There were two music threads at the top of MINI Talk. Both of those have been merged into this one. In addition, I also merged in the three threads below. There is now one big thread with a lot of music listed to give you ideas for what to listen to next time out in your MINI.

Dave

 

I will do that. My brother loves Radiohead, so I shall go digging through his CD collection. As for what I like, I'm a melody addict. I tend to fall for songs that have very strong melodies (and loud guitars also help). I also like crappy singers like Dylan, Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman, Neil Young, etc..

I kinda picked up a vibe that you played the gitbox. Also, reading your profile helped.

I play the guitar, too. I'm currently playing the bass in a band. We do power pop and punky, garage stuff. What do you play?

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I never travel far, without a little Big Star...

 

My current favorite is the new What Is Hip: Tower of Power Anthology cd. I highly recommend it for lovers of funky soul music with jazz and rock influences thrown in. TOP’s horn section is awesome.

It has all of their best hits including what I think is the absolute best driving song:

Squib Cakes

Crank up the HK and hit the curves baby

 

Soul Coughing - El Oso

 

Man why bother making a CD, just turn on the radio. Blech.

Clear Channel 0wnz j00!

Kudos to those choosing TMBG.

-mike

 

By the way I just finished making a mix of British music for the day I pick up my MINI. I'll post it in case it gives any of you other folks ideas.


Gorillaz - 5/4 Five Four
Radiohead - Palo Alto
Clash - Rudie Can't Fail
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
U2 - Beautiful Day
English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Beta Band - Round the Bend
Radiohead - Myxomatosis
Beatles - Baby You're A Rich Man
Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
Zero 7 - End Theme

-mike

 

Mlebeau, that's a great list! I've copied that one.

The original Tomb Raider CD has a great mix to drive by too.

 

Thanks for the compliments and the heads-up.. Always good to see someone appreciates my taste in music. I'll check out the soundtrack.

-mike

 

Here are some semi-recent additions to my Mini Motoring Collection:
(....in no particular order)

Sublime - Badfish
Living Color - Cult of Personality
The Donnas - Too bad about your girl
Prince - Musicology
Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue (Live)
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Feature Cast - Channel Surfing
Social Distortion - Down Here (with the rest of us)
The Clarks - Shimmy Low
Jack Johnson - Holes to Heaven
Dave Matthews Band - Pig
Green Day - American Idiot
Pete Yorn - For Nancy
Morissey - I'm so Sorry
Live - Operation Spirit
Green Day - Geek Stink Breath
Run DMC - Rapper's Delight
Parliment Funkadelic - We Want the Funk
Blink 182 - Seasons in the Sun
Cake - I Will Survive
Bjork - Army of Me
Green Day - Basketcase
Ren and Stimpy (...The opening theme music. This is darn near th perfect music for a short but aggressive section of twisties.)
Pete Yorn - Black
Live - I Alone
Ice Cube - Down for whatever (....from the Office Space Soundtrack)
Cake - He's going the distance
U2 - Beautiful Day
Oasis - Morning Glory (Acoustic Version)
Tom Petty - Running Down a Dream
Matchbox 20 - Shame
Dave Matthews Band - #36 (Live at Red Rocks)
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Matchbox 20 - Girl Like That
Missy Elliott - I'm Really Hot
Jet - Last Chance
Arrested Development - Tennessee
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock (...There is no way that you will not accelerate above the speed limit during the intro of this song)
Missy Elliott - Pass that Dutch
Rage Against the Machine - Guerilla Radio
Saliva - Click Click Boom
The Donnas - Who Invited You
POD - Boom
Ministry - N W O
Reverend Horton Heat - Martini Time (...this is my 'Off to Happy Hour' theme music)
Twisted Sister - I Want to Rock
Trusted Company - Downfall
Dave Matthews Band - Dreams of Our Fathers
Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink
Rusted Root - Drum Jam (...awesome live drum solo)
Beastie Boys - Sabatoge
Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Green Day - Paranoid
The Smiths - How Soon is Now
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Don McLean - American Pie

BTW, that Rob Zombie/Lionel Richie version of Brick House 2003 made me literally laugh out loud. Good suggestion to whomever mentioned it.

Enjoy and Motor On!

 

...listening to Henry Mancini's Baby Elephant Walk while driving in a line of MINIs!

What fun!!

 

anything paul oakenfold or paul van dyk. simple enough

 

Incredible! All of the ENIGMA CD's...

 

Just about anything from Cake is great(hey, that rhymes!)
You're not dating yourself, you're going "old school"(that's what the kids are saying). Here's my attempt at "old school".

Elvis Costello-Goon Squad(or anything by Mr. Costello circa 1978-1989)
The Pogues-If I should fall from grace with God.
XTC-Oranges& Lemons (the entire CD).
A nice mix of They might be Giants
Van Morrison
The Waterboys-Greatst Hits
Brave Combo-Just about anything...come on give it a chance.
New Order-Regret
Mighty Mighty Bosstones-The Impression that I get
Bloodhound Gang-The Bad Touch
The Clash-London Calling(a must in every collection)
The Ratpack -Live at the Sands

Not alot of things that are Thumping and Bumping, but a great mix of styles to motor to.

 

I think I can feel my Cooper smile when I play the Clash. Seems faster too...

 

After having satellite radio (XM) for a while you hear some songs you totally forget about. Here are some additional motoring songs that I haven't heard about in a while:

(as usual, in absolutely no order what so ever.....)
Bens Fold Five - Philosophy
Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil
Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
Rusted Root - Back to Earth
Rusted Root - When I Woke
My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult - After the Flesh
The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma
Ice T - New Jack Hustler
Erykah Badu - On and On
Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance
Beastie Boys - Right Right Now Now
Johnny Cash - Hot Rod Lincoln
Janis Joplin - Son of a Preacher Man
Rascal Flats - These Days
Dave Matthews Band - Pig
Sugar Hill Gang - Rappers Delight
Live - I Alone
Oasis - Morning Glory (accoustic version)
Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson - Candy
George Clinton and the Parliment Funkadelic - Stomp

Enjoy

 

I've been cracking the killers in my MCS lately.

 

Killers rule! Along with Velvet Revolver.

 

So much... pop rock! Can't breathe...

Anyways, I have an iTunes (and iPod) playlist that I call the Lowrider Mix. It's basically slower, bass-heavy electronic which sounds like what you'd hear coming out of an old Cadillac bouncing through Compton. Here it is (most of it is in the iTunes US store):

Groove Armada - Suntoucher (feat. Jeru the Damaja)
DJ Shadow - Fixed Income
The Prodigy - Diesel Power
Amon Tobin - Four Ton Mantis
Leftfield - Dusted
Tosca - Honey (Markus Kienzl dub)
DJ Shadow - Walkie Talkie
Mr. Scruff - Jusjus (feat. Roots Manuva)
The Prodigy - You'll Be Under My Wheels
Leftfield - Afrika Shox (feat. Afrika Bambataa)
Underworld - Bruce Lee (The Micronauts Remix)

If you have a keen sense of the irony of blasting out phat beats from a small British car, you'll appreciate this playlist. :smile:

 

How about some Rammistien - Du Hast

'Shakedown at midnight' is a great song but I can't remember the artist

 

Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf (works on the H/D, should work in the MCS?)
Freebird - forget artist (S moment)
Hot and Nasty - Hocus Pocus
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
Welcome Back my Friend (?) - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Now we just have to get ours. She's in port, hopefully going to the VDC today, maybe to us before Christmas.:smile:

Guess I'm an old rocker.

keith

 

My favorite tunes for speed are:

Padal to the Metal : Kazzer
Hell is Around the Corner : Tricky
I fought the Law : The Clash
Holiday in the Sun : The Sex Pistols
Cyclne : Dub Pistols
Keep Moving : Dub Pistols
Boy Racer : Morrissey

 

This is a great thread.

Morrissey! Or of course the Smiths.
"float on" by modest mouse is pretty cool too.

And you can't leave out "london calling" - especially the live version from the Clash.

If you want to be contemplative, try anything from the Red House Painters - or Mark Kozelek. Marks new band is called Sun Kil Moon - excellent stuff. I'm still waiting for my MCSC, and I can't wait! For now these tunes will live on in my volvo.

 

Just about any tunes from the Clash just make me bang the padel to the floor!

 

I will vouch for this one. I got it!

regards,
Red

 

Some great diverse tunes listed on this post!

How about early British Invasion stuff: Stones, Yardbirds, Hollies, Kinks, Chad & Jeremy, Moody Blues, etc.

The early 60's brought a lot of British artists over the pond, with the help of the Beatles, and the Mini was made far more popular over here.

regards,
Red