+1 on the Steely Dan. I'm also a big fan of a Jam band stuff -- God Street Wine. Their song "feather" is a great driving tune and most of their other stuff also rocks.

 

definitely OAR, good upbeat tunes with some nice calm stuff for cruising.

 

Not a doubt.. DMB is always jamming on my radio. You just cannot beat a Dave Matthews scat. Another great jam; Robert Randolph.. a southern down and dirty steel guitar playing cat that jams with the best of them. It is all in that raw, jamming, scat music... turn it up and head out for the twisties

Some of my Favs~

Dave Matthews
* Live Trax (Boston) Disc 1 'Grey Street'
* Weekend at Red Rocks 'Louisiana Bayou'
* Best of What's Around (Live)
* Listener Supported
Robert Randolph
*Colorblind
Paulo Nuttini
*New Shoes

 

SRV

 

Firedancer, your list looks incomplete without a live version of Granny.

 

Favorite cruising CD's:
1.) "The Chapters" - SAGA
2.) "Exit Stage Left" - RUSH

 

Mike Stern's "Voices" is a great choice for making my motoring time fly by.

 

London Calling or Sandanista--too close to call.

 

It's not my favorite disk to play, but it does seem to be fitting in a Mini: The Incredibles soundtrack.

 

I would say Hate (I Really Don't Like You) - Plain White Ts

 

I have a 30GB iPod with a specific "Driving Songs" playlist that has more than 2000 songs on it, but I like to jam to anything by Beck, Dave Matthews, Imogen Heap, U2, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Nickel Creek, Jars Of Clay, Anberlin, Copeland, Relient K, Matisyahu is good.... Anything with a good beat and rhythm...
jason

 

My current two long distance driving CD's are

Pink Floyd - Wish You were Here
Poe - Haunted

Most of the time I bounce around on the many MP3 CD's in the car.

 

It's been a long time since I have been really impressed with a new release. Now there are two: Rush - Snakes and Arrows and Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium. I have never been a fan of either band, though I like a lot of their music, but these 2 cds are great. @ full dcs from the Peppers and not one bad song. Of course, I am a drummer, so I pay particular attention to that.

 

A topic near and dear to my wizened little heart!
I think, for me, it depends on the time of day; early (5:30-6:00 AM), it would be the Allman Brothers' Band "Eat A Peach, followed by, once again, Who's Next". At Noon, segue into The Stones' "Git Yer Ya Yas Out". Afternoon will bring Joni Mitchell's "Hegira" (it's all about the road, man!). The evening gots to be Mile Davis and John Coltrane, and motoring late (after Midnight), I'm partial to early Tom Waites
And then the next day......

 

You'll enjoy this then...

http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/video...playerType=wmp

(It was posted on a forum a few months ago and I saved the link...)

 

I have a motoring playlist on my ipod with about 800 songs with bands like Dire Straits, nirvana, the crue, fall out boy, to techno, and everything that basically sounds good.

 

anything by Gomez, Jack Johnson, Mike Doughty, Donavan Frankenreiter...stuff like that.

 

Phill Collins "In the Air tonight"

Also, there is a radio remix that is played often that has a great basline. I have no idea the version. Anybody have any ideas? I looked on Itunes but could not find it.