Making a PJ mixtape

Evergreen
Evergreen Posts: 492
edited August 2009 in Words and Music...Communication
So, I have 3 girlfriends that want to better understand my obsession with PJ so I am making them a mixtape to introduce them to their music, other that Alive and Jeremy. lol!

I am OVERWHELMED to say the least. I could make them 10 cds. I know what are my everyday staples that I listen to and love, but do I give them my favorites?

I need help! I need to make the cds short enough so that they will listen. I can't plop down a bunch of cds and think they will listen to them all.

In your opinion, what are the essential PJ songs that would introduce someone to the band? I am bring a friend to San Diego for her first show and want her to catch some insight before then. :)
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  • BG255979
    BG255979 Posts: 5
    i hear ya about making a mixtape. when i started dating my gf she hated pearl jam because of the songs she heard on the radio but i made her a mix cd and she loved it!! made her 2 more mixes after that and she loved them all. have taken her to 2 PJ concerts and an EV concert since then. needless to say the mixes worked!!

    i just recently made a mix for her dad and he seemed to like the songs he heard also. once again i stayed away from the songs they would normally hear on the radio. every mix i made was the full 80 minutes. try to think of your friend's musical tastes and cater the playlist to those tastes. but to me some essential PJ songs, in my opinion, are:

    given to fly
    rearviewmirror
    MFC
    down
    long road (live version)
    corduroy
    of the girl
    red mosquito
    and many others

    like i said cater the mix cd to their musical tastes and you won't go wrong because PJ has something for everyone.
  • Evergreen
    Evergreen Posts: 492
    Here was what I was thinking...

    Better Man
    Speed Of Sound
    Long Road live
    Thin Air
    I Am Mine
    Present Tense
    Love Boat Captain live
    Black live
    Off the Girl
    Release
    Indifference live
    Hail, Hail
    In My Tree
    Off He Goes
    Footsteps
    Nothing As It Seems
    Breath
    Inside Job
    Corduroy
    Nothingman
    Garden
    Given To Fly
    Light Years
    Around The Bend
    Porch
    Untitled - MFC live
    Rearviewmirror
    Other Side

    Hard Sun & Guaranteed

    I want to add a live Alive just because of the energy.

    Thanks for the suugestions! Good ones to add.
  • BG255979
    BG255979 Posts: 5
    that looks like a good set of songs. also, when i make my cd mixes, i try to order them in a live show fashion. think about how they put together their setlists and what you want out of a set list and put it together. i think the ordering of songs in a mix is very huge.

    good luck with it and i think you'll make some fans out of them.
  • Evergreen
    Evergreen Posts: 492
    BG255979 wrote:
    that looks like a good set of songs. also, when i make my cd mixes, i try to order them in a live show fashion. think about how they put together their setlists and what you want out of a set list and put it together. i think the ordering of songs in a mix is very huge.

    good luck with it and i think you'll make some fans out of them.


    Thanks! I am having a hard time w/ the order of the songs. You gave me some great ideas.
  • letsongsprotest
    letsongsprotest Novi, MI Posts: 552
    I'd keep it short and sweet for an introduction mix. 10-12 songs

    Long Road
    Faithfull
    Sad
    Down
    Light Years
    Given to Fly
    State of Love and Trust
    Corduroy
    Rearviewmirror
    Present Tense
    Indifference
    Yellow Ledbetter (gotta end with this right?)

    :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
    There's a trapdoor in the sun.
  • letsongsprotest
    letsongsprotest Novi, MI Posts: 552
    Probably could give them Into the Wild too since its a quick listen. If ITW and the mix doesnt convert them......well, they have no musical soul
    There's a trapdoor in the sun.
  • Got a hard hard head
    Got a hard hard head Posts: 638
    Definitely short n' sweet is the way to go.

    Daughter
    I Am Mine
    Corduroy
    Alive
    Elderly Woman
    Gone
    Smile
    Betterman

    Damn...I really should do a 'Best Of'. 3 CD's should do the trick.



























    Maybe 4. ;)
    It's gonna be a glorious day...
  • lukin1277
    lukin1277 Posts: 23
    1. Betterman
    2. Undone
    3. Small Town
    4. Given to fly
    5. Around the Bend
    6. The Fixer
    7. Alive
    8. Hail Hail
    9. Marker in the sand
    10. Comeback
    11. Down
    12. Yellow Ledbetter

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