RE “Summer Road Trip Music” VC Thread

[@ChrisDons_TheLounge]

Great list of songs to start up a Road Trip! I totally agree with Master of Puppets! Still one of those songs that kicks ass!

[@mariawesley7583]

Just Like Heaven is a favorite! I also love Dinosaur Jr 's cover.

[@vinylrichie007]

I agree with you. Listening to music in the car is special.

[@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed]

Just Like Heaven always takes me back in time.

[@mrhoffame]

NO kidding man! So covered in a 80s feel!

[@stevemcnary7963]

I just spent 11 hours on the road driving from San Diego to Reno & I picked long live songs to help me chew up the miles. Mine are 1. Machine Gun-Jimi Hendrix(Band Of Gypsys version). 2. Dazed And Confused-Led Zeppelin(The Song Remains The Same version). 3. Child In Time-Deep Purple(Made In Japan version). 4. Astronomy-Blue Oyster Cult(On Your Feet Or On Your Knees version). 5. Rock Bottom-UFO(Strangers In The Night version).

[@mrhoffame]

Great choices my friend. I can hear in my head right now the the legendary "Note" that Jimi hits as he goes into the guitar solo at the 3 minute mark of Machine Gun. Man, that gives me chills every time I hear it. \m/

[@vikingbrace]

Very cool response B! For my money your bookend picks were the best. Love the Inxs and Cult picks!!

[@mrhoffame]

Thanks G! \m/

[@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed]

Loved this response, my friend! Anything by INXS kicks ass. Metallica!!!!! MOP has become one of my daughter’s favorite songs!

[@mrhoffame]

Thanks CP! :) Great thread brotha! \m/

[@aronpolasek4506]

Great picks! I'm also someone whose favorite place to listen to music is in the car while driving...preferably on an open road. I'm also someone that puts way too much thought and effort into playlists for road trips, and gets super irritated when others in the car want to talk over my mini-masterpieces. I couldn't trim my list of picks down to 5...so here are 10 Summer favorites for road trips in the car, in no particular order: 'The House That Heaven Built' - Japandroids: There are multiple picks I could have gone with off of "Celebration Rock", and playing any of them runs the risk of getting a speeding ticket. This is my go-to though. 'Union City Blue' - Blondie: Probably my favorite Blondie tune, and it just feels like it was created for Summer. 'Sodajerk' - Buffalo Tom: An enduring jangly gem from my college days. 'Panama' - Van Halen: "1984" will forever remind me of a fun Summer road trip the year it was released. 'Odyssey' - Beck & Phoenix: This one was just released last year, but it quickly made its way onto a number of playlists. 'Alcoholiday' - Teenage Fanclub: A little slower tempo than many of the others, but power pop tunes don't get much better than this. 'Silver' - Waxahatchee: Katie Crutchfield has gone a bit more country/singer songwriter on recent records, but "Out In The Storm" was a pretty great indie pop/rock album a few years back. This is a great driving tune. 'Magic' - The Cars: Maybe it is because I saw the video for this song on MTV hundreds of times as a kid, or maybe it is because the first word of the song is "Summer"...whatever the case, I always have to listen to this one once the weather gets hot. 'This Summer' - Superchunk: A few years back, Superchunk put out a stand alone single with this driving, on the nose Summer track on one side, and a supercharged version of Bananarama's 'Cruel Summer' on the other side. It remains undefeated. ''Light Of Day' - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: Springsteen may have written it, but I love what Joan Jett does with it. Nothing fancy here. Just a really good pop rock tune that sounds better the louder you play it in the car.

[@mrhoffame]

Some great picks my friend. Actually played a couple of those in the car just today lol. "mini masterpieces" LOL. Love that. You know oddly for me, I never ever put together playlist. I am the absolute king of the shuffle. Not know what is coming next is 1/2 of my fun lol....and if I'm not feeling it from the first note I don't hesitate to skip in a heart beat. lol

[@dimebagdave77]

I can't tell you how many times I've seen that Cure album pop up when searching for Kiss vinyl 😁 many thanks!

[@mrhoffame]

🤣🤣🤣

[@aaronmuthaalamare4165]

Awesome response Brandon! Cool choices, MOP is a great album, the title song is actually my least favorite on it but i still love it , the Cult are killer!!! Killer response to the King Of Threads 🤘🤘

[@mrhoffame]

Thanks man!! \m/

[@spindoctorandhisvinylmayhem]

Funny you mentioned “Master of Puppets” I got my first speeding ticket to that song! So I learned I need to be careful when I listen to that song while I’m driving.

[@mrhoffame]

I can only imagine lol

[@theflipside-vinylcommunity]

Awesome video man. Loved it

[@mrhoffame]

Thanks brotha! \m/

[@rallstonianmusicreport1975]

Nice response to another thread by the king of threads! I'd definitely rolling down the road in the Mr HOF mobile with your selections of tunes! Hope all is well my friend and hope you're having a good summer! Best, Steve

[@mrhoffame]

Ha ha! Thanks Steve!

[@jimsmith3477]

nice video ! favorite song on master of puppets that isn’t master of puppets? mine sometimes changes but right now it’s sanitarium

[@mrhoffame]

You can't go wrong picking any favorite off that album lol \m/

[@jimsmith3477]

@@mrhoffame i’m not a huge limp bizkit fan but did you ever see when the did Sanitarium with Lars and kirk in the audience? check it out on youtube. It not like Metallica but it’s a fun jam. They put their own spin on it LB style