The Ultimate Road Trip Music

[PNewitt]

I always like Moody Blues music, and the Door's "Riders in the Storm" is good for driving your CS in the rain... Doobie Bros. is good, too.

This site has some neat mid-60's lounge music. Check out the Esquivel Music, that you can still find at Barnes & Noble, and Borders. VERY period music for your '68 vehicle!!

http://www.tikiroom.com/proc/?item=lounge

(this whole site is pretty cool, too)

Paul.

 

[Mosesatm]

455 Rocket - Kathy Mattea

Hmmmm, I think I have that CD. I'll listen to it again. Also in the country theme I have added "Southbound" by Sammy Kershaw, "Speed" by Montgomery Gentry, "Carlene" by Phil Vassar, "South December Road", by Gary Morris (the country opera singer), and dozens of songs by Restless Heart, Sawyer Brown, Jo Dee Messina, and Terri Clark. Plus two or three each by Reba, David Lee Murphy, Martina, Pirates of the Mississippi, John Berry, John Anderson, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Trick Pony, Tim McGraw, and Trisha Yearwood. This is going to be the ultimate road collection!

 

[tworings]

Hmmmm, I think I have that CD. I'll listen to it again. Also in the country theme I have added "Southbound" by Sammy Kershaw, "Speed" by Montgomery Gentry, "Carlene" by Phil Vassar, "South December Road", by Gary Morris (the country opera singer), and dozens of songs by Restless Heart, Sawyer Brown, Jo Dee Messina, and Terri Clark. Plus two or three each by Reba, David Lee Murphy, Martina, Pirates of the Mississippi, John Berry, John Anderson, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Trick Pony, Tim McGraw, and Trisha Yearwood. This is going to be the ultimate road collection!

Arlie - I LIKE your choices! Don't forget "Mercury Blues" by Alan Jackson and I'd have to throw in some Garth too :grin:

 

[Mosesatm]

Rolling Stone Magazine took a shot at it.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdai.../rolling-stones-25-best-road-trip-songs-ever/

1. “Immigrant Song,” Led Zeppelin
2. “Born To Run,” Bruce Springsteen
3. “Highway to Hell,” AC/DC
4. “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” Tom Petty
5. “Truckin’,” Grateful Dead
6. “Ol’ 55,” Tom Waits
7. “Radar Love,” Golden Earring
8. “Tush,” ZZ Top
9. “The Passenger,” Iggy Pop
10. “Wanted Dead or Alive”, Bon Jovi
11. “Passenger Side,” Wilco
12. “Turn the Page,” Bob Seger
13. “No Particular Place to Go,” Chuck Berry
14. “Going Back to Cali,” LL Cool J
15. “Born to be Wild,” Steppenwolf
16. “Running On Empty,” Jackson Browne
17. “Take It Easy,” Eagles
18. “Award Tour,” Tribe Called Quest
19. “Taking the Long Way,” Dixie Chicks
20. “Roadrunner,” Modern Lovers
21. “Rearviewmirror,” Pearl Jam
22. “Gravity Rides Everything,” Modest Mouse
23. “No Sleep Till Brooklyn,” Beastie Boys
24. “Pink Houses,” John Mellencamp
25. “Travelin’ Band,” Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

[Mosesatm]

One of the best road songs ever. Not a bad video either.......for a country song!
http://www.cmt.com/videos/montgomery-gentry/26462/speed.jhtml

Here's another good one, if not just for the video.
http://www.cmt.com/videos/terri-clark/71151/a-little-gasoline.jhtml

 

[Gioman]

I'm a great fan of the 80's music. My Music ..heh..

Hall & Oates.. they rock!!!
IceHouse
Rick Springfield
Air Supply
Eagles
Boston
Chicago
ect. (groups with more then a wiggle and mic.. groups with a BAND!) :grin:

 

[Diesel Donna]

I just got back from a three day road trip....now I want to go again after reading these song titles!

My cassette tapes(yes I said cassettes) have more miles than the truck does.

 

[Mosesatm]

Here you go, Steve. VH1's Top 100 Hard Rock Songs.

Some of these crack me up because there is no way they can be considered hard rock. Of course, I haven't heard of most of these.

100. Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
99. Grand Funk Railroad – We’re an American Band
98. Buckcherry – Lit Up
97. The Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein
96. Kansas – Carry on Wayward Son
95. Creed – Higher
94. The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love
93. Autograph – Turn Up the Radio
92. Night Ranger – Don’t Tell Me You Love Me
91. Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet with Butterfly Wings
90. Jethro Tull – Aqualung
89. Andrew W.K. – Party Hard
88. Alice in Chains – Would?
87. Winger – Seventeen
86. Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People
85. Velvet Revolver – Slither
84. W.A.S.P. – I Wanna Be Somebody
83. Evanescence – Bring Me to Life
82. Rainbow – Since You Been Gone
81. Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell
80. Journey – Any Way You Want It
79. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
78. Bad Company – Feel Like Making Love
77. Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
76. Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
75. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
74. The Cult – Love Removal Machine
73. Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
72. Pat Benetar – Heartbreaker
71. Jane’s Addiction – Mountain Song
70. Foreigner – Hot Blooded
69. Living Colour – Cult of Personality
68. White Zombie – More Human Than Human
67. ZZ Top – Tush
66. Europe – The Final Countdown
65. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
64. Rollins Band – Liar
63. Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
62. Dokken – Breaking the Chains
61. Ratt – Round and Round
60. Skid Row – 18 and Life
59. Billy Squier – The Stroke
58. Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
57. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
56. Warrant – Cherry Pie
55. Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper
54. Faith No More – Epic
53. Steppenwolf – Born to Be Wild
52. The Runaways – Cherry Bomb
51. Megadeth – Peace Sells
50. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away
49. Iggy and the Stooges – Search and Destroy
48. Korn – Freak on a Leash
47. Kid Rock – Bawitdaba
46. Anthrax – Madhouse
45. Foghat – Slow Ride
44. Cream – Sunshine of Your Love
43. Dio – Holy Diver
42. The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go
41. Quiet Riot – Cum on Feel the Noize
40. Talk Dirty To Me – Poison
39. More Than A Feeling – Boston
38. Stone Cold Crazy – Queen
37. My Generation – The Who
36. Hot For Teacher – Van Halen
33. School’s Out – Alice Cooper
34. Barracuda – Heart
33. Basket Case – Green Day
32. Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
31. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC
30. Even Flow – Pearl Jam
29. Bad Reputation – Joan Jett
28. Everlong – Foo Fighters
27. Still of the Night – Whitesnake
26. Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
25. Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
24. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly
23. Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
22. Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix Experience
21. Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
20. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
19. Tom Sawyer – Rush
18. Rock You Like a Hurricane – Scorpions
17. I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister
16. Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss
15. Dr. Feelgood – Motley Crue
14. Run To The Hills – Iron Maiden
13. Photograph – Def Leppard
12. Breaking the Law – Judas Priest
11. Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
10. Ace of Spades – Motorhead
9. Runnin With the Devil – Van Halen
8. Walk This Way – Aerosmith
7. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
6. Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
5. Enter Sandman – Metallica
4. Paranoid – Black Sabbath
3. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
2. Back in Black – AC/DC
1. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses

 

[rvrtrash]

Most are good songs, but calling some of them hard rock is a bit of a stretch. #12 is a personal favorite, along with "Living After Midnight". I'd forgotten all about this thread. I'm glad you brought it back up. I did buy a USB turntable and have been recording, but have been working on the "brother-in-laws" stuff as a favor when I have time. One of these days I'll be cutting you a disc and have it delivered to you in an asbestos envelope. :grin:

Steve

 

[tomcwarren]

A couple of faves I didn't see on anyone's list:

Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider
Highway Star by Deep Purple
Suite Madame Blue by Styx (slow starter, but wait til about 2 minutes in :thumb
Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo

 

[Scott]

dare I suggest 455SD by radio birdman around here?... no blue oval and australian punks (professionals now they've grown up and straightened up but they still rock from time to time) but brilliant song!

 

[Mosesatm]

After all these years I've finally become a Rush fan, mainly for Neil Peart's storytelling. I found out they have some good songs once I learned how to understand Geddy Lee's language. For those of you who aren't all that familiar with Rush check out this story.

My uncle has a country place
That no one knows about.
He says it used to be a farm
Before the Motor Law.
And on Sundays I elude the Eyes,
And hop the Turbine Freight
To far outside the Wire
Where my white-haired uncle waits.

Jump to the ground
As the Turbo slows to cross the borderline.
Run like the wind
As excitement shivers up and down my spine.
Down in his barn
My uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty-odd years.
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream.

I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car:
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time.
We fire up the willing engine
Responding with a roar.
Tires spitting gravel,
I commit my weekly crime.

Wind
In my hair
Shifting and drifting
Mechanical music
Adrenaline surge...

Well-weathered leather,
Hot metal and oil,
The scented country air.
Sunlight on chrome,
The blur of the landscape,
Every nerve aware.

Suddenly ahead of me
Across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air-car
Shoots towards me, two lanes wide.
I spin around with shrieking tires
To run the deadly race
Go screaming through the valley
As another joins the chase.

Drive like the wind
Straining the limits of machine and man.
Laughing out loud with fear and hope
I've got a desperate plan.
At the one-lane bridge
I leave the giants stranded at the riverside.
Race back to the farm
To dream with my uncle at the fireside.

How can anyone argue with that?!!!

 

[rvrtrash]

Red Barchetta was always one of my favorites. I bought a USB turntable and have been copying music "in my spare time". I was just thinking the other day that I need to make you that disc I promised so long ago.

Steve

 

[hookedtrout]

Who the heck is Red Barchetta? Ok...I looked him up and I must say I couldn't understand a word he was singing, you guys must understand some languages that I don't. Sounded pretty good what ever he was saying. ;-)

 

[Mosesatm]

Yes, Geddy is a little tough to understand at first. It's probably because of that Canadian accent.:wink:

You may need to start with an easier one like, "Freewill".:grin:

 

[hookedtrout]

I must have found the wrong Barchetta, he was singing in German...I believe. I could try for months without understanding this stuff.

 

[Mosesatm]

Have another road trip coming up so I figured it was time to update my list.

Freedom - Kenny Chesney
Every Rose has its Thorn - Poison
South City Midnight Lady – Doobie Brothers
I can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
Roll Me Away – Bob Seger
Turn the Page – Bob Seger
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
Don’t Look Back – Boston
Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
Blood on Blood - Bon Jovi
Carefree Highway – Gordon Lightfoot
Cherry Bomb – John Cougar Mellencamp
Don’t Stop Believin' – Journey
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Right Now – Van Halen
River of Stone – Restless Heart
Rock & Roll Dreams – Meat Loaf
Speed – Montgomery Gentry
Between You and Paradise – Sawyer Brown
Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks
Who Says You Can't go Home - Bon Jovi
What I Need to Do - Kenney Chesney

 

[robert campbell]

"I Can't Drive 55" Sammy Hagar!! The Best!!!!

 

[dalorzo_f]

Mr. Ted, the motor city madman... great tune, intro to Stranglehold was my ringtone for a while...

The Doors - LA Woman
Little Feat - Easy to Slip, Tripe Face Boogie and Fat Man in the Bathtub (the Lowell George era of the band is horribly underappreciated!)
Neil Young - Roll Another Number (for the road)
The Who - 5:15 (or all of Quadrophenia for that matter!)

 

[Mosesatm]

I completely forgot about one of the greatest road songs of all time.
Where Eagles Fly - Sammy Hagar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri-obaBZr9I

Here's a nature version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuGboEKUOF8