More Please

Everyone who knows me knows that when I give a mix tape/ CD to someone, the thing that makes me the most excited is feedback. My absolute favorite thing to receive is a report card. Throughout the years, many friends have indulged me in this silly request. With that in mind, here is the report card for the CD that I made for a former student of mine,, currently in the fourth grade.

It looks like she is a fan of the indie rock of the mid 90's except for Guided By Voices! And I feel badly because it seems that I somehow guilted her into liking the Raincoats after her initial reaction of "This is terrible and they can't sing or play their instruments." Anyway, enjoy.

Your Music Report Card

1. Three Girl Rhumba- Wire: A I like person’s voice. I like the guitar rhythm too.

2. Judy is a Punk- Ramones: B+ Not enough melody.

3. Echos Myron- Guided By Voices: C I just don’t like it.

4. Big Dipper- Built to Spill: A+ Melody, guitar, voice. All good.

5. Float On- Modest Mouse: A+ COMPLETELY AWESOME GUITAR LINE! And the guys voice.

6. Cut your hair- Pavement: A Nothing in particular. I just like it, but why are they talking about hair?

7. Silver Lining- Beulah: A COOL INTRO. Good words nice voice

8. Know your Onion- The Shins: A I just like it.

9. All For Swinging you around- New P's: A- Cool intro.

10. Making Time-Creation: A Cool guitar, good voice,

11. She’s not there-Zombies: C I don’t like it.

12. Lola- Raincoats: B I know I used to really hate it but now I think it at least wins a B. The kinks version is much better though.

13.Cannonball- The Breeders: A Really cool intro. Good guitar.

14.Take me out- Franz Ferdinand: B+ The beginning is okay but as it keeps going I don’t like it anymore.

15. I’m a Pretender- Exploding Hearts: A I just really like it. Really cool solo.

16. Me and Mia- Ted Leo : A Good voice.

17. Radio, Radio- Elvis Costello: A I already knew this song. Cool intro.

18. The Sound of Settling- Death Cab For Cutie: B+ I like the beat. But what a weird name for a band, Death cab for Cutie

19. Sweet Jane- Velvet Underground: A Weird intro good words and good voice. Everything is pretty good.

20. Once in a life time- Talking Heads: B+ It’s okay.

21. Needle in the camel’s eye- Brian Eno: b+ It’s okay.

22. Debaser- Pixies: A - Cool intro again. Cool ending.

23. Words and guitar- Sleater Kinney: B It’s a bit creepy.

24. Harnessed in Slums- Archers of Loaf: B+ I like the voice. I can’t tell at all what he’s saying. Cool solo if that is guitar.

25. Precision Auto- Superchunk: B+ Nice and fast.

26. Someday- The Strokes: A Good voice. Cool guitar.

For those interested, Sophie's band will be playing at Two Boots Brooklyn in April. Included in the set is a Ramones cover- "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" - I guess that song has enough melody for her tastes.