musical suggestions please

[LAZy]

Ok...I need some musical inspiration.

Given that I zoom up and down motorways - often at ridiculous times of the day and night and there is seldom any decent radio on - can anyone recommend any up-beat CDs for the car?


Like something with a beat and high volume/rock/jazz/funk/heavy...

something that I haven't got ...something to whip up energy please.

Over to you......

[KatieBun]

Power Ballads

The Leisure Society

Donald Fagan- Morph The Cat and Kamakiriad

Mezzoforte - Garden Party

[Wildswimmer]

The Best Rock Album - Ever.
Classic Rock Anthems.
Rock Chronicles.
Deep Purple in Rock.
Echos - Pink Floyd.
Ace of Spades - Motorhead.

If you like classic pop from the 60s and 70s presented by the master, Fluff Freeman, I've got mp3's made from my cassette recordings of his classic "Pick of the Pops" shows. If your car player can play mp3 CDs you're welcome to a selection.

WSildswimmer Pete

[Improving a lot]

Have you considered making your own compilation CD with just songs that you like on it? Songs on my driving CDs include:
The Wombats - Let's Dance to Joy Division,
Bloc Party - Flux,
Journey - Don't Stop Believing,
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell,
Bowling for Soup - Girl all the Bad Guys Want,
Snow Patrol - Spitting Games,
Metallica - Battery,
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing,
The Killers - Mr Brightside,
Boston - More Than A Feeling,
Daft Punk - One More Time,
Killswitch Engage - My Curse,
Slipknot - Duality,
Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only,
The Strokes - 12:51,
Team America: World Police Soundtrack - America, F**k Yeah,
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer,
Feeder - Buck Rogers,
Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World,
Foo Fighters - Everlong,
Pendulum - Blood Sugar,
Alien Ant Farm - Movies,
Biffy Clyro - Mountains
Lostprophets - Last Train Home
Rage Against The Machine - Killing in the Name

I have more if you would like to know, but it is not really upbeat music.

[Leprechaun]

Will run off a copy of my Oasis-1 and Oasis-2 compilations. Nothing to do with any band called Oasis either. Will explain next time you're at Hayling.

[selkie]

For something upbeat and insanely different, I'll throw in a suggestion for Esquivel's Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music and Music From a Sparkling Planet. 1960s Latin-jazz fusion instrumental pop that's very catchy.

While they get mocked here for being cheesy, I'd go for a Journey greatest hits album.

[GettingFaster]

I won the Top Gear best driving songs double album, and that's pretty good. Apart from anything else I actually know most of the tracks, which has to be bonus, being an old fossil an' all.

[Improving a lot]

While they get mocked here for being cheesy, I'd go for a Journey greatest hits album.

Not cheesy at all, more like brilliant!

[LAZy]

wheee....thanks for all the info guys - not heard of alot of those KatieBun, so will do a Youtube search.

Great stuff all...cheers.


Yes please Leppy - won't be this weekend though...
reports to do.

[missjackiechan]

What about ABBA, or a cheesy 80's compilation...I had one on yesterday and it was very funny remembering how bad bands like Kajagoogoo were.

Also what about listening to some comedy - download some from i-tunes.

[LAZy]

Right now - not sure whether comedy would be funny but might download some for future....

not Abba....plllleeeeeeaaaaase....only after a night out...a really good one!


and really must get these reports done...had enough distractions ........!!

[broomhillsaved]

You might enjoy some of Brian Houston's CD's (he's an Irish singer, but sounds slightly like Bob Dylan sometimes)

[LAZy]

You might enjoy some of Brian Houston's CD's (he's an Irish singer, but sounds slightly like Bob Dylan sometimes)


Dylan...as in my relative?
is Houston Youtube-able BS?

[broomhillsaved]

Dylan...as in my relative?
is Houston Youtube-able BS?

There isn't a lot of You Tube clips and the ones that are there don't really give you an idea of his range and versatility, but this is one where he's singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwva110wdcw&feature=related

and he has a website of course.

[LAZy]

Thanks BHS

Listened ...and it made me cry.





Mebbe it was just my feelings of the day..... will listen again another day.

[broomhillsaved]

I think he's great - I first came across him when he was performing at Greenbelt in Cheltenham and at that time he was just selling CD's as he moved around; now he's got a very loyal following.

http://www.brianhouston.com/site/mp3/index.htm

I've just bought "Jesus and Justice" which is the CD which has God is my Shepherd , and I've also got the "Sugar Queen" one.

[broomhillsaved]

And this is definitely good driving music:-

Chris Rea's "Soft Top Hard Shoulder"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYrtoYAmDc&feature=related

[KatieBun]

And this is definitely good driving music:-

Chris Rea's "Soft Top Hard Shoulder"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYrtoYAmDc&feature=related

Agreed. Also the album version of The Road to Hell. Spectacular opening...enough to make you put the pedal to the metal.

[broomhillsaved]

LAZ, my daughter introduced me to this one: Jason Mraz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkXcNiWFB28&feature=related

Perhaps more 'listening at home' than driving music but a very interesting partnership between the two musicians.

[Juicy Lucy]

Maybe Vera Lynn or Alma Cogan?

[Oldgirl]

Kings of Leon - fab driving music!

[LAZy]

Maybe Vera Lynn or Alma Cogan?



sorry JL- your musical tastes are not mine!!:banghead::banghead::banghead:


Thats your idea of rock???!!!!:rolleyes:

[Breaststrokemum]

The 'Dreams we had as Children' Sunday Times freebie CD by Noel Gallagher is in my car at the mo. Fab on the motorway. I never listened to Oasis (have a problem with monobrowed ugly men) but I think this is excellent.

BM

[frontcrawler]

have a problem with monobrowed ugly men

:wave:

[colonelhall]

Top marks Katie Bun for your good taste. Donald Fagen rules. I will be there in July for the Apollo concert.

[IleneDover]

Have you turned up Def Leppard, Nazareth, Free and ZZtop up full volume on the Bose?

That transports you down any motorway.

[KatieBun]

Top marks Katie Bun for your good taste. Donald Fagen rules. I will be there in July for the Apollo concert.

I left it too late to get tickets. I'm so dozy!:rolleyes:

[Stevie_k]

Coldplay and radiohead are the 2 best bands of all time :zip:

Im going to see coldplay on sept 18th. Must get to a Radiohead gig before i die.

[selkie]

If you don't already have, I'll throw in a recommendation for a greatest hits album from The Offspring (they tend to be one of those 2-3 good songs and a bunch of filler per album types). When it clicks on something like "Come Out and Play", they're sublime.

[LAZy]

Fire away....

I'm really open to new stuff but Def Leppard still rocks my boat...er I mean car.


Transport me to another place via music please.

[frontcrawler]

Dire Straits
Thin Lizzy
Scooter
Creed
Dave Lee Roth
Erasure
Iron Maiden