Time to go through some random picks from my music and think about why some of these tracks are mixtape worthy. I’ve included the link below to Spotify for the mixtape content, plus the individual tracks are linked in the text too

Linky - Mixtape Vol 1 Side 1  on Spotify

Saltwater – Julian Lennon
This just invokes memories of being in Germany in 1991, this song was being thrashed on MTV and is part of my mental sound track of the time

Edie – The Cult
Not often you find a song with a good backstory, this is one of those. It also sounds great on my amp in the lounge

Skateaway – Dire Straits
Believe it or not, the first time I heard and saw this was as a pre-show filler at the Helensville flea-pit cinema. It just sounded so awesome on the cinema sound system

Take a long line – The Angels
Classic live Aussie rock music. One of my favourite groups and probably a contributor to some tinnitus. Saw them live during Cyclone Bola in March 1988. Doc Neeson passed away a few years ago which triggered a long session for me going through the Angels back catalogue

Cars – Gary Numan
Still a great track decades after it was released. Another sweet version is the live NIN version – check it out on YouTube

Out in the fields – Gary Moore & Phil Lynott
A great collaboration, a cracking powerhouse track, and a very 80s music video with Phil Lynott smoking a dart doing vocals.