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It's a Long Drive
As my profile says, I live in Philadelphia and commute out to W.C. each day to bring you your feature stories. And it's usually quite interesting, the people I meet. But that's not what I'm going to be getting at here. This is about my commute.
I drive 202 and 76 twice each day and I don't mind it. There is traffic most days, I think my car might be the only one equipped with working turn signals and I'm always terrified that I'll be sandwiched by people with Jersey plates (Even though I'm one of them at the moment, but my tag is only a temp). But, luckily, I haven't had an accident yet. But this isn't my point either.
During my commute, I usually have enough time to listen to a complete CD. This is nice for me. I love music -- have even played in some bands. But actually getting to hear the songs in their entirety is nice.
At the moment, my top five driving CDs are:
-- The Dandy Warhols (13 Tales from Urban Bohemia)
-- The Pixies (Greatest Hits -- It's got just about every song you'd want to hear and then some)
-- Modest Mouse (This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About)
-- The Sky Drops (Clouds Over People Ep from a great band from Wilmington, Del.)
-- The Clash (London Calling)
So, there are mine. If anyone has something I should be listening to let me know. I'm also interested in things I should leave in the record store.
I drive 202 and 76 twice each day and I don't mind it. There is traffic most days, I think my car might be the only one equipped with working turn signals and I'm always terrified that I'll be sandwiched by people with Jersey plates (Even though I'm one of them at the moment, but my tag is only a temp). But, luckily, I haven't had an accident yet. But this isn't my point either.
During my commute, I usually have enough time to listen to a complete CD. This is nice for me. I love music -- have even played in some bands. But actually getting to hear the songs in their entirety is nice.
At the moment, my top five driving CDs are:
-- The Dandy Warhols (13 Tales from Urban Bohemia)
-- The Pixies (Greatest Hits -- It's got just about every song you'd want to hear and then some)
-- Modest Mouse (This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About)
-- The Sky Drops (Clouds Over People Ep from a great band from Wilmington, Del.)
-- The Clash (London Calling)
So, there are mine. If anyone has something I should be listening to let me know. I'm also interested in things I should leave in the record store.
posted by Justin Is at
1:35 PM
3 Comments:
I gotta go with Moby's "Play" or maybe Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle," because as Warren G says: It ain't no fun if my homies can't have none.
Many years ago I was painting the side of a house, standing atop a cheap, dangerously-sagging expandable ladder. I remember the sweat, and the danger, and my general incompetence as a painter. But mostly I remember Warren G's "Regulate" playing over and over on the boom-box. To this day I cannot abide the G-Funk.
For driving music, I do enjoy the band Shiny Toy Guns. Also, Ghostland Observatory.
Folky-country? Abi Tapia.
And I can't forget Ted Leo. Angry and propulsive, always good for the roadway hustle.
Painting houses has been brought up. I do remember those days. Roofing too. all i really remember thinking was how many times do i have to hear that bananas song by Gwen Stefani. For every good song, there are so many bad ones.
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