Music to Race To: Suggestions & Playlist Ideas

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The discussion revolves around suggestions for music that is suitable for racing games, focusing on tracks that convey a sense of speed and excitement. Participants share their personal playlists and preferences, exploring various genres and styles that enhance the racing experience.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant lists a variety of songs by artists like Joe Satriani and Bad Religion, emphasizing a theme of "Velocity."
  • Another participant suggests classic racing songs, including "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo and "Radar Love" by Golden Earring.
  • Several participants mention iconic tracks such as "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf and "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin, indicating a preference for classic rock.
  • Some participants propose songs from the 80s, including tracks by Wire and the Sex Pistols, suggesting a nostalgic angle to racing music.
  • Electronic and techno influences are introduced with suggestions like "Dirty Talk" by Wynter Gordon and tracks by Pendulum, indicating a desire for high-energy music.
  • A participant expresses a personal taste for music that may not traditionally fit racing but holds significance for them, such as "Ghost Riders in the Sky."
  • Another participant notes that while they appreciate many suggestions, they find some tracks too slow for racing, indicating a subjective interpretation of what constitutes good racing music.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the ideal racing music, with multiple competing views on what genres and specific songs are appropriate. There is a mix of agreement on certain classic tracks, but also significant divergence in personal taste and interpretation of racing music.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the suitability of certain genres, such as punk or techno, for racing music, highlighting the subjective nature of music preferences. The discussion also reflects varying definitions of what makes music fitting for a racing context.

Who May Find This Useful

Gamers looking to enhance their racing game experience with curated playlists, music enthusiasts exploring high-energy tracks, and those interested in diverse musical genres for adrenaline-inducing activities.

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I recently picked myself up a racing game that allows you to import your own playlists of music. Unfortunately I have found that I do not have a very wide selection of music that is very good for racing. I would like suggestions of music that would be good to listen to while racing at high speeds. This is the selection that I have so far (in no particular order) titled with the word that best fits the proper sense that the sound track ought to convey along with a couple songs thrown in just for fun...

Velocity...

Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani - The Extremist
Joe Satriani - Crystal Planet
Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie
Bad Religion - Supersonic
Bad Religion - Sinister Rouge
Soul Coughing - Monster Man
Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon
Blues Traveler - Crash Burn
Beastie Boys - Sabatoge
Toy Dolls - Toccata In D-Moll
Catch-22 - Giving Up Giving In
Bloodhound Gang - Asleep at the Wheel
Darkest of the Hillside Thickets - Slave Ship
Combichrist - Today I Woke to the Rain of Blood
For Love Not Lisa - Slip Slide Melting
Me First and the Gimme Gimmies - These Are a Few of My Favourite Things
Mr. BT [feat M. Doughty] - Never Gonna Come Back Down
 
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My top 8 top racing songs.

Mexican Radio, by Wall of Voodoo

LA Woman, The Doors

I Can't Drive 55, Sammy Hagar

I'm in Love With My Car, Queen.

Radar Love, Golden Earring

Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin

Bad habit, Offspring

Click, Click, Boom - Saliva
 


Born to Be Wild, Steppenwolf
 


"Achilles Last Stand" - Led Zeppelin

"10,000 Days (Wings Part 2)" and "Jambi" - Tool

Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, "Little" & Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Bach

Anything by Toubab Krewe.

"Rude Mood" - Stevie Ray Vaughn

"Elmira St. Boogie" - Danny Gatton (most anything by this phenomenal man, really)

"In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins

That's all I've got for the moment.
 


Off the top of my head, I'd suggest these hits from the 80s...

"1-2-X-U" - Wire
"Fantastic Life" - The Fall
"Holidays in the Sun" - Sex Pistols
"The Ballad of Johnny Burma" - Mission of Burma
"Out of Step" - Minor Threat
"King of the Hill" - Minutemen
"Forget the Swan" - Dinosaur Jr.
"Tame" - Pixies
 


Debaser-Pixies (some more inter-thread referencing)
Lust For Life, Passanger-Iggy Pop
Say Goodbye-Hunters and Collectors
Fell In Love With a Girl-White Stripes...
 
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I'm trying to visualize racing while listing to Pink Floyd. Probably would never win a race however.

To win, I think Dembadon has the right idea with a little Stevie Ray Vaughn
 


I agree with any of the aforemetioned that I've ever heard of, which is a small percentage. I do have to mention my favourite, which I coincidentally brought up in a different thread. "Born to Run" sends shivers down my back.
I'm also partial to "Running on Empty".
"Boys in the Bright White Sports Car" by Trooper.
And this is something that I can't believe I'm admitting. I hate cowboy **** in most of its forms, but I can justify this by the brilliant application of it in the "Ghost Rider" movie--"Ghost Riders in the Sky". The original, and most remakes, are pretty countryish, but the technopop (or whatever you call it) version in the movie is chilling.
And one of my all-time favourite songs, which most youngsters have probably never heard. It turns my crank like crazy: http://www.hardcastleandmccormick.tv/
Scroll down and click on the left-side window that says "original theme".
 
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pendulum - slam
sonic adventure 2 - live and learn
 
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Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk
Bastein Lavel - Restlessness
Swedish House Mafia - One (with Pharell or not, both are excellent)
Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
Pendulum - Witchcraft
 
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hypatia said:
Bad habit, Offspring
Bad Habit is in my secondary list along with several other songs that do not exactly make it to race music status but are close or fun.Thank you everyone for your suggestions. Sorry I neglected this thread.

With full respect, while I enjoy many of these songs, they do not really fit in my estimation. A couple of the songs I picked are a bit slow but they are particular to my and my friends tastes and sensibilities ( like say an 'in joke').

Chi, you were probably closest to the mark but I already went through my older Bad Religion and decided that old school punk is just a bit too chaotic and raw, though definitely exquisite as far as intensity goes, for racing music. Besides my friends aren't quite as partial to old school punk, the refined bastards that they are.

So if you are not all turned off by my pickiness and dismissal of current suggestions I would definitely appreciate more.

As an idea of my optimal music see here...

I am not very familiar with techno though so I do not know any more like it. Of course I am also open to other genres as well as most of you can probably tell by my list so far.

The playlist title "Velocity" may be a bit too open to interpretation. "Hard" and "Fierce" are probably a bit more descriptive, particularly "Fierce" (I love that word).
 
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Run by Ghostface is all I need