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user-inactivated  ·  3346 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes! For some reason for me, that's up there right along with popping out an audio tape and flipping to Side B.

thenewgreen  ·  3345 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The best and most telling is if someone longs for the days of the mixed tape. If they're serous about the pursuit, then they'll know at least a handful of songs that last 30-90 seconds. Why? Because these are the songs that we all used to fill in the ends of our mixed tape album sides.

If you were a real champ, you didn't rely on "her majesty" and the like, but you really dug down in to the deep cuts.

user-inactivated  ·  3345 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Punk bands like The Bouncing Souls, The Dead Milkmen, etc. were great for that. They had a lot of short, often humorous songs that were less than 2 minutes.

You know, come to think of it, even though I've always wanted to, I don't think I've ever actually made a complete mix tape. I'd start, just never finish.