Led Zeppelin. Others?
Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :
All sorts of stuff. I mostly listen to the local classic rock station when I'm driving, as I can't really get into an album unless it's a long trip.
Radar Love, by Golden Earring, is perhaps the greatest driving song of all time.
Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :
Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
The Eighties Trio of Seventeens
quote:She's driving away with the dim lights on She's making a play and she can't go wrong She never waits too long She's winding them down on her clock machine And she won't give up 'cause she's seventeen ...
quote:Just like the white winged dove Sings a song, Sounds like she's singing Whoo... whoo... whoo... Just like the white winged dove Sings a song, Sounds like she's singing Ooo baby... ooo... said ooo
quote:Saw him dancin there by the record machine, Knew he must've been about seventeen, Beat was goin strong, Playin my favorite song, 'an I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me yeah me 'an i could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me yeah me singin ...
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Eve 6's Horrorscope. Possibly my favourite summer driving album ever, save the lone ballad which I think is track 5.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Not just any Led Zepplin... it must be "In the Evening"
Van Halen's "Summer Nights" (and, in fact, most of that album, 5150)is also suitable.
Surprisingly, Rush's Presto album also makes great driving music, along with A-ha's East of the Sun, West of the Moon but those are not likely to earn you any cool points. I guess it depends if the music is for you or for those listening.
For an interesting experiment, try Big and Rich's "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" which can only be described as "redneck rap" and is a hell of a lot of fun to cruise to, though unfortunately it's only a couple of minutes long.
Edit: I can't believe I left out Hendrix's "Crosstown Traffic" and Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love"
[ June 17, 2004, 10:18 PM: Message edited by: Jim-Me ]
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
"Shoulder to the Wheel" by Saves the Day is a good driving song... as are all of AFI's first three albums... >_> Depends on what you're really going for, though. =)
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Bad Company
Posted by Paercival (Member # 1408) on :
joe satriani specifically, summer song. it SOUNDS and FEELS like summer. is awesome driving to that with top down on a beautiful day
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Neil Young's records: "Comes a Time," "Harvest," and "Harvest Moon." (to name my three faves)
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Any Bruce Springsteen.
Posted by Taberah (Member # 4014) on :
There are also several Aaron Copeland pieces that are good for summer cruising.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
"if you need perfection you aren't hot enuff 4 me" - flish crooner & krewsores
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
twinky - Is "Open Road Song" on that album?
That one's on my driving mix, along with:
"Born to be Wild", "Danger Zone", and "Crash", by The Primitives (and many others).
My favorite driving album is--don't laugh--the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack.
Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
Pretty much any classic/80's rock greatest hits: Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Styx. Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Elizabeth,
quote: Any Bruce Springsteen.
I'd pick: Racin in the Streets, Pink Cadillac, Jungle Land, and Thunder Road.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"Sherry Darling" was one of my favorite cruising songs. Just fun.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I'd also have to add Bob Seger's Turn the Page. And just about any Beach Boys tune.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
OH and 2 more Seger tunes, Down on Main Street and Night Moves Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Beatiful Creatures.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Oooh, I also still love to listen to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" album when driving, except that I can't find it.
Another favorite car tape is Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane's "Rough Mix."
Also, Jerry Jeff Walker is great to drive to.
And, and and...
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
The classics: Radar Love, Born to be Wild, Magic Carpet Ride, Been a Long Time (Since I Rock 'n' Roll).
But also some more folksy stuff is good with the top down and the breeze in your hair: Friend of the Devil by the Dead, Judy Blue Eyes by CSN (don't forget Southern Cross, either).
Plus the first 10 songs on Great Big Sea's Road Rage album.
Dagonee
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Roxette!
Hold on tight, you know she's a little bit dangerous. Dangerous... da da da! Da da da Oooooo.... just a little bit dangerous!
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
quote:Celia, you’re breaking my heart You’re shaking my confidence daily Oh, cecilia, I’m down on my knees I’m begging you please to come home
Celia, you’re breaking my heart You’re shaking my confidence daily Oh, cecilia, I’m down on my knees I’m begging you please to come home Come on home
Making love in the afternoon with cecilia Up in my bedroom (making love) I got up to wash my face When I come back to bed Someone’s taken my place
Celia, you’re breaking my heart You’re shaking my confidence daily Oh, cecilia, I’m down on my knees I’m begging you please to come home Come on home
Jubilation, she loves me again, I fall on the floor and I laughing, Jubilation, she loves me again, I fall on the floor and I laughing
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
quote: I've got the radio blastin' I've got the windows rolled down, and I'm cruisin' these backroads on the outskirts of town....
Ricky Van Shelton's Backroads
Farmgirl
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Ooh, can't forget Boys of Summer and Summer of '69.
Dagonee
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Dag, good calls, especially Southern Cross.
Agree with TtS, too, a ton of Roxette is good driving music, the entire album Joyride, for example.
[ June 18, 2004, 10:44 AM: Message edited by: Jim-Me ]
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
The Best Of the Moody Blues. Several of the songs are improvements over the original recordings.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
The first thing that comes to my mind is Huey Lewis and the News, especially their stuff from the Back to the Future soundtrack, but Fore! and Sports would work as well.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
I love that song!!!
"You got your hair pulled back, and the radio ooooon!" "After the boys of summer have gooone!"
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Frisco:
No, but if you replace the ballad on Horrorscope with Open Road Song, then you've really got the perfect driving record Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
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