As the title says. I’ve been listening to some synth, some alternative rock, some electronica. But I find a lot of the music I usually listen to doesn’t sound that great in my car. And I also find I’m more open to different music genres while driving.
I’m curious to know what you’re into, if you want to share artists then the more the better.
Euro beat. GAS GAS GAS, I GOTTA STEP ON THE GAS TONIGHT
Same Dave Rodgers bro
I just have all my music on a drive on my stereo on shuffle. I just keep going until something sounds good and then go with that vibe.
I had an idea where if a cop tries to pull you over, you pick a number between 1 and 5 and if you get a good chase music song within those skips you have to attempt a getaway. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS, but it’s a funny idea. I could see it in a movie or game or show, though.
I like your idea
Same, I just go full random on my entire itunes library on my iphone through carplay.
It is a good mix of classic rock, punk, 80s/90s/00s pop, classical music, bitpop, and trance.
Depends on the kind of driving I’m doing.
But usually whatever I’m feeling at the time.
Hard driving 70’s and 80’s guitar rock. Radar Love. Smoke on the Water. Sweet Home Alabama. Don’t Fear the Reaper. Life in the Fast Lane. Thunderstruck.
I’ll be checking out some of those. I need an oldies mixed playlist for driving
Then let me give you a whole playlist. Iconic guitar riffs, every one:
- Radar Love – Golden Earring
- Twilight Zone – Golden Earring
- Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
- Highway Star – Deep Purple
- Spirit in the Sky – Norman Greenbaum
- Life in the Fast Lane – Eagles
- Thunderstruck – AC/DC
- Highway to Hell – AC/DC
- Back in Black – AC/DC
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC
- La Grange – ZZ Top
- Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
- Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf
- Living After Midnight – Judas Priest
- Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
- Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
- Black Betty – Ram Jam
- Rocky Mountain Way – Joe Walsh
- American Band – Grand Funk Railroad
- Takin’ Care of Business – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- China Grove – The Doobie Brothers
- The Boys Are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy
Honorable Mention (not as hard driving and relentless, but just as iconic and classic):
- Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
- Stranglehold – Ted Nugent
- Godzilla – Blue Öyster Cult
- Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
- Feel Like Makin’ Love – Bad Company
- Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Hollywood Nights – Bob Seger
- Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Öyster Cult
- Burnin’ for You – Blue Öyster Cult
- Jessica – The Allman Brothers
- Green Grass and High Tides – Outlaws
- More Than a Feeling – Boston
- Limelight – Rush
- Free Will – Rush
- Layla – Derek and the Dominos
- Money for Nothing – Dire Straits
- Aqualung – Jethro Tull
- Life’s Been Good – Joe Walsh
Those are all great jams to drive to, just watch your foot on the pedal because it’ll get heavy (especially during Radar Love.)
Ted Nugent has some fucking awful politics, but Cat Scratch Fever has to be on the top tier list even if you exclude it for that reason.
Psytrance. It makes the car go faster.
Anything without lyrics. I can’t stand the sound of people’s voices. So this is usually some sort of EDM, Dubstep, Phonk, Experimental, NCS (No Copyright Sounds), etc
I am very picky about voices in song for most of my music preferences, so I get where you’re coming from. I’m usually listening to electronica or instrumental whatever. However I find driving makes me tolerate singing better, so I’m adding more tracks with lyrics. I didn’t even know No Copyright Sounds was a music category
Unsolicited suggestion from my driving playlist: Icy Lust - Downtown Maglev
I always enjoyed driving to that one with good audio. The way it builds up slowly is great for being on the road.
Radio : NPR. ( Love me some local news, & marketplace is the bomb.com) Spotify : almost anything. Recently it’s been Sleep Token, Coheed & Cambria, Kamasi Washington, synthwave boy, Sithu Aye, oddisee, the Offline
I don’t think I know any of those, I’ll check it out
I listen to the radio defaulting to npr and if nothing interesting is on I jump through the major song stations and if all else fails I have some tull. Once in awhile if I want to know traffic or weather I will switch to the news station.
The loudest fastest music on my playlist
Speed metal it is…
Depends. Daily commute is discovery, just grinding through unheard stuff and adding stuff I like to playlists.
Long trips are mostly prog rock, long track times and constant variety help keep me awake and stimulated.
EDM, game music from my favorite games soundtracks, or my favorite thrash or progressive metal.
Recently I’ve also been listening to a lot of traditional folk music from the middle east.
Anything sounds great with a good enough car speaker system I guess.
Nothing.
Jazz, especially in the evening. Some of Bill Evans more sparse stuff, Dave Bruebeck quartet. I like the back and forth of ensemble playing too, musical conversations. Like you know what they’re saying? It’s a feeling, not a forgone conclusion. You dig?
Ohh jazz I should expand my jazz listening. I’ll look into those
Usually local town radio (short commute).
Longer drives I usually take some post rock like God is an astronaut, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Hammock, etc. Second choice would be something prog/psychedelic/stoner rock like, bands like King Buffalo, 1000mods, Naxatras, OM, Kyuss, etc.
Nice, I’m familiar with post rock but not so much with your second line on artists. I’ll look into
Let me know how you like those. I’d say King Buffalo and their Regenerator might be a good entry point. Or new Naxatras’ album “V”.
I’ve been listening to Ghost’s new album Skeleta.
