Friday, November 20, 2020

Melancholia Vol 10

I have had some fun compiling the many themed Melancholia editions but the original concept for the series was to bring many of my favorite songs together in one collection regardless of genre. The focus is more on a certain vibe and pace which has carried on through the series which means even the special themed editions have this vibe that I chase.

The first five volumes and a few of the themed editions were compiled before I started purchasing CDs. Those and a few others were put together before computer power and storage space were sufficient enough for the existence of a local digital library. With the advent of recordable CDs, the CDR became the new cassette. Nowadays, with so much music just a few taps or clicks away, the playlist has became the new CDR. Which means that later editions evolved more than being put together with what I had on hand in a single sitting. If I didn't like how a song felt in the mix, it was easy to swap it our for another song.

This is most true for these last two editions. They have changed and morphed over the years due to some songs being moved to later themed editions or replaced by songs that were a better fit. Volume seven is still being tweaked but I think I can call this volume done. You could almost call this a themed edition. It does have a slight heavier feel than other editions but there are a few surprises and that vibe is still there. Enjoy.

 01 Velvet Revolver - Fall To Pieces
 02 Deep Purple - Don't Hold Your Breath
 03 Collective Soul - Shine
 04 The Verve Pipe - Colorful
 05 Smashing Pumpkins - Suffer
 06 Thin Lizzy - Showdown
 07 Black Crowes - Soul Singing
 08 Blackberry Smoke - No Way Back To Eden
 09 Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
 10 Brother Cane - And Fools Shine On
 11 Cheap Trick - Downed
 12 Jane Wiedlin - Our Lips Are Sealed
 13 Francis Dunnery - Too Much Saturn
 14 Queen - Drowse
 15 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
 16 Steel Dragon - We All Die Young
 17 Journey - Daydream
 18 Willy Porter - Flying
 

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