Sir John Peel & Retro Radio . . .

2AM, 1990, driving from east sussex to kent at speed after dropping a colleague off. Level 42 album, the early stuff. Fiesta Ghia Mk1, lowered, piped. Sunroof open to the stars. Perfect.

BAD MUSIC: Bryan Adams Summer of '69. It just really grates for some reason.

I remember back to the day I passed my driving test: Took some mates up to a pub about 5 miles away (just because I could! ). On the way back my mate put on a tape of the offending song on the cacky stereo in my Estelle.
He refused to remove it, causing me some frustration, so ejected it and lobbed it out the window. He insisted on going back to fetch it, so finished up walking home! ;D ;D ;D

(We're still mates tho'. ;D)

Ministrone, I salute you. taking into account the colour of your mini, and your ICE system I can only conclude that you are clearly as cool as a f****r.

Hahah I like me ICE.... in fact this summer it's getting an extensive overhaul....

But yeah, I like a wide variety of music to drive to.

DJ Shadow, "The Private Press" has some excellent driving tracks on it, (see sig. for details )
Franz Ferdinand - self titles
Lost Prophets - "Start Something"
Incubus - "Make Yourself" and "S.C.I.E.N.C.E"
Beastie Boys - "Ill Communication" and "Licensed to Ill"

Probabyl one of the most enduring moments where I can remember listening to some music and driving, is hauling down the Desert Road in Central North Island (NZ) with the windows down, cracking hot weather, sunroof open, absolutely cranking the song "Summer Romance" by Incubus. Top stuff.... backed up by the crackling and popping that Alfa boxers do best on the overrun......

Yeh, I was really gutted when I heard that John Peel had died - he was a real champion of all kinds alternative music both old and new - & a top bloke too.

For me music - along with cars are part of the food of life... One audio/automotive moment stands out for me, last year me and my mate were packing away our camping gear after a rather debauched weekend on the Riviera Run (Mini version of RTTS) At Trevelgue in Newquay. The weather up to that point had been rather dull and cold, my mate then put his Li'l Duece Coupe album by the Beach Boys on the Stereo in his grey Anglia, at that moment the sun came out - it sounded cock-on with his little system, including a Bass tube in the boot ;D with the sun beating down on us, it really capped off a great weekend.

Music in my car at the moment include;

Eels - Lillies of the valleys (I think)
Erland Oye (One half of the Kings of Convenience)
The Ordinary Boys - Over the counter culture

I saw the Ordinary Boys live at a local venue a couple of weeks ago - they truely rock

I'm 'feeling' the Incubus albums Snoozingeuro - especially 'Make yourself'

I've always been one of those people that loves their ICE, but it's gotta be done in a subtle way in a retro motor.

This week in the car's (when they work! ) I have been mostly listening to;

Jimi Hendrix
Stone Temple Pilots
Soulwax
Mark B and Blade

Ministrone - I know where you're coming from about not being able to hear stuff over the engine though.

RIP JP

In salute to the late great John Peel, this week I have mostly been listening to the Smiths (not a hardship),

Also on the Golf CD changer (ZS doesn't have a radio at all)

Runrig - In Search of Angels
Nanci Griffith - Clock without Hands
The Cure - Mixed up (oh yeah!)
Johnny Clegg - Third World Child
REM - Monster
AC/DC - Back in Black (oh YEAH!)

All together...Lets Rock!

Hey, welcome aboard!

RIP John.
he got friends of mine "miss black america" noticed which later let to a record deal and got them famous (nearly) but go get the album.
he got me into a lot of music and I'm very gratful for that.

i think the music in the cars changes with the car.
for the dolly it would have to be the 70's and 80's stuff like the who, rolling stones etc but in the manta it was rock and lots of it. i think the best was twisted sisters i wanna rock and you aint seem nothing yet by batchman