Riding music suggestions

[skoebl]

I was wondering if anyone knew of some good classical music played by modern bands (like with orchestra and electric guitars and such). I would prefer sorta darker type stuff....

Actually a lot like the Metallica version of the Imperial March...

www.scottslair.com/Motorcycle/MetallicaImperialMarch.mp3


TIA

[Alphamazing]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

[frankieG]

you are not riding with an mp3 player going are you?

[slowinthestraights]

you are not riding with an mp3 player going are you?

No, I think he was going to carry a boombox on his shoulder. 

[frankieG]

another distraction to endanger your life

[scottpA_GS]

There is a Quartet or something  that does all Metalica songs Also One that covers most mainstreem rock... On limewire search String Quartet 

[oramac]

There is a Quartet or something  that does all Metalica songs Also One that covers most mainstreem rock... On limewire search String Quartet 

The group is called Apocolyptica...

[Mk1inCali]

you are not riding with an mp3 player going are you?

Playin' nice, I see.  Just answer the question or move on, eh?


Yngwie Malmsteen.  Guitar-based classically-inspired stuff.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

another distraction to endanger your life

I disagree. Good sound isolating headphones (My ER6-is) drop outside sound by about 25 dB, with music at a reasonable volume (I.e., less than 1/2 volume on my ipod, so that I can still hear cars around me) creates less fatigue over long distances than constant wind noise does, and helps keep you awake.

I listen to techno when I'm on long drives, or anything rock and roll, really.. but I have a tendency to ride too fast when I do that. When I ride the twisties, I either have to turn the music off, or pick something softer, or I'll kill myself.

[spc]

Awwww comon, you've never hit the twisties to 'Seek and Destroy'

[heatherg11]

i ride with a mp3 player if i riding on the interstate or long distances....but not in the city.

[frankieG]

Awwww comon, you've never hit the twisties to 'Seek and Destroy'

guilty

[skoebl]

Cool, thanks for all the suggestions. 

I have a 25 mile (one way) commute to work every day. It's basically a straight section of 2 lane hwy 101....is booooring as can be. I've already driven myself nuts trying to sing things from memory; so I figured I would steal my wife's zen stone 

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Make sure you get good headphones for riding with.. the standard earbuds will NOT be comfortable, or safe. You'll have to crank the music to hear it, drowning out everything else. I highly recommend the Etymotic ER6-i headphones, you can get em on amazon for about $60 or $70, about the same on ebay. Last set of headphones I'll ever buy. Great on and off the bike.

[skoebl]

Sweet, sounds good. I had an mp3 cd player before that I would take on rides...the earbuds on that thing just murdered my ears 

[Jake D]

you are not riding with an mp3 player going are you?

Playin' nice, I see.  Just answer the question or move on, eh?


Yngwie Malmsteen.  Guitar-based classically-inspired stuff.

It took me forever to figure out how to pronounce that name. The first name is pronounced "Ing-vay".  FYI. 

[Absolute Rescue]

Just put satellite radio on my bike now I can listen to anything anytime, fairly easy to do as well.

[genEricStL]

I thought about doing that myself ... stashing the reciever behind my windscreen then transmitting to my Sansa mP3 player (fm receiver on mps player) , but i only once got the headphones to stay in place (don't want to carve up a helmet either) and when i DID get it on just mp3 i couldn't deal with it . I couldn't hear other vehicles or the bike ... kept thinking i was stalling and stuff lol

That , and maybe it's just cause i'm a little bi-polar , but having headphones on has always given me a bit of claustrophobia