Comments on: Greatest. Roadtrip Soundtrack. Ever.

By: Anton

Anton — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:35:48 +0000

These always get me into a wicked mood while driving:

Steppenwolf – Born to be Wild
Rolling Stones – Paint it Black
Derek and the Dominos – Layla

By: Dogg

Dogg — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:09:24 +0000

“Early Morning Rain” and “Canadian Railroad Trilogy”- Gordon Lightfoot
“The Weight”- The Band
“If 6 Was 9″- Jimi Hendrix
“Me And Bobby Magee”- Chris Kristofferson
“Truckin’” and “Friend Of The Devil”- Grateful Dead
“Thunder Road”, “Born To Run”, and “The Rocker”- Bruce Springstein
“Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay”- Otis Redding
There’s probably a lot more where that came from i just can’t think of them right now!

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By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:46:54 +0000

Tiny Dancer by Elton John
(See the movie Almost Famous)

Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

America by Simon and Garfunkle
(Also in Almost Famous)

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By: has

has — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:31:47 +0000

I would like to add few poppy rock songs for the roadtrip.Kind of radio-tune songs but nice to have for roadtrip,IMHO.
1.1979- smashing pumpkins
2.have a nice day – stereophonics
3.my favourite game – cardigans
4.traveller’s tune – ocean colour scene

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By: pam

pam — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:54:01 +0000

I’m a big fan of, oh the shame, 70s anthem pop/rock for road trip sound tracks. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss… Met a little girl in a Hollywood bungalow… And I think it’s gonna be a long long time… Ack. Maybe it’s because when you’re traversing the big spaces of the US, it’s anthem rock, cowboy pop (I hate that stuff, though props to ScottMc for the alt country) and talk talk talk. You can always get old Boston songs,though, and that stuff sounds like road trips to me!

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By: tim

tim — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:43:34 +0000

If anyone is planning on taking this such a CD on a trip through Australia, there is one MUST HAVE that is missing.

Hunters and Collectors – Holy Grail

There is an AWESOME live version of it that was recorded in Sydney floating around the intertubes somewhere (the standard edit has nothing on the live version – Nothing I say!)

It posses all the requisite features for a great road-trip song and you will get extra credit and many nods of appreciation from any locals you meet along the way.

Ian, while it is not a folk song, it is practically a pub anthem down here, I sure hope this guy introduced you to it. Shame on him if he didn’t!

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:08:21 +0000

I was once asked to make one for a friend of mine who was going on a roadtrip to France with some friends. They loved it. None of them knew what came next.
I liked the idea when you’re travelling with people who all have a different music taste. Just ask somebody else with a broad music collection to make a roadtrip cd (in my case: mp3-cd).
I couldn’t resist the temptation to add “Ca Plane pour moi” after about an hour or 3. Guessing they would be in France by then.

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By: ianmack

ianmack — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:14:47 +0000

scott — i can’t believe i’d overlooked beastie boys and nirvana. my bad.

and stacy, thanks for the list. i’ll check it out for some more inspiration for v2.0.

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By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:40:00 +0000

Hi Ian, I think most people would laugh at my taste in music (I go from country to classic rock like AC/DC and Led Zeppelin to late 60’s music like Traffic and Buffalo Springfield.)

In between, I have a soft spot for 70’s music from Sammy Johns, Three Dog Night and Paul Simon and you don’t even want to know what I like from the early 60’s. LOL.

My husband is the one for road trip music, and I I like of a lot of his picks, so it works out. Talking Heads is one of my favorite groups.

John Sandford, the author of the Prey books, has a good list on his site…
http://www.johnsandford.org/prey16.html

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By: Scott Mc

Scott Mc — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:55:36 +0000

Your post brings up a touchy subject for me. I recently posted my “Top 10 Most Influential British Bands” (http://travelblog.viator.com/england-rocks/) and received a barrage of criticism for leaving off people like Elvis Costello and Brian Eno. And now I’m hesitant to get back into the fray… who am I kidding, of course I will. Here goes:

1. Nirvana. I’m not a huge Nirvana fan, but it’s always good to start with a power alt ballad.

2. Tom Waits. I’m thinking Frank’s Wild Years. Or Swordfishtrombones.

3. Calexico. This is great driving music.

4. The Clash. Come on, I can already see you tapping your fingers on the steering wheel to the tune of ‘Death or Glory’.

5. Old 97s. A little Alt Country is good for driving through the Badlands of Texas.

6. Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique. This is classic road music.

7. I’m not kidding here: Mozart’s Requiem. I need a break from guitars every now and then. And the Requiem is just what the doctor ordered.

8. Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Again my country side shows. I am OK with that.

9. Fugazi. After some mellowness let’s crank it back up.

10. More Tom Waits. Seriously. You can never have enough Tom Waits.

Happy road tripping.

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