How cool is a mini ?

[monkimagic]

How cool is a mini ? is it possible for a car to make anything cool, a good bench mark for this is a persons music.

What music do you have in your car that could only be deemed cool by you and acceptable by others cos you drive a mini.

I will admit to AC/DC, what about you ? :evil::evil::evil:


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[Gismo]

My whole life has revolved around David Bowie :cool:

[Julz]

Very freaky, I was just thinking about starting a thread like this!!!

This week I have been mostly listening to The Cure!!:D:D:D

[duncan]

This week, i have been listening to a compilation of:
Ash
All American Rejects
Franz Ferdinand
Snow Patrol
Goldfinger
My Mates Brothers old band
Oasis
Ben Folds
The Sex Pistols
The Bluetones
The Libertines

[macblob]

Limp Bizkit and Eminem baby!!!

Yeah i know im too old but still luv it :D

[Jeff]

Gotta be Oasis, Stone Roses, Travis, The Jam, The Beatles and of course The Proclaimers!

[neil bolland]

for me coldplay at the mo ,also david gray ,(still)!!but the best music is fron the supercharger on my minni at 6500 revs !!

[Fontal]

This week I have mostly been listening to Fleetwood Mac the best of.
:D

[Linda M]

Get the wee boys on.......BUSTED.....2 great driving albums :D:clown:

[duncan]

quote:Originally posted by Linda M

Get the wee boys on.......BUSTED.....2 great driving albums :D:clown:

:eek::eek::eek:

[weefossy]

Sioban's got the same music taste as "The Stig", so it's middle of the road....Chirpie Chirpie Cheap Cheap!! Me, its Van the Man or The Stranglers

[KenL]

Anyone like me & into the Stranglers - grew up with them seen them >20 times live since 1978.

Others
Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Devo, The Jam, Magazine, Paul Weller, Dead Kennedys, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Talking Heads

[KenL]

Please everyone go and buy the Stranglers new Album "Norfolk Coast" it's excellent :cool:

You'll really enjoy blasting it out in the MINI like I have for the last 2 weeks :)

[DNV122]

"Norfolk and Chance " !!!

This week I have mostly been listening to :

- The Kings of Leon (CD from CD WOW in HK) - anyone know he words ?
- The Proclaimers - Born Innocent - excellent
- Kylie - the new one - not sure, but who cares - it's Kylie
- 5 track freebie Blur compiliation - pants
- Deep Purple Anthems - (not on yet)

Dodgy or what - the better selection have been pinched for the other car

[Vosh]

'I will admit to AC/DC, what about you ?'

AC/DC, just about the greatest rock band of all time!

[Mini Martyn]

Im not going to join in this topic!! :I

[Big Gordy]

At the moment its 'Rush - Live in Rio' and 'REM - best of' :approve: I'm a fan of AC/DC too but only with Bon Scott singing ;) Just cant get the fact Brian Johnson was in 'Geordie' out of my mind whenever I hear him, yeuch :dead: Saw AC/DC 77/78/79/80 at the Glasgow Apollo - just superb. Saw Rush there as well the same years and I've got tickets for the Rush 30th Anniversary tour in September at the SECC cannae wait :D Just wish I still had my long hair to shake :p:D:approve:

[Willie M]

Any punky, indy, thrashy, buzz saw guitar stuff goes down well with me and my MINI :cool:
Currently in the CD changer:
The Ataris - 'So long Astoria' (great driving album)
The Silencers - 'So Be It'
Lowgold - 'Welcome to Winners'
Green Day - 'Warning'
and for mellower moments ;)
The Beautiful South - 'Gaze'

Other stuff that flits in and out the car, Foo Fighters, Big Country, Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, Wilt, Linkin Park, Snow Patrol, etc, etc, etc...

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by Willie M

Any punky, indy, thrashy, buzz saw guitar stuff goes down well with me and my MINI :cool:
Lowgold - 'Welcome to Winners'
Green Day - 'Warning'
Other stuff that flits in and out the car, Foo Fighters, Big Country, Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, Wilt, Linkin Park, Snow Patrol, etc, etc, etc...


Whoooaaa... you've just gone right up in my estimation....
tee hee hee Lowgold eh?? Nice..
Like the man says... anything loud and pretty obnoxious will do just fine!! :D:cool:

Currently we have a selection of....
(in no order..)
Audioslave
Cure (greatest hits)
American Pie 2 and 3 soundtracks
3 or 4 Kerrang Compilations,
Disturbed
Metallica (obviously)Load and Reloaded
Bowling for Soup
Teenage Kicks (compilation with all sorts from Boomtown rats, Jam, THe Vibrators, Martha and the Muffins etc)
Offspring,
Kid Rock,
Linkin Park (meteora)
All American Rejects,
.... and a whole lot more of the same!! :D

MP3 Playing car stereos rock!!! :D:D:D:D

[ELFMAN]

These years I are been mostly list'nin' to... the ROCK and the BLUES.

“Crosstown Traffic” by Jimi is always appropriate. “Red Barchetta” for the Rush fans. I wonder if there are any tickets left for the SECC? Saw Rush back in eighties at Ingliston, AC/DC at the Apollo, Motorhead at the Apollo in '79.....list is endless. Used to play Motorhead in my original Mini, but it made bits fall off. I also find THE WHO is a good drivin' band. Used to call my cars “Magic Bus”. Sad really...

To be honest, nowadays if I'm doing any “serious” driving, I tend to turn the music off till I slow down. My brain gets confused - thinks I'm at a gig and forgets to steer/brake etc....Headbanging and B-Roads don't mix! That's why I spent bu**er-all on the stereo.

[Steve74]

In the car this week:

By the Way - Red Hot Chillis
Foo Fighters
Blink 182
Kill Bill Soundtrack
Nelly
Snoop Dogg
Notorious B.I.G

Could only listen to Big Pimpin by Jay Z in a Mini though...:cool:

[Big Gordy]

Hey Elfman I saw Motorhead at the Apollo in 79 as well....spoooooky :p:D:approve:

[ELFMAN]

NewMiniScotland - The Old Rocker's Refuge? This explains a few things... How's about “We Are the Road Crew” for our anthem?

The Motorhead Gig was my first “serious” one - what a start. I was 17 and had long(ish) hair and everything. Old jeans, Combat jacket with loads of badges and “Wake the dead with Motorhead” on the back with the big “skull” logo. As Springsteen said, “Glory Days”. Any more old Motorheadbangers out there? Are we an endangered species? Should I not have let on? I'll get me Combat Jacket...

I think my mum had that jacket fumigated, shot, burned and buried - almost with me in it.
Remember Gordy - “Born to Lose - Live to Win”! Woooooaaaaaaarrrrrrgh!!!!!!!!!!!!

[monkimagic]

I was a Punk, mowhawk an all, still like to listen to it, suppose I always will, Dead Keenedys do go well in Mini, go figure. But like willi M I have many CD's in and out of my car. including Stiff little fingers, I was brought up on the wrong side of Belfast so I grew up with SLF, undertones, U2 & Van morrisons, Elfman is right, we are all old rockers here, anyone uner 30 ????

U2
AC/DC
outkast
red hot chilli
pulp fiction soundtrack
Superfly soul
The strokes
The kings of leon
Punx not dead ( my own compilation)

Dare I mention WINMX !!!!!!!!!

[duncan]

quote:Originally posted by monkimagic
Dare I mention WINMX !!!!!!!!!


KazaaLite for me ;)

[monkimagic]

I forgot one more !!!!!! How could I ???


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[ELFMAN]

Nice one.
“Uh Huh Huh, Thankyouverimuch”.
ELFMAN has left the topic.

[Big Gordy]

I was 'deaf' for about 2 days after the Motorhead concert (well probably not but it felt like it :I) Went to see Led Zep at Knebworth in 79 which was probably their last UK concert due to their drummer killing himself on his booze induced vomit yeuch :dead: :p:D:approve:

[Big Col]

I've been off work for a couple of days so I only just caught this thread.

This week the tunes have been:

Athlete
Disturbed (Owwww wah ah ah ah)
DJ Shadow
Lost Prophets
Bruce Springsteen
Garbage
Linkin Park
Incubus

[Linda M]

Can anyone believe Willie was a PUNK :D Ripped t-shirts, drainpipe tartan trousers with chains etc :D:D:D Cracks me up !! He lived for Stiff Little Fingers.
Hey Gordy, he's going to see RUSH too in Sept.

[Wul]

Only got the Wave H/u in just now so radio only!:(

But MP3's to be in there soon include
Athelete
Zero7
The Stone Roses
Bloodhound Gang
Thin Boy Fat;)
Leftfield
Linkin Park
Etc
Etc

Far too much to list!

Oh and the Italian Job Soundtrack...Of Course!:p

[Monsta Mo Mini]

This week it's been:

UNKLE - Never Never Land
UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
Queens of the Stoneage - Rated R
The Stanglers - Norfolk Coast (BRILLIANT!)
Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood
Ryan Adams - Rock N Roll
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
...and seeing as I'm a dodgy old goff
The Sisters of Mercy - First & Last & Always

[DNV122]

Kings of Leon at least three times....

This week I have mostly reloaded the CDs so I'm starting again

[Big Gordy]

quote:Hey Gordy, he's going to see RUSH too in Sept
Coooooooooooool Linda :D Maybe we can meet up for a few beers before the gig and mull over the old day of the Skids,Sex Pistols,Rezillos,Clash,Sham 69 ohhhhhh the list is endless :p:D:approve:

[Tahra]

Well I need to stick up for the Thin White Duke too - not enough mentions; and loads of the same - Foos, Chilis, SLF etc, etc but honourable mention much also go to Lemonjelly - very calming for traffic jams, Jeff Buckley ( Grace of course) Ash, and any Muse especially Absolution very loud.
Unfortunately my Kings of Leon and Athlete are both on vinyl, sound brilliant but a bit awkward in the car.....

[Julz]

Sorry folks, but Kings of Leon, can't say I've ever really heard of them, nearest I get to that is Queens of the Stone Age!!:p
This week I have been mostly listening to, hate to say it, but Robbie!! Hot Fudge, makes you drive fast and say 'yee-ha' alot!!!:p:D:I

[mr.b]

Folksies,

some nice tunes being peeped there....here are my weeks listings so far:

quarashi
dream theater
joe satriani
antonio forcione
bullitt theme music
dave matthews band
average white band
styles p
jurassic 5
spock's beard

and various other MP3's

B.

[monkimagic]

Try Kings of leon Julz, pretty good

[KenL]

quote:Originally posted by monkimagic

Try Kings of leon Julz, pretty good


Yeah, try it Julz it's a good album.

Not as good as the Stranglers though :)

[broken_brian]

woo hoo motorhead rock :D but im not as old as the others as i was only two years old when they went to see them :p i have just finished lemmy s autobiograpy it is hillarious i would recomend it to anyone

i also have slayer :evil: good for busting eardrums heh heh

mudvayne
metallica
acdc
the darkness :D
green day
judas priest
disturbed
and some good old iron maiden

good choice with dream theater mrb :D

[Big Col]

Oh I forgot about the Darkness! I've been listening to them too! :D

Also Julz, even if there was no music playing wouldn't you still drive fast and go 'yee-ha'? ;)

[Duncan Stewart]

I've got various rock compilations in the car just now - a before anyone asks, yes Motorhead "Ace of spades" is on one of them :evil: ;) . Also got Glen Miller CD for a bit of something different :D

[GAJ]

This week I have mainly been listening to -
The Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb
The KLF - The White Room
Kings Of Leon - Youth & Young Manhood
Leftfield - Leftism
Fischerspooner - 1
The Clash- London Calling
The New York Dolls - Rock 'n' Roll

But all on my iPod cos I've not been in my MINI since Sunday!:(

[mr.b]

Brian,

not sure why but i thought you'd maybe be liking them. ever seen them live?

Gaj, brave you for admitting to listening to the KLF! thought everyone had burned their KLF collection when they burned all that money many years ago!

B.

[GAJ]

Fantastic band The Old KLF! I saw Motorhead many moons ago - the Bomber tour! I was still at school!

[Tahra]

I saw Motorhead about 3 years ago in the Barrows and halfway through the gig Lemmy said " It has to go louder" and low and behold it did - possibly some ears started to bleed too..... Did forget the ultimate though in my last post - the original Man in Black, Sir Johny of Cash !!! Not always the cheeriest sometimes but still Godlike !

[Monsta Mo Mini]

quote:thought everyone had burned their KLF collection when they burned all that money many years ago!

...aaahhh, but did they???;):D

[mr.b]

Its funny how you relate certain music to certain periods in life......KLF - playing a certain computer game on the old Speccy 48k!!!!

The ever reverend Mr J.Cash and his burning ring of fire. He da man, man.

[Tahra]

Mr Tahra here: None of that nonsense, folks. The only viable listening solution in a Cooper S is the sound of the 1.6 and the supercharger whine. Cars is for driving, Music is for my big comfy chair, a wee cask strength single malt or fine Rioja (but never together, it makes me mmaaaaaaaddd!!!) and a roaring fire, the full monty Linn fired up playing some first pressing vinyl and no Mrs Tahra to disturb me... blisss....

Have to admit to a soft spot for "Grace" by Jeff Buckley, and if pressed some early Van Halen makes great Mini Madness Music... but I am mad enough already so some smooooth classics keeps the blood pressure down and the other drivers safe... ;)

John (who is sick to the back teeth of the Man In Black played at every opportunity whenever Mrs Tahra is at the helm...)

[broken_brian]

quote:Originally posted by mr.b

Brian,

not sure why but i thought you'd maybe be liking them. ever seen them live?



B.


seen them in 2000 at manchester academy drove down and back on the same day got home about 4am :sleepy: but it was well worth it fantastic band to see live :D:cool::D

[Big Col]

<blinks> Yeah you must've been totally shattered at 4am bb! I'm mean that's a whopping hour and a half later than you made that post. ;)

[mr.b]

Brian.

I was there too and did the same drive although i got in about 5. like a big girlie groupie, i stayed behind afterwards to chat to the guys. they are surprisingly small!!! Was down in manchester in january this year to see them and jesus, what a gig it was. I always go to see them, no matter where they are playing in the UK.

Mr Tahra....Van Halen kick ass! and yes, all music aside, the 'S' whine is lovely.

B.

[euan]

Well, this week my autochanger has been in my flat and I've not driven the thing all week, but it does still have the following in it:

Snow Patrol
Damien Rice (saw him at Brixton last month, very odd gig, but made superb by the chello version of Seven Nation Army)
Zero7 (going to see them at Brixton later this month)
Brendan Benson (me and the other half saw him supporting a Beth Orton at Royal Albert Hall last year on our first proper date, and it's our anniversary today, so it's been in for that reason)
Franz Ferdinand
Oasis (made up CD of B-sides and favourites)

Coldplay is usually in there, Paul Weller is also in there a lot (saw him in Brixton in December - fantastic!), Blurs Think Tank (they were also awesome in Brixton), Tom Mcrae, Jet, few other odds and sodds that flit in and out.

Can't wait till I sort out MP3 in the car...

[mr.b]

MP3's in a car rocks! ahem....getting too excited now.

i'm busy converting a lot of my albums to mp3 so i can just keep mp3 discs in the car and have a good load of my music colle3ction in the car since you can get a couple of hundred songs to a disc.

what head unit you thinking of getting?

[euan]

I was looking at either getting an Ipod in there, or, and the current prefered option, the Sony MP3 6 disc changer so i can leave the head unit in and use the MFSW as usual. That way, I can get 200 tracks X 6 :)

Meant to say earlier, this is also in the car at the moment. Track 35 is on repeat every now and again.

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[Heather]

Well tribal mini has been blasting out the following (in no particular order)
1) Led Zep
2) Black Sabbath
3) The Cure
4) Soundtrack from Queen of the Damned
5) Pretenders
Its been a noisy week within the pocket rocket!:D

[mr.b]

euan.

i have a couple of earlier albums of theirs and mini is one of the songs - perfect if a little like 70's porn music!

B.

[Tahra]

we saw Damien Rice's Glasgow gig - complete with the White Stripes cover. Did you have the "performance art" support act ?? Great gig spoiled only by a lot of neds talking throughout - Mr Rice was mightly pi66ed off....

[euan]

Damien Rice seems to have this problem at gigs, I went onto his site and read some of the message boards and it seems to happen at a LOT of gigs. I saw him at Shepherds Bush last year, much smaller venue, so much better. (And yes, the random dancing nutters where there too. I didn't get it either). He also seems to use the same retort ("I'll give you 15 quid plus booking fee to go home"). Still, very good. Didn't quite follow the mad guitar solo either, seemed oddly out of place.

And the courdroy track "Mini", yes the album is a little 70's porn, but stick mini on, turn it up, I dare anyone not to sing along!

[Tahra]

quote:And the courdroy track "Mini", yes the album is a little 70's porn, but stick mini on, turn it up, I dare anyone not to sing along!Great band, one of my favourites. "Out of here" is a great place to start, but "Dad Man Cat" rocks.

Mr Tahra, of the Corduroy Appreciation Society (Fife Branch)

[mr.b]

i agree mr tahra, in fact, i concur. dad man cat is very cool.

must admit to always liking 'e-type' and 'motorhead' too!