sam 2000 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 yea going on a road trip just looking for a good album or two to buy so my families chitchat wont drive me insane so any sugestioins would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 In Yo Face! The History of Funk Ah, nice marmot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 My all time favorite albums for playing in the car on a long trip: Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark I don't know why those three seem to just be perfect for driving, but they do to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 If I were going on a road-trip, I'd take: Pink Floyd, "Delicate Sound of Thunder" ("Echoes: The best of PF" would also be good) Creedence Clearwater Revival (big ol' greatest hits compilation) Steely Dan ("Aja," "Two Against Nature," &/or greatest hits compilation) Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper" Talking Heads, "Speaking in Tongues" Supertramp, "Breakfast in America" The Who, "Tommy" And I'm with Lee on "Houses of the Holy" And then for the afternoon of the first day, I'd take... There is no Aerosmith allowed in my car. Eeeww icky ick! By the way, there's a scene in "As Good as it Gets" that's a pretty good how-to for this sort of thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearjammer Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 The new one from Lynard Skynard,Vicious Cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 P Bass Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 The Who: Live at Leeds. the newer enhanced version. "Start listening to music!". -Jeremy C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Just off the top of my head, here are some good choices for summertime: Al Green's Greatest Hits Beach Boys "Pet Sounds", or a good compilation Bob Marley "Legend" Squeeze "45s and Under" Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend" (The Thorns, with Sweet, Shawn Mullins, and Pete Droge, is good, too) Earth, Wind and Fire "Greatest Hits" Barenaked Ladies "Rock Spectacle" Ben Folds Five "Whatever and Ever Amen" (though you can't play the great "Song for the Dumped" with kids in the car) Antonio Carlos Jobim "Finest Hour" - this is even better after driving, accompanied by a caipirinha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57pbass Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Squeeze "45s and Under" What a great band they where. Anyone out there ever see them live? We would see them at The Ritz in NYC when they where touring. They would pack the house. They played through a wall of Fender amps (bass & guitar) Great vocals and songs. www.danielprine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Originally posted by Scootdog: In Yo Face! The History of Funk Ahhh yeah, baby. That series is just greasy and dirty... in the best possible way. I highly suggest volumes 2 & 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Originally posted by 57pbass: Squeeze "45s and Under" What a great band they where. Anyone out there ever see them live? We would see them at The Ritz in NYC when they where touring. They would pack the house. They played through a wall of Fender amps (bass & guitar) Great vocals and songs.I saw them in the mid '80s as part of the most bizarre triple-bill you can imagine: The Gap Band Squeeze The Hooters (it was the year they were huge) Glenn Tilbrook is on a US solo club tour this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4003 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 I think the "Audioslave" album is one everyone needs to get! My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 2000 Posted June 27, 2003 Author Share Posted June 27, 2003 thanks for all the sugestions but i got *drum roll* "physical graffiti" led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 I have discovered the wonders of driving to "Superunknown" by Soundgarden. Free your mind and your ass will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 "The Hooters (it was the year they were huge)" I am SO not going to touch that one. "Physical Graffiti"...good call. Lots of different moods on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Originally posted by sam 2000: "physical graffiti" led zeppelin My fav Led Zeppelin album. It will treat you right. In fact.... Ahhhhh.... Now listening to disc 2 from my 'file server' I have here at work. It's treating me right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibescotty Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 The Hooters, I remember really liking them at the time.... All you zombies hide your faces... OK I need to go dig up my old tapes... Double Posting since March 2002 Random Post Generator #26797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hi Sam, Now for something a little different: Doctor Dementos'- 30th Anniversary Collection Oingo Boingo- Live UFO - Strangers in the Night Have a safe trip! Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETE_COMBS Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Any Victor Wooten Pete Combs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 P Bass Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Originally posted by NickT: I have discovered the wonders of driving to "Superunknown" by Soundgarden.If you like "Superunknown", you should take a step back and listen to "Badmotorfinger". That, to me, was the peak of Soundgarden. "Start listening to music!". -Jeremy C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Originally posted by sam 2000: thanks for all the sugestions but i got *drum roll* "physical graffiti" led zeppelin Taa-DAAAA! Good one. Naturally, I've got to suggest "How THe West Was Won" to go along with it. Subtle hint: "The Wanton Song" and "Trampled Underfoot" have a tendency to turn your right foot into a brick when listening in the car. Proceed with caution. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Originally posted by ibescotty: The Hooters, I remember really liking them at the time.... All you zombies hide your faces... OK I need to go dig up my old tapes...Hey, they can laugh about the Hooters if they want, but they were one of the few decent pop/rock acts out there playing their own instruments and writing decent material. Liked the Outfield, too. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplitNick Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 My votes great Road Trip music: Marcus Miller M2 John Scofield's A Go-go The Meters Anthology Grateful Dead American Beauty Soul Live Get Down Victor Wooten Yin-Yang Disc 2 Col. Bruce and ARU Mirrors of Embarrassment Any Miles, Monk, Mingus and Brown mixes you can come up with. Djavan-the only one I could find is a 2 lp release We must accept the consequences of being ourselves-Sojourn of Arjuna Music at www.moporoco.com/nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeR Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 If I take a road trip, I bring along: -Oscar Peterson. -St Germain. -Vic Wooten / Flecktones. -Miles Davis. -Duke Ellington. Anything else is pointless by comparison. Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; one lick and you suck forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Originally posted by SplitNick: Djavan-the only one I could find is a 2 lp releaseHey, another MPB listener. SplitNick, if you like Djavan, do you listen to Ivan Lins? He is one of my favorite singer/songwriters in any genre. Lins and Djavan have a brilliant duet "Somos Todos Iguais Nesta Noite". Great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Sam, Led Zeppelin--good choice. As a parent of a 22 year old, can I ask that instead of spending the whole trip locked behind the headphones that you actually talk to your parents some of the time? Tell them you plans and dreams, tell them how dedicated you are to music, tell them about us: this worldwide group of bass players that you have joined. Maybe they will be more sympathetic to you than you think. Mark and Splitnick, I too am a fan of Djavan, I have two cassette tapes. I agree that Ivan Lins is amazing. See him live if you ever get a chance. His cd "Juntos" is a good one. There's also a cd called A Love Affair-The Music of Ivan Lins where many top musicians and singers pay tribute to him. Another great Brazilian writer (but not as great a singer) is Dori Caymmi. He has collaborated with American singer Kevyn Lettau (who does a lot of Brazilian music). Her husband Mike Shapiro is a killer Brazilian-style drummer. Check out the late Elis Regina for more great music in the same style. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Originally posted by jeremyc: I agree that Ivan Lins is amazing. See him live if you ever get a chance. His cd "Juntos" is a good one. There's also a cd called A Love Affair-The Music of Ivan Lins where many top musicians and singers pay tribute to him. I did see Ivan once at the Blue Note in NYC (with Leila Pinheiro, a terrific singer). Sat right in front of him. That was one expensive night for an hour set. Drove down from my parents' house upstate. $5 toll for the GWB. $20 to park in the Village. $35 cover + $5 minimum. Bought his lastest CD at the club $20. Seeing a masterful composer deliver his best songs: priceless. Ivan's "Comecar de Novo" might just be my favorite song. I have the "A Love Affair" tribute and like it. Jason Miles also put together a good Weather Report tribute the previous year. I've also been listening to a lot of contemporary/crossover Brazilian pop like Bebel Gilberto's "Tanto Tempo". I could listen to her sing the phone book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplitNick Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 Mark: I have not heard any Ivan Lins, but if it is in the realm of Djavan I will soon. I actually had a really hard time finding any Djavan albums down here in Alabama. Went to New Orleans and found some. I will definitely check out this Mr. Lins. Brazillian music just makes me smile and the bass players are usually phenomenal. We must accept the consequences of being ourselves-Sojourn of Arjuna Music at www.moporoco.com/nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
462 Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 This is probably too late, but oh well. I just got a CD without actually researching the band first, but man, I'm blown away. The band's called 'The Mars Volta', and when they opened for RHCP in Europe, Flea (ya, I know, he's not my hero either) called them 'the best opening band ever.' All I can say is wow. Seriously, good for more then just road trips. These words, are sledgehammers of truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 Originally posted by SplitNick: Mark: I have not heard any Ivan Lins, but if it is in the realm of Djavan I will soon. I actually had a really hard time finding any Djavan albums down here in Alabama. Went to New Orleans and found some. I will definitely check out this Mr. Lins. Brazillian music just makes me smile and the bass players are usually phenomenal.His albums can be tough to find in stores. Try Amazon or some other online source. Lins' "Juntos" is a strong collection of duets and the excellent Djavan duet is on there. "Minha Historia" is a greatest hits which has many of the same tracks as "Juntos". There are a few of Lins' studio albums I recommend: "Anjo de Mim" on which there are many tracks with orchestra (reminds me of Claus Ogerman's work with Jobim). VERY Brazilian. Brilliant compositions on this one. "Love Dance". This is the album MPB purists don't like (and it's not really an MPB album), but it's a easy entrance to Lins' music because much of it is sung in English. (Even if you don't understand Portugeuse, most MPB songs are much better in the native language.) "Love Dance" leans strongly in a slick smooth jazz direction. At the time the album was made, Warner Bros. was trying to make Lins into a "Brazilian Michael Franks". (I've always thought of him more as the James Taylor of Brazil.) There is the outstanding duet w/Brenda Russell "You Moved Me to This" and the often covered title song. "Awa Yio". This is REALLY interesting. It's the follow up to "Love Dance" and features an American rhythm section. Who, might you ask? Tony Levin, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Dominic Miller, that's all. It's a strong album but tough to find. You should really check out that Bebel Gilberto album, too. You'd probably like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplitNick Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Mark: Does Ivan stick with mostly ballad approaches, upbeat or variety? I like Djavan's slower stuff, but the upbeat music that he does just blows me away. We must accept the consequences of being ourselves-Sojourn of Arjuna Music at www.moporoco.com/nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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