Music Junkies?

[Taylor57]

Pandora Steely Dan channel. Would not ever ride without music...

 

[Chargeride]

A UK producer team experimented with a girl band called Girls Aloud, it was the cutting edge of the semi amateur social media look, they spent a fortune on them and were very successful.
This track 'My Biology' is almost cheap pop 'Bohemian Rhapsody', its three songs in one and will drill inyo your mind.
I'm surprised it hasnt been picked up by the antitrans movement
The dark haired girl..to the right of middle.. has a kid to the One Direction member who ended himself and will probably inherit his fortune.
Listen at your own risk.

 

[sc00ter]

I'll tell you what song got stuck in my head, Doja Cat, Mooo! song. Co-worker played it on his phone after I told him I wanted to start a cow band (yeah, a cow band) and I had "I'm a cow bitch," STUCK in my head ALL DAY at work. Luckily I drove that day and played American Sharks self titled album on the way home. So Doja Cat, Mooo! NO! American Sharks albums? YES!

Stupid band idea # 2. A friend and I wanted to start a band dressed as mimes! Come out and play dead silence for a 15 minutes and really anger the crowd. Then turn on and blast them apart with grind music! Friend played guitar and had a Marshall half stack. I had a bass with a Sunn? amp, or Mesa Boogie? I just remember it was LOUD! We also had a Mattel Synsonics drum machine ran thru a midi board. Replaced it with a faster Roland later on. I wish I still had a copy of our demo! Ya'll would HATE it SO MUCH!

My friends little brother "B" wanted to play drums for us. We told him NO but he constantly bugged us. We ended up taping 3 buckets together like a mardi gras street drummer and stuck microphones in them. We were playing a show on my friends roof to our 2 loyal fans and we kept yelling at B for "loosing time" and started attacking him with the head stocks on the guitars. B ended up falling off the roof! He was laying on the ground crying and his brother told him to quit being a sissy and get back on the roof to finish the show, knowing B was "faking" it. B didn't move and was still crying. His brother grabbed the buckets and threw them at B, still crying on the ground. When the buckets hit B a big BOOOM echoed thru the amps! Those microphone cords were long. I lost it laughing, B got up and limped away still crying and Mark (B's brother) tried to pull the drum files up on the Roland so we could finish the show. It didn't happen, someone called the cops. I have a ton of funny stories from the crappy garage band days! We made so many enemies but it was always fun (for us)!

 

[Chargeride]

I mentioned it after a conversation with my friend, his wife ended up in Accident Emergency with a song in her head, they gave her various drugs to numb her distress.

 

[Chazmo]

I’m an amateur musician, but interestingly, no… I do not ride with music.

Steely Dan channel.

You are definitely speaking my language, Taylor57!

 

[Chargeride]

I'd love to find a full version of this UK childrens program intro, its mesmerising and probably totally un PC.

 

[Catalyzt]

Don't ride with music anymore. In NY in the '70s, I did, but it did not end well.

I prepared for one particularly insane city ride by making two identical cassette mixes and giving my buddy a second Walkman; the idea was that we would be listening to the same tunes at the same time. After fortifying ourselves with various herbal supplements and putting a six-pack of German beer in my backpack, we warmed up riding down Park Avenue, and then launched into the tunnel under (what was then called) The Pan Am building with no lights-- the tunnel itself is barely lit, goes downhill with a steep curve, and has narrow lanes and no shoulders-- while listening to Pat Benatar. (Pretty sure it was "Heartbreaker.") It was GREAT! Shot out of the tunnel pushing 30 MPH, over the bridge above Grand Central, then down into a second tunnel-- this one a straightaway, but also slightly downhill-- on Park Avenue. Pulled all that off without incident, but...

On the way back uptown, somewhere in the 50s, I veered onto the sidewalk, which was polished like marble, and attempted to slalom between flagpoles. Leaned it over too far-- or something-- lost traction, smashed into one of the poles, destroyed the front wheel.

Was glad we had the beer, which we chugged on the way to the subway. Riding with music was never the same again. If I was in a low-traffic area or on a trail that I knew very, very well, where there was minimal risk of collision with other cyclists or vehicles, I'd consider it. So I might try it again if I ever ride in those conditions.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Was glad we had the beer, which we chugged on the way to the subway. Riding with music was never the same again.

Of all the dubious choices leading up to that crash, listening to music got the rap??
;^}

If I was in a low-traffic area or on a trail that I knew very, very well, where there was minimal risk of collision with other cyclists or vehicles, I'd consider it. So I might try it again if I ever ride in those conditions.

Exactly. Lucky to have a few places close to home that feel safe enough with bone conduction earphones. Everywhere else, the music's off, but the earphones can stay on, as all ambient sound gets through.

Music definitely diverts some attention from my surroundings, but not enough to keep me from listening in my safe havens.

Nearly all of my rides have fitness segments. Big benefits from riding them in time with enjoyable high-groove music with tempos well synced to my cadence: A very cool mind+body+bike+road+music meld, significantly increased rider power output and fun factor, and much reduced perceived exertion, perceived saddle time, and lap-riding boredom.

Ongoing discussion of synchronous riding to the right music here. Building a playlist tailored to your own cadence range and musical tastes takes some effort, but the rewards are great — provided you have a safe place to listen and ride.

 

[edobici_forza]

I am a huge music fan. I listen to music almost every day, sometimes in the background. Sometimes specifically dedicated to enjoying the music itself. I went to a Nation of Language concert on Monday, and saw B-52s and Devo last night.

I ride both MTB greens and easy blue rated trails, and ride road too, on the Creo. I use bone conducting Shokz (which do not cover ear canal) for over 5 years. On the road I have the audible chimes of my Garmin Varia radar go through the Shokz, which are slightly louder louder than what is playing on my phone. I ride solo 95% of the time. when I ride with someone else on a trail, I do not use the headphones. But on a road ride when with another rider, I do wear them for only the radar notifications. the volume is relatively low anyway.
I don't listen to music for cadence at all. Most often, I listen to mellow music such as Natalie Merchant, Laura Gibson, Band of Horses, etc. On longer planned rides I have created Spotify playlists varying with bands like MGMT, Bjork, Lykke Li, Royksopp, Ben Harper and Underworld... my musical taste is fairly broad. FWIW, I am not a musician in any way.

 

[keithj69]

I am a huge music fan. I listen to music almost every day, sometimes in the background. Sometimes specifically dedicated to enjoying the music itself. I went to a Nation of Language concert on Monday, and saw B-52s and Devo last night.

I ride both MTB greens and easy blue rated trails, and ride road too, on the Creo. I use bone conducting Shokz (which do not cover ear canal) for over 5 years. On the road I have the audible chimes of my Garmin Varia radar go through the Shokz, which are slightly louder louder than what is playing on my phone. I ride solo 95% of the time. when I ride with someone else on a trail, I do not use the headphones. But on a road ride when with another rider, I do wear them for only the radar notifications. the volume is relatively low anyway.
I don't listen to music for cadence at all. Most often, I listen to mellow music such as Natalie Merchant, Laura Gibson, Band of Horses, etc. On longer planned rides I have created Spotify playlists varying with bands like MGMT, Bjork, Lykke Li, Royksopp, Ben Harper and Underworld... my musical taste is fairly broad. FWIW, I am not a musician in any way.

You had me at Devo, Natalie Merchant, Bjork and Underworld.
I recently upgraded my internet at home and have awesome upload speeds. I now use plexamp to get to all my music while riding. It is freeing.

 

[Catalyzt]

Of all the dubious choices leading up to that crash, listening to music got the rap??
;^}

Yeah, I know! It's one of those traumatic associations where unrelated events get bonded.

When I was on the younger side of four years old-- maybe I was three-- I had a terrible interlude where I became terrified of ceiling fans. It was completely debilitating; in the early '60s, there were fans everywhere-- supermarkets, drugs stores, subway platforms.

So, my mom sent me to a psychoanalyst, because that's what you did back then. After four or five sessions of play therapy, somehow she ferreted out the incident that had caused this: A few months earlier, I had been in an appropriately-sized rocking chair, rocking back and forth while my mom spun one of those large tops with a sort of spindle thingy that you pushed vertically to make it spin. I fell backwards and hit my head. My brain just formed the association irrationally. So the therapy was insight-based, but the connection was pure behavioral conditioning-- one of many reasons I think it's crazy to just do CBT or just do psychodynamic therapy, I think they work best together.

Anyway, as soon as I knew where the fear came from, it vanished completely. As an adult, insight alone does not yield the same results! I dunno, maybe it's the internet, or some developmental thing-- my neurons have pruned, so I can't undo the connections so fast.

Exactly. Lucky to have a few places close to home that feel safe enough with bone conduction earphones. Everywhere else, the music's off, but the earphones can stay on, as all ambient sound gets through.

Very wise. If there was ANY place like that within 25-50 miles of my home, I'd try again. But there isn't. And electric vehicles are just too hard to hear, particularly around blind curves.

Nearly all of my rides have fitness segments. Big benefits from riding them in time with enjoyable high-groove music with tempos well synced to my cadence: A very cool mind+body+bike+road+music meld, significantly increased rider power output and fun factor, and much reduced perceived exertion, perceived saddle time, and lap-riding boredom.

For backyard workouts on my cheap-o rattletrap elliptical, or the rowing machine, or dumbbell work, I listen to music all the time, and I do favor cadence matching when possible. Favorites include the hilarious, but musically brilliant "Herald of Darkness" by Old Gods of Asgard. It is the ultimate self-indulgent tongue-in-cheek heavy metal number, IMHO, and I recommend the nine minute version! Other recent faves are "Beat of my Heart" by Purple Disco Machine and Guns 'n Roses version of "New Rose by The Damned. (It's even faster and better produced than the original.) But anything like that will work.

I am a huge music fan. I listen to music almost every day, sometimes in the background. Sometimes specifically dedicated to enjoying the music itself. I went to a Nation of Language concert on Monday, and saw B-52s and Devo last night.

Thanks for the inspiration-- I need to dust off my B-52s and Devo albums! (Through a weird combination of circumstances, I wound up spending the better part of an entire day with Mark Mothersbaugh, Anita, their kids, their pugs, and an old friend. They were so laid back and so much fun!)

my musical taste is fairly broad. FWIW, I am not a musician in any way.

Great! I admire all that-- it is hard for me to listen to music in the background, I just get too wrapped up in it. I am a musician of sorts, and my taste is generally broad, though much narrower for workouts. I might also listen to something like Elton John's "Bad Side of the Moon" (the UK Release Mix, which was recorded in New York, weirdly enough) which is uptempo but also pretty complicated musically, and get lost in trying to figure out the chords. (I haven't found a piano player who is willing to even try!) Another song in that category is "Deal" by Jerry Garcia, which I did actually figure out-- mostly-- though it took months and the help of several other musicians. In those scenarios, it's both the beat and the musical complexity that distracts me from physical discomfort. Typically, though, I'll gravitate towards punk, power-pop, some heavy metal, and disco if it's interesting enough. "Together in Electric Dreams" by Giorgio Moroder is often on the playlist!

Part of it is, when I get amped up listening to music, my reality testing is poor, and I think I'm in a movie or video game or something. I worry that if I listened to my usual playlist, I'd start driving in a way that was really unsafe, racing cars that cut me off, etc. I've mostly licked my road rage, but if I had one of my increasingly and very rare relapses and gave someone the finger or something, it could end very badly for me. And I'm 68 years old, so the fact that this is even a low-percentage possibility is kinda pathetic!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

My EBR-assisted quest to build an Amazon playlist for synchronous outdoor pedaling at 80-100 rpm has exposed me to a lot of tunes and artists I knew nothing about. That includes most of the music mentioned in the last few posts here.

I'm a good bit older than many EBR members at 77, and my eclectic tastes largely reflect that, but I've discovered some real gems. I've also been reintroduced to many long-forgotten favorites — including a lot of familiar tunes from the radio that I never knew by title or artist till now.

What a challenging but fun and illuminating project! You can see the necessarily strict playlist selection criteria and some of the tunes that have already passed their in-the-saddle auditions at the link above.

 

[CanNik]

Listening to music a great way NOT to be aware of what is on the road and not paying attention

 

[CanNik]

Okay, question for the ones who think listening to music while riding is dangerous, do you listen to your car radio?

NO in fact my last car was new and I changed it after 5 years and just 20,000 miles and used the radio at most 4 hours in 5 years, I prefer to be a safe not distracted driver.