Barking Spiders Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 At home I mostly listen to downtempo, mid-tempo electronica but I find I these doesn't work so well for me when I'm driving. Conversely there's stuff I rarely listen to in the house but in the car that's another matter! I'm thinking of hard trance/house, drum n' bass and rock that has crunching guitar riffing and thundering drums from the likes of Rammstein, Killing Joke, Pantera, Lamb of God and later Anthrax. Just wondering if youse lot exclusively listen to some genres in the house and others only ever while driving. For me some music was just made for the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I rarely listen to music in the house unless I am doing DIY, because I get left alone then. So all my music and podcasts are pretty much consumed on the 30-45min commute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: For me some music was just made for the car. There's truth in that, plenty of producers (Rick Rubin springs to mind) will refine mixes on the basis of how they sound on car stereo/mobile devices as much as how they sound on studio monitors. Makes sense, you want the music to sound good on the device it's intended for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oZZma Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I don't have a car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 My fav album in the car at the moment is Dimensionaut by Sound of Contact altho i never listen to it at home. Generally like Prog in the car. At home its usually while we are doing dinner that we put background music on anything from Chris Cross to Bowie to Allmans kind of thing. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 IMO Radio 4 or Radio 5 Live Sport sounds best in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 minute ago, chris_b said: IMO Radio 4 or Radio 5 Live Sport sounds best in the car. I never listen to 5Live in the house but somehow I tend to tune in on car journeys. Ditto Talksport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Horses Courses, they all sound better on my Arcam/ProAc Hifi set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 You need a better sound system in your house then mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 My vinyl sounds better in the house for some reason. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, ubit said: You need a better sound system in your house then mate! Nah, it's nowt to do with sound systems but the music itself. I guess at home I mostly need to kick back with the missus and the progeny so playing stuff that's in yer face doesn't cut it. In the car you don't really want to be chilling when doing 70 max ( 😉) on the motorway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Ozric Tentacles in the car - good way to get a speeding ticket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 36 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Ozric Tentacles in the car - good way to get a speeding ticket. Or AC/DC! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 38 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Ozric Tentacles Music in the car - good way to get a speeding ticket. Now there's a thread in itself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I'm guessing a lot of you chaps have either not yet reached or have gone beyond the 'elderly relative hospital shuttle'? There were a few years when a lot of my car journeys involved worrying more about the state of the back seat upholstery than what music was playing.🤢😷😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I love listening to Kraftwerk in the car, also that’s where I listen to anything heavy, on car rotation at the moment... Sepultura Soulfly Helmet Venetian Snares Squarepusher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Anything by Oasis would sound better in Marc Bolan's car. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hotel California. While driving an E reg Volvo 1.7 rear wheel drive with brakes that occasionally need pumping a few times before they work. Wouldn't do it now but I was a student and I bought the car for a hundred quid. Also Pearl Jam, rear view mirror. Greatest driving song ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 My wife's Taylor Swift, the Feeling, the Script and One Direction albums sound best in her car. In the driveway. Engine off. Radio off. CD's in cases in the glovebox. Car frozen shut. Car blocked in by mine. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Basically anything with a lot of dynamics or quiet sections don't work in the car. A lot of classical stuff, some quieter prog stuff etc. Straight modern rock / pop works better in the car where it is compressed to 0dB like everything since the 90s. I generally listen to radio 6 in the car. Used to be radio 4 but that got too depressing. Sometimes going back to music again since Lauren Laverne took over the breakfast show! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 40 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: My wife's Taylor Swift, the Feeling, the Script and One Direction albums sound best in her car. In the driveway. Engine off. Radio off. CD's in cases in the glovebox. Car frozen shut. Car blocked in by mine. I’m lucky, Mrs Ubit has a far more extreme taste in metal than I have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 45 minutes ago, ubit said: I’m lucky, Mrs Ubit has a far more extreme taste in metal than I have! Mrs Lefty likes one Black Stone Cherry song so slowly but surely we are getting there. My two year old daughter loves Sabbath and Killswitch Engage, far more my style! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: Mrs Lefty likes one Black Stone Cherry song so slowly but surely we are getting there. My two year old daughter loves Sabbath and Killswitch Engage, far more my style! Now it’s time to wean her on to Five Finger Death Punch or Adrenaline Mob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Yikes, I was on the A46 travelling from out Warwick way towards Evesham and had Killing Joke blasting away. I saw a flash go off at the roadside and noticed i was doing 60 in a 50 limit. Ha kinda of ironic since I put up this thread just two days ago! Another fun half day at another speed awareness course I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: Yikes, I was on the A46 travelling from out Warwick way towards Evesham and had Killing Joke blasting away. I saw a flash go off at the roadside and noticed i was doing 60 in a 50 limit. Ha kinda of ironic since I put up this thread just two days ago! Another fun half day at another speed awareness course I guess. Do they allow you to do the course more than once. Don't think we get that option up in Scotland cause we're a bad lot up here. Edited February 14, 2019 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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