All Things Chill

Why does everyone think that ‘mixtapes’ are a way to someone’s heart? I’m not talking about DJ mixsets either. I’m talking about “Hey baby, I’m really into you so I’ll show you a window into my world of love” mixtapes. Didn’t this die with the Pet Rock and tight-rolled jeans? Do I really want to recognize that the Pet Rock and tightly-rolled jeans are actually coming back to the soon-to-be mainstream? Regardless of what media is used (tape, CD or mp3 folder), I find it so disturbing how much people rely on this way to seal the dealy. Has High Fidelity (All hail Cusack) empowered millions of people to create these mostly unnecessary avenues of love?

There are so many ways that mixtapes could go wrong. The packaging has to be right, or else the whole experience is thrown off. Track #3 (and #9, #13, #15 and probably #16) could be subconsciously attached to an ex-____friend, which is a very bad thing. Is this a ‘driving home’ mixtape, or a ’sleepy time please dream-of-me’ set of songs? Are the songs obscure enough, or is it an commercialized top 40 pop star mania advertisement to conform? And most importantly…

…could you stand it if the future ‘target of your affection’ didn’t dig your overall musical style?

That’d be one helluva a deal breaker for me.

Just thinking about it gives me the shakes. *shudder*

Hee hee. Ok I’m done.

/rant

~Spec

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