Favorite Music While Hiking

[RGB]

I know there are some out there that are gonna grumble "why do you need music when you can listen to nature blah blah blah," which don't get me wrong, is satisfying to a point. But when you do bring your mp3 player, what's on it? I personally like Dispatch and Avett Brothers, or anything else earthy and acoustic.

[Egads]

I think I hear banjo music

[Spot In The Sky]

Pearl Jam.

[bigcranky]

John Hiatt

[Saffirre8]

kenny chesney

[Spokes]

Pink, Old Crow Medicine Show, Robert Earl Keen, Drowning Pool.............

[DAJA]

Rarely do I listen to tunes on the trail, but when I do I have 16 gigs of tunes, pod casts, and audio books. I prefer blue grass while hiking from bill Monroe, string cheese incident, old crow medicine show, younder mountain string band, cornmeal, new monsoon, railroad earth. Sometimes it's fun to listen to micheal franti, knaan, Marley, bela fleck, pearl jam, screaming trees, and cracker. But for me nothing beats Phish.

[brooklynkayak]

AxCx, Brutal Truth, Brujeria,... Helps me relax and enjoy the outdoors:-)

[Hatfield]

Widespread Panic, all the time

[Lone Wolf]

Ted Nugent. Barry Manilow.

[RGB]

Ted Nugent. Barry Manilow.

Ohh Mandy...

[AUhiker90]

all who yonder are not lost

YMSB

[whistle dixie]

terry reid,

government mule,


anything other than rap.

[RGB]

Well I did say music. Rap doesn't really fall into that category. :P

[whistle dixie]

terry reid,

government mule,


anything other than rap.


and most important of any all the john prine my mp3 player can hold
:bse:bse:bse.


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to believe in this living is just hard road to hold. john prine.

[Lion King]

Rivers splashing against rocks, wind in the trees, coyotes, birds of every song, the branches of trees creaking...thats sweet music.

[Lion King]

but on my ipod;


Ben Folds
Wilco/Billy Bragg
Johnny Lang
Sunvolt
Rage against the machine
Pearl Jam
Alice in Chains
Tom Petty
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ryan Adams
Johnny Cash
Soundgarden


etc.....

[brooklynkayak]

Rivers splashing against rocks, wind in the trees, coyotes, birds of every song, the branches of trees creaking...thats sweet music.

Sweeter than AxCx?

[RGB]

but on my ipod;


Ben Folds
Wilco/Billy Bragg
Johnny Lang
Sunvolt
Rage against the machine
Pearl Jam
Alice in Chains
Tom Petty
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ryan Adams
Johnny Cash
Soundgarden


etc.....

Love Wilco.

I guess for a wintry hike Sigur Ros would be good. They've fused Iceland into their music somehow.

[leaftye]

Rivers splashing against rocks, wind in the trees, coyotes, birds of every song, the branches of trees creaking...thats sweet music.

Bears huffing, rattlers rattling..

[wvgrinder]

Good 'ol Grateful Dead. :sun

[Desert Reprobate]

Soundtrack of Deliverance
Sousa

[Ender]

Love Wilco.

I guess for a wintry hike Sigur Ros would be good. They've fused Iceland into their music somehow.

Sigur Ros is great! I don't own any right now... should go out and get some. :)

[Sweetpea-NC]

You rap haters are gonna love me... :rolleyes:

When I'm jogging, nothing is better to my ears then TI's "Bring em out Bring em out." or most anything by Ludacris. It gets me going and puts a smile on my face.:D

If I'm cooking, I'll throw on some Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin.

If I'm chillin' or driving, I love some Bob Marley (really any reggae), Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Spoon, MGMT...

But when I'm hiking. Nothing. Weird huh? I like to hear the leaves crunching underneath my boots, my dog breathing, I love the peaceful silence of the woods.

[BrianLe]

Audio books --- mind candy most typically, sci fi or the like.

Music: I think I mostly listen to the likes of Julieta Venegas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julieta_Venegas), La Quinta Estacion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinta_estacion), and Eva Amaral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Amaral). Just got a Nena Daconte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nena_Daconte) CD that I'm looking forward to listening to on the trail. I kind of like Wir Sind Helden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wir_Sind_Helden), but don't have anything by them (my MP3 player is pretty full up ...). I guess in particular I like stuff that's not on "Jack Radio", it's nice to have a wide variety --- not just of style/genre, but also of culture and "era". I think too many people focus their musical tastes based on what was popular when they were young, and where they happened to grow up. So I like to listen to Cowboy Junkies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Junkies), or to a little old school Manhattan Transfer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manhattan_Transfer) now and again, switch from that to Dougie MacLean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougie_MacLean) or Tannahill Weavers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannahill_Weavers). Then listen to some Jethro Tull (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_%28band%29), put on some Yerba Buena (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_Buena_%28band%29), or David Mallet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mallett), or (though I speak none of this language) Zdob Si Zdub (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zdob_%C5%9Fi_Zdub) ... there's just such an infinite number and variety of things to listen to (!).

[CowHead]

Avett Brothers, Drive by Truckers, and pink floyd

[CowHead]

Rivers splashing against rocks, wind in the trees, coyotes, birds of every song, the branches of trees creaking...thats sweet music.
Once again there always one in the crowd such a purist:banana

[mister krabs]

Close to home (http://www.wcqs.org/wcqs/local-programs/close-to-home) on the mountain air network. I only listen at night, not while walking.

[DAJA]

Good 'ol Grateful Dead. :sun

Goes without saying!!! They are the quintasential Americana Rock Band!

[Snowleopard]

I think I hear banjo music

Soundtrack of Deliverance
...
I'll be singing the Happy Wanderer, off key. That should clear out overcrowded shelters and any Deliverance types.
Link to the Myron Floren version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDPbd0Q4gVs
mister krabs, thanks for the link to WCQS; Don Pedi has a couple tunes on Rhapsody.
Are there music festivals/ live music at any of the trail towns or nearby?

[innermountain]

I know it may seem kind of harsh, but I sometimes like to listen to Metallica while I hike (http://www.wildlandtrekking.com/adventurehikes/grandcanyonhiking.html). The came out with a version years ago where they played in Berkeley with the California State Orchestra, and it's amazing to hike to, ski to, climb to!

[Wrangler88]

Yay for two Avett Brothers posts! Except they're starting to get away from what makes them so good. --- Their new cd isn't very good.


Avett Brothers
JOHN PRINE
Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan
Jack Johnson
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
(Acoustic Music)
And others along these lines.

[Tinker]

None (but I don't have an MP3 player - yet). When (if) I get one I will most likely listen to Christian Gospel (duh), Irish folk, and bluegrass. I'm not picky about artists, just the content of the lyrics and talent of the musicians.
Way back when I was a fan of all things 1970-ish, Led Zeppelin being the only band whose guitar licks I bothered to (try) to master. Now, on the trail or off, I usually play classical style guitar.

[Backpacking Rob]

I like to listen to Paul Simon and Daft Punk on days I need to make some tome up!!!

[Sweetpea-NC]

I like to listen to Paul Simon and Daft Punk on days I need to make some tome up!!!

reminds me of the that song by LCD Soundsystems... "Daft Punk is playing in my house, My HOUSE." Good song.

[JustaTouron]

Nature sounds...keep them on the ipod.

Sometimes will be in the mood to listen to birds singing...but there won't be any birds around.

Or in the mood for a nice relaxing waterfall, but won't be camped near one...so i tune into that track.

And the real birds never sing good as the ones I got on my ipod anyway.....:sun






j/k.....but i bet at least one person has done just that.

[Maddog]

Pearl Jam.

ditto.... plus nirvana, sound garden, and alice in chains!:banana maddog

[SKessler]

REALLY glad to see so many Avett Bros. fans on here!

I would take Avett Bros, Dead, Arcade Fire, Beatles, and TV on the Radio (to mix it up a little)

[Mrs Baggins]

I had the entire Lord of the Rings soundtrack, everything Enya has done, Tom Petty, Rod Stewart, everything Andrew Lloyd Weber had done for Broadway.

[Bearpaw]

Rob Zombie, Marylin Manson, Guns n Roses, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Filter, Audioslave. Don't hike very often with an MP3 player, but these guys help me get up a lot of hills.

[SGT Rock]

P Diddy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRIU_iO-wek

[DAJA]

Rob Zombie, Marylin Manson, Guns n Roses, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Filter, Audioslave. Don't hike very often with an MP3 player, but these guys help me get up a lot of hills.

Thats a good list, many of which are on my iphone...

I have a theory that Lady Gaga is Marylin Manson...

[Wrangler88]

Rob Zombie, Marylin Manson, Guns n Roses, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Filter, Audioslave. Don't hike very often with an MP3 player, but these guys help me get up a lot of hills.


Yeah I could see how this would help.
I used to listen to Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine, etc. when I worked out.

[emerald]

I've posted before in reference to an important difference between long-distance hikers and others. When hiking seemingly becomes someone's life, recreation becomes what others live every day.

Some people who haven't experienced it have a hard time wrapping their minds around the concept. The principle also applies to people who spend a summer working on the A.T. engaged in the work that makes it possible.

I do get it, but try to remember why you went out there in the first place. Listen to the birds and try to learn their songs too.

[Press]

I like most of the bands mentioned so far, glad to see TV on the Radio get a mention. And people who like the Avett Brothers and other relatively new still at least semi-indie bands may want to check this out for some new music every day. www.pitchforked.com

[RGB]

Yay for two Avett Brothers posts! Except they're starting to get away from what makes them so good. --- Their new cd isn't very good.


Avett Brothers
JOHN PRINE
Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan
Jack Johnson
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
(Acoustic Music)
And others along these lines.

I totally agree, their new album sucks. They started getting bigger and listening to Cali music reps, which ultimately destroyed their sound. Hopefully they'll go back to being Emotionalism-esque after having so many bad reviews from fans.

[RGB]

I've posted before in reference to an important difference between long-distance hikers and others. When hiking seemingly becomes someone's life, recreation becomes what others live every day.

Some people who haven't experienced it have a hard time wrapping their minds around the concept. The principle also applies to people who spend a summer working on the A.T. engaged in the work that makes it possible.

I do get it, but try to remember why you went out there in the first place. Listen to the birds and try to learn their songs too.

Don't think I was naive in thinking that the first sentence in my original post would discourage a purist from piping up. Just thought it would decrease the amount of similar comments, which I guess so far, has been an success.

Keep em coming, what's your trail music?

Some more favorites: The Shins, Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, The Album Leaf, Supertramp, Kings of Leon....

[GrubbyJohn]

bluegrass, country,and the BEATLES....

[scooterdogma]

Ahh music to get up the mountains,

Bryan Adams
Bruce Springsteen
Melissa Etheridge
Natalie Bedingfield
Emma's Revolution
Annie Lennox
Abba
Sound of Music
Dixie Chicks
Jonell Moser
Steve Earle
Tina Turner

[checkout]

For Hills: Rage, Alice in Chains, 311 and Pearl Jam
Green Tunnels: Doc Watson, The Stanleys, The Avetts, Dailey and Vincent
Camp: Lucinda Williams, Any member of the Highwaymen, DMB

[sbhikes]

I only listen to ear worms on the trail. And birds.

[Medic!]

Depends on the mood, but when the big miles need to happen, http://www.suicidecommando.be/ or http://www.myspace.com/combichrist

Helps keep a 4+ mph pace with any weight pack.

[RGB]

For Hills: Rage, Alice in Chains, 311 and Pearl Jam
Green Tunnels: Doc Watson, The Stanleys, The Avetts, Dailey and Vincent
Camp: Lucinda Williams, Any member of the Highwaymen, DMB

Haha, I love the variety here.

[FamilyGuy]

Depends on whether my hiking partner will be quiet or not. If not, then the Foo Fighters.

[Smokestacks]

i like death metal in the morning some faith no more with a bit of primus for the afternoon

[generATion X]

I see no mention of Ben Harper or The White Stripes, whats wrong with you people?

[vthiker]

Guy Clark
Oysterhead
Rev. Gary Davis
Sly and the Family Stone
Medeski, Martin and Wood
Louvin Brothers

[Wrangler88]

I see no mention of Ben Harper or The White Stripes, whats wrong with you people?



Yeah, both are good.

Ben Harper for sure.

[johnnybgood]

All the music I carry on the trail is in my head. Sometimes its 70's Rock ,other times its whatever I've heard recently.

[Trailbender]

I usually listen to black metal. It has the perfect atmosphere for walking in the woods.
Agalloch isn't black metal, but they are a great band to listen to hiking.

[Trailbender]

i like death metal in the morning some faith no more with a bit of primus for the afternoon

Those bands aren't death metal.

[PSy BaSS]

Please don't tell me that i'm the only one that listens to trance.......

[Maddog]

Rob Zombie, Marylin Manson, Guns n Roses, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Filter, Audioslave. Don't hike very often with an MP3 player, but these guys help me get up a lot of hills.

yep...all of the above!

[wvgrinder]

Anyone remember Raccoon? I think I'll break this out for today's hike:

http://racoonsongs.com/Raccoon%20-%20Music/Raccoon%20-%20Rainbow%20Warrior/index.html

[mister krabs]

lady gaga ...

[Different Socks]

If I could only take a certain kind: New Age-anything by David Lanz, Paul Speer, George Winston, Kitaro, etc.