Favourite CD when driving?

[Selkie]

What gets me through my dreaded weekday commute:
The Clash, Romeo Void, New Order/Joy Division, Psychedelic Furs, The Ramones, REM (early stuff), English Beat, Depeche Mode

Didn't time stop in 1987? LOL!!!!

[OakLeaf]

I plug in my iPod and shuffle through my whole "eclectic mix," which is everything but classical. There's very little heavy metal, but other than that it could be anything. The other day it went straight from Hank Williams' "I Saw the Light" to Talib Kweli's "Say Something" to something by Ani di Franco to something else by Yo La Tengo - and so on. I love it, but not everyone can stand the culture shock.


(I do love classical music as well, but NOT shuffled a movement at a time between hip-hop, country and alt rock songs!)

[Norse]

Absolutely depends on the mood and the length of the trip. Around the city, I just tune to NPR or the local jazz station. For long trips, some road-trip cd faves include: the soundtracks from Boys on the Side, Moulin Rouge and the Big Chill, ABBA greatest hits and lately, anything from Jesse Cook (a fantastic guitarist whose sound is jazz, latin and world music).

[kermit]

Lots and lots of Pearl Jam. My ipod contains a little bit of everything from 80's music to Toby Keith.

[bmccasland]

Michael Ducet and Beau Soleil (cajun zydeco, sung mainly in cajun french) is my current favorite.

I also have a compellation CD of "Hard Classics" - according to the liner notes, the "loud, head banging, classical music". Brass instruments, drums, its best played cranked up. I especially love playing the Bacchanal from Sampson and Delilah cranked up. Even more fun when heads turn from other cars at traffic lights.

In general I like happy music, with a good beat. So if I'm not listening to NPR on the radio, I'm listening to Cajun Zydeco. Some of that is still blues, but overall it has that zydeco beat.

[Chile Pepper]

Lots of Beethoven. And sometimes arias, because I like to sing along--and believe me, you don't want to hear me sing along.

[FlyingScot]

I love Beau Soleil!!!! Right now for me it's the Wailin' Jennies and The Rogues (bagpipes). I know the pipes aren't for everyone but if you need something to keep you going on a long ride they're the best. After all they've been leading men on marches for hundreds of years!!!

[msincredible]

Lots of Beethoven. And sometimes arias, because I like to sing along--and believe me, you don't want to hear me sing along.

I think Beethoven goes great with driving too!

I also like driving to Queen.

[Miranda]

Gosh, I feel kind of old...I can't tell you the last time I listened to a CD...maybe 1 month ago. I have been enjoying listening to NPR. The last time I bought a CD was about 2 years ago.

HA! This post could have been mine. Only insert *years* since I bought a CD for myself. How sad is that? Music used to be such a huge outlet for me years ago. Well, then I got a job teaching Spinning at my gym. WHOA... talk about taking a 360!

I'm currently hooked on the new Greenday CD - 21st century breakdown. Of course, that will likely change within a few days. My music tastes are quite varied

Green Day, 21st Century BreakDown "Last Of The American Girls" '...She is riding her bike like a fugitive of critical mass...'.

Of course I *had* to play this in my spin class the day the album got released.

It's difficult to make it through creating a class playlist without one Green Day song.

I came about even owning a dj software to edit songs with the idea that I would remove the "f word" from "Nice Guys Finish Last"... *just* so I could play in my class.

Hmm, think we'll do that next one coming up as a race pace interval:

"...let's pick it up! you can still be nice, but you don't have to finish last...". ALWAYS with the cue that the race is not against anyone in the room... it's between THEM and their own PERSONAL BEST... make your ride what you want it to be.

Having music again in my life regularly has been a blast of fun since starting to teach. Only I need to get paid in iTunes gift cards.

EDIT ADD: btw, Thx Clock, for posting this... I love these kinda threads cuz I am always looking for new music ideas to keep my peeps pedaling happy.