December 08, 2011

The Collection Vol. 8 (Fall 1998)




Side A
Marilyn Manson-The Dope Show
Soundgarden-Spoonman
Lauryn Hill-Doo-Wop (That Thing)
Shawn Mullins-Lullaby
Beastie Boys-Sabotage
Al Green-Let's Stay Together
Divine-Lately
Smashing Pumpkins-Disarm
Aerosmith-I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Sheryl Crow-A Change (Would Do You Good)
Red Hot Chili Peppers-Higher Ground
Dovetail Joint-Level On The Inside
Soundgarden-Pretty Noose


Side B
Sam & Dave-Hold On, I'm Comin'
Foo Fighters-I'll Stick Around
Xscape-Our Little Secret
snippet of Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made To Love Her"
Natalia Imbruglia-Wishing I Was There
Foo Fighters-My Hero
Local H-All The Kids Are Right
Metallica-Fuel
Bush-Glycerine
R.E.M.-Man On The Moon
Garbage-I Think I'm Paranoid
snippet of En Vogue's "Hold On"

Pretty much each volume of The Collection is special to me in one way or another, but in hindsight, Vol. 8 represented that I had arrived when it came to making mixtapes. Two years prior, my tapes were often sloppy and ramshackle, but this volume was seamless for the most part with nary a trace of a DJ's voice. My attentive methods paid off and this was the first volume that I played for a bigger audience.