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Borders, Music = Life Rating=$$
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How I Got This CD: Freebie demo from my Bordersverse Daze
Note: To stream the sample tracks, click on the thumbnail image in this post.
Well, here's another example of the Penny CD and what corporations consider a "good" music mix, this time courtesy of Borders and BMG, thus proving why individual consumers are much, much better at this sort of thing.
Of course, since individual consumers aren't actually using the mixes as a marketing tool beyond, "Check this cool artist I've included...think you could throw some love their way," it's probably no big shock.
Like with Blue2002, in the previous post, I'm going to offer this whole CD for download. The reason is simple: It's out of print, it was meant to be passed around (or thrown away), and it is supposed to be a big ol' marketing thing.
Anyway, a lot of this is soft pop, and judging by the choice artists on this CD, it seems to be geared to the older Gen Xers and the younger Baby Boomers. If that's the case, then why does this CD bore the tits off me? What's really mystifying is that I like most of these tracks as individual tunes, but listening them to back-to-back really rubs my ears the wrong way. Looking at the track listing, it should be a good mix, and yet...it's just not.
I know a good mix when I hear it and this...is not a good mix. I wish I could be more specific about where it misses the boat, but I can't. No matter how hard I try.
In either case, it's terrific background music if you're plugging away at work, but if you're looking to get the heart pumping and the body moving, this one is a snoozer.
[Support the Artists]
How I Got This CD: Freebie demo from my Bordersverse Daze
Note: To stream the sample tracks, click on the thumbnail image in this post.
Well, here's another example of the Penny CD and what corporations consider a "good" music mix, this time courtesy of Borders and BMG, thus proving why individual consumers are much, much better at this sort of thing.
Of course, since individual consumers aren't actually using the mixes as a marketing tool beyond, "Check this cool artist I've included...think you could throw some love their way," it's probably no big shock.
Like with Blue2002, in the previous post, I'm going to offer this whole CD for download. The reason is simple: It's out of print, it was meant to be passed around (or thrown away), and it is supposed to be a big ol' marketing thing.
Anyway, a lot of this is soft pop, and judging by the choice artists on this CD, it seems to be geared to the older Gen Xers and the younger Baby Boomers. If that's the case, then why does this CD bore the tits off me? What's really mystifying is that I like most of these tracks as individual tunes, but listening them to back-to-back really rubs my ears the wrong way. Looking at the track listing, it should be a good mix, and yet...it's just not.
I know a good mix when I hear it and this...is not a good mix. I wish I could be more specific about where it misses the boat, but I can't. No matter how hard I try.
In either case, it's terrific background music if you're plugging away at work, but if you're looking to get the heart pumping and the body moving, this one is a snoozer.
