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wrench45us · Post by **wrench45us** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:51 pm

last road trip of any kind i made was Connecticut to Maine and my friend had the box set of Flying Burrito Brothers with a little Graham Parsons 'Avenging Angel', Emmy Lou Harris 'Mirror Ball' 'Red Dirt Girl' and some more CD's from Steve Earle and his sister, oh and some Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Lyle Lovett. (we drove around for a week once we got to Maine) I do recall John Hiatt on the way home 'something something Memphis'

not sure why he's so into that music being a real northeast kind of guy, but it really worked on that trip.

but i should also mention Blue Oyster Cult's live cover of 'Born to be Wild' as a kickoff

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:58 pm

emdot, dewd, look at the original post for conventional. :-D

Okay, my choices for a unconventional truck driving soundtrack:

Looking for... the Best -- David Hasselhoff

Banned Barbershop Quartet -- Richard Sherman and Milt Larsen

Muhammad Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay -- Muhammad Ali, Frank Sinatra, Richie Havens, Howard Cosell, et al.

Girl -- Tiny Tim with Brave Combo

The Wild Bull -- Morton Subotnick

Symphonia armoniae celestium revelationum -- Hildegard von Bingen

Disco Bill -- Bill Cosby

Circus Clown Calliope, Vols. I & II -- Unattributed. Some clown on a calliope maybe?

If that's not unconventional enough, then I give up. :-)

TotcProductions · Post by **TotcProductions** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:00 pm

ANYTHING LYNARD SKYNARD!!!

Allman brothers maybe??

and hell...just to add some soul into it all, why not some jimi?

peace!

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:04 pm

TotcProductions wrote:ANYTHING LYNARD SKYNARD!!!

yeah.. Sweet Home Alabama springs to mind as a good truck driving song.. 'big wheels keep on turning.. carry me home to see my kin'

also maybe also suggested already but I'd say Dire Straits.. Money for Nothing

emdot_ambient · Post by **emdot_ambient** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:06 pm

Meffy wrote:The Wild Bull -- Morton Subotnick

Now you're friggin' talking! The rumble and squeal of an 18-wheeler would sound AWESOME underneath that!

AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BLEEEEEEEEEEPEDY BLLLLLLLLLLURRRRRRRRRRPIDDY!

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:24 pm

Weird Al Yankovic, "Truck Drivin' Song"

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:35 am

Or you could listen to some Stockhausen, and stop every 2 miles to see weather or not that sound really was your muffler falling off...

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:40 am

George Thorogood - Gear Jammer
Brenda Lee - Is It True?
The Cramps - Garbageman
The Trashmen - Surfin Bird
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar.

lunarhalo · Post by **lunarhalo** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:45 am

lunarhalo · Post by **lunarhalo** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:48 am

Did anyone mention Deep Purple - Space Truckin' yet?

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:55 am

Golden Earing - Radar Love

Kiss - Detroit/Rock City

Mazzy Star - Fade into you

WASP - Wild Child

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules

Sneakerpimps - Superbug

Ministry - Burning inside(Live version)

Massive Attack - Rising Son

Garbage - Girl don't come

Monster Magnet - Spine of God

Fu Manchu - Wendigo
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First few tracks that came to mind

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:58 am

lunarhalo wrote:Did anyone mention Deep Purple - Space Truckin' yet?

Yup. I did.

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:00 am

Saligia wrote: Golden Earing - Radar Love

How the hell did I forget that one?
For real fun, try the Black Rose version with King Diamond singing it...

That goes well with Mercyful Fate's Truck Driver song...

mayan · Post by **mayan** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:14 am

I don't know if this is has been mentioned yet but anything by Little Feat with Lowell George is guaranteed to be 110% perfect truck-driving music...Willin' - a classic truck driving song

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:16 am

Jesus and Mary chain - Sister

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