Discs away!

 Dejaveux wrote:

Part 2
Country Song. Happy, happy joy! Nice and simple for sure. Sounds a little French too.
Farmyard Yodel. Simply silly for sure.
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens. Egad! Sounds like something my dad listened to from ’58. Heck I was even around then and heard this before.
Dans Le Grand Bois. French title with French singing? And bluegrass underpinnings? I’m out “In the Great Woods”. Nice tune.
Parchman Farm Blues. The Blues are giving me the blues. So sad. A classic from the 40’s though.
A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird. Oh yeah. More of my dad’s stuff. Going back to the oldies acts here.
Down on the Farm. Is that you Mr. Waits again? He’s got some muscles on his arm. Not quite like Little Feat song.
Cowpoke. Very nice one. A man and his guitar with a nice story.
I Went Down To Georgia. Mostly Modern Banjo... inside story there. Great sparse bluegrass. Me likey!
Black Dog. Good ol’ country... not the Country Pap that’s out there now.
Hollow Trees House Hounds. Shifting gears. I’ve heard some of her songs... not many rockers like this one.
Tom Cat. Egad. It’s the Blues some more. I used to like his cartoon from the 60’s....... Oh wait.
Going Up The Country. The original! Pan pipes and all.
Ain't No Ash Will Burn. Just the fiddle and vocal. Nice.
Woodburning. Love the Toad. The acoustic version might have been a better choice in this mix.
Dog. I like this one. Sounds kinda like a Toad the Wet Sprocket vocal. Sorry. It’s just me.
Where I'm Going. Never heard of The Wild Reeds. Bueno.
Rooster. Nice instrumental. Surf Country Music? Did I hear spoons in the mix?
Return Of the Fisherman. Now for something completely different. Love his work in the Stone Roses. I have this CD.
Warrior Man. This sounds like an oldie recording. Nice twang.
Long Haired Mare. For being an American, she sure sounds Irish to me. Nice mellow tune here.
Little Red Rooster. A classic Blues tune. Lots of talent there, but those Blues are just so sad.

A great theme. Some fine mixes here. And entertaining.
Thanks for the work you put into these discs.

 SeriousLee wrote: Well, I messed up.
I should have been apologizing to Dejaveuz.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

 Dejaveux wrote:
Country Trash. Short sweet Johnny Cash. One of those ones I’ve never heard from him before... but I like it.
Chicken Pie. No “Moose Turd Pie“. Taste better though. Some good pickin’ and grinin’ bluegrass.
Country Sugar Mama. Well, everyone here knows how I love the blues................

The Cat Song. Ahh... Laura. Nice one from her I’ve never heard. Always loved her “hit” “Stony End”.
I’m Going Down to the Country. Never even heard of Road before. Quite nice.
Country Life. New to me again. Sounds like this should be on KFAT.
Big Escape. I like this one. Oh that distorted break at the end!
Way Down the Old Plank Road. Wow. This sounds really old. Actually, Uncle Dave Macon. From 1926... it is really old.
Country Song. A departure from the rest for sure. Sounds like something from the synthesizer 80’s. Different.
Going Up the Country Song. A cover of a cover of a cover. Sounds like a very early recording of an original classic.
Any Old Road. Reminds me of “Gentile On My Mind”. Kind of the same theme/ lyrics going on there too. Banjo etc.
Black Eyed Dog. This guy sure has some sad songs... but in a good way. Kind of sad Blues... but I enjoy these sad numbers.
Cars in the Weeds. Another good sad song. I actually have a Horse Feathers song on my playlist. Enjoyable.
I Ain't Fattenin' No More Frogs for Snakes. Egad. What’s this an analogy for? Not sure about this one.
Horses. Delightful. Never have listened to Bonnie before. Maybe it’s time.
How Come My Dog Don't Bark When You Come Around. Never heard of Guitar Shorty before... I guess I have.  I’ve heard of Tom Waits before though.
Degenerate. This is probably my most favorite Vic song. Thanks for including it on your mix. My favorite one of this mix.
How Many Horses. I think I’m seeing a theme here. Lol
Country Clutter. Nice minimal, mellow one.
Shhh. Oh. Rap. Abrupt!

Cowboys. More abruptness.
Country Boy. A little less abruptness... kinda.

First, I have to apologize for my tardiness. Lots of excuses.
Good job on Disc Uno. I liked this mix even though you surprised me with a lot of these songs.
I’ll get to Disc Duex quickly, soon.

I felt I just needed to finally respond...

 ColdMiser wrote:
Got mine on Monday. 

Going into the year 2026 I wanted to put together a mix to celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Over the course of the year I jotted down some tunes I thought would work without it becoming a standard thing you would hear on the radio or Sirius XM (although America by Simon & Garfunkle is a song I make sure I listen to every 4th of July so that one had to be included). It eventually molded into categories like one of my Mini Miser formatted mixes so I stuck with that. I did some digging and found some songs that were new to me, so hopefully new to you as well. 
Just noticed a typo in Cradles of Liberty. The Counting Crows song is Raining in Baltimore, not Philadelphia. Oops! 

 ColdMiser wrote:
A miserly mix marched in with fife and drum accompaniment.

 ColdMiser wrote:

OG has landed in SoFla

 ColdMiser wrote:


This look really good!

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
When I saw the cover I wasn't looking forward to the listen due to the expectation of hearing the same old corny numbers, but this was a very pleasant surprise. I have some affection for the choo-choo—my wife and I honeymooned on the Empire Builder and Coast Starlight. 

My favorite stops:

Shocking Blue—a fine cover of a classic. Nice to hear it without pops and hiss from worn-out vinyl.
Gordon Lightfoot—a classic but there's enough going on that it never gets dull. Sort of an industrial Epic of Gilgamesh.
Crosby & Nash—another classic but sooo pleasant.
Vigilantes of Love—new to me, and a nice rockin' contrast.
The Autumn Hearts—good janglly power-pop goodness.
REM—I have never bought an REM disc; no point, just turn on the radio and it will come around. This is one the radio skipped over for the most part, and it's fun.
The Melody Chamber—Nice and hypnotic, like watching the scenery roll by from the observation car.
Steve Lane—woke me right up. Bouncy.
Tishamingo—if you'd told me this was an Allman Brothers song I'd have believed you until the vocals started.
Springsteen—this one was a surprise, must be from a later album. His affected twangy accent (you're from Jersey, Bruce! Embrace it!) was little jarring with the synth-pop backing music.
Shake Some Action—more jangle, quite pleasant.
Farrar & Gibbard—had no idea they had ever collaborated, or that it would be this good. My favorite track.

Another fine collection, beautiful artwork, great song choices. Thanks for the itroductions!

July Mix on it's way today. Hopefully they don't get treated like a mail-in ballot and reach their destinations in a timely fashion. 

 Dejaveux wrote:

 SeriousLee wrote:

Yes a very straightforward topic something that is sometimes very hard to adhere to I fail most of the time. These are the highlights or not for me:


Feels like im falling in love - Coldplay: I have generally viewed Coldplay as pre Gwyneth and post Gwyneth though truth be told she only loosely has any responsiblity for their musical evolution not that there's anything wrong with that.  Anyhoo I actually love Coldplay's early incarnation but not so much later. This song is not horrible.

Love Cocoon - More my speed. Rhythm guitar and harmonica are what stand out to me. Now we're moving.

Rapheals Lullaby - Gaye Delorme - This riff is Only Women Bleed by Alice Cooper and Wouldn't It Be Nice by Nik Kershaw two songs I love very much so there is always room for more all in front of an African or Arabic percussion very nice gonna take another toke and sip of very strong coffee.

Beautiful Boy - John Lennon Always loved this one just now noticed he starts it off with the same bell as Just Like Starting Over on his last album. The lyric life is what happens when you're busy making other plans is my wife's favorite saying.

Henry - Stephen Wilson Jr. - I have seen some snippets of him come up in my algorithm and have been meaning to do a deeper dive he is a phenomenal guitar player. Real tear jerker this one.

Daughers - John Mayer is not even a guilty pleasure because any musician worth their salt knows how good this guy is regardless of his pop hooks. Hooks are how you make a living in a tough business and the ability to crank them out is a rare gift. All I'm saying is I don't have to date him I can just love his music just a I love this song. Favorite song so far can you tell?

Big Day Little Boat - Edie - She has such a unique voice cool how she wasn't in it for a career and just did her own thing. This one is beautiful love everything going on behind her.

That Was Me - Todd Snider - Snider's songwriting usually feels like shit talkin' to me. This is a little more personal and introspective than I am used to. Like this side of him.

Children's Story - Tom Waits - The New York Times released a top 30 living American song writers list and Tom Waits was not on there. No words I will let Waits do the talking. One of my Mt. Rushmore artist.

Teenage Jail - Eagles - Most underrated artist ever. How can you say such a thing one of the top selling artist of all time? Because they have so much vitriol and cultural hate that their sheer musicality and amazing catalog of automatic hit after hit gets overshadowed then sprinkle on the fact most of them were douches and it all just turns into a bloody mess. One of my favorite songs from my teen years. This album in particular never gets the love it deserves either. They finished strong then Hell Froze Over....yikes.

Kid - Stephen Wilson Jr. - Ok ok I will get on it.

In the Garage - Weezer - If you are talking to young ones and they ask you what the 90s were like. I had some great horrible times in the 90s.

Sweet Baby Jane - Over the Rhine - At first I was like I'm not sure then the bells came in I am such a sucker for bells ok who do I make the check out to?

Name - Scott Stapp - Ok I know I know but first he can sing and second the songs are catchy and C I just like him I don't know why kinda like Shia Lebouf or something. Never heard this by jinkies I like it.

Shinedown - Second Chance - It's all about the melody on this one. This fits right into late 90s-early 2000s alt rock mold lot of great stuff came out of that period.


Great job very few if any skips for me and I have a notoriously short attention span. Until next time!

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Wait...you were actually pretty quick. Quicker than I am. 

 SeriousLee wrote:

Got it today!  Should be listening soon and will give review shortly thereafter while it is still fresh in me head. 

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

 ColdMiser wrote: I'm happy with November.
And sorry to Serious for the delay in my review.
I got busy... then on a trip celebrating our 50th messed up my fulfillment of my obligation.
Still on the trip. 

 ColdMiser wrote:

this works  

 ColdMiser wrote:
I'm just gonna stand here with the football while you move the goalposts over me—that, or continental drift my way under.

This oughta work.