Ever
received a mixed tape made by your girlfriend/boyfriend or someone special?
Probably not. Sadly, this art died with the cassette and CD. Some people still
make playlists on different music apps, but it doesn’t take any effort to
create a playlist. A person was dedicated if they searched for the perfect
songs, recorded them onto a cassette without pauses and drags, and designed an
awesome cassette cover. It was a painstaking process that comes along with any
great homemade gift.
Searching
for the perfect songs was always the key. Back in the day, music wasn’t as easy
to access as it is now. A person either recorded it straight from the radio or
had to purchase the whole album on cassette or CD. This became expensive and
grueling to record one song off 10 different albums. Timing when to start
recording straight from the radio and hoping the DJ didn’t talk too long at the
beginning of the song was also a concern. The problems teenagers faced in the
dark ages were real!
Even with
all the complications that arose with a mixed tape production, most recipients
were always appreciative. Some people aren’t good with words so writing letters
wasn’t an option but showing your love with song is genius! Who doesn’t have a
connection with music of some kind?
Hollywood is
cashing in on the mixed tape with the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks.
Quill uses his mixed tapes to remind him of his mother and to keep his link to
Earth. Of course, back in the ’80s and ’90s most teen movies involved mixed tapes,
but it was refreshing for the older people to see Hollywood do a mixed tape
revival in a superhero movie.
Forest
Public Library will be hosting a Galactic Mix-up: Make Your Own Mixtape on
Tuesday, July 9, at 5 p.m. Not only is it encouragement for a mixed tape
comeback but also a great opportunity for teens to see the old school method of
making a playlist. The library will have computers available to use Freegal to
find some great music to add to the perfect mixed tape.
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