2008 Woodie Awards
Mix it up!
Sometimes a mixed CD is all you need
Alicia Zanetta, Staff Writer
Issue date: 3/1/06 Section: Entertainment
"This one's for Alicia," "Great Big World," and "Call Me Al," are simply a few of the mix CDs friends and mostly my sister have made for me over the years.
I am currently listening to my "Great Big World" mix, which features several artists, such as, Cold Play, Kim Carnes, Rascal Flatts, Lonestar, Venga Boys and more.
Mixes are not only a great way to share songs, but also to have a wide range. On the same CD, like the aforementioned one for instance, a person is able to listen to "Bette Davis Eyes," one minute and "Celebration" the next.
Technology is continuing to climb and borrowing/downloading songs is not the same as it was.
Now the hot new trend for younger and even some of the older generations is owning an ipod and simply downloading every song one has ever owned into that machine and using it as a sole traveling companion.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad about ipods, well that we know of, but mixes are much more personal. Combining songs for a mixed CD has become a kind of art form.
Granted, putting songs together on a CD for someone is no complex task, but what one has to consider is the thought behind these musical collaborations, not the effort.
Whenever a loved one has created a mix for me, they've selected not only songs they know or think I would like, but also ones that have memories attached to them.
My best friend made me a mix entitled, "Alicia's Special Mix" that featured a number of different artists, artists that anyone unfamiliar with the inner workings of our friendship would find to be completely random.
To my best friend and myself, however, each song carries meaningful emotions, glimpses of our past and little jewels of private jokes that only make sense in our world.
Why am I taking the time to write about mixed CDs, why fill up the space available in arts and entertainment with information that's probably already old news? No I'm not out of ideas for a good topic for this section and no I haven't gone insane.
I do enjoy mix CDs immensely though, and it's easy to see why. SSU's bookstore sells blank CDs for really cheap, friends or family members who possess CD burners are becoming less and less scarce now a days and all it takes is using the technology available (itunes or presently-owned CDs) and a little creativity.
Combine those key ingredients and presto, great recipe and instant mix.
I am currently listening to my "Great Big World" mix, which features several artists, such as, Cold Play, Kim Carnes, Rascal Flatts, Lonestar, Venga Boys and more.
Mixes are not only a great way to share songs, but also to have a wide range. On the same CD, like the aforementioned one for instance, a person is able to listen to "Bette Davis Eyes," one minute and "Celebration" the next.
Technology is continuing to climb and borrowing/downloading songs is not the same as it was.
Now the hot new trend for younger and even some of the older generations is owning an ipod and simply downloading every song one has ever owned into that machine and using it as a sole traveling companion.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad about ipods, well that we know of, but mixes are much more personal. Combining songs for a mixed CD has become a kind of art form.
Granted, putting songs together on a CD for someone is no complex task, but what one has to consider is the thought behind these musical collaborations, not the effort.
Whenever a loved one has created a mix for me, they've selected not only songs they know or think I would like, but also ones that have memories attached to them.
My best friend made me a mix entitled, "Alicia's Special Mix" that featured a number of different artists, artists that anyone unfamiliar with the inner workings of our friendship would find to be completely random.
To my best friend and myself, however, each song carries meaningful emotions, glimpses of our past and little jewels of private jokes that only make sense in our world.
Why am I taking the time to write about mixed CDs, why fill up the space available in arts and entertainment with information that's probably already old news? No I'm not out of ideas for a good topic for this section and no I haven't gone insane.
I do enjoy mix CDs immensely though, and it's easy to see why. SSU's bookstore sells blank CDs for really cheap, friends or family members who possess CD burners are becoming less and less scarce now a days and all it takes is using the technology available (itunes or presently-owned CDs) and a little creativity.
Combine those key ingredients and presto, great recipe and instant mix.