need music selection ideas.
 

going to burn a cd, or 2, (thanks to kazaa), with riding music on it. no i'm not going to use head phones, instead i'll use a couple of small external speakers that are used with portable cd players. this way i can still hear whats going on around me. but i need music selection ideas.

most favorite music is country, mainly from the '60's, '70's, '80's and early '90's. i also like '80's rock and roll.

looking for up beat up tempo music. so no slow stuff.

any suggestions?

For country I would go with some classic Merle Haggard(White Line Fever etc.) or maybe some Johnny Cash.For 80's rock IMO any hair band would do or if you prefer something a little less intense maybe some Grateful Dead or Elvis Costello.

Country

• Flatt and Scruggs
• Doc Watson
• Johnny Cash

80s Rock

• Bruce Springsteen
• John Cougar Mellencamp
• Traveling Wilburys

Just and Idea cause its a funny song. Trooper the boys in the brigth white sports car


dance naked john mellancamp
can't touch this mc hammer
lynard skynart sweet home alabama

its a hard call to pick music for someone else but there are my top four picks. this is rick dees and that is the weekly top four--

keep it real

Yeah. Leave the distractions at home, and pay attention to what you're doing!

I can't control myself, so, I'll say nothing at all.

Greg......Yer the man!!! A quip for every occasion,

Thats a really funny line :D :D :D

Gin & Juice by The Gourds !!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

No music

Not necessarily your personal preferences, but did you see The BikeForums Trainer Mix thread?

80s rock-n-roll:

Loverboy = Turn Me Loose
Foreigner = Urgent, Head Games, Double Vision, Hot Blooded, Say You Will, etc.
Mike and the Mechanics = Silent Running
Elton John = Little Jeannie, Jesus He Knows Me
Peter Gabriel = Shock the Monkey
R.E.M.
Fleetwood Mac = The Chain,
Eurythmics = Missionary Man
ABBA
Styx
Little River Band
Robert Palmer
Chicago = Make Me Smile
AC/DC
Bob Seger
The Cars
Lynnyrd Skynnyrd
Queen
ZZ Top
Tina Turner
Talking Heads
The Police



If your listening to music while riding on the road then scratch the above list. :irritated :fight:

If ya wanna go old school country-rock.. gotta go with the creator of it all... Mr. Gram Parsons.. I believe he called it Cosmic American Music... definitely check him out.. songs like:

6 days on the road
Return of the grievous angel
pretty much anything you can find

as for 80's rock... you can never go wrong with REM, Talking Heads, The Pixies, or AC/DC

If you want some more newer 90's kinda stuff... The Breeders' "Drivin' on 9" is a good warm up, cool down kinda song... For Sprints and stuff I like to use Almost anytihng by the Foo Fighters.. especially "Monkey Wrench".

Let us know what you decide on for you ultimate Mix Tape


Jeff

I'm with you on that! Everlong is great too.