I have made a preliminary CD for my first-listen in the RX-8. I combed thru my 11 gigs of MP3s to find songs I'd like to listen to, and my list is below... But I need help!

Okay, here's the rules though... no rap, R&B, country, or other pointless/stupid music.

I like rock, metal, grunge, alternative, pop, etc... I like *some* rap and R&B but my choices in that are so slim it's not worth pointing any songs out to me as I'll likely hate all the ones pointed out.

I am working on a compilation for my new car, what I want to listen to when I get in the car for the first time.

Here's my current list, and you can make comments or swap some out. However, the first two songs are DEFINATE and won't move from position (for obvious reasons :))

Blur - Song 2 (woo hoo!)
U2 - Beautiful Day (cuz it will be :D)
Coldplay - Don't Panic (we live in a beautiful world...)
Prodigy - Breathe (if I feel I need to kick ass!)
Sting - Desert Rose (cuz Sting r0x)
Bjork - Bachelorette (great music, hard to get into tho)
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (I like it...)
Soul Decision - Faded (sounds so 80ish and has a good beat)
Coldplay - Spies (my fave Coldplay song)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop (driving ! :) )
Radiohead - Street Spirit (great song)
Bryan Adams - Run to You (I will run to the car :P )
SR-71 - Let it Whip (great song, great beat, funny as hell)
The Cars - Drive (*grin*)
Bon Jovi - Runaway (I am running!)
Tatu - 30 Minutes (thought it was cool)
Incubus - Drive (*grin again*)
Eminem - Sing for the Moment (good beat/words)

So make suggestions.. but like I said, the first two or three songs are DEFINATE. If you can find a better song that I'd like in place of something... please suggest it.

As you can tell as well, I have a very 80s personality to me, and if you have 80s suggestions that I might like, I'd probably prefer them :)

Thanks all!

Mest jaded FT benji of Good charolite
Mest new cd is great it came out like 4 days ago.

Originally posted by Hercules
As you can tell as well, I have a very 80s personality to me

http://special.rx-8.mazda.co.jp/gallery/soundtrack.html

"My wish comes true
It's the greatest love
I can feel in my heart
It's touching my soul with tenderness"

somebody help this man and rip that song from teh video and save it as a lone-standing MP3 file!!!

Originally posted by eclps0
Mest jaded FT benji of Good charoliteTry as I might, I simply cannot parse that. Maybe it's just late. I'll try again in the morning.

Great songlist. I'm a fellow 80's rocker like you. Here's a few suggestions:

Don Henley - Boys of Summer (cuz you will be one) (Lyrics) (http://www.davemcnally.com/lyrics/DonHenley/TheBoysofSummer.asp)
Sammy Johns - Chevy Van ("Better keep your eyes on the road son, better sloooow this vehicle down!")
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (pre-80's but very hip and upbeat like ur car. It's on the Beckham soundtrack.) (Lyrics) (http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/54volume1/moveonup.htm)
Tom Petty - Learning to Fly and/orInto the Great Wide Open (Lyrics) (http://www.built2last.de/greatwideopen.html)
[Edit] Golden Earring - Radar Love ("I been driving all night my hands wet on the wheel." (Lyrics) (http://www.everydaycompanion.com/lyrics/songs/radar_love.asp)

Sorry about the Chevy reference but it's a cool song. If I think of more I'll post again.
From "Move on up": Remember your dreams are your only schemes; So keep on pushing.
Take nothing less, not even second best." Says it all.

how about "zoom-zoom"?

i was thinking of doing what you did Herc, in making a CD for the 8.

agree with your choices in Coldplay, radiohead and Bjork.
i would put in the Strokes--Hard to Explain, and Someday
The Cure--Just Like Heaven, Mint Car, and In Between Days
more Coldplay--In My Place (in the 8!), Yellow (especially if i had a yellow 8)

or just bring my iPod with everything on it, then run it through the radio with a FM transmitter.

santino

These songs will be on my disc. They aren't overtly automotive in theme, but they elicit emotions I expect to associate with driving my 8:

Gary Numan - Cars
Rush - Red Barchetta
Coil - Nasa Arab
Dead Can Dance - Spirit
Dr. Dre - Still Dre
Einsturzende Neubauten - Die Bifindilchkeit Des Landes
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Mouse on Mars - Download Sofist
New Order - Ecstasy
Orbital - The Box
Scorn - Light Trap
Stereolab - Metronomic Underground
Tones on Tail - Real Life

already made and lost my disk, should still have the image on my pc though.

Disk 1
Ready Steady Go - Paul Oakenfold
Clubbed to death - Rob D (Matrix)
The Saint - Orbital
Hero - Chad Kroeger
Mission Impossible - Larry Mullen
Starsky and Hutch Theme
Theme - Sabres of Paradise (Baccardi Ad's)
Minefields - Proidigy (Matrix)
Sypbreak - Propellerheads
Play Dead - Bjork and David Arnold
Protection - Massive Attack
Bullit - Theme
Desert Rose - Sting

Disk 2
Never Change - Thomas Crown
Sinnerman - Nina Simone
Troubleman - Marvin Gaye
Summer in the City
Just Dropped in - Kenny Rogers
American Woman
Mad Bad Leroy Brown - Frank Sinatra
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Believer - The Monkeys
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Please Forgive Me - David Gray
Safe From Harm - MAssive Attack
Bladerunner - Vangelis
What A wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
Perfect Day - Lou Reed

hmmm....first mix in the 8 eh, damn, wish i was on my other comp, cant remember all the names, ill post another later though

king kong & d jungle girls - boom boom dollar
dj quicksilver - bellisima
bloodhound gang - bad touch (eiffle 65 rmx)
prodigy - smack my bitch up
prodigy - breath
jenny rom v zippers - waka laka

311 - down
311 - come original
311 - beautiful disaster
orgy - stitches
orgy - eva
orgy - blue monday
eagles - hotel california
duncan shiek - barely breathing
the all america rejects - swing swing

these are only some i plan to have on hand that first drive in my new 8, ill post another later when im on my other comp and have the names, for some reason i cant remember crap now (maybe cause its 4:44 in the AM lol!)
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Originally posted by Hercules
I have made a preliminary CD for my first-listen in the RX-8. I combed thru my 11 gigs of MP3s to find songs I'd like to listen to, and my list is below... But I need help!

Okay, here's the rules though... no rap, R&B, country, or other pointless/stupid music.

I like rock, metal, grunge, alternative, pop, etc... I like *some* rap and R&B but my choices in that are so slim it's not worth pointing any songs out to me as I'll likely hate all the ones pointed out.

I am working on a compilation for my new car, what I want to listen to when I get in the car for the first time.

Here's my current list, and you can make comments or swap some out. However, the first two songs are DEFINATE and won't move from position (for obvious reasons :))

Blur - Song 2 (woo hoo!)
U2 - Beautiful Day (cuz it will be :D)
Coldplay - Don't Panic (we live in a beautiful world...)
Prodigy - Breathe (if I feel I need to kick ass!)
Sting - Desert Rose (cuz Sting r0x)
Bjork - Bachelorette (great music, hard to get into tho)
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (I like it...)
Soul Decision - Faded (sounds so 80ish and has a good beat)
Coldplay - Spies (my fave Coldplay song)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop (driving ! :) )
Radiohead - Street Spirit (great song)
Bryan Adams - Run to You (I will run to the car :P )
SR-71 - Let it Whip (great song, great beat, funny as hell)
The Cars - Drive (*grin*)
Bon Jovi - Runaway (I am running!)
Tatu - 30 Minutes (thought it was cool)
Incubus - Drive (*grin again*)
Eminem - Sing for the Moment (good beat/words)

So make suggestions.. but like I said, the first two or three songs are DEFINATE. If you can find a better song that I'd like in place of something... please suggest it.

As you can tell as well, I have a very 80s personality to me, and if you have 80s suggestions that I might like, I'd probably prefer them :)

Thanks all!

Herc,

If you stop listening to that gay music maybe you will be cool!

Just a little jab :D

D-san

blahahaaAHHAHAHahAhAhAhahaHaHaHaHAHaHahAhaha

ouch herc, i think that calls for viscious, massive, and rapid retaliation! blahahaha

owned pics included, of course!
lol!
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And how could we forget the obvious: Tracy Chapman - I Gotta Fast Car.

Edit : Ok, maybe Chapman didn't go over too good (critic's comments below.)

How 'bout ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man ("Lookin' sharp lookin' for love.... Cuz every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.)

Originally posted by 8_wannabe
And how could we forget the obvious: Tracy Chapman - I Gotta Fast Car. that song is :\

Here are a few select hard driving songs:

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Gin Blossoms - Allison Road
Boston - Long Time
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Rush - Red Barchetta (previously mentioned, but worthy of a 2nd)
Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama ("Turn it UP")

That list may date me, but these are all classic songs to burn the pavement to. There are so many other choices, but pick some music that gets YOU pumping, and enjoy the drive.

If you're not familiar with any of these, they are sure to be readily available via the web. Most of these I burned from LP's!

I'm thinking the first drive may take however long the 3 CD set from Led Zepplin "How the West Was Won" takes to play. That should test the Bose audio, don't you think? :D

Even though I'll be getting the MP3 player, I think I'll be playing a good ole' fashioned audio CD. It's a good trance mix. Here's the tracklist:

Aerial Lift Mix - Feb 2003
Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
Underworld - 2 Days Off
Ferry Corsten - Punk
Oscar G and Ralph Falcon - Dark Beat
Telepopmusik - Just Breathe
Hall and Oates - Can't Go for That
Gouryella - Wahalla
Frou Frou - Breathe In
Divine Inspiration - The Way
Marc Et Claude - Tremble
Marco V - Godd
Pafferdorf - Be Cool
Cosmic Gate - Exploration of Space
Aquagen - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
T.A.T.U. - All The Things She Said
D.J. Sammy - Boys of Summer

http://duluthchiro.com/music/default.htm

Just to clarify, I don't know this dude.

hey who does that "WOOO-HOOOO!!" song i hear on someone's car commercials? i'm thinking that has to be on the playlist.

Isn't that "Song 2" by Blur?

How about...
Suede - Beautiful Ones
Any Lenny Kravits
Santana
Incubus - Drive (accoustic) i like this one as well ;)
Incucub - I miss u (accoustic)

and since i like Acid Jazz and Disco music try to download these
Lazy Dog CD
Sade - By your side (Ben Watt Remix)
Jon Cutler - you groove me
Hermes House Band - Cant take my eyes of u...

if you have the Bose speaker in your car, then its good to listen to Jazz and alternative music. Anything wiv ambiance is good as well... cause i have the Bose accoustimas system... :D

Dance music and R&B wouldnt sound good tho... unless you add your own sub/subwoffer...

but i can be wrong since i never heard the bose in the rx8...
enjoy Herc... ;)

yes, yes it is.

anyways, to stand apart (Herc, your music is gay: Bryan Adams?? STING???? gaaawd... ;)) i'll go with a few of my faves:

Jesse Cook: Rattle and Burn, Freefall, That's Right

White Stripes (anything)

both disc's by Broken Social Scene

Weezer: anything... it's so good i don't care... well, Buddy Holly for sure (great sing along song :D)

Bush/ BushX (depending on the market, i think): Breathe

Green Day

Murphy Luzod (a local East Van electronic artist)

Missy Elliot: i can't deny that i love Gossip Folk

Vivaldi: his chello concerto #4(??), four seasons suite (duh)

Bach: just about everything...

Handel: Messiah (for the holidays), Water Music, Royal Fireworks

... i dunno, lots others... i should get back to work and stop thinking ;)

Screw that.. I'll be pounding 16 tracks of ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM

I ripped the music off of:

Outrun (Arcade version)
Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer Revolution
Ridge Racer Type-4
Rage Racer

Wipeout 1 is good to listen to too. (The European version of the soundtrack, not the US one.)

I gotta get the Soundtracks of Initial D Stage 1, 2, and Extra Stage, Initial D the Movie, and Initial D Euro Beat...

Originally posted by neofreak
I ripped the music off of:

Outrun (Arcade version)
Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer Revolution
Ridge Racer Type-4
Rage Racer

Wipeout 1 is good to listen to too. (The European version of the soundtrack, not the US one.)

THAT IS WICKED!!!

y'know?? my favourite Mazda-"themed" music is the Mazda Music from Gran Tursimo one (y'know, you click on "MAZDA" to go and do stuff with Mazda cars...)... it was before i knew the rotary, it was before i could recognize that even though the RX-7 couldn't make anywhere near the power of the Supra in that game it could still be as fast/faster: i loved that track. :D

I can't believe no one has put in Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. For cruzin you need Low Rider by War. Then there's Eddie Moneys Shakin

LOL, Buda!
"I've got you in a stranglehold baby, you best get outta the way!"
Excusemepardonme, rotary coming thru. Make a hole, people.
:D

Even though I'll be getting the MP3 player, I think I'll be playing a good ole' fashioned audio CD. You can fit over 200-250 songs per disc or more if you burn MP3's instead of the 16-17 song limit wav format with CD. The CD changer is obsolete with an MP3 player. ;)

Man, you guys got great taste in cars, but your music selections... :o???? :p :p ;)

Sum o my cruzin' 8 picks...

Rock N Roll...
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Xtra Acme ; Plastic Fang

Electronica...
Amon Tobin - Permutation
Pest - Necessary Measures
The Avalanches - Since I Met You

Jazzed New Orleans HipHop Noise...
Garage A Trois - Emphasizer

Real Jazz...
Kenny Garrett - Standard Of Language

High Octane Guitar/B3 Jazz...
Danny Gatton/Joey DeFrancesco - Relentless

Nu Blues...
Rick Holmstrom - Hydraulic Groove

of course, you gotta have...
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby ; Halfway Between the Gutter & the Stars

& finally... the definitive oldy for 8 cruzin'... (be careful... it'll make you drive way too fast)... "Highway Star" from the remastered "Made In Japan" by Deep Purple.

Oh yeah... and how about "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry.

Actually for the first half-hour or so I'll be listening to the Renesis performance of Rotary Duet accompanied by the Intake Sextet with Helmholtz tuning! That should lead to A Symphony of Rushing Wind, and during the exciting parts I'll be playing my flugelhorn!

Once I rejoin the real world (if ever); everything by the Stone Roses, starting with She Bangs the Drums, through the rest of their shimmery guitar debut album, bounce to their prequel album for a more poppish feel, then finish with their hard rock/blues Resurrection. If that's too much TSR dump the last album.

Then to Guadalcanal Diary's Gilbert Takes the Wheel and Ghost on the Road. Then selections from 2x4 and Flip-Flop.

Since somebody said no country so I'll have to challenge that with EmmyLou Harris' version of Born to Run (no not that one...the one by Paul Kennerly), then slide on over to The Allman Brothers Band's Jessica.

For Wakawakawakeech I'll finish with the Canadian band Tragically Hip and their album Fully and Completely. (Maybe I'll have to wait 'til the engine's broken in before I play this...)

A good car needs good tunes, here's what gets me going in my mom's Lexus, and will do so when an 8 (mine or otherwise) comes into my life.

Saves the Day - Sell my old clothes, Im off to Heaven
Finch - what it is to burn
The Strokes- Someday
Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness, Praise Chorus
The neptunes v Jason nevins- Rockstar remix
The Beastie Boys - intergalactic; So Whatcha Want
Coldplay - in my place, clocks
Beyonce - Crazy in Love

Originally posted by Ahura
Even though I'll be getting the MP3 player, I think I'll be playing a good ole' fashioned audio CD. It's a good trance mix.

Thanks, the stuff is not too bad.

Originally posted by wakeech


THAT IS WICKED!!!

y'know?? my favourite Mazda-"themed" music is the Mazda Music from Gran Tursimo one (y'know, you click on "MAZDA" to go and do stuff with Mazda cars...)... it was before i knew the rotary, it was before i could recognize that even though the RX-7 couldn't make anywhere near the power of the Supra in that game it could still be as fast/faster: i loved that track. :D

If I could figure out how to rip the music out of Gran Turismo I'd do it. Ridge Racer Type-4 I had to get from the Sound Track CD, Outrun from the Saturn version's audio track (not the dreamcast one, its not redbook audio)

Any other games that would be good?

Ok hear i go.... this may take a while

cd1 everything else i enjoy

Cake - The Distance "the best driving song ever a must get"
Guns n' Roses - Paradise City "where ill be"
Pulse Ultra - Build Your Cages "great song form NFS-HP2"
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life "exactly what the 8 will be doing"
Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night "1 of my favorites"
Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter "the antithesis of the 8 but a good song"
Styx - Mr. Roboto "just for the hell of it"
U2 - Beautiful Day "ur right herc it will be"
Live - The Dolphins Cry "listen to it ull know why"
Staind - Its Been Awhile "symbolizing rebirth"
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way "a song that makes u free"
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here "where just 2 lost souls swimming in a fish bowl"
Beatles - Let It Be "the first ricer boy that tries to race me"
Green Day- suffocate "im never going to get off"
REM - Everybody Hurts "my first stop in traffic"

cd 2 techno/trance mix

Scooter- 02 Maria (I Like It Loud) "because i like it LouD"
Scooter- 03 Weekend! "love in womans heart"
Scooter- 05 Pulstar "you make me feel so real i can get enough"
Scooter - Ramp
Reset - Calling You
Dune - million miles from home "Thats how ill be feeling"
Atb - 9pm-(till i come) "You'll be wondering when i come home"
Atb - movin melodies
Mellow Trax- Outa Space (mixed by Devito)
Despina Vandi - Ypofero "don't understand a word of it..well d/l it"
Daft punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger "self explanatory"
Daft Punk Ft Romanthony - One More Time (Club Mix) ``
Durade- Sandstom
Fatboy Slim- Weapon Od Choice-ego "Which gear, Which gear"
Dj Kenetic- Tranceport "private underground artist/rivals any1.pm me to get the album"

Theres many more but this has taken an hour and half already.

If ur one of those people that hates "club music" go ahead and just listen to some of the stuff on cd 2.

These songs would be my 'windows down' tunes (the first one should be in an RX-8 commercial). I'm really dating myself here...

Growing Up - Peter Gabriel
La Grange - ZZ Top
Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses
Too Much Time on my Hands - Styx
Best of Both Worlds - Van Halen
Mama - Genesis
Rock and Roll - Led Zep
Somewhere I Belong - Linkin Park
Back in Black - AC/DC
Texas - Chris Rea
I wouldn't want to be Like You - Alan Parsons
Takin' Care of Business - BTO
Big Electric Cat - Adrian Belew
Suffragete City - Bowie
I Want your Sex - George Michael
My Way Down - Chris Duarte Group
Life in the Fast Lane - Eagles
Digging in the Dirt - Peter Gabriel
Steam - Peter Gabriel (can you tell I like Peter Gabriel?)
Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
Call me the Breeze - Skynrd
Hurting Kind - Robert Plant
Enter Sandman - Metallica
We'll be Together - Sting
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
Move it on Over - George Thoroughgood
State Farm - Yaz
Superstar - Buddy Guy
Wash My Hands --or-- Stop Me - Young Dubliners
Check Out Her Mama - Johnny Winter
Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz

and let's not forget...

Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot


I could go on, but y'all just made me ralize I need to start burnin :D

I am a HUGE Dave Matthews Band fan......his older stuff much more so than the newer, but still..all good. I, of course, will have a good mix of Dave Matthews Music in my custom disc of tunes for my first drive in the 8. There is one song in the mix that is not typical of me at all......I don't normally care for Justin Timberlake's music or music like that, but......I must say......I like his Rock Your Body tune.....good groove tune, so don't laugh at that one.
Also, some tunes from the new Charlie's Angels Full Throttle. ( Its a girl thing)
I am also including my favorite classical tune (yes, I like classical music too so I must include at least one)


The Best of What's Around (DMB)
Ants Marching (DMB)
Feel Good Time (Pink)
Wake Up (Rage Against The Machine)
I'm With You (Avril Lavigne)
Beethoven's Symphony no.9 Ode To Joy
Rock Your Body (dare I type it.....J.T.)
Dancing Nancies (DMB)
Seven Nation Army (White Stripes)
Losing Grip (Avril Lavigne)
Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz)
Everywhere to Me (Michelle Branch)
Independent Women, (Destiny's Child)
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Crash (DMB)
Where Are You Going (DMB)
A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton)
Don't Know Why (Nora Jones)
Stir It Up (Bob Marley)
Time of Your Life (Green Day)

I always christen my new cars with:

Yello - Oh Yeah (a la Ferris Bueller)
Fluke - Atom Bomb

I haven't sorted them all out yet, but a short list of songs I may want on there.
Couple of new suggestions off the Matrix Reloaded soundtrack:
Marylin Manson - This is the new shit
Oakenfold - Dread Rock
Fluke - Zion

other ones I'm considering:
Quarashi - Stick em Up
Juno Reactor - Samurai
Juno Reactor - Conga Fury
Lo Fidelity Allstars - Kool Roc Bass
Fat Boy Slim - Ya Mamma
Propellerheads - Spybreak
Chemical Brothers - Wild Sweet and Cool (ritalin remix)
Curve - Chinese Burn
Sasha - Xpander

Definately have to have Song 2 in there somewhere :)

I Drink Alone - George Thoroughgood
Don't Bring Me Down - ELO
I Can't Drive 55 - ??
Green Onion
Vogue - Madonna
Mummer's Dance - Lorenna McKennet

Originally posted by neofreak
Any other games that would be good?

never will the music of Super Mario Bros. (1 and 3) be far from memory... it's like a tattoo of my childhood... hahaha... favourite ever. the Lox sampled SMB 1 for some stupid song... only heard it a few times, but i thought it was cool only because they sampled my favourite Nintendo game...

ummm... the height of 16 bit sound (for me) was FF6... all the themes, so masterfully orchestrated with so few voices, with such bad replication... ahhhh... that's my fave SNES music...

easily: FF7+FF8 had some killer beats that would actually be good for driving...
the FF7 Grav Bike music, and ummm... i dunno... can't think: too late.
in FF8, for sure Laguna's fight music... well, again a longer mix.

There are tons of songs to choose, but on a new car I would choose...

LUDACRIS:
GET OUT THE WAY!

I always thought Kick Start My Heart by Motley Crue was a good one.

Originally posted by neofreak


Any other games that would be good?

Check out the Korobeiniki (Tetris Theme Song) by Ozma. I love that song.

OK... here's some electronica that would make way cool background music for an RX-8 commercial... or for cruisin'. Maybe stick a sample of the "zoom-zoom-zoom" line in there somewhere?

(you'll need hi speed connection or it's gonna take awhile)

Amon Tobin - Bridge (http://home.austin.rr.com/javahut/MP3/AmonTobin-Bridge.mp3)

Amon Tobin - Get Your Snack On (http://home.austin.rr.com/javahut/MP3/AmonTobin-GetYourSnackOn.mp3)

Zeppelin
- Achilles' Last Stand
- Kashmir (no horrible covers either, just the real deal)
- Stairway.

Hendrix
- Along the Watchtower

Pink Floyd
- Run Like Hell
- Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)

Sammy Hagar
- I Can't Drive 55

and if you find yourself at a stoplight with another import, there's always Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting"

Originally posted by Boozehound
Zeppelin
Hendrix
Pink Floyd
Sammy Hagar


what?? no Who?? no AC/DC??? :eek:!!!

for shame... :p

"WON'T GET FOOLED AGAiN!!!"

That's easy for me....in true socal style, it'll be Satriani's "Surfing with the Alien" going down 94east towards Tecate with tons of turns, staights, & no cops. I can't wait!!!
For a good sound check I always have used something with a very crisp snare drum like Everclear....then for solid bass check...Back in Black
Then over to XM's ch41 "Da Boneyard", like z-rock, only better!

Please include you favorite test drive road as it is just as much a part of that first driving experience as the music!

its all about Metallica baby! I love all music, but what gets my fired up in a car, is trance/dance and especially heavy metal. ROCK ON!

Anything by King Crimson with Bill Bruford on skins, or Kings X by Kings X or Quadrophenia by the 'Oo.

Just hope the base is stronger on the 8 BOSE than in the TTC

rael

I must concur, you guys know a lot about cars, but the music choices I've seen....UGGHHH. I know I'm on a forum with a lot of people older than me when 80's music is taking over.

OK BTW: here is my choices. I listen to Rap/Hip-Hop mainly but a couple of good rock songs are:

Gravity Kills- anything from them is good, especially DOWN.
Disturbed- anything

BTW: Does anyone know another group like Gravity Kills???

Evanescnce, Bring me to Life is a solid song. OK on to real music:
White Stripes- Seven Nation Army
Filter- Hey man nice shot

OK on to real music:

Eminem-Anything
Ludacris- Act a fool
Petey Pablo- Raise Up
Petey Pablo- I
Big Tymers- Get your roll on
Snoop Dogg- Deez Nuts
Snoop Dogg- Gin and juice
Dr Dre- bad Intentions
ja Rule- Furious
Joe Budden- Pump it up
Limp Bizkit feat Method Man/Redman- Rollin' (remix)
MASTER P- BOUT IT BOUT IT
Notorious BIG- Going back to Cali
Snoop Dogg- from the Church to the palace
Too Short feat Lil' Kim- Booty call
Xhibit- Multiply

This is just a very small list off the top of my head. You guys got to get with real music. DL these songs and see what I mean...

Good driving songs:
Radar Love: Golden Earring
Born To Be Wild: Slayer version
On The Road Again: Willie Nelson
Highway To Hell: AC/DC
Thunderstruck: AC/DC
You Shook Me All Night: AC/DC
It's A Long Way To The Top (if you wanna rotary...): AC/DC
Paranoid: Black Sabbath
Bad To The Bone: George Thorougood (sic)
Paradise City: G&R
Detroit Rock City: KISS
Crazy Train: Ozzy Osbourne
Blind In Texas: WASP
Cowboys From Hell: Pantera
Cemetary Gates: Pantera
Cat Scratch Fever: Pantera (Ted Nugent cover)
Mission Impossible theme: Pantera

\m/ .\/. \m/ METAL!!!!!!!
;)

Good driving songs:
Radar Love: Golden Earring
Born To Be Wild: Slayer version
On The Road Again: Willie Nelson
Highway To Hell: AC/DC
Thunderstruck: AC/DC
You Shook Me All Night: AC/DC
It's A Long Way To The Top (if you wanna rotary...): AC/DC
Paranoid: Black Sabbath
Bad To The Bone: George Thorougood (sic)
Paradise City: G&R
Detroit Rock City: KISS
Crazy Train: Ozzy Osbourne
Blind In Texas: WASP

;)

I think the approprate first song to play in my new RX-8 might be Long Time by Boston! :p

Since Herc's rules have already been broken, here is my 1st CD compilation for the 8... a little bit of everything... my MP3 player won't be installed yet..

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Godsmack - Voodoo
Michelle Branch / Santana - The Game of Love
Dixie Chicks - Landslide
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Next - Too Close
Eminem - The Way I Am
2 pac - Still Balling
Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz - Get Low
Nelly - Country Grammar
R Kelly - Fiesta
Snoop Dog - Beautiful
Metallica - Fade to Black
Prodigy - Firestarter
Peter Gabriel - Growing UP
Korn - Freak on A Leash

After reading the Aussie review of the RX-8 and their comment about "suicide doors" maybe the first song should be the Theme from M*A*S*H (with vocals). ;)

i've been thinking about it for a long time...the music that is, and i think i'm just gonna make a big cd filled up with jazz mp3's... a lil nina simone, eva cassidy, stacey kent, diana krall, miles davis, john coltrane etc etc.

Queensryche.....................Empire

In my opinion good punk music is the best driving music.

If I made a cd it would be heavy in punk (offspring, millencolin, bad religion...) Also, to mix it up a bit, I would add in a couple of good motivating rock songs (linkin park, social distortion), one or two good techno tracks, and a couple of good rap songs.

Its impossible to list exaxtly what I would put though, there are so many combinations that could fit on a cd, but it would definately follow that formula.

-JiM