Im with Hugh!(except the part about Dave Mathews and Elton John)

I love all kinds of music - for driving thru beautiful countryside, maybe some Vivaldi, or bluegrass, depending on my mood. For driving in an urban environment, give me some good old doo-wop, which really captures the urban feel without the nastiness of rap. For late night cruisin the interstates, some smokey Miles Davis,BB King, or any soulful jazz or blues.

You're gonna think this is weird, but...I was thinking this week that I ought to buy JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR for the rides in my car. There are some AWESOME songs on that....anyone else like it? :)

In the car's cd player right now is the very best of Elvis Costello. Wide variety of music, punk classics to "She" (from Notting Hill movie). However, tend to get the punk songs in bad traffic situations and the ballads on interstate.<BR><BR>RnR, Doug Clark died a couple of weeks ago. I would mention some of the "Hot Nuts" classics, but the post would get deleted.

My new favorite driving music is Mississippi Cactus, the Frank & Irene CD. What I'd call a great fusion of funk, rock, blues, jazz, etc. They're local (Milwaukee) but I think they've got potential to make it big someday. I hope so. I'd love to hear a lot more from them.<BR><BR>http://www.mississippicactus.com/

PINK FLOYD!!!!!!!!

Nanci Griffith or Van Morrison

I love soca (Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, SuperBlue, Arrow, Red Plastic Bag, Atlantik, Shadow, Black Stalin, Masive Chandelier), salsa, and merengue, cranked way up so you can feel it.

Keb Mo'- Big Wide Grin

Love to listen to Jimmy Buffet Old Stuff when headed down to Florida. Mothers Finest "Another Mother Further" will keep you awake and you can sing at the top of your lungs. Kid Rock is a new one that I drive to. Anything Pink Floyd recorded to relax to. And finally Puddle of Mud's new album is a good one. Try Kazaa.com and download all the above posts and make yourself a bunch of C/D's to pop in while you drive. Have a great trip.<BR><BR>Don

This suggestion DOESN'T date me. We just took a CA driving vacation and our favorite CD was Frank Sinatra from his earlier years. It just seemed to fit the winding turns and the fabulous scenery. Don't get me wrong, we had our fill of the Doors, Beatles and Stones , but even our 2 teens enjoyed hearing Frank the most! Have fun!

My new favorite music for the car is a CD from the Kukkoo Kunuku Party bus in Aruba. It is full of great sing along rowdy party songs. Gotta love it!!!

ACDC - Highway To Hell, great for morning commutes in heavy traffic<BR>Pink Floyd - The Wall good anytime<BR>Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys bluegrass, good for nighttime cruisin'

If I'm going to be driving while the rest of my family is snoozing, I'll usually pick something that will keep me awake. I never, ever listen to country music normally. Since that genre of music usually tells a story, and I am unfamiliar with it, I'll pick a country music station to keep me awake.

Smashing Pumpkins, Bauhaus, Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Portishead, Santana, Cuban Son. Pink Floyd - Animals.

Harry Potter Books!!!!

Almost any classic rock!! Any Southern rock!! Almost any Zep!! Almost any Thorogood!! During a recent trip played "Allman Brothers 1969-1973" the entire time we drove around Santa Fe (perfect!).<BR><BR>Fav driving songs include: "Pink Cadillac" (Bruce), "Call me the Breeze" and "I Know a Little" (Skynyrd), "Urgent" (Foreigner), "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride" (Steppenwolf), "Switchin' to Glide" (Kings), "Thirty Days in the Hole" (Humble Pie), "Truckin'" (Grateful Dead), etc. etc.<BR><BR>And my ultimate driving song is "Never Been Any Reason" by Head East.<BR>

Driving in the Boston area...<BR><BR>Leaving the driveway:<BR>Fanfare for the Common Man, Aaron Copland.<BR><BR>Driving to the Mass Turnpike:<BR>Cat Stevens-Morning Has Broken<BR><BR>Crossing 128 and into Boston:<BR>Ravel-Bolero<BR><BR>Entering the Sumner/Callahan/Ted Williams tunnel:<BR>Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries <BR><BR>Coming home:<BR>James Brown-I Feel Good <BR><BR>

Any of the pre-1980 Dick's Picks (Live Grateful Dead) Jerry at his peak!

No one is probably reading this anymore, but here are some roadtrips (from my home in the east) and the music that I'll always associate them with.<BR><BR>Southern Utah- going to Lake Powell- Dave Mathews Band, Black Crows Greatest Hits. Lorrena McKennit(sp) on the boat of course.<BR><BR>California Coast-Sarah Mclaughlin-Fumbling toward Ecstacy, Madonna-Something to Remember, Natalie Merchant. (what can I say I was alone on this one.)<BR><BR>Last week in the Appalachian Mountains- the new Coldplay-Parachutes awesomely mellow but occasionally rocks. <BR><BR>Self-indulgence rules.<BR><BR><BR>