Help Me Impress A Girl With a Mix CD - Page 2

Parker: stuff your wallet with 5's; brim with 50's. Chicks like money, not faggy mix tapes. Also, brag about the size of your cock.

Matchstick, thank you. I'm going to be able to make Dave laugh at inappropriate moments all weekend by saying "Denzo the family iguana." Now I just have to practice doing it with a straight face...

Did I just read the same story 3 times?


Do couples do mix tapes/cds? This is an odd behavior.

Is there anything you like that she doesn't? Why not make her a mix of songs from those artists to open a dialogue? Choose stuff that you think she might like and then tell her why you chose them?

Don't make it as a gift, make it as a thought.

Josef K
A Certain Ratio
Television Personalities
Silver Apples
Neu!
The Sound
Crispy Ambulance
The Chameleons

Give her what she doesn't like... brilliant. How have we thought not of this yet?

Nothing wrong with pursuing mutual interests, but feigning expertise where you haven't it? Bad idea.

ETA:
Right, because broadening her horizons with things she might not yet have explored would of course be only venturing into things she must not like. There's no possibility she might simply not have heard it yet.... and actually enjoy it. Or enjoy the thought, the effort even if the songs themselves don't turn out to be particular favorites.

1) It was a joke; I thought "think of something she doesn't like... and give it to her" was amusing. Obviously I know what summer smile meant.

2) I took the OP's description to mean that she is an expert. If you hear her say she doesn't like something, and then you give it to her anyway, it would (imo) be kind of insulting. Her tastes are apparently refined and they are what they are for a reason, so who are we to try to change that?

3) I don't want to argue, though; this thread is too good.

well hell..i feel like an ass now...sorry man! good luck with your CD!

Yeah. What she said.


Oh. My. God. YES.

Now you have. That was creepy.

Not as creepy as the song a guy once sent me about a man killing his lover by bashing her skull in with a rock, but I definitely don't adore it.

And the only thing that ever topped the song about the man killing his lover? A guy telling me that he fantasized about killing me. He apparently thought I would like hearing about this. I did... at least in so far as I'm glad he told me before I, ya know, told him where I lived.

Sorry. I thought you were being an asshole (since she explicitly said "choose stuff that you think she might like") but I can see you were going for irony.

Was it Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue's "Where The Wild Roses Grow"?

If so - megafuckincreepy.

I put a ton of live Jeff Buckley on a Mix CD once. She didn't dig it very much.

But we're getting married next year anyway.

So fuck this CD shit. Just hit her in the back door, man. Chick'll love you forever if you do her in the A.

Alternate tracks by Rush and Level 42.
Chicks eat that shit UP!

Iggy Pop and the Stooges.

See, I'm being helpful.

I can't believe you forgot the founders of punk; Sex Pistols.

I'm sure she's aware of the Sex Pistols. He's trying to impress her.

Tell her you really don't like music, and instead would she like to come over and watch (and discuss) Mr. Woodcock with you. That should do it.

What kinda girl swoons for a fucking mix cd?

The good kind.

(Well, "swoon" may be a slight overstatement, but it doesn't seem like Parker is trying to propose here, either - just engage in a shared interest.)

::raises hand::

false

Fucking Sex Pistols, they didn't found Punk they just wrapped it up in an easily accessible package.

What kind doesn't? Have you ever dated a girl?

Yes, it was.

Hush up, I'm trying to ruin the guys life here.

Just go with the meanest songs possible, and songs where you can't understand a fucking word the singer is bellowing. That way, she'll be so confused about what you put on the mix CD, that she won't bother ridiculing you for making one in the first place.

That's what I always do.

Fuck the mix CD. Dial it up to 11.

Parker: Personally, I think it's kind of sweet that you want to make a mix that "impresses" this gal, but I agree with Dave that mixes are more important in respect to their unified flow and theme rather than their obscurity. I find it's always cool to throw in an obscure track or two per mix to possibly turn the listener onto something new and different (or to be frank, flex my ego). But you don't need to do that, and certainly shouldn't plumb the depths too much because then the mixes turn into laundry lists.

Also, I'd like to think when you make a mix it says something about you. By just asking for recommendations, you're just going to cobble something together that you think someone else will like, but it says nothing about yourself or your tastes. Because of that, I think you should research the era. Buy a book, look online. By going out and doing a little digging yourself, you will not only become more knowledgeable, but you'll be demonstrating actual interest. If you take your time with the mix, it will result in something special.

But that's just my opinion, so I'm not going to punish you if you don't take it. Here are some punk recommendations:

Bands:
Crime
The Undertones
Jay Reatard

Album:
It's Time For Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
This one is really hard to get, so I can send you a copy if need be. You mentioned The Modern Lovers so I guess she might have it, I just kind of doubt it considering how rare it is (OOP since forever it seems).

Not the punk you're looking for, but... Tom Waits or Johnny Cash, and if she doesn't like them (because she's a girl, naturally ) tell her you'll still give the relationship a chance anyway.

If that doesn't work, email her a link to this song* and let her know you wanna be her big banana.


* Thanks, Phil!


EDIT: And yes, the Dickies performed the theme song to KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, so there.

EDIT 2: And I always thought that if you were making a mix for a member of the opposite sex to impress her, you were supposed to pick tunes that communicated something (ie: your feelings). Isn't that more important than obscurity? Otherwise, take a look at B-sides or remixes/covers, hunt down some rare live performances, or maybe investigate influences of some of her favorites. You never know what you may come across.

And The Toxic Avenger.

Has anyone said that trying to impress a girl with other people's taste is folly? And relying on the denzians of Chud to be your Cyrano is bad move city.

Well, reling on denzians is always a bad idea. Fucking denzians and their reling ways.

Who hacked into Dellamorte's account?

if she like post-punk, try some Cramps. Such as Human Fly, or Goo Goo Muck

or if you want to scare the shit out of her, anything by The Birthday Party.

Quoted for truth.

Denziens. Happy?

Like someone else said, you need some Replacements up in there!

One of my fave songs is "Here Comes a Regular" or get "Androgynous" for a slower song. "Bastards of Young" or "Little Mascara" would be good choices as well. "Left of the Dial" is about going away on tour. I'm picking alot from the album Tim but that's just because I've been listening to it alot lately. Get some Big Star in there, maybe "September Girls"? Then some Jawbreaker. Maybe some Hum? Then Glass Candy and the Shattered Theatre. But that's a girl fronted band, and I don't know if she'd dig that, but other girls I know with her tastes do. Let's see, there's also Husker Du. If she has green eyes, you could totally use their song "Green Eyes". Does she dig The Descendents? They would be a good choice as well.

People are always on the fence about The Smiths. So I dunno about that.

You could put some Low in it do slow the tempo down. The Great Destroyer is one of my fave album of theirs. "Dinosaur Act" is a dreamy little ditty that would go great near the end of the mix to chill things out.

The Moldy Peaches would be good if you want to add something cute or funny to it.

I know I've been jumpin genres but if I knew a girl with the tastes she does, I'd put this stuff in. If only because she might not come across it otherwise.

The Afghan Whigs might be good. The Twilight Singers would be alot easier to find though. I don't know why, girls seem to fall in love with Greg Dulli. He's got some chick magnet in his voice or something.

The Jesus and Mary Chain might be interesting to put in. I'm not super into their music but some of their songs are memorable. I've only listened to Psychocandy and some random mp3s though.

What are you, trying to get her to give you an award for your taste in music?
You're trying to slay this girl!

Fuck the mix cd, impress her with your dick.

OH and definitely include Elevator Action.

I mean there's a song where the chorus is "No good, goddamn, motherfucker come on!"

You mean denizen? 'Cause I ain't Rick Denzien.

I will be here all weak. Try the soup.

I agree, I did a thread asking what could have happened to my broken window and though the majority of people were REALLY helpful, some were either dicks or trying too hard to be funny. I think I was just on edge at the time though and didn't feel like laughing.

But be wary talking about dating here. It's a sore subject apparently. You'll get a lot of replies telling you basically to just put your dick in her and two telling you to give her the shocker. Then Lisa or Diva will come in and actually contribute productively.

Usually.

Don't forget the one or two posts telling us all that we should be discussing movies and saving this kind of stuff for our (non-CHUD?) blogs and the hundred or so posts reacting to to them.

As far as postpunk goes, I'd echo the Replacements suggestion and recommend "Let It Be" in particular. It was the perfect bridge between the all-out train wreck of their earlier stuff (I mean that in a good way) and the mellower, more subdued later albums (again, good way--their are some really unappreciated gems to be found there).

Although I'm not really sure if the "postpunk" tag applies to them. My cursory search on Wikipedia defines the genre as "introverted, complex and experimental." While their relative rise to prominence certainly fits within the era right after The Clash and The Ramones, they weren't really all that experimental, much as I love 'em. Actually, if I'm more honest with myself, that's probably why I love 'em. They tweaked the conventions of the standard rock chord progressions while never claiming to be anything other than a straight-ahead rock band. I need to listen to "Let It Be" again.

Yes, and I couldn't fathom any of them going head over heels for a compilation of songs for special occasions. The music is just for helping to set the mood, it's up to me to do the impressing. Maybe I'm exaggerating what the intent here was though.

Never said girls don't like mix CD'S. Obviously alot of them do, look no further than the success of NOW and all those Time/Life collections for proof of that.

Again, I suppose I was just exaggerating what exactly you meant by trying to impress a girl with a mix cd.

Sorry for the useless posts.

You're clearly dating the wrong women.

Amen. I wouldn't want to date someone who wasn't impressed by a good CD mix.

Denzo:

Denzo's awesome!

(Sorry, Rad. I'm not as productive as you seem to give me credit for.)

Denzo is totally giving that blonde in the picture the cold shoulder. Rock the fuck on, Denzo!

Denzo can do that. He just gave her his "Karma Chameleons and Cold-Blooded Snakes: The Reptile Rock 19" mix, so she's pretty much his for the taking.

"Rock the fuck on, Denzo" needs to be on a tshirt.