"I Will Not Yell "She's Dead" During Roll Call
Circa 1994

I'm fairly confident about the date on this one. It was definitely made in the 90FM production studio since it contains music that I only could have obtained there, and the Tori song (as people on my friends list will tell you) couldn't have reasonably been included before January of '94. As mentioned in the previous related post, this tape contains material that is not easily replaceable, largely because I raided my beloved "C Stacks" with impunity.

The title of the mix is lifted from "The Simpsons," specifically it's the sentence Bart writes repeatedly on the blackboard at the beginning of the episode "Selma's Choice," which is notable for a memorable trip to Duff Gardens ("Oh, I'm not a doctor") and ending with an allusion to "Murphy Brown" that probably leaves current viewers perplexed.

SIDE ONE
GUADALCANAL DIARY, "Litany (Life Goes On)"
THE CONNELLS, "Slackjawed"
THE WOODIES, "Pretty Brown Eyes"
This would be one of those bands totally lost to time. I think they were from Florida. The station had one record from them, an ep I think. I recall it being review in CMJ at the time, but their Website betrays no knowledge of such a band. This is an incredibly jubilant blast of pop song goodness, swooning at the ocular treasures of the title. The record may not even be in the station any longer. That may be a true of a few of the things on this tracklist.
FURY IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE, "Every Generation Got Its Own Disease."
With a band name that bleak, they've got to be from Germany, right? They're apparently a pretty big deal in their home country, so it's easier to track them down on that big wide 'net.
SATELLITE BOYFRIEND, "Bam Bam Bah"
"I'm gonna feel good today!" I seem to remember this hitting the station at about the same time as a Dillon Fence record in a short-lived insurgency that had no chance against the nova-flash of grunge from a certain northwestern metropolis. Again, there's little trace of this band on the Interweb. This is actually a tape where I mixed the songs together and this flows seamlessly into the following track.
POSSUM DIXON, "I Watch That Girl Destroy Me"
TREAT HER RIGHT, "I Think She Likes Me"
E-I-E-I-O, "Hey Cecilia"
Dairy rock!

SIDE TWO
TORI AMOS, "God"
SINEAD O'CONNOR, "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart"
From the In the Name of the Father soundtrack. This is an especially good song when driving at night.
NEW ORDER, "Regret"
SEE DICK RUN, "Boy Meets Girl"
Holy crud! Not only is this song readily available (I just downloaded it), but these guys seem to still be around! I played this mixtape on a long ago overnight drive from St. Louis to Dallas. As I recall, this song roused satch_paige from his passenger seat slumber to pay his compliments.
MERYN CADELL, "Jonny and Betty"
THE HOOTERS, "Satellite"
THE POGUES, "Tuesday Morning"
This song is the exception proving the number two rule of Irish music: The Pogues without Shane MacGowan is a pallid imitation. (The number one rule of Irish music is that "Danny Boy" is a horrible song.)
MICHELLE SHOCKED, "Must Be Luff"
A HOUSE, "Call Me Blue"
A splendid mixtape standby, when an eyeball check of the remaining wound tape on the right reel looks like it just won't contain another three-minutes, there's always this astounding two minute blast of energy.