Mixtape: Best of Teenage Angst II

Hey there and welcome to another one of my Mixtapes. This is different however. This is the first time I've remade a Mixtape. Best of Teenage Angst II? Yes, because six years ago I made the Best of Teenage Angst. It was one of my first ever Mixtapes, possibly even the first. Click here to see it.


So why have I remade my Mixtape? Well I listened to it recently and looked at the list of songs, and I just thought it looked wrong. It looked a little dated in some ways; some of the songs were popular back in 2006 and have not really been as good. Obviously songs from the eighties live on, but modern songs die quickly, some of them do anyway. And also, I was looking at some of the songs and wondering what the logic was behind their selections? Johnny Mercyside of six years ago made some odd choices. For instance, why "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine? That song isn't a song about teenage angst. Is it a rebellion 'fuck you' song? Yes. But that's because they're sticking two fingers up at a lot of problems with the world. They weren't whining about things that weren't fair for kids. They were being adults. I could talk about other songs that aren't in the new list but I'd be here for a while.


So this is the NEW Best of Teenage Angst. New and improved. What is the logic behind the selections of these songs? Well either the lyrical content is a little immature, or aimed at young teenagers. Songs like "I Hate People" by Anti-Nowhere League is an example about how silly the lyrical content is. But then you have "I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper in here, a song that deals with the dilemmas of teenage life. "I'm a boy and I'm a man, I'm eighteen and I get confused everyday". So hopefully that explains it.


Don't know much about Mixtapes? Here are the rules. 


A Mixtape is a playlist of a certain genre, band or era. The list is generally 80 minutes long, the same length of a blank CD, with further recommendations if some of the songs aren't to your taste. Remember kids, downloading is wrong! 


So here we go! Best of Teenage Angst II! Also, this Mixtape is now available to listen to fully on YouTube so subscribe to me if you want to listen to it properly.

1. Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys
2. I Don't Want to Grow Up - The Ramones
3. Don't Dictate - Penetration
4. Anarchy in the U.K. - Sex Pistols
5. I Hate People - Anti-Nowhere League
6. Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
7. I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
8. United States of Whatever - Liam Lynch
9. Threw it on the Ground - The Lonely Island
10. Creep - Radiohead
11. Get Free - The Vines
12. She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd
13. Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit
14. Last Resort - Papa Roach
15. I'm So Sad, So Very Very Sad/We Hate You Please Die - Crash and the Boys
16. I Love to Say Fuck - The Murderdolls
17. Right Now - KoRn
18. I Hate People Like That - Jerk
19. I Don't Wanna Be Me - Type O Negative
20. The Biggest and the Best - Clawfinger
21. Walk - Pantera
22. Duality - Slipknot
23. Die MF Die - Dope
24. Down with the Sickness - Disturbed

Don't like some of these? Give these five a try...

1. My Generation - The Who
2. You'll Rebel to Anything - Mindless Self Indulgence
3. Killin' Me - Drowning Pool
4. Sic Transit Gloria… Glory Fades - Brand New
5. Everywhere I Go - Hollywood Undead

Red Font - Was in 'Best of Teenage Angst I'

Orange Font - Artist was featured in 'Best of Teenage Angst I', but song has changed

So that's the new and improved Best of Teenage Angst! What songs can you think of that makes you think of teenage life, for good or bad? Comment below. Also do you think it's a better list of songs? Let me know. That's it from me, have a good day!

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Mixtape: Best of Industrial

Note: I've added that second paragraph below when someone corrected me about the term 'Industrial'. I apologise if I offended anyone, hopefully the rectification makes sense.

Hey there and welcome to another one of my Mixtapes. Now, this Mixtape was really hard to compile, that's why it's a day late. Why? Because Industrial music is really hard to tab down. There's so many influences that helped made the genre, and there are so many influences from Industrial music that helped shape music today.

The roots of Industrial music started in the seventies and with the Industrial Records company, but they weren't really successful, nor was the sound. But it inspired the "Post-Industrial" genre, what we now know as Industrial music. So if you're an Industrial purist, you could say that the list below is not Industrial music, but Post-Industrial music. I will continue to consider this Mixtape and the songs and sound as Industrial music, but let's not be ignorant to the original genre of the seventies.


So what have I defined as Industrial below? Well, after the seventies Industrial Records scene, Industrial (or Post-Industrial) roots back to the early eighties. Arguably the first Post-Industrial band was Skinny Puppy, but of course, there were bands that influenced Skinny Puppy to make the sound they made, and there were a few bands around that time that while aren't Industrial as a sole genre, they also helped to the rise. Bands like Killing Joke, Bauhaus, Ministry, KMFDM and Kraftwerk are all bands that in some way, shape or form, helped Industrial music to become what it has been in the eighties, nineties and naughties.

But, and you can argue I'm biased in saying this, but to me, the band that pioneered Industrial music is Nine Inch Nails. A lot of the 1980s Industrial lacked melody, it sounded great but it was repetitive and became almost brainless music. But Nine Inch Nails added melody, added quality vocals and also started using ground breaking electronic metal music to add to the machinery sound that was Industrial music. As I said, I could be biased, as Nine Inch Nails are my favourite band.


Not familiar with my Mixtapes? Here are the rules.

A Mixtape is a playlist of a certain genre, band or era. The list is generally 80 minutes long, the same length of a blank CD, with further recommendations if some of the songs aren't to your taste. Remember kids, downloading is wrong! 

This list you'll see below isn't just Industrial music. It's a celebration of the sound, and the sounds that have been influenced by Industrial music. Industrial music has been used in so many genres since the boring machine sound of the eighties, it's used in dance music, techno, alternative rock, indie, metal and most recently, dubstep. You name the genre, chances are Industrial had an assist in there for making the genre what it is today. So there's a lot of bands here that aren't Industrial. But I've selected certain songs by those bands, that have roots from the Industrial genre, and have them showcase how good the sound can be when done perfectly. I have some eighties industrial, nineties industrial, some electronic dance music and some heavy industrial metal. Enjoy my homage to Industrial music.

1. I'm Deranged - David Bowie
2. Parasite - How to Destroy Angels
3. Break - Saul Williams
4. Comprachicos - Pendulum
5. Pro-test - Skinny Puppy
6. Inside - Gravity Kills
7. Stinkfist - Tool
8. Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry
9. After the Flesh - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
10. More Human Than Human - White Zombie
11. The Everlasting Gaze - Smashing Pumpkins
12. Vena Cava - Angelspit
13. Tight - Mindless Self Indulgence
14. Feuer Frei! - Rammstein
15. The Biggest and the Best - Clawfinger
16. When Worlds Collide - Powerman 5000
17. Wrong - Jerk
18. Die MF Die - Dope
19. The Great Destroyer - Nine Inch Nails
20. Demonoid Phenomenon - Rob Zombie
21. Burning Flag - Marilyn Manson

Don't like some of these? Give these five a try...

1. Let's Go - KoRn
2. Break You Down - Godhead and Marilyn Manson
3. Start a War - Static-X
4. Zerospace - Kidneythieves
5. New Disease - Spineshank

So I hope you enjoy this list. As I said, some of these bands are not Industrial, but I hope you understand their inclusion in the list. They have roots from the genre, and like to implement it into their modern sounds.

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Retro Mixtape: Best of Teenage Angst

Hallo peoples, I found this by chance, I doubt it will happen again, if it does it will be a while away because I don't know if I'll be able to post again for a few weeks, we'll see.

Mixtape: Teenage Angst

A Mixtape is a playlist of a certain genre, band or era. The list is generally 80 minutes long, the same length of a blank CD, with further recommendations if some of the songs aren’t to your taste. Remember kids, downloading is wrong! Anyway, this is the best of Teenage Angst, songs that either represent musicians moaning and groaning, or music attracted to teenagers who moan and groan. I haven't got much emo here, because the challenge in my eyes was to choose songs that are actually good, but that have moaning and cursing as well. It's a decent list, let me know what you think.

This Mixtape is now available to listen to fully on YouTube so subscribe to me if you want to listen to it properly.

1. She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd
2. Last Resort – Papa Roach 
3. Creep – Radiohead 
4. Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades – Brand New 
5. I Don’t Wanna Be Me – Type O Negative 
6. My Generation – The Who 
7. She’s Attracted To – The Young Knives 
8. Anarchy in the U.K. – The Sex Pistols 
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana 
10. Outtathaway! – The Vines 
11. Chop Suey! – System of a Down 
12. I Hate People Like That – Jerk 
13. Start a War – Static X 
14. Die MF Die – Dope 
15. Down With the Sickness – Disturbed 
16. March of the Pigs – Nine Inch Nails 
17. Duality – Slipknot 
18. Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies 
19. I Hate People – Anti-Nowhere League 
20. Break Stuff – Limp Bizkit 
21. Stupid MF – Mindless Self Indulgence 
22. Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine 

I haven't got a 5 extra songs list because I've lost it unfortuantely. Do you want to suggest me a mixtape theme? Let me know what you're interested in and I'll think about it.

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