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     Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 688 Registered: 04-2005 |
Yet another attempt to kick-start the board with an odd thread. Two-part question: What do you drive, and what's your favorite driving music? I'll start: Car: Ford Focus SVT (same as European Focus ST170) Music: James Brown almost any good '70s funk compilation DJ Shadow - The Private Press Chemical Bros - Dig Your Own Hole Sonic Youth - "Teenage Riot" Go-Betweens - "Spring Rain" (with my elbow in the breeze) Steve Wonder - "Superstition" Feelies - "Slipping (into Something)" Velvet Underground - "Foggy Notion" | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 898 Registered: 03-2006 |
Vehicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Music: Los Straitjackets, or anything from the Cowabunga! Surf Music box set Greatest Hits of Tito Puente "Trucker Music", for instance, Red Sovine, particularly "Teddy Bear" or "Giddy Up Go" | ||
| Jonathan Evans Member Username: Jon Post Number: 36 Registered: 04-2005 |
Car Just about running (VW Golf) Music Comp - Left of the dial (80s-90s indie ish) Billy Bragg - My own selection CD New Order - My own selection CD Cheers Jon | ||
| jerry hann Member Username: Jerry_h Post Number: 264 Registered: 07-2005 |
Car-Audi A2/Volvo XC90 usually the audi GBs 1978-1990 at the moment a bit of Midlake Neil Young-On the Beach Various compilation CDs | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 628 Registered: 03-2005 |
"Foggy Notion" is a GREAT driving song, Kurt. There oughta be a 30 minute version of it somewhere just for the purpose. One of my favorite driving songs is "Super - Electric" by Stereolab. I've also found the Chills' "Heavenly Pop Hit" to be a great antidote to traffic stress. and if I don't mind the risk of a speeding ticket: "'Anarchy in the U.K." | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 689 Registered: 04-2005 |
So, whaddaya drive, Randy? With a MySpace handle like "Italian car guy" or whatever it was, you must have something interesting in the garage. A nice old Alfa, maybe? Perhaps even something with the Prancing Horse logo? | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 642 Registered: 05-2005 |
I get the bus and listen to my iPod. This morning the Irish band HAL put me in a good mood on the trip to town over the Harbour Bridge. I'm thinking about getting a driving license again though. I used to drive in Ireland on a provisional license (first a very rubbish 1990 Peugot - it didn't even have power steering and the tape deck didn't work - then a not-so-rubbish 1993 Toyota Corolla - with working tape deck and power steering). I wasn't banned for speeding or anything by the way! I just did not ever get a full license in Ireland and have not gone back to sqaure one again in Sydney. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 629 Registered: 03-2005 |
That's right, I need to check out HAL which you recommended to me a long time ago Padraig! Kurt, I had to use "italiancarguy" as my handle because MySpace had decided that "Randy Adams" was already taken. By me, of course! I first tried setting up on that crazy site when Spence suggested that we all do so but had the darnedest time. My theory is that you have to be 16 years old to easily navigate your way around MySpace. But I do have a weakness for odd old Italian cars. No prancing horses for me even if I could afford one; they're just too robber baron-ish for my taste. The only car with a functioning sound system right now is also my newest one, a 1991 Alfa 164. Next newest is a 1981 Lancia Beta coupe, notorious in the U.K. for rusting out but fine in California. Those live in the driveway. The garage is reserved for much older Lancias in various states of repair. I'm afraid my house is a bachelor's nightmare zone with musical instruments and recording gear on one hand, and spare car parts on the other squirreled all around the place. Which reminds me that I remember seeing something somewhere about Donat being a Citroeniste. I tip my hat to him. And, believe it or not, Padraig, I've started taking the bus to work on a part-time basis as my first pathetic little foray into acknowledging the greenhouse gas issue. I imagine traffic in Sydney to be as stressful as it is in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles so if you do get your license you probably won't find yourself loving it. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 645 Registered: 05-2005 |
Randy, yes, traffic in Sydney is pretty horrendous. I would not want to drive through it even if I had a license. Melbourne's traffic is a dream in comparison thanks to wide, grid boulevards and a fantastic public transport system. | ||
| Donat Member Username: Donat Post Number: 171 Registered: 11-2004 |
Yep, Randy - a 1962 ID19 with one speaker under the dash and good ol' AM radio glued to 'Good Times, Great Classic Hits' Brisbane 4KQ. My last ten or so cars have been Citroens - it's just one of those things. | ||
| abigail law Member Username: Abigail Post Number: 88 Registered: 06-2005 |
er i drive a peugot 307 and listen to radio 4 | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 431 Registered: 08-2004 |
I drive my wife mad. Listening to anything I like. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 786 Registered: 05-2005 |
Audi TT Meat is Murder - the Smiths English Settlement - XTC Live at the Beeb - David Bowie Grand Prix - Teenage Fanclub Whats Going On - Marvin Gaye | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 914 Registered: 05-2005 |
Honda Civic (2006 model) In the process of getting the car stereo configured to be able to play my Creative Zen Micro. It will be good to put it on random and just see what comes up. At the moment I dont really have special music for driving. I just normally pick a current CD and just let it keep playing anytime I am in the car for a week or so. I find this is a good way to really get into a new CD. The current CD is The Lemonheads new one. | ||
| Jonathan Evans Member Username: Jon Post Number: 37 Registered: 04-2005 |
Kevin What's The Lemonheads album like, I've got to get it as I'm watching them in Liverpool next week (sometime)? Cheers Jon | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 128 Registered: 04-2005 |
Renault Super 5 (1989). Bit of a problem as the heater is jammed on + it's been incredibly mild recently down here in SW France. In fact I went swimming in the lake a couple of evenings ago on my way back from work. On the CD player at the moment: the new Dylan (puts me to sleep quite frankly, which is not good whilst driving) A best of James compilation Third World Love 'Sketch of Tel Aviv' - 'world jazz' if a category is needed. The pianist lives near here and the other 3 members live in NY which makes rehearsing difficult. Excellent CD. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 917 Registered: 05-2005 |
Jon, the Lemonheads albums is the closest Dando has managed to get to the standards set by Shame about Ray. Apparently the record company are billing it as "The best of the Lemonheads Vol 2", they might not be far wrong. Beware though, if you like his accoustic stuff, there is none. 11 short sharp shocks. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 928 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Audi TT has been voted No6 in the Top Ten best cars to have sex in. A bit cramped I would have thought. Spence?  No1 is the Volvo Estate by the way. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 789 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kev its spacious for a ridiculously small car, its great fun though, did 140mph to Scotland last year. I had a Volvo 240 estate, now you could have it away in one of those, it was 17 ft long! I moved my studio in one go in one of those things. Its the kinda car I'd imagine Robert F driving! They always have them in 70's/80's crap American horror movies! Andrew, you lucky man, having a dip on the way back from work! Some of the board lead luxurious lives! Oh, have posted your dvd, thanks and I have included Billy Mac/Paul Haig live cd and a copy of the GB's DVD too, thanks. (All registsred) | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 134 Registered: 04-2005 |
Cheers Spence! 'Luxurious lives' eh? Some of the board get to see Barry Adamson with Malcolm Ross playing. Last gig I went to featured an 86 year old accordionist and a 94 year old mandolin player. Still mustn't grumble. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 641 Registered: 03-2005 |
And drive an Audi TT at 140 mph and still have a driver's license. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 792 Registered: 05-2005 |
Randy, Scottish motorways at night, on the way to Edinburgh, very clean, nice tarmac, no one around, very lucky!! Never again! Andrew, the keyboardist n BA's band looked 94!!!! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 649 Registered: 03-2005 |
Another great driving song: The Fall's "No Bulbs." | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 253 Registered: 01-2005 |
Current everyday car: 2001 Ford Taurus SEL Auxiliary car: 1986 Mustang GT set up for road racing/open track/driving school events. Too many mods to mention, suffice it to say that handles, brakes, and accelerates out of the corners like you wouldn't believe. Driving song: Faster - George Harrison | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 913 Registered: 03-2006 |
Bet you can feel this guy's pain, Michael: in Brea, CA (Orange Co., but not my neck of the woods), an eighteen wheeler that cut a turn too tightly fell over, onto a dude's vintage '68 Mustang today(as well as several other cars), that he had had since he was a teenager and had taken his wife for their first date in. Though he's fine, more or less, his car is smushed. He's still crying... | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 703 Registered: 04-2005 |
What tracks do you race at, Michael? I don't remember what part of the country you're in. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 257 Registered: 01-2005 |
Kurt, I have been to a couple of Shelby Club open track events at Mid Ohio, where the CART/Champ cars run. It's my favorite course at 2 1/2 miles long with a lot of elavation changes and a nice carrousel before the front straight.I have been on MIS once with the BMW club. At MIS (Michigan International Speeedway) the front streach and turn one is used then you dive down the banking and then onto 8 turns behind the pits. Then you climb onto the banking between turns 3 and 4. I probably hit about 150 plus or so on the front straight. My speedo was buried and my fiberglass cowl hood was dancing all over the place! I have also been to Gingerman a few times, a 2 mile course a couple hours from Chicago. My local track is Waterford, which is a tight 1 1/2 mile course a couple of miles from my house. It's a bitch as it is really narrow with a lot of braking points and a nice double apex high speed corner before the front straight with a swamp on the left hand side. I fried numerous brake pads before I upgraded to the Cobra 13 inch front discs.I live 45 minutes north of Detroit. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 918 Registered: 03-2006 |
Wow Michael, that really sounds like some real badass fun! You might not be nerdy enough to be on this board. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 705 Registered: 04-2005 |
Wow, I'm impressed, Michael. Mid-Ohio is a fantastic track...must be quite a challenge. And MIS would be a thrill as well! I have "driven" both in PC driving games, and can't say I did well. And I'm a bit of a road racing fan myself. I used to go to races at Laguna Seca and Sears Point when I lived in the SF area. I have a couple of friends who are urging me to get into the track day scene at Pacific Raceway and Bremerton (both outside Seattle), but it's a hobby I don't think I can afford. My friend with a Mini Cooper who does track days is constantly replacing brakes and tires. I guess you've taken the crown from Spence as the board's resident speed demon, having topped 150 mph--he got his TT to a "mere" 140 mph. I trail pathetically, having once hit 130 mph in my Focus SVT in an undisclosed and naughty location. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 259 Registered: 01-2005 |
Kurt, Mid-Ohio is a blast. Laguna Seca looks pretty cool with the downhill sections. Actually once you get used to the speed at MIS on the front straight it's not that big of deal unless you drift up to high in turn one prior to breaking for the decent off the banking. I haven't had my Mustang out in a few years though due to home improvement projects. Maybe next year, although I need to relocate the front suspension pick up points as the back plants so well that the front plows somewhat in the turns. It's not so noticable in the fast corners but it does show up in the slower corners. It can be an addicting and expensive sport though, as once you improve one area another one shows up that needs some work. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 674 Registered: 05-2005 |
I always though the Indy 500 was a battle of the bands thing. | ||
| Mark Leydon Member Username: Mark_leydon Post Number: 76 Registered: 05-2005 |
One of THE great driving songs is 'This is Not the Way Home' by Aussie outfit The Cruel Sea (featuring Tex Perkins on vocals). The sound is widescreen cinematic, tailor made for driving through the Australian outback. Wonderful slide guitar work. I've always expected it to turn up on the soundtrack of some road movie (maybe it has?). Sample lyrics: Shotguns freckle the road signs Wind burns across the white line So much nothing is grown Finished our fifth six pack This is not the way home Left early without payin' the bill Hitch-hiked back to Broken Hill Left my wallet somewhere Wrong directions are shown This is not the way home | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 686 Registered: 05-2005 |
Mark, I love that song! It is one of my 20 favourite songs ever. Absolutely awesome discription of the outback. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 660 Registered: 03-2005 |
those are good stanzas, Mark. How does the Cruel Sea rate as a band in general? | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 688 Registered: 05-2005 |
I'll throw in my two cents too Randy. In 1992, not long after the This Is Not The Way Home EP had come out, I saw them perform acoustically as The Cruel Three (one of them could not make it) in a pub in Surrey Hills, Sydney. They were awesome then. I saw them live again in 1999 (full band this time) and they were disappointing; but it could have been an off day. Mid afternoon on a sidestage at a festival is probably not their favourite time to perform. Their best of (called The Most - it has 22 tracks) is worth getting if you like their mix of rock, blues, some dub... I do. Other great songs by them include: Better Get A Lawyer (sample lyric "Better get a lawyer son... get a real good one"); The Honeymoon Is Over; Down Below (covered by Jimmy Little on an album I think you have); Black Stick. | ||
| Cichli Suite Member Username: Cichli_suite Post Number: 192 Registered: 08-2004 |
'Here comes the city' is a pretty good driving song, if you can ignore the references to trains. |