME but at least she till kept me around. A better idea is why don't you try something that is unique to you. It might come off as more thoughtful then just a bunch of songs you found that you think she would like. Not to rain on your parade or anything, but it's good that you are willing to do this for a girl.
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post #14 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:22pm
Keep on keepin on, Kevin, that story's getting good!
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post #15 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:23pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick View Post
I could probably go on, if you guys want.

YES, PLEASE.*





*With thanks to Kevin K. (from whom I bogarted the Homer pic).
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post #16 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:23pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick View Post
...you and Denzo the family iguana out by the swingset?...
Incredible.
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post #17 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:30pm
Wait, are mixtapes a special thing? I make mixes for everyone. Have I been hitting on people without realising it?
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post #18 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:31pm
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Wow, I expected a level of brass internet cruelty and universally humorless anecdotes, but not from everybody.

In short: thanks for nothing, and go fuck yourselves, assholes. I guess I should spend more time posting in the Chewers forum about what cheese I prefer or how my parents plan on spending their 401K or what color my lint is.
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post #19 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:34pm

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post #20 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:34pm
Not knowing the girl in question all that well, and then telling us "She likes Band X but already has everything by Band X" isn't giving us a lot to work with.

Just put together a disc of cool songs. If she's not that into you, nothing you compile is going to change her mind.
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post #21 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:34pm
Matchstick, that was so good that it hurt a little when it ended.
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post #22 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:35pm
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In short: thanks for nothing, and go fuck yourselves, assholes. I guess I should spend more time posting in the Chewers forum about what cheese I prefer or how my parents plan on spending their 401K or what color my lint is.
Wow, try dialing down your caffeine intake. Also, I DID give you a tip:
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Originally Posted by Mattioli View Post
But, if you're going to mix it up, Parker, you can't go wrong with some X. Run, now, find Exene Cervenka... fly, fly, little Parker, fly, fly.



But, seriously, what color is your lint?
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post #23 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:36pm
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Originally Posted by Peter Venkman View Post
I dated a girl with the same tastes in music, she we cool as hell as well.. I did try and make a tape, and i failed...BIG TIME but at least she till kept me around. A better idea is why don't you try something that is unique to you. It might come off as more thoughtful then just a bunch of songs you found that you think she would like. Not to rain on your parade or anything, but it's good that you are willing to do this for a girl.
Thanks, but she actually asked for another mix CD after the first two that she got from me. I'm just trying to up the ante.

This isn't a "I know nothing about music so bail me out" thread guys. Give me some credit. Recommend something or fuck off.

My connections been slow today, so for the folks who did actually try to help, thanks.

Patrick...I still think Never say Never might be a bit too...direct. But I'll consider it.
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post #24 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:37pm
There's a thread for lint color? I missed that one.
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post #25 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:37pm
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I guess I should spend more time posting in the Chewers forum about ... what color my lint is.
Sweet! I've been wondering what color it is!
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post #26 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:40pm
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Sweet! I've been wondering what color it is!
Dark blue with flecks of tan.
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post #27 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:40pm
Matchstick.. this is kind of embaressing.. but uh..

.. I made you this collage, see.. I ate some of the Fruit Loops, but it used to say.. Trejo Loves Chachi. You're my Chachi.

I feel like I've been missing out, not listening to punk, when I hear that a band called the Vibrators is classic
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post #28 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:42pm
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Never mind...

Sorry, all for nastiness. Thanks for your help and have a great day.
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post #29 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:42pm
Maybe the third mix could be a greatest hits of the prior two mixes you gave her.
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post #30 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:45pm
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Maybe you could be funny one day.
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post #31 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:45pm
Two albums is too damn soon for a greatest hits collection.
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post #32 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:49pm
If you don't put The Hold Steady, Of Montreal and The Arcade Fire on there you'll get the major dumping you deserve.

Or you could go completely the other way and do a mix tape of jazz and blues standards. Start with I Get Nervous by Willie Dixon and go from there.
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post #33 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:50pm
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Maybe the third mix could be a greatest hits of the pryor two mixes you gave her.
Yes!

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post #34 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:51pm
Nice!
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post #35 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:51pm
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound

The Horrors - Count in Fives

The Cribs - Mens Needs

UK Subs - Warhead

Final Fantasy - This is the Dream of Win and Regine


The National - Slow Show

The last one doesn't conform to the music type, but I haven't met a girl who didn't adore that song.

Fuck knows whats going on with the video, it's the best sounding version I could find on youtube.
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post #36 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:58pm
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Thanks for your recs both last night and today, Spike.
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post #37 of 244
1/25/08 at 4:58pm
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Originally Posted by Parker View Post
Wow, I expected a level of brass internet cruelty and universally humorless anecdotes, but not from everybody.
That was kind of extreme (though funny, you've gotta admit). I think it might have been the word "impress." Chances are you're not going to impress someone like this girl you describe with attempts to be obscure, especially in a genre with which she's super familiar. Women tend not to be into the dick-measuring obscurity contests that guys get into with music (myself included, sometimes). That said, given her love for punk/postpunk stuff (and what sprung from it), here are some names you haven't mentioned yet:

Young Marble Giants
The Rezillos
Brainiac
Shudder to Think
Jawbox
Dismemberment Plan
Girls Against Boys

But you might be better off ignoring "obscure" entirely and going for a solid thematic mix that's got a unified approach but a varied sound. Or use interesting juxtapositions. I think anyone would admire the temerity to follow a song like the Dead Boys' "Sonic Reducer" or Big Black's "Jordan, Minnesota" with something by Smokey Robinson. Obscurities piled on obscurities are kind of boring, IMO.
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post #38 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:01pm
So much for my planned "Help Me Impress Jodie Foster" thread.

And Parker--try some Guided by Voices.
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post #39 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:03pm
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Wait, are mixtapes a special thing? I make mixes for everyone. Have I been hitting on people without realising it?
I have exactly the same query, I make Mix CDs all the fucking time.
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post #40 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:09pm
If I had known how desperate this situation was, I would have not written the collage post. But now that I'm in fuck-offsville, I can only wonder at how I got here. Maybe I'll be sprung from the purgatory if I link to:

http://hypem.com/

which is a mp3 blog search engine. You should be able to use it to find mp3s of songs folks are recommending to you here. You won't even have to pay for the songs you are pretending to like! Shit. I guess I better get comfortable.

I'm a big emusic fan and I really like finding new bands to listen to.

The last couple of days I've downloaded:

New Times Viking
Basia Belut - who has some great stuff (Snakes and Ladders, Before I Knew)

If she doesn't listen to T.Rex, put some of them on there. Fucking amazing. Life's a Gas from them, for example.

Snowden's Innocent Heathen.

Star's Window Bird.

Fuck. Now I'm just trying to impress Daveb.
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post #41 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick View Post
Fuck. Now I'm just trying to impress Daveb.
You had me at "Since she already has music covered, can't you just make her a collage or something? Of pictures of you only. Pictures of you as a little kid, in high school, hanging out with your family, you and your first car, you and Denzo the family iguana out by the swingset? And then title it, in glued-on Fruit Loops, My Gift of Me. And then cry a little when you when you give it to her like it's just so hard to part with, like its a piece of your soul. But, that's fate for you, right? And it now belongs to her - your truest of loves. And then, of course, be sad when weeks later she still hasn't found a place for it on any of her apartment's walls. You'll probably think of stealing it back then because she probably wouldn't even miss it even though you worked so hard on it and even cut up some pictures that you might not have negatives for. *KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK* Three in the morning. You at her door demanding it back. Wait, is that someone in there with her?"
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post #42 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:13pm
Dave? I've got the new issue of The Big Takeover. It's got New Pornographers on the cover.
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post #43 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:20pm
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Dave? I've got the new issue of The Big Takeover. It's got New Pornographers on the cover.
Oh, so been there and done that, misfit. Come back when you've got a "Since she already has music covered, can't you just make her a collage or something? Of pictures of you only. Pictures of you as a little kid, in high school, hanging out with your family, you and your first car, you and Denzo the family iguana out by the swingset? And then title it, in glued-on Fruit Loops, My Gift of Me. And then cry a little when you when you give it to her like it's just so hard to part with, like its a piece of your soul. But, that's fate for you, right? And it now belongs to her - your truest of loves. And then, of course, be sad when weeks later she still hasn't found a place for it on any of her apartment's walls. You'll probably think of stealing it back then because she probably wouldn't even miss it even though you worked so hard on it and even cut up some pictures that you might not have negatives for. *KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK* Three in the morning. You at her door demanding it back. Wait, is that someone in there with her?"
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post #44 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:24pm
This thread went from lame to awesome in four posts.
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post #45 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:25pm
Hang on, I'm working on a limerick.
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post #46 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:27pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick View Post
I could probably go on, if you guys want.
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do...
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Two albums is too damn soon for a greatest hits collection.
That never stopped Shaun Cassidy.
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post #47 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:33pm
C'mon guys, does Chud really need another meme. Especially one which is 2 paragraphs long?
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post #48 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:44pm
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That never stopped Shaun Cassidy.
Or Men Without Hats (I'm ashamed that I know they have a greatest hits album).
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post #49 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:46pm
Yes. Yes it does.
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post #50 of 244
1/25/08 at 5:52pm
Deerhoof.

lol.

RE: Matchstick - I laughed so hard that I peed a little.
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