What's on your ipod?
04-17-09, 08:10 PM
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What's on your ipod?
OK, I poked around a bit and couldn't find a thread like this, so I hope it hasn't been done already. What songs seem to work well in different situations? This occurred to me today as I was grinding it out into a headwind and "Bad Luck" by Social Distortion came on and worked really well. Also, "Paranoid" by Sabbath is great hammering with the wind at your back. Suggestions?
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Dust. Lots of it.
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Well, I have 50,000 songs and counting on my harddrives. I have everything from Jim Carrol Band (people who died) which is a great song to descend to on my MP3 player. Echo and the Bunnymen's the killing moon is awesome at 6am riding around the resevoir.
Adam and the Ants, Stand and Deliver is also good to climb to. Death is Vegas, Dirt is banging.
Airborne Toxic Event, Gomez, The Clash, Pearl Jam, Peaches. And so on.
Adam and the Ants, Stand and Deliver is also good to climb to. Death is Vegas, Dirt is banging.
Airborne Toxic Event, Gomez, The Clash, Pearl Jam, Peaches. And so on.
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Not always music, although something like Juno Reactor or Apocalyptica are good for those hair raising descents.
For long rides I sometimes go with audio books (because reading while I ride is hard) right now I have The Count of Monte Cristo and Robinson Crusoe loaded.
For long rides I sometimes go with audio books (because reading while I ride is hard) right now I have The Count of Monte Cristo and Robinson Crusoe loaded.
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IPOD's suck but my Sansa is loaded with Metallica, Zeppelin, Clash, Stones, Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, etc. I love Metallica to climb to
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Motorhead, Kate Bush, Pretenders, Ullrich Schnauss, Thievery Corp, Metallica, Morrisey and Les Miserables soundtrack.
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Metallica, Slayer, Kreator, Children of Bodom, Hail of Bullets, Necrophagist, Arch Enemy and Exhumed.
Pretty light stuff
Pretty light stuff
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interpol, refused, arcade fire, el-p, aesop rock, yeahyeahyeahs, blood brothers, norma jean, rancid, lars and the *******s, fugazi, connor oberst, 50cent, clipse, roots, atmosphere, beatles, more.
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I had the Sansa....kept freezing up on me....it sucked out loud (at least mine did). I now have an 8GB iPod Nano and I love it. The 4th gen iPod blows away the audio quality of any personal MP3 player I have ever heard. I am using Koss Sparkplug earbuds as well....awesome. I have alot of music in mine...lots of blues, classical, classic rock, and jazz. I would say that the artists I have the most of are Steely Dan, Spyro Gyra, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Earth Wind and Fire and a GREAT Canadian band from Newfoundland called Great Big Sea.
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iphone...social distortion, misfits, nailbomb, circle jerks, meatmen, poison idea, janes addiction, dropkick murphys, real mckenzies, tiger army, rancid, soulfly, cro-mags, gbh, fear, demented are go, black flag, suicidal tendencies....to name a few.
04-18-09, 04:31 AM
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last four downloads to my iPhone:
tell me baby - red hot chili peppers (turn it up real loud)
use somebody - kings of leon
15 step - radiohead
ring of fire - adam lambert (love me some American Idol)
later.
tell me baby - red hot chili peppers (turn it up real loud)
use somebody - kings of leon
15 step - radiohead
ring of fire - adam lambert (love me some American Idol)
later.
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04-18-09, 05:10 AM
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I don't own an iPod.
I do have a 1Gb Creative Zen Stone though, which I love. Mostly I just use the radio on my cellphone though.
I do have a 1Gb Creative Zen Stone though, which I love. Mostly I just use the radio on my cellphone though.
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Let's see... TwoJohns Podcasts, lots of Pink Floyd, Meat loaf, Ted Nugent, lots of Doors, Queen, Styx, Rush.
Sorry about the music, I'm 58.
Sorry about the music, I'm 58.
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I'm also a bit older myself:
Howlin' Wolf, Rory Gallagher, Ramones, Byrds, Captain Beefheart, Devo, J. J.Cale ...
... and a lot of Uncle Tupelo
Howlin' Wolf, Rory Gallagher, Ramones, Byrds, Captain Beefheart, Devo, J. J.Cale ...
... and a lot of Uncle Tupelo
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OK, I poked around a bit and couldn't find a thread like this, so I hope it hasn't been done already. What songs seem to work well in different situations? This occurred to me today as I was grinding it out into a headwind and "Bad Luck" by Social Distortion came on and worked really well. Also, "Paranoid" by Sabbath is great hammering with the wind at your back. Suggestions?
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I always thought you weren't supposed to listen to music (or anything through headphones) while riding your bike. Doesn't that hinder your ability to hear cars coming up on you or possibly other things around you that you have to be aware of?
04-18-09, 06:32 AM
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Not at all. I either don't turn up the volume that loud, or I just wear my earplug only on the right side.
04-18-09, 06:34 AM
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There has been a lot of discussion on this. Some people think it's a safety hazard and others don't. Most people, including me, who ride with an IPOD use just the right headphone in order to leave the left ear open for road sounds.
04-18-09, 06:36 AM
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I justfinished watching the best of the 80's 1 hit wonders...as result I downloaded some KC and The sunshine band and some Kazagoogoo?
Good stuff
Good stuff
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I just wanted to say it does not matter one bit if it has been done already. Only the weenies on here would care anyway.
Back to the topic, I got about 13 gb worth of music as of today.
Back to the topic, I got about 13 gb worth of music as of today.
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04-18-09, 06:51 AM
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I had the Sansa....kept freezing up on me....it sucked out loud (at least mine did). I now have an 8GB iPod Nano and I love it. The 4th gen iPod blows away the audio quality of any personal MP3 player I have ever heard. I am using Koss Sparkplug earbuds as well....awesome. I have alot of music in mine...lots of blues, classical, classic rock, and jazz. I would say that the artists I have the most of are Steely Dan, Spyro Gyra, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Earth Wind and Fire and a GREAT Canadian band from Newfoundland called Great Big Sea.
Cheers,
Brian J.
Cheers,
Brian J.
+100 for Great Big Sea. Their concerts are great, too.