What’s summer without trips on the boat? These mixes originated as “Fourth of July Mixes” or “Memorial Day Mixes” but when I realized that the boat needed its own soundtrack, the goal was to make one powerful mix that could last an entire summer. This was no easy task, the mix had to be sturdy and provide a soundtrack to all the various shenanigans one encountered while at sea, mainly pirates and beer. Last summer saw both, and this playlist barely survived. For one, it’s really short. For another, it’s not organized real well. But it contains some essential tracks.
Title: Boat Mix 2009 Mix Style: Themed Era: Law School Year: 2009 Music Style: Random My Rating: 3/5. Decent, not sure why it’s so short though.
Not Pictured:
The Bees -- Wash In The Rain (follows Blind Melon)
The Ventures -- Cookout Freakout on Lookout Mountain (follows above)
(Can’t find a video or streaming track for this, but go buy it ASAP)
The Groundhogs -- Ship On the Ocean (follows above)
I dug a little deeper and found this gem from 2002. It’s a play list in-transition from high school habits to college, indicated for including an emo track (Juliana Theory), and overall having a main-stream feel. I’ve dated it to the Summer of 2002 based on a few factors -- I had just finished my freshman year of college and not began working at the radio station yet, so I wasn’t too much of an elitist snob. I rarely listen to tracks such as “Jane Says” in colder months, but most importantly, that summer I was obsessed with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ By The Way, which I listened to ad nauseum while working as a BBQ caterer across northern New Jersey. Also, being closer to Canada, I was turned on to the Tragically Hip. There are a few missing tracks, posted at the end.
After Concert Mix
Title: After Concert Mix
Mix: Style: Themed
Era: Syracuse
Year: 2002
Music Style: Mostly mainstream
My Rating: 2/5. Awful, has slight nostalgic value, but needs lots of ketchup to taste good.
Not Pictured:
Creeper Lagoon -- Chance of a Lifetime (insert after RHCP)
Juliana Theory -- This Is Not A Love Song (insert after above track)
Here’s my first entry in to the Archive. It’s from sometime around July or August 2005 when I was attending summer classes at Rutgers. The class specifically was Contemporary Movements in Philosophy or something similar. My professor was a hippie from Canada named Kevan who rode a bike and we philosophanalyzed Blade Runner in ways I never thought possible.
Title: Late Summer 2005
Mix Style: Shuffled Rock Block
Era: Rutgers University
Year: 2005
Music Styles: A mix of hard rock and mellowed-out indie
My Rating: 3/5, it’s pretty good, but could have been mixed better
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