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post #31 of 155
10/7/05 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by pheft
No music. I need to get away from the noise of everyday life for awhile.
I'm with pheft -- I like the snowy silence.

Now driving-to-the-hill music is a different story.

And sad to say I've never heard of most of the music that is listed here.:
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post #32 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:10am
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Originally Posted by Canyons
DOes anyone know anything about "String Cheese Incident"?
String Cheese Incident is a "hippy jam band" with a background of bluegrass music. I heard one album of theirs that I wan't impressed with, but they are very good live from all reports. They are very skilled musicians.
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post #33 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:13am
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Originally Posted by MilesB
Ashlee Simpson
Miles, you REALLY crack me up. You are epicski's king of the one liners.
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post #34 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:14am
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Originally Posted by volantaddict
String Cheese Incident is a "hippy jam band" with a background of bluegrass music. I heard one album of theirs that I wan't impressed with, but they are very good live from all reports. They are very skilled musicians.
SCI got their start in crusty butt. They were a bunch of ski bums who put together a bluegrass band, initially, for nighttime gigs in colorado ski country.

The are amazing live. They play at this great venue here in pdx called horning's hideout, a forested campout concert that used to last all night long.

SCI is like the Dead in that their albums don't do them justice. It's live where you really hear what they're like.

Canyons, good taste in music. let me know if you want to trade bootlegs.

or, check out the archive

archive.org
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post #35 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:17am
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Originally Posted by ski nose popsicle
I completely agree.

But on the way up to the mountain its all about The Grateful Dead.
: : : Can I hitch a ride?
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post #36 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:20am
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Originally Posted by Lodro
But I have to say kids, if "Green Day" is punk, Phish can actually jam (in the sense of Allman Brothers have their s** together jam) and I say not to both.

Anyway.....It sounds like some really excellent taste out there. Definetly some new things it sounds worth checking out.
That's a powderkeg of a comment, Lodro! As far as I'm concerned, the "punk" genre/movement you're referring to is no longer signficant enough to consider alive. If anything, hip-hop has become the new punk. That being said, Green Day's latest album is, IMHO, one of the best commercially successful albums of the past few years.

As for Phish not being able to jam, well, that's just crazy! First let me state that I'm not a fan of Phish -- having spent four years in Burlington surrounded by hippies of all sorts (actual socialist dirtbags, wannabe socialist dirtbags, trustafarians, hipsters, etc.) I consider myself extremely well-versed in the work of Phish. They were most certainly a jam band, they most certainly had their shit together like the Allman Brothers, and the argument can be made that Phish was "technically" (in a musical sense) more talented than the Allman Brothers, with the caveat that their technical prowess had nothing to do with the quality and/or desireability of the music they made.
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post #37 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:34am
I hate coldplay.
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post #38 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:47am
I like the sound of the skis on snow, wind and wildlife also. If you want some hard rock to get the blood flowing though, try some Disturbed.
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post #39 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:47am
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Originally Posted by iskitoofast4u
That's a powderkeg of a comment, Lodro!
I know, I know...not quite a troll, but let's turn this up a notch, lol

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Originally Posted by iskitoofast4u
As far as I'm concerned, the "punk" genre/movement you're referring to is no longer signficant enough to consider alive. If anything, hip-hop has become the new punk. That being said, Green Day's latest album is, IMHO, one of the best commercially successful albums of the past few years.
Right, I wasn't making a comment about marketability or skill.

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Originally Posted by iskitoofast4u
As for Phish not being able to jam, well, that's just crazy! ...Phish was "technically" (in a musical sense) more talented than the Allman Brothers, with the caveat that their technical prowess had nothing to do with the quality and/or desireability of the music they made.
Hahah. Well I agree 100% with all you say. Again the issue is not technical skill, but wether the music has any genius or not. Miles D. was arguably not the greatest trumpet player in the world, but it is what he *did* with it. My impression of Phish is that it is a bunch of musical noodling which has no real interesting strucuture and only sounds interesting to potheads. <ducking> But, I'm keep an open mind if anyone wants to suggest a good Phish track that really does jam instead of meander.
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post #40 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:47am
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Originally Posted by ski nose popsicle
Canyons, good taste in music. let me know if you want to trade bootlegs.

or, check out the archive

archive.org
Thanks alot, SNP...thanks a frickin' lot. Checking out that archive.org link just shot my whole weekend straight to hell! Now instead of cleaning the house (supposed to niar all weekend) and taking care of the other chores that will soon be neglected until May, I'm going to be downloading/burning all weekend !

Great site though.
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post #41 of 155
10/7/05 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by volantaddict
: : : Can I hitch a ride?

Well, If I'm headin' to big sky, big mountain, targhee, or jh perhaps that can be worked out.

But the price of gas prolly will keep my going no further than b.c. this year.
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post #42 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:09pm
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Originally Posted by iskitoofast4u
In the a.m., my drive to the mountain theme song never changes: The Sopranos theme song . Why, I'm not really sure...but one night while watching the show, someone said, "This is a perfect song for rolling into the parking lot in the morning, coffee in hand, heads nodding!" It's been that way ever since.
Brought to you by; Alabama 3, from Brixton, London. Good band, seen them live a couple of times
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post #43 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:12pm
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Originally Posted by Lodro
But I have to say kids, if "Green Day" is punk, Phish can actually jam (in the sense of Allman Brothers have their s** together jam) and I say not to both.
These days Green Day is Punk. Commercial, poppy punk yes, but still punk. If it ain't then what is it?
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post #44 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:28pm
Lodro....you talked about a remix of steve reich? i would like to hear that being myself a fan of the 'real stuff'...perfect for studying or reading on a sunday morning...and maybe for snowboarding...i usualy listen to radiohead, godspeed you black emperor, sigur ros, boards of canada when i feel relax and greenday, sum 41, outkast when i want to feel 15 years old again...(i'm just 23 but i was so less afraid when i was 15...!)

Ciao
nicolas
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post #45 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by ski nose popsicle
SCI got their start in crusty butt. They were a bunch of ski bums who put together a bluegrass band, initially, for nighttime gigs in colorado ski country.

The are amazing live. They play at this great venue here in pdx called horning's hideout, a forested campout concert that used to last all night long.

SCI is like the Dead in that their albums don't do them justice. It's live where you really hear what they're like.

Canyons, good taste in music. let me know if you want to trade bootlegs.

or, check out the archive

archive.org
SCI is good, but was better as a bluegrass band. IMO, they should have stuck with their roots more. Seems to me like they tried too hard to become like Phish, but just don't have that level of talent as a band. But then again, in my book nobody does.
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post #46 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:38pm
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Originally Posted by nic_okcomputer
Lodro....you talked about a remix of steve reich?
Yea, it is all hiphop versions. Amazing.

Here is the amzon link:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846

I also love the orginals. New York Counterpoint. Great for writing code to as well.

I knew there was a reason I liked this site..oh, and apologies to all the Phish fans out there.
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post #47 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:39pm
Brahm's Fourth Symphony, 1st movement

Hands down.
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post #48 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:41pm
SCI has teamed up with several other songwriters for their latest work, much to their improvement. They are fairly talented musicians, but have been hampered by their own lackluster songwriting. Todd Sheaffer of Railroad Earth is the latest, and probably most important songwriter (IMO) to team up with them.

If you are interested in newgrass, try Railroad Earth. They are unbelievably talented musicians. Lots of their stuff on archive as well.
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post #49 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:48pm
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Originally Posted by Harry_Morgan
SCI has teamed up with several other songwriters for their latest work, much to their improvement. They are fairly talented musicians, but have been hampered by their own lackluster songwriting. Todd Sheaffer of Railroad Earth is the latest, and probably most important songwriter (IMO) to team up with them.

If you are interested in newgrass, try Railroad Earth. They are unbelievably talented musicians. Lots of their stuff on archive as well.
They also did an album with Keller Williams called "Breathe".
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post #50 of 155
10/7/05 at 12:51pm
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Originally Posted by volantaddict
They also did an album with Keller Williams called "Breathe".
They've played a bunch with Keller, makes for a great show.
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post #51 of 155
10/7/05 at 4:03pm
"Okay with just about everyone having an ipod or other mp3 player nowadays and myself expecting a nano relatively soon. I would like to know what some good songs are to listen to while you ski. I like all types of music with perhaps Coldplay being my favorite band but I mean I'll listen to anything from classic all the way down to some rap and hip/hop. Please post some favorites!"


Achtung Baby - U2
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post #52 of 155
10/7/05 at 4:30pm
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Originally Posted by marc gledhill
Commercial, poppy punk
Contradiction in terms.

I don't think they are bad by the way - at least the newer stuff. Anyone that can sell a billion copies of an album called "American Idiot" gets my vote.
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post #53 of 155
10/7/05 at 4:58pm
I've never tried music on skis.

Maybe some day I'll try.....
Some clasic stuff like
GrandFunk Railroad (older stuff like Paranoid)
Black Sabath
Pink Floyd
Uriah Heep
King Crimson
Deep Purple
Doors
Rush
Blue Oyster Cult
Aerosmith

Maybe some blues guitar like Beck, Vaughn (sp), Hendrix.

And classical stuff like vivaldi's 4 seasons, Bethoven's 5th.

The stones 20,000 light years from home would be nice on a remote peak in a blizzard.

ELO and ELP, oh and can't forget he food-group bands (Cream, Bread, etc.).

There's a couple of new groups I can't think of at the moment (their cds haven't hit the bargain bins yet!) that sound pretty good on the radio, maybe Lincoln park and some of slip knot (not too sure), but definately not Green Day.
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post #54 of 155
10/7/05 at 5:15pm
Linkin Park latest cd is one of the few that is good from end to end

You no what other albums is like that IMO.

Green Day - American Idiot

This albums is one of the best rock/punk/pop albums of all time.

While we re on the subject of music, anyone here listen to "The Clarks" kinda of curious if they are only popular in Pittsburgh or they are well known elsewere.
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post #55 of 155
10/7/05 at 6:00pm
I'm clearly in the minority here. I love music. And while I find great solace and meaning in melody and rhythm, I'm afraid the only music I want to hear on the slopes is the sound of the wind in my ears and and my edges on the snow. (In the East the sound of edges on the snow is quite noticable. I conjecture that this may not be so in the west.)

Now although I don't listen to music on the slopes, I admit that I have, at times, been caught singing on the slopes. But, that's another thread...
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post #56 of 155
10/7/05 at 6:04pm
RiDeC58,
It doesn't have to be all or nothing. I've never skied to music, and enjoy skiing without it, but I still think it would be very interesting to put turns to music..
He (long turn)
Was (another long turn)
turned to steel (three short turns)
I_in the...

Or matching a quick guitar riff with a series of carved mogul dodges.

It must be the boring hills I have to put up with.
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post #57 of 155
10/7/05 at 6:11pm
No disrespect intended ghost. To each his own... I think the sensation you describe is probably why I sometimes sing along as I ski and choose various songs depending on the desired rhythm. But for the most part, I just want to hear what's around me (corollary: or not hear what is gleefully not around me).
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post #58 of 155
10/7/05 at 6:12pm
I don't listen to music when I'm freeskiing, but I use it extensively while training and before races. I like high energy stuff that has a rythym that reminds me of making turns. Tops for pre-race last year were:
One Day Remains- Alter Bridge
Sharp Dressed Man- ZZ Top
Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Mob Goes Wild- Clutch (from Yearbook)
Paint It Black- cover by GOB (from Ready Fire Aim)
Save A Horse- Big & Rich
Just to Get By- Talib Kweli (from Ready Fire Aim)

When freeskiing, the beauty of nature is all the music I need.
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post #59 of 155
10/7/05 at 6:43pm
If I was listening to music on the slopes, I wouldn't be able to hear the little kids say: " Are you okay mister"?
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post #60 of 155
10/7/05 at 7:04pm
Favorite skiing sounds:

The Breeze Between My Knees
The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Skiing
The Sounds Of Silence
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