Looking forward to the drive through eastern Canada to Halifax in a few weeks. Getting the Ipod loaded up with goodies for some summertime top-down highway-driving....

Whaddya got for me?

By The Way from RHCP is one of my favs.

I'd fall asleep behind the wheel with that one on the stereo.


QOTSA - Songs for the Deaf

With Teeth by NIN is another one of mine.

I'll take any excuse to post this awesome long summer drive mix I made last year. Give 'er a spin:

01. Wilco, "Remember The Mountain Bed"
02. British Sea Power, "It Ended On An Oily Stage"
03. My Morning Jacket, "The Way That He Sings"
04. The Flaming Lips, "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots pt 1"
05. Guided By Voices, "I Am A Tree"
06. Pearl Jam, "Thin Air"
07. Neil Young, "Down by The River (Live at the Fillmore)
08. The Velvet Underground, "What Goes On"
09. Broken Social Scene, "Cause = Time"
10. A Sunny Day In Glasgow, "The Best Summer Ever"
11. Beck, "Jack-ass"
12. The Beatles, "The Ballad of John & Yoko"
13. Bob Dylan, "Isis"
14. Yo La Tengo, "Needle of Death"
15. Bruce Springsteen, "Thunder Road"

This thing is awesome. Really. One of my favorite mixes I've made.

song:

tom waits - goin' out west

the qotsa cover works very nicely also.

BRMC - Stop

...and Rated R as well.

I'll say FNM's The Real Thing and Soul Coughing's El Oso

I often like to start digesting new music in the car

I think R.E.M.'s New Adventures In Hi-Fi would fit the bill quite well, as it was mostly written and recorded while the band was on tour and thus kind of reflects the feeling of travel.

Chemical Brothers - Surrender.

I have a hard time believing thread topic this has not been rehashed too many times.

Tom Petty's Wildflowers.

For long stretches of driving I prefer a little mellower music. I'd suggest Springsteen's The River. Cowboy Junkies - 200 More Miles (good Canadian band for atrip through Canada).

this is the easiest way to get into an album. leave the cd in the player for two weeks.

The perfect mix of engagement and necessary detachment.

But it sucks when you buy more than a few albums at one time. I end up neglecting many albums I've bought because they weren't able to be "broken in" in my car in a decent amount of time.

i have this mix of like 70some classic rock songs on an mp3 cd..its great to listen to on a long ride

also pretty much any old school rap is great for this