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I am leaning towards not bringing an mp3 player with me, however if I decide to bring one or have one sent to me later on in my hike I wanted to have a playlist set up. Here's what I have already set up and I'm looking for suggestions on similar artists/songs/genre. Most of these songs I've come across have been from other thru-hikers and just put me in the mood to hike.
Guaranteed - Eddie Vedder
Society - Eddie Vedder
Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine
Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine
Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
Worn Out Shoes - Joe Purdy
Cold Feet - Tracy Chapman
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
eatapeach
01-29-2012, 23:36
Mountain Jam, Allman Brothers Band
Just part of my hiking listening, though I've never been a thru hiker. Most of these are nothing like the songs you have listed, but I find that having a high energy song on up a tough hill or at the end of the day really helps me stay moving.
Hill Songs
My Body- Young the Giant
Do What You Want - OK Go
Here it Goes Again - OK Go
Get Over It - OK Go
I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace (for those really hard hills)
Falling On - Finger Eleven
Other
Dare You To Move - Switchfoot
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Great choices!
I am in love with the entire "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack for hiking. Even the sad songs are upbeat. Unfortunately, I can only harmonize in my imagination so I keep the singing there, as well.
ALLEGHENY
01-30-2012, 01:25
CCR- Have you ever seen the rain?
Rolling Stones-Gimme shelter
all things Railroad earth and yonder mountain string band and i like to hike to full phish shows :) shoot next thing you know you you are at the next shelter.. oh cant forget bout those infamous stringdusters...
http://iclips.net/watch/rre-jam-cruise-8 here is a little taste of some RRE.
piperston
01-30-2012, 08:38
Pretty much any set of 70-84 Grateful Dead or 93-00 Phish will put you in the right frame of mind!
Chaco Taco
01-30-2012, 08:40
lay your burden down- Govt Mule
Surprise Valley- Widespread Panic
Rambler Anthem- Yonder Mtn String Band
Ganga Babe- Micheal Franti and Spearhead
He's Gone- Grateful Dead
Just to name a few...
Tobasco Donkeys- "I Don't Mind"
Yonder Mountain String Band- "40 Miles from Denver"
Lemni Skate
01-31-2012, 15:55
I plan to listen to this over the course of my "triple crown." The list will likely be at 10,000 songs by then.
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/mattymath/over_5000_great_songs_from_rock_and_closely_relate d_genres (http://rateyourmusic.com/list/mattymath/over_5000_great_songs_from_rock_and_closely_relate d_genres)_
Lemni Skate
01-31-2012, 15:56
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/mattymath/over_5000_great_songs_from_rock_and_closely_relate d_genres_
Lemni Skate
01-31-2012, 15:59
Okay one more time:
A list of over 5500 great songs (http://rateyourmusic.com/list/mattymath/over_5000_great_songs_from_rock_and_closely_relate d_genres_)
dang thats quite a list you got there...
Plodderman
01-31-2012, 17:48
Anything Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers, Bad Company, Eddie Vedder, Dave Matthews.
hikerboy57
01-31-2012, 18:06
Mountain Jam, Allman Brothers Band
just picked up allman bros live 1971 at Stony Brook ,NY, although the sound quality isnt as good, the jams are even better than live at the fillmore, with dickey and duane at their all time best(11 min blue sky,ripping versions of one way out and stormy monday like youve never heard. my cd player is almost worn out.
anyone see wanee festival line up this year? allman bros,furthur,electric hot freaking tuna,members of the doors and lots lots more...
Thanks everyone! I don't know how I forgot CCR and Fleetwood Mac.
Joe the Plumber
02-01-2012, 21:46
Zac Brown is awesome to move to!!!
Jeffrey Scott Wise
02-01-2012, 21:47
John Butler Trio - Valley
marty1983
02-01-2012, 23:57
Mumford and Sons------The Cave
Captain_Slo
02-02-2012, 00:35
my playlist:
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Long Way
Antje Duvekot
The Near Demise Of The Highwire Dancer
2009
Hard, Ain't It Hard
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
1997
The Littlest Birds
The Be Good Tanyas
Blue Horse
2000
Light Enough To Travel
The Be Good Tanyas
Blue Horse
2000
Cold Feet
Tracy Chapman
New Beginning
1995
The easy way
Dar Williams
Promised Land
2008
Going to Tennessee
the Mountain Goats
Why You All So Thief?
1994
Walking For You
The Avett Brothers
A Carolina Jubilee
2003
Going to Maryland
the Mountain Goats
Beautiful Rat Sunset
1996
Going To Georgia
the Mountain Goats
Zopilote Machine
1995
The Traveling Song
The Avett Brothers
A Carolina Jubilee
2003
Wave Over Wave
Great Big Sea
Up
1996
This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
1997
Going To Maine
the Mountain Goats
Ghana
2002
Hold It All At Bay
Girlyman
Joyful Sign
2007
Why Walk When You Can Fly
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Stones In The Road
1994
Mean Talking Blues
Woody Guthrie
Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)
1998
Homeward Bound
Simon & Garfunkel
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
1966
Night Rider's Lament
Nanci Griffith
Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993
Traveling Again
Dar Williams
Honesty Room
Long Way Home
Raffa & Rainer
No Mercy
2009
Have You Ever
Brandi Carlile
The Story
2007
Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Nanci Griffith
Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993
Tennessee Waltz / Tennessee Mazurka
The Chieftains & Tom Jones
The Long Black Veil
1995
North Carolina Boys
Raffa & Rainer
No Mercy
2009
The Mountains Win Again
Blues Traveler
ChinMusic
02-02-2012, 00:40
Only Happy When it Rains - Garbage
Captain_Slo
02-02-2012, 00:48
walking on broken glass--annie lennox
Drybones
02-02-2012, 15:43
What Was I Thinking - Derks Bentley
Take this job and shove it - David Allen Coe
Jack Daniels if you please - David Allen Coe
Big Wind Coming - Sonny & Brownie
All my routy friends - Hank Jr.
Family Traditions - Hank Jr.
Drybones
02-02-2012, 16:02
Pop a top again - Allan Jackson
Against the wind - Bob Seger
Night Moves - Bob Seger
Like a Rock - Bob Seger
Put a Spell(smell)on you - Credence CW
Who'll stop the rain - CCW
Have you ever seen the rain - CCW
Sweet Hitch-Hicker - CCW
Would you lay with me (In a field of stones) - David Allen Coe
Get a little dirt on your hands - Davis Allen Coe
Walkin' my blues away - Sonny & Brownie
Go your own way - Fleetwood Mac
On the road again - Sonny & Brownie
Happy Trails - Roy Rodgers
Little Feat--Feats Don't Fail Me Now
TammyLynn
02-02-2012, 20:56
Captain_Slo, I am just excited that you have Great Big Sea on your playlist!! They are one of my favorite bands! How do you know about them?
eatapeach
02-02-2012, 21:17
just picked up allman bros live 1971 at Stony Brook ,NY, although the sound quality isnt as good, the jams are even better than live at the fillmore, with dickey and duane at their all time best(11 min blue sky,ripping versions of one way out and stormy monday like youve never heard. my cd player is almost worn out.I think you maybe just sold me on it. If it's got Dreams on it, too, then it's bought. Excuse me while I do some googling.
my playlist:
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Long Way
Antje Duvekot
The Near Demise Of The Highwire Dancer
2009
Hard, Ain't It Hard
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
1997
The Littlest Birds
The Be Good Tanyas
Blue Horse
2000
Light Enough To Travel
The Be Good Tanyas
Blue Horse
2000
Cold Feet
Tracy Chapman
New Beginning
1995
The easy way
Dar Williams
Promised Land
2008
Going to Tennessee
the Mountain Goats
Why You All So Thief?
1994
Walking For You
The Avett Brothers
A Carolina Jubilee
2003
Going to Maryland
the Mountain Goats
Beautiful Rat Sunset
1996
Going To Georgia
the Mountain Goats
Zopilote Machine
1995
The Traveling Song
The Avett Brothers
A Carolina Jubilee
2003
Wave Over Wave
Great Big Sea
Up
1996
This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1
1997
Going To Maine
the Mountain Goats
Ghana
2002
Hold It All At Bay
Girlyman
Joyful Sign
2007
Why Walk When You Can Fly
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Stones In The Road
1994
Mean Talking Blues
Woody Guthrie
Hard Travelin' (The Asch Recordings Vol. 3)
1998
Homeward Bound
Simon & Garfunkel
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
1966
Night Rider's Lament
Nanci Griffith
Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993
Traveling Again
Dar Williams
Honesty Room
Long Way Home
Raffa & Rainer
No Mercy
2009
Have You Ever
Brandi Carlile
The Story
2007
Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Nanci Griffith
Other Voices, Other Rooms
1993
Tennessee Waltz / Tennessee Mazurka
The Chieftains & Tom Jones
The Long Black Veil
1995
North Carolina Boys
Raffa & Rainer
No Mercy
2009
The Mountains Win Again
Blues Traveler
I really like Mary Chapin Carpenter - Do you have "The Calling" - I love this song - it is maybe my favorite trail song which says volumes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXmD3YCMcGw
Wow- posts like these are such fun:
Well, I just said something about Mary Chapin Carpenter but my tastes are all over the map - here are a few things on my I-pod mini:
(oh, and as you guys know, I'm not a "trail electronics" guy - guess I'm busted)
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Son Volt
Wilco
Neil Young
Widespread Panic
Greatful Dead
Yonder Mtn String Band
Woodie Guthrie
Simon and Garfunkel
Soundtrack from Smokey and the Bandit - Jerry Reid - go figure
REM
Railroad Earth
TOM WAITS (he is so amazing)
Grateful Dead
I've got jazz, blues, opera, and other classical too - I'll stop there ....
there are more - I'll stop there
Captain_Slo
02-02-2012, 21:50
Captain_Slo, I am just excited that you have Great Big Sea on your playlist!! They are one of my favorite bands! How do you know about them?
I've got some canadian friends...
Captain_Slo
02-02-2012, 21:54
Ahh, yeah of course! Neil Young--he has perfected the translation of suffering music. Perfect hiking music :) How about "Long May You Run" (or walk).
And add: the whole Mary CHapin Carpenter album Come on Come on
ChinMusic
02-02-2012, 22:37
Ahh, yeah of course! Neil Young--he has perfected the translation of suffering music. Perfect hiking music :)
I imagine sitting next to some lake in Maine and taking this one in: http://www.sublimegoodness.com/2009/04/deep-forbidden-lake-by-neil-young.html
Neil Young - Deep Forbidden Lake
CCR, Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Petty.....!
hikerboy57
02-03-2012, 08:17
I think you maybe just sold me on it. If it's got Dreams on it, too, then it's bought. Excuse me while I do some googling.not just dreams ,but elizabeth reed,you dont love me, statesboro blues, trouble no more, and an amazing stormy monday.what this album showed me was how great these guys were. there are so many cover bands that play bros. fillmore stuff note for note, and they were great at the fillmore, but this album just shows you duane and dickeys versatility.only disasapointment -no whipping post.
on_the_GOEZ
02-03-2012, 11:55
i like to hike to full phish shows :) shoot next thing you know you you are at the next shelter...
Pretty much any set of 70-84 Grateful Dead or 93-00 Phish will put you in the right frame of mind!
I second both of these - Any live Phish or GD - some great jams during some monotony. Also, The Band, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Bela Fleck, and OUTKAST!!
Tobasco Donkeys- "I Don't Mind"
Best thru hiking song EVER!!!!
My music taste tends to fluctuate.....but right now I'm feeling these bands for hiking.
The Menzingers, The Falcon, Alkaline Trio, Wiz Khalifa (love the new album with Snoop!), The Lawrence Arms, Smoking Popes, Phish, and plenty more
Grateful Dead
Phish
Railroad Earth
Pert Near Sandstone (great bluegrass from Minnesota)
Bob Dylan
Fleet Foxes
Dr. Dog
Head for the Hills
Human Highway
Old Crow Medicine Show
String Cheese Incident
Tallest Man on Earth
Trampled by Turtles (really great group from Minnesota, you should check them out)
Blitzen Trapper
Perpetual Groove
Just a few on my playlist, I hope that you find something that you like.
birdygal
02-03-2012, 15:34
Def Leppard , Bad company,Cars,Led Zepplin,Grand Funk Railroad,Styx,Aerosmith,Blue Oyster Cult,Bob Seger,Boston,Doobie Brothers,Fleetwood Mac,Free,Guns n Roses,Jethro Tull,jimmi Hendrix,Little River Band,Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hatchet,Pat Benatar, Pink Floyd,Rolling Stones, Supertramp, Tom Petty, U2 and ZZ top are all on my MP3 player,
Ekoostik Hookah!!!!!!They are a great band. Best trail song ever is Thru Hiker by ekoostik hookah. If you don't know you should.
Ekoostik Hookah!!!!!!They are a great band. Best trail song ever is Thru Hiker by ekoostik hookah. If you don't know you should. this...............
Half Note
02-14-2012, 04:02
Just wanted to throw this out here. We just made a song about the Appalachian Trail called Autumn Dresses. It describes bringing all types of people from all over the country to one place, the AT. Lots of symbolism used but yeah, upon writing it the AT definitely inspired this song. Feel free to take a listen: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lost-July/156249017754734
For now it's only on our Facebook. If anyone makes a montage of video/photos and would like to use it, just feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll send it your way.
Shameless self promotion.
takethisbread
02-14-2012, 06:54
oh god that sounds like a nightmare from the 1970's. Ill be listening to the usual standby's: The Felice Brothers, Deer Tick, Mumford and Sons,Bob Dylan of course, AA Bondy, The Clash, Mike Ness, Social Distortion, Springsteen, and Bright Eyes.
Def Leppard , Bad company,Cars,Led Zepplin,Grand Funk Railroad,Styx,Aerosmith,Blue Oyster Cult,Bob Seger,Boston,Doobie Brothers,Fleetwood Mac,Free,Guns n Roses,Jethro Tull,jimmi Hendrix,Little River Band,Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hatchet,Pat Benatar, Pink Floyd,Rolling Stones, Supertramp, Tom Petty, U2 and ZZ top are all on my MP3 player,