Driving Music

[limoncello]

Any good music - I have pretty varied tastes, probably non-Porsch-ish, but here goes:

THE Boxster song for me: Green Day/Holiday. Always played before and after track.

Interstate/freeway music: All the way from Nat King Cole to Allison Krause & Union Station to Keith Urban to old REM stuff. Variety is good. Easy listening music helps me keep the speed down and avoid tickets. If I put on rock, the go pedal tends to go down farther.

ZZ Top is good, "Legs" is a old favorite and the video had the cool red car in it.

And a good bit of the time: Engine sounds only.

I am looking at getting an iRock FM transmitter for the MP3 player - only $40 so if it's static-y will post & let you know.

[rich]

This isn't a comment on personal taste - no offense intended to anyone, but.......
These are the funniest set of posts i've eva read here!

Miserable monday morning in Manchester, UK.
It has even started snowing, should be a good ride home

Thanks guys, keep em comin'

[deliriousga]

Any album by "Skillet" adds 20-30 mph to the speedo. It's the reason cruise control is a must.

Great website at http://www.skillet.com/

:dance:

[Ronzi]

How 'bout "Jesus Take the Wheel", by Carrie Underwood?
Particularly after grabbing that 55mph freeway on-ramp at 85.

[RandallNeighbour]

I've taken to blaring Pavorotti's Wedding Songs as loudly as I can tolerate while driving around town with the top down. It really makes everyone around me think I'm rich and snooty.

Then when no one is around I crank up La Grange by ZZTop, my favorite song in the whole world. In fact, the day I bought the car I knew I had to crank up some tunes from my home town band with the top down.

Creed is also good, and I also like Nickelback, but the lyrics are often so offensive I can't listen to them although the music itself is excellent for downshifting through corners

[limoncello]

Shouldn't the correct answer be (D) Any opera by Wagner? Or is that reserved for the 911 group?

[cfos]

I have to admit that I am a little surprised to see so many ZZ top fans driving Porsche. I guess I'm a little senesitive since I get a lot of comments when I drive my PT crusier (j/k).

My boxster build date is in December and I will likely install satellite radio (XM, I like top tracks 45, and Deep tracks, 40), but I think I'll probably keep a few Phish cds (Hoist, Round Room and Farmhouse), some Tenacious D and some Bob Segar. Wait! I think I just filled up the trunk! (j/k). Of course, Steely Dan is a must too. On a side note, I was a little surprised a few weeks ago. The Dalai Lama spoke at a Neuroscience Conference in Washingto DC and before he spoke, the lecture hall pumped out Steely Dans' "Two against Nature" cd all the way up to "Cousin Dupree". I wonder if the Lama is a Dan fan...?

[KevinH1990]

Try:

James Dean by the Eagles. Especially if you have a silver Boxster.

[NickCats]

Gotta bring back this old thread...

Had a great ride to work this morning

Loaded some Ministry and Audioslave on the Ipod last night. Great driving tunes !

Even put some MCR on there for ya Gerry !

Nick

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

Check out this past thread on the same subject: http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6117&highlight=Friday

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[NickCats]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Hi,

Check out this past thread on the same subject: http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6117&highlight=Friday

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

Jim,

Thanks ! I saw this thread as well :

Boxster music

I remember reading these threads a couple of months ago...

The funny thing is, when I bought the Boxster, I loaded the CD of ZZ Top's Greatest Hits on my Ipod, even though I hadn't listened to the CD since college.

I was wondering to myself, what in the world is up with the correlation between ZZ Top and Porsche Boxsters ?

Nick

[BuffaloBoxster]

In keeping with the Boxster's German roots I suggest Nihil, XTORT, and Symbols by German industrial giants KMFDM.

The following CDs get me to work at least 10 minutes faster:

Ministry - Psalm 69
Ministry - Houses of the Mole
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
Megadeth - Capital Punishment
Fear Factory - Archetype
Pantera - 101 Proof Live


For laid back cruising with the top down I recommend Chimera by Delerium, Mezzanine or Protection by Massive Attack, or for a bit of an edgier listen Life In the So-Called Space Age by God Lives Underwater.

Lately I can't seem to take a CD wallet out of the house that doesn't contain at least two Tool CDs, currently I've go 10,000 days, Lateralus, and Aenima in the car.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by NickCats

...The funny thing is, when I bought the Boxster, I loaded the CD of ZZ Top's Greatest Hits on my Ipod, even though I hadn't listened to the CD since college.

I was wondering to myself, what in the world is up with the correlation between ZZ Top and Porsche Boxsters ?

Nick

Hi,

Well, a couple of things. 1st, Billy Gibbons (guitarist) is a Car Nut and owns more than 30, including a couple Porsches.

Second, ZZ Top's music follows a long tradition of Driving Tunes starting with Chuck Berry's Maybeline and Hot Rod Lincoln, G.T.O. by Ronny & the Daytonas, Beach Boys with Little Duece Coupe, Jan & Dean's Little Old Lady from Pasadena, Hey Little Cobra by the Rip Chords, and on & on. Not about Porsche, about Driving!...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[unklekraker]

heck yah! Black Parades rock! (thanks nick!) and my kids still think I'm cool

I got this tunes in my car right now:
MCR Black Parade
Beck's new album w/ nausea
James Blunt
justin Timberlake (for the ladies...ahahahaha)
80's alternative rock
Metallica / and justice for all (to be honest, i can;t find in my heart to remove this album out of my cd changer)

Originally Posted by NickCats

Gotta bring back this old thread...

Had a great ride to work this morning

Loaded some Ministry and Audioslave on the Ipod last night. Great driving tunes !

Even put some MCR on there for ya Gerry !

Nick

[Rail26]

For all you Chicagoans...check out Material Issue. Older band and the singer committed suicide, but good tunes nonetheless.

[super66]

Originally Posted by Rail26

For all you Chicagoans...check out Material Issue. Older band and the singer committed suicide, but good tunes nonetheless.

nice call rail.....very familiar....went to his death show at the metro...strong nod to Kraker again on the MCR...I don't love you may well be hands down one of the greatest songs period....

as for the rest of you......sigh......blink, come on ZZ Top! no way man....and Bruce with no Van Halen? I'm not a van halen fan at all but ain't talkin bout love is just a roaring song, can't take that away from them....

listen, I can feel confident giving advice on three subjects now, music, changing to clear side markers, and effectively burning out your clutch.....you guys want some help with the tunes just ask a brother....

for all the people dropping U2....great job....hands down the best band ever....JT Justified is a great record, Grizz, I'm getting you a copy

but lets everybody step far.....very far away from the likes of nickleback and creed you owe it to yourselves

[Rail26]

69 eyes, Panic at the Disco and Lucky Boys Confusion regularly make the IPOD list.

[Grizzly]

Originally Posted by unklekraker

heck yah!

justin Timberlake

Oh, no he didn't...

[unklekraker]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Oh, no he didn't...

shut up , griz...don't tell me that song doesn't inspire you to bring the sexy back...ahahahahahaha!

[vijen6]

In my cd player right now ..

Cascada, Linkin Park, JayZ, Gigi D'agostinos, Digital Underground, Ice Cube, 2 Pac, E40 + misc yay area artist, The game, Eminem, Akon, Kristine Sa, Twista, and a bunch of misc trance ..

Damn .. 6cd is just not enough. I need an mp3 player, or better yet, a carputer.