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Posted by funkeydragon
- March 31, 2010, 07:08:25 AMQuote from: chief on March 30, 2010, 19:35:57 PMyeah! la grange!!!Rode today... the best tune is whichever one comes up... ZZ Top for example!
Posted by chief
- March 30, 2010, 19:35:57 PMRode today... the best tune is whichever one comes up... ZZ Top for example!
Posted by funkeydragon
- March 30, 2010, 19:11:10 PMQuote from: annieoakley on March 30, 2010, 11:50:42 AMdefinitely all good!!!oooo funkeydragon, good choices! My son plays electric guitar and plays all of the 70-80s classics! Black Sabbath, Doobie Bros, Motley Crue, Journey, Ratt, AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Metcallica, EVH..... the list is endless. He is always asking what good biker tunes he should learn. I tell him "it's all good!!!!"
and you have a very good son!!!
Posted by annieoakley
- March 30, 2010, 11:50:42 AMoooo funkeydragon, good choices! My son plays electric guitar and plays all of the 70-80s classics! Black Sabbath, Doobie Bros, Motley Crue, Journey, Ratt, AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Metcallica, EVH..... the list is endless. He is always asking what good biker tunes he should learn. I tell him "it's all good!!!!"
Posted by chief
- March 30, 2010, 10:53:18 AM2000 songs on my itouch... some are good, some not so good for riding... but there is a variety!
The list is indeed long. I have a really hard time naming the best/favorite - since my mood dictates what I want to hear at any particular time.
I like celtic jigs and the like when running through the mountains and twisties... hardcore stuff when running full throttle... mellow stuff on the easy rolling roadways... etc.
That's the good thing about nowadays... back in the old days you would get some riff/ditty in your head and sometimes it was hard as hell to get rid of it... or you simply couldn't remember more than a few bars!
Now you can either listen in real time, or turn it off and play in your own head. Best of both worlds IMHO.
Posted by funkeydragon
- March 29, 2010, 19:42:44 PMmust be ac/dc, any blues brothers soundtrack, motorhead, motley crue, zz top.
on the quiet side, janis joplin, eagles, steve ray vaughan, jetro.....
damn....the list is too long!!!!
Posted by 1999 Drifter
- March 29, 2010, 17:46:09 PMHendrix/Joplin can't beat em,........... but don't want to join the either!
Posted by chief
- March 29, 2010, 12:36:41 PMSpent many years riding and listening to tunes in my head and the sound of the exhaust. After a few hours of the droning, I am TOO relaxed. The change over to REAL tunes is very helpful to keep me alert.
And, nowadays, I don't always want to stay inside my own head. The combo of good music and the bike is a near perfect escape, especially when my sweetheart is sitting behind me. But, as has been mentioned, sometimes all you need is the rumble. I guess that's why they make on/off switches!
Now there is a problem with all of this... my wife likes country/western... Toby Keith, etc. I'm more Jethro Tull, Hendrix, Stevie Ray, type. So we have a mix that includes both when we ride together. For sure that will keep you awake and alert. <G>
Posted by ski.dive
- March 29, 2010, 07:56:12 AM
Posted by PoppaK
- March 29, 2010, 06:52:49 AMThe Boss's "Born to Run"
Posted by pcarrell
- March 29, 2010, 06:13:19 AMThe best music is right between my knees, and the volume control is at my right hand! Puts a smile on my face every time!
Posted by 49Reo
- March 28, 2010, 22:50:20 PM Gotta like Steppenwolf, Black Betty (RamBam) is a good one; Ray Wylie Hubbard is good, too; Sleep Of The Just, Three Days Straight, Red Dress, After All These Years, are just a few of his that are good; his stuff is a little more laid back though, blues type music.
Regards and such,
49Reo 
Posted by chief
- March 28, 2010, 19:53:37 PMYep, born is a good one. It's about cars but translates well to bikes.
Posted by 1999 Drifter
- March 28, 2010, 16:52:02 PMBorn to be Wild..Stepenwolf
Posted by jcf
- March 28, 2010, 14:01:44 PMRamBam did the one I like back in the early '70s.
Several artists (Meatloaf, Sheryl Crow) did versions.
The next best, after RamBam, is the one by the Aussie group Spider Bait. The electric banjo is pretty cool.