Mar 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM @Wreckless - Born to Boomer REVIEW Score: 10.0 (16/16) What a start to round 2 of mixtape mania and a wonderful comeback story! From my least favorite mixtape last round to (potentially) my favorite in this round. Love the tracks on here, classics and deep cuts alike! Black Dog, Empire are some all timer tracks, and there’s some songs on here from familiar bands that I had never heard before. It truly was a great time listening to some old classics and hearing a lot of new songs in the process! I’m interested to see the song you thought would be divisive (if you didn’t already say it and I skimmed over it sometime in the last couple days), I have a few guesses of which track it could be. Anyways, awesome mixtape Wreckless! @AOTWClub
Mar 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM Sweet baby Jesus, another 10 Feels like you guys are just showing some mercy after the last round. But seriously, I’m really glad you liked the tape! The song from Tiamat. The entire album is filled with strange, psychedelic and atmospheric sounds, but that track is actually one of the more straightforward ones.
Mar 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM Oh wow! That wasn’t either of my guesses haha. I thought it would either be Everything Zen or True Belief
Mar 31, 2025 at 1:26 AM Ha that's funny, Everything Zen was one I threw in as a bit of a crowd pleaser. I thought the rock/grunge vibe with the catchy melody would land well. But you're right about True Belief. That's another I knew wouldn't be for everyone. It really shows how differently everyone experiences music
Mar 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM @AOTWClub @Yeez has posted his mixtape When the blood burns Silver Morning (1983) - Brian Eno La Grasa de las Capitales (1979) - Seru Giran Fun House (1970) - The Stooges Waves of Fear (1982) - Lou Reed El borrego (1994) - Cafe Tacvba Sueles Dejarme Solo (1990) - Soda Stereo Группа крови [aka “Gruppa Krovi” or “Blood Type”] (1988) - Kino Tell Me When You Need It Again, Pts. 1 & 2 (1977) - The Isley Brothers A Tear for Eddie (1994) - Ween Eternal Life (1994) - Jeff Buckley Yolanda (1974) - Bobby “Blue” Bland Babylon (1996) - OutKast Debra (1999) - Beck Turn You Inside-Out (1988) - R.E.M. Torn Curtain (1977) - Television The Voice of Love (1992) - Angelo Badalamenti Alnis: 8/10 Wreckless: 8.3/10 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5R1gHFywt9zA1buwuAJwmh?si=88225e98ea5745d9 I will tally up born to Boomer on Wednesday night!
Mar 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM @AOTWClub Sorry i been MIA we had a wicked ice storm here and i had no power for 2 f---ing days
Mar 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM The problem is I have no idea what songs were mainstream back then lmao. Obviously there's some songs you still hear a lot nowadays so they were & are huge but some I chose on my tape might be considered classics which I have no idea about lol
Apr 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM @AOTWClub When the blood burns Great tape. I wasn’t expecting so many tracks in foreign languages, but they turned out to be surprisingly good. La Grasa de las Capitales is absolutely wild and I liked it a lot. I had no idea Kino - Gruppa Krovi was in GTA IV, especially since I’ve played that game so many times. The OutKast track reminded me that I need to give ATLiens another shot. I also really enjoyed the songs from Television and Jeff Buckley. El Borrego was one track I didn’t really click with, but I respect the bold choice to include it. Waves of Fear didn’t do much for me either, and while the high-pitched vocals on Debra almost felt comical at times, the song itself was still pretty solid. Overall it was a very solid mix. 8.3/10
Apr 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM Just saw Poppy in concert, was incredible. The entire sound set up was immaculate and my buddy got crowd surfed from the moshpit d--- near all the way up to the stage lmao. Modern metalcore is in a good place
Apr 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM I'm glad you enjoyed it!!! GTA IV is the main reason I found out about Gruppa Krovi (and the REM song too) but the album that song is from is really good. El Borrego was definitely an odd one. The language barrier makes it so that the satire in the lyrics doesn't really come across, which is probably something I should've accounted for when adding it in
Apr 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM I knew I had to take the REM and Television songs when I had my chance I knew the foreign language songs would be a bit divisive (I can't even understand what the Russian track says lol), but I'm glad you enjoyed it mostly!!!
Apr 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM Hi guys, it's me Cool Marsh. And I've been checking out this thread for a while, and I've decided to get in the ring myself. I got my ese @Yeez to compile this for me, and I just know this'll be the best tape this group has ever seen. I present to you... THE MARSH TAPE 1. Stepdad (Intro) - Eminem 2. Love the Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem 3. Supersonic - JJ Fad 4. MEET YOUR PADRE - Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR 5. Kings Never Die (feat. Gwen Stefani) - Eminem You're welcome AOTWClub. Cool Marsh, OUT!!!! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nIuKB9d4LhlWwGBGgpr9S?si=d2b17b809357496d
Apr 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM @Wreckless - Born To Boomer review My apologies for getting this review out so late, caught something and have been bedlocked for the last 2 days. I guess it is not just me though, cause this mixtape is sick as f--- too. Strong opening with the catchy Princess of the Night, a song that I hadn’t ever heard before. It immediately got stuck in my head as I have been humming parts of it since my first listen. Black Dog is a track that needs no introduction, classic song from, to me, the best Zeppelin album. The third track, Empire, kept the nice momentum of the mixtape going; I really appreciated the political/social message of this tune. It’s an another song I hadn’t heard before but it was really memorable to me because of how paradoxical it is lol. What I mean by this is: there’s this powerful RATM-esque message here that is laid out via these power-metal vocals that remind me of a number of slightly cheesy bands that stick to more high fantasy, fiction material. For example : Just a lil connection I made that might not resonate with everyone. Christian Woman was an interesting song. I like how it’s written; concise but powerful, especially when paired with the instrumental that does just enough to make the themes pop. Only gripe I have is the vocals but that is down to preference. Albatross kinda sounded like an early Audioslave song to me, I enjoyed it for what it is. Very nice transition into the Bush song, one of my favorites on this tape. I like how muddy it sounds lol, definitely a fire cut. Seeing Get Back on here had me thinking for a moment that this man chose the Beatles song,lol. This one definitely works better on here than the fab 4 one would lmao. She has a great voice and I really like the grungey vibes. As for Louie Louie, I must confess that I’ve never been a big Motörhead fan, thus this was a song that I enjoyed quite less than the others. True Belief is a song that I’m sure will grow on me more in the future due to the singer’s voice. Some of the hard-rock vocal styles take me a while to get used to. The music on the track is great, though! Doctor Doctor is a song I’ve definitely heard in the past but can’t for the life of me remember when or where. Great, energetic tune that I saved for future listening, especially in the car. The Tiamat song was okay, I liked the different sections of it and how it was structured all together. Although it did not really come close to Black Lodge for me, which is a song I’ve grown to really love during my time with this mixtape, it introduced me to a band I’ve never really heard of before. Say Just Words is, to me, the better one out of the two Paradise Lost songs. I love the pacing on it and the singing sounds a lot more convincing. It is also a great cut to start finishing up the mixtape with. It is followed by a great Maiden song. I loved the instrumental here! More laid back than some of the other Iron Maiden tracks I’ve heard. This cut was tasteful both sonically and lyrically, some very nice existential themes here. Huge props for ending the mixtape with Sonic Youth and Joy Division - some of my favorite bands ever. These tracks, along with the Maiden song, gave the mixtape a kind of ‘dreamy’ ending. I like the decision to end a hard hitting mixtape with some pensive, almost meditative tunes. Really gave the whole thing a touch of class. It may be a bit obvious that I’m kind of out of my depth here. I’m not too familiar with most of these songs, bands, or genres. (hence I’m thankful to have an opportunity to change that by listening to a cool mix like this). I’ll conclude my yaps by thanking @Wreckless for the tape and yeah. 8.5/10 @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau
Apr 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM Thanks for the review bro, you didn't have to but i'm glad you liked. And nice word play at the beginning lol. Hope you feel better soon!
Apr 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM @AOTWClub Sorry this is a mediocre review the ice storm and having to work a ton really f----- me up Born to Boomer review Princess Of the night- this song is great, added it to my liked playlist. Perfect classic rock sound, great guitar solo - 8/10 Black dog- a classic from childhood for me, my dad was a big Zeppelin fan 8/10 Empire- another song I hadn't heard. really enjoyed. Not as much as the first two but still solid. 7/10 Christian Woman- liked this one too, really solid start to this mixtape. 7/10 Albatross- another gem that got added to my liked playlist 8/10 Everything zen- great tune, had heard this one before. 7.5/10 Get back- these songs are all really good, another solid tune 7.5/10 Louie Louie- i had forgotten all about this song, classic! 8/10 True Belief- my least favorite song so far but it's still pretty decent, just don't love the vocals 6/10 Doctor Doctor- solid song, definitely heard this song before. 7/10 Whatever that Hurts- it's okay, the guitar is great. Not my favorite song though still pretty solid. 6.5/10 Black Lodge- really like this one 7.5/10 Say Just Words- pretty decent song, not my favorite by any means but just solid. 6.5/10 No Prayer For The Dying- the f---in guitar is beyond impressive on this, song is really good. 8/10 Dirty boots- I don't love this song, it's not terrible just kinda meh 5.5/10 New Dawn fades- ive never been huge on songs like this, they kinda bore me a bit. 5/10 113/160= 7/10
