As my friend's car has a CD player, preventing the use of cassette adapters and mp3 players
I have been charged with burning enough music onto CD for the 10 hour drive to Scawtland on Sunday. So far I have approximately 8 hours worth but I'm not sure how much of it is good driving music. So, as ever I turn to you muso cunts for opinions and suggestions on good songs to drive to. Bring it on...

edit: One of my favourites on the list so far is by this lot. I was given a CD of their stuff by my mate after he did the sound for Broadstairs Folk Week. They are surprising ace and a little* different to my usual taste. Carla's Parlour is ace. More accordian, more I say!

*totally
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:30, archived)

You need some Wolfstone for the drive through Scotland itself
There is nothing like abit of Celtic-Rock whilst meandering through the highlands...
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:31, archived)

*jots down that name
for later downloading purchasing*
( Lonewolf - O R'lyeh? Ya R'lyeh!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)

Best album (IMO) is Year of the Dog
Hmmm.. I need to go home now and turn it up loud!
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

Last time I drove through
the Highlands, an Aberdonian pal commandeered the CD player and made me listen to The Proclaimers, Del Amitri and the best of irritating pseudo-folk played badly for gullible people..

Vile. A bit of decent Shoogelnifty or Peatbog Faeries or something would be OK. And Saw Doctors.
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

I agree on the Shooglenifty/Peatbogs...
Also try Ivan Drever/Duncan Chisholm for trad folk stuff.

Wolfstone is more folk-rock with electric bag-pipes & fiddles, with the energy for driving :D

Jury is still out on Capercaillie though...
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

I saw them at
Heb Celt Fest last summer, they were OK.
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

I need to find myself a nice wee folk festy up here to do
I miss being at home where Trowbridge Village pump and Larmer Tree were so close...
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

Larmer Tree
is probably the best festival I've ever been to - 2003 - one day I'll make it back there :D
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

Plenty of Runrig

( Geordie Al, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:33, archived)

I voted
for Born To Be Wild on the Top Gear poll. I wonder if that makes me a bit sad..

Personally I like Phat of the Land, Becoming X, Come Find Yourself and Garbage when I'm driving - plunder them :D
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:33, archived)

Phat of the land...
yum yum yum.
*Loads CD into walkman*
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

motorcrash - the sugarcubes

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:34, archived)

RATM,
Smashing Pumpkins, Jimi Hendrix, The Shuttleworths, Captain Beefheart, Radiohead, Bluetones, Seahorses, My Life Story and the Vic Reeves version of Born Free.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:35, archived)

All of these ^
apart possibly from the Seahorses.
( Lonewolf - O R'lyeh? Ya R'lyeh!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

Fair enough.
Can I have She Said by The Longpigs, instead?
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

I only found out last week that the Seahorses was John Squire's
band after the Stone Roses and as such I'm interested in getting their album as I only have one song.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:41, archived)

Taste
the disappointment.

Really, unless you're a big pub rock fan, I wouldn't bother.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

This

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

Gah.
I guess he probably went wrong when recruited a guy found on the street by a mate to sing and a bassist he saw in a pub.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

Seconded.
The seahorses give me the unexplainable rage.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

I saw them live.
And, now that I come to think of it, they were shit.
Worst gig I've been to.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:43, archived)

Yes to Vic Reeves!
I Will Cure You is one of my favourite albums. In fact, I'm going to listen to it right now :D
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

Yay!
I don't have it with me, or I'd listen to that in one ear and progidy in the other.

I like Old Dog (or whatever it's called) the best.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:46, archived)

Meals on Wheels for me!
I had a copy on vinyl when I was about 14, and only managed to get it on CD earlier this year on ebay - it's the dog's.
( Dekazer, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

Irritatingly they are actually quite good choons
despite being silly.
And his singing is rather good.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

He has never topped
his cover of "Vienna"
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:52, archived)

Anything by Swervedriver
Raise and Mezcal Head are particularly excellent for this purpose.
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:37, archived)

record ten hours of static
they will grow to love it.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

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( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

System of a Down
and then get laughed at by pedestrians as you get carried away singing along at the traffic lights.

re: you edit, Zydeco stuff is cool. Middle Eastern and North African music can be good to drive to, especially if you are going to talk over it rather than sing a long :)
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:40, archived)

Also:
www.herebdragons.co.uk/

I have their album Alcohol and Rain and Milgi Milgi is a right romping little number and one that I imagine you would go for although I don't know why.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

Oh sounds good
(despite their taffyness). Any chance you could email me a couple when you get the time?
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

I'm away for two weeks as of this afternoon
so you'll have to remind me when I get back. Are you still woodwolf [at] yourusername.me or something?
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:50, archived)

Half right
the woodwolf adress is in my profile, my other addy is myusername at myusername dot me dot uk

I'll try and remember when you get back! Have a really good time, I love(d) it up there, although you really need to be on a motorbike to make the most of it* ;)

*getting cold & rained on etc
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

I'm going to be in a tent in Scawtland
so getting cold and rained on is a given. No bike though im afriad.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:55, archived)

Where abouts are you going?

( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

About 6 miles from Drumnadrochit and Urquhart castle.
It's about halfway up Loch Ness and up a bit.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:00, archived)

Ah sweet
I went down that road but it was so nice (to ride) that I caned it past the castle without getting a decent look.

There is a much better castle not too far from where you're going to be and it's a nice ride drive to get there. Head towards Kyle of Lochalsh and it's near Inverinate and Shiel Bridge. Definitely worth an excursion.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:04, archived)

Eilean Donan castle?
If so, I think it is the one they used in Entrapment. My girlfriend keeps banging on about how great it is.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:07, archived)

If you drive around playing Middle Eastern music, you get some really good stares from people.

Agreed, that songs with non-English lyrics are easier to talk over. I much prefer those.
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

and laugh
at their terrible lyrics.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:57, archived)

I've said it before
and I'll say it again: metal ain't about the lyrics, it's about how angry and loud you sing them ;P

Go take a look at the shite Disturbed have come out with but they still rock with at least 1.5 hands.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:59, archived)

I'm just against
supposedly meaningful lyrics that mean fuck all.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:09, archived)

I recommend...
Some Phillip Glass.

A dash of Goblin.

Plenty of Akira Yamaoka.

And a nice helping of Dead Can Dance.
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:42, archived)

Dead Can Dance is in no way
driving music!
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:43, archived)

Sorry
I usually travel by train.
(R-T-C Got arbitrage profits?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:44, archived)

True
But they're fucking class! :D
(MSB Load universe into cannon. Aim at brain. Fire., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:24, archived)

Usher
turn your bass up really high and cruise about in your 1.1 Nova. You'll look 'the shit'
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:45, archived)

And Nelly.
And make sure you have a band aid stuck to random part(s) of your anatomy. You'll be so down that all teh hot bitches will want to suck you off.
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:47, archived)

I once requested a Nelly track in a club. I am so ashamed. In my defense it was in a crappy club I didn't want to be in anyway but still.... :/
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:50, archived)

*beats you with the Great Big Stick of Correction +6*

( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:58, archived)

I know, I know
*sob*
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:07, archived)

My mum has a 1.1 Saxo with an amp and bass cannon in the boot.
It also has a 10 Cd changer and a Sony minidisc head unit. We bought it for buttons and fluff off a guy my neighbour knows who was disqualified for drink driving.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:57, archived)

I have a compilation
of Vietnam-era music which is fantastic. So: Steppenwolf, Mamas and the Papas, Hendrix, the Doors, the (later) Beach Boys, Led Zep.

And I've always loved driving long stretches of road with mid-70s Bowie, either "Low" or "Station to Station".
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:49, archived)

That sounds like a great compliation
Did you make it yourself or shop-bought?
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:02, archived)

I have a 3 disc compilation of Vietnam songs called, and this is original*
Good Morning Vietnam. It has all that stuff. I've raided all the best stuff from it.


*so orginal I've seen at least 2 other compilations by the same name..
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:09, archived)

I Faught the Law
either The Clash or Green day's version...
(P-nut Obsessive Compulsive Green Day Disorder..., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:50, archived)

Or the original
psst: a o
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:54, archived)

for driving through Scotland
*nothing* beats the sound of Sigur Ros. Particularly around sunset.
(trumpet, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:51, archived)

Accordian?
Yann Tiersen.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 11:53, archived)

Either "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac,
or a "Best Of" The Mamas and The Papas.

Either of these could be left on repeat forever when driving.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:03, archived)

I have both of those but Rumours only runs for 39 and a bit minutes
and I normally have that in my dad's car and I want something different.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 12:05, archived)