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by mg at 01:05 PM on July 03, 2002
Getting ready for my cross-country adventure and just beginning to think about all the little things I should bring along. I’ve come to realize something very important, though. Forget about maps, forget about snacks, and forget about the spare tire, the only thing really vital to a successful road trip is good music.
So, I am now taking suggestions for the best songs to put on a road trip compilation tape. I’ve come up with a couple, but give me
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Anything that makes YOU enjoy the scene even better will do. :-) (hey NM?) *Pris hangs her head down.....SIGH......and wonders......WILL HE EVER MAKE IT HERE???*
by Pris at July 3, 2002 2:28 PM
mg, if you dont go and visit Pris along the way, you're a terrible person.
by Eviltom at July 3, 2002 3:04 PM
Yes, if you don't you'll almost be as bad as Eviltom.
by MrBlank at July 3, 2002 4:36 PM
I love this question!!
My favorite stuff to listen to when I'm out on the road is old or at least old-sounding country or bluegrass stuff - Johnny Cash or k.d. lang's first two albums before she quit doing country or the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack or whatever. Dolly Parton's recent bluegrass album is *great*. Don't roll your eyes at me, young man - it's good stuff. And anything off of Michelle Shocked's "Arkansas Traveler" is great road music for hillbilly country - I'm guessing you'll be traveling through Missouri, right? Perfect. (By the way, DON'T speed in Missouri - and it's one of those states where they'll pull you over if you so much as stay in the left lane when you're not passing someone.)
Otherwise, you want lots of music that's familiar, melodic, and easy to sing along to - like, say, the Beatles or Cub or old Prince songs. This is not the time for anything too experimental or discordant. This is NOT the time for Einsturzende Neubaten. And stuff that's familiar, LOUD, and easy to sing along to, like Le Tigre or the Gossip or the Replacements, for when you need some help staying awake. And then you'll want some nice mellow stuff for times when you're not about to fall asleep at the wheel and want to chill out - like Tom Waits's first couple of albums, or Coldplay or the Softies or Beth Orton.
Shit, wish I'd thought to make you a roadtrip mix!
by Chris at July 3, 2002 5:00 PM
The most awesome road trip toy you can possibly get is a car mp3-cd player. You can fit hundreds and hundreds of songs onto one cd, and never have to risk death while changing cd's at 85 miles per hour.
by Dan the Goose at July 3, 2002 6:13 PM
Eine kleine nacht musik mix to keep you wide awake!:
Disco Drive - Les Savy Fav; Motorway to Roswell - The Pixies; Shoot Speed Kill Light - Primal Scream; Capitalism Stole my Virginity - The International Noise Conspiracy; Bug Powder Dust - Bomb the Bass; I'm Afraid of Americans - David Bowie; Some Kind of Kink - Red Snapper; Basstation - GVSB; Ivank - Imperial Teen; Aisle 10 (Hello Allison) - Scapegoat Wax
If I had the technology to FTP this entire thing I'd offer it up, but you can grab most of it off epitonic.com
by daegan at July 3, 2002 7:28 PM
That mix sucks!
by Eviltom at July 3, 2002 7:36 PM
Well offer something up then, Eviltom.
by daegan at July 4, 2002 1:15 PM
I find Morcheeba's Big Calm quite nice for drivin'... let's say "Part of the Process."
by Linz at July 5, 2002 8:36 AM
and "quiet" by Beta Band. oh, this challenge could easily suck up a lot of my work time today. dammit!
by Linz at July 5, 2002 9:02 AM
When driving in the summer, classic beach music is the way to go. Try music from the Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs soundtrack.
by sprout at July 5, 2002 11:10 AM