Apocalypse Now

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In the persuit of imposing some kind of order on my online life, I'm posting some of the old mix cd lists I've made for purposes of sharing with friends and not actually ever linked anywhere that they could be found.  Should my unusual and possibly questionable musical tastes and how I relate said tastes to to random concepts be of no interest to you, my appologies.


This particular mix was made by me about half a year ago, and is my ode/love letter to seasons 4 & 5 of Supernatural,  a show that is occasionally wildly problematic, but which I couldn't help loving anyway.



Apocalypse Now (Megaupload link)

Tracklist
Working Class Hero, by Green Day	This song is for Dean. And Sam, but mostly Dean. It has reminded me of him ever since I first heard it, with it's atmosphere of a man staggering beneath blows, and carrying on because he can't let himself do less. In a lot of my playlists, the first track is kind of an overview of the path of the whole mix, and I can't say that's not the case here.
Hard Rock Hallelujah, by Lordi	There is a ton of hair metal in this mix, I'm not gonna lie. This song is for the apocalypse, and is more of a stage-setting piece here than anything else.
Eye of the Tiger	I had to do it, and I'm not even a little bit sorry. Dean again, obviously, and where the first song was him stripped bare, this is more Dean as he presents himself, and wants to be seen. Also, this is now firmly at the beginning of season 4, when his life might objectively suck, but he is not yet so beat down as he gets by the end of the apocalypse.
Vater Unser, by E Nomine	Entrance of Castiel. Yes, this is a german techno version of the Lord's Prayer.
Bad Moon Rising, by Creedence Clearwater Revival	The Apocalypse, getting started. This and the next are basically atmospheric plot points, here to show the movement of the overall story arc.
Symphony of Destruction, by Megadeath	This is the escalation both of the apocalypse, and of the disintegration of the bonds between the brothers.
Unforgiven, by Metallica	This is doing double duty here; representing Dean's lashing out at Sam for certain blood-drinking incidents, and at himself for breaking in Hell, as well as Sam's doubts over the path he's found himself in. Basically, is the sundering of their relationship due to inability to trust themselves or each other, or talk about their feelings.
We're Not Gonna Take It, by Twisted Sister	Because all of the above doesn't really stop them, and even when they don't like each other very much, and aren't talking, they still love each other, and stand together. Ish. Also represents the general middle finger extended towards the plans and manipulations of heaven.
The Truth Beneath the Rose, by Within Temptation	Castiel, deciding to stand with Dean rather than with Heaven. I have little else to say about this one; Appropriate Song is Appropriate.
Armageddon a Go Go, by Phoebe Legere	End of season 4; beginning of the Apocalypse proper. This song may be here largely because it is a strange little thing that I kind of like, and will definitely have no other opportunities to use.
Blood on Blood, by Bon Jovi	In which Our Heroes get over themselves, and remember that they love each other even when they're dumb. This song is appropriate enough that it could have been written about them.
Sympathy for the Devil, by Guns n' Roses	Because Lucifer deserves a song, because A. I like this song, and B. this is one of my favorite portrayals of Lucy ever. (Nick version; Sam version doesn't really work for me.)
You're Right, I was Wrong, by Meatloaf	Okay, so, the fact that I'm using what are technically love songs to represent the relationship of Sam and Dean should not be taken a shipping of them, because I don't (and I have the enormous catalogue of Cas/Dean fic bookmarks on my delicious to prove it). Post The End; in which Dean gets the rest of the way over himself.
Breaking a Habbit, by Linkin Park	Sam. Ostensibly, about him having to get over the demon blood thing, metaphorically about his massive anger management issues as well.
Personal Jesus, by Marilyn Manson	Cas again. Because one can argue that he doesn't replace is fading faith in God with faith in Dean, but if one did, one would be wrong.
Oh Death, by someone, I don't know who	This would be for Death, because it was necessary.
Did I Say That, by Meatloaf	Because apparently, I feel that Meatloaf represents the relationship between Sam and Dean. Apparently. This is Dean's reaction to Swan Song.
Wayward Son, by Kansas	Because it is required, that's why.