What music do you listen to while playing Trainz?

[Jananton]

Hmm, qua blues there seem some essentials missing still. :hehe:
Let me mention: The Yardbirds, The Animals, Albert King, Freddy King, John Mayall, Otis Spann and of couse IsambardKingdomBrunell's allmost namesake Mick Taylor.
But there's also Johnny Winter, The Allman Brothers, Dicky Betts and a lot more traditional like Memphis Slim, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Betty Smith and more I'm just forgetting this instance.
And then there's of course Rithm & Blues with the late Allan Toussaint as one of my favorites.

The list could go on and on...

Greetings from swinging Amsterdam,

Jan

 

[amtrakey]

Anything Country Music

 

[Thomas_The_Tank100]

I really only listen to music when I am using Surveyor.
I usually listen to a variety:
A lot of Production Music and Muzak as of recently.
A lot of Classical (especially Tchaikovsky)
Anime, Movie, and Video Game Soundtracks
Swing
Jazz
And so on and so on...
But, I love all music (some more than others).
~TTT100~

 

[mezzoprezzo]

60s & 70s rock & roll was good for its time and there were some good bands around. Most of the stuff was three chord trick though, and not technically particularly difficult to play.

Notable exceptions tended to come from the USA - probably because of the great jazz influence there. Some of the more exciting stuff musically (for me) included Chicago (pre 1975), Blood Sweat & Tears, Earth Wind & Fire, who simply pushed our UK bands into the background with regard to the complexity of their music and their fantastic horn sections.

I still like to listen to their stuff. Some of the bands are still playing!

Here are two of the above mention bands playing together – still rockin’!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcuE_Qzj9aY&feature=related

Mainly listen to jazz now though. Huge fan of Buddy Rich’s 1980’s big band. Saw them live – twice, on UK tours. What a talent that guy was on the drums.

@froobie (post 21) Thanks for the CBC jazz music link.:Y: It’s now bookmarked and played daily whilst in Surveyor! (Look like us jazz enthusiasts are in a bit of a minority.)


Cheers
Casper

 

[GS41995]

I love good rock & roll period. All of the British bands you mentioned are great. I couldn't imagine life without Zep, Sabbath, The Beatles etc... But think about the London Howlin' Wolf sessions, or The Beatles covering Little Richard and wanting a name that was like Buddy Holly's Crickets... We have more to offer than just Hendrix, and I do love Jimi, and my name is spelled Jimi. I don't want to get into a USA vs. UK thing either, just making a point. And let's not forget the mighty AC/DC from down unda.

AC/DC is the best to listen to!

 

[NTSEFAN]

I listen to any rock or simple music when I play trainz like life's a highway or whatever. :udrool: :mop:

 

[wva-usa]

My favorite piece of "serious music" would be Arthur Honegger's "Pacific 231", but then I prefer to run steam. Honegger once noted, "I have always loved locomotives passionately. For me they are living creatures and I love them as others love women or horses."

A 1949 French award-winning film, Pacific 231, directed by Jean Mitry, used the orchestral work as the sound track for a tribute to the steam locomotive, and included incredible close-up footage of driving wheels, running gear and railroad operations, mostly taken at speed, and cut/choreographed to the music.

Unfortunately, I haven't yet found the French film online... not yet, at least.

No wait... here it is!

 

[WillPac]

right now, I am listening to Jazziz's September Digital Edition on my desktop (an online "magazine" that comes with their standard print/CD subscription), with more than 100 full-length tracks to hear while working on my Trainz tracks. Four80East's "Roll On" is currently playing.

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

Hmm, qua blues there seem some essentials missing still. :hehe:
Let me mention: The Yardbirds, The Animals, Albert King, Freddy King, John Mayall, Otis Spann and of couse IsambardKingdomBrunell's allmost namesake Mick Taylor.
But there's also Johnny Winter, The Allman Brothers, Dicky Betts and a lot more traditional like Memphis Slim, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Betty Smith and more I'm just forgetting this instance.
And then there's of course Rithm & Blues with the late Allan Toussaint as one of my favorites.

The list could go on and on...

Greetings from swinging Amsterdam,

Jan

You forgot the greatest of them all..............Robert Johnson.

 

[Jananton]

You forgot the greatest of them all..............Robert Johnson.

You're absolutely right,.. and, I also forgot the master of the bottleneck, Elmore James. :hehe:

Greetings from nighttime Amsterdam,

Jan

 

[Vern]

Oh wow.
Karnataka were great, with Rachel Jones and Anne Marie Helder anyway,
I've not heard the new stuff.. same with Mostly Autumn, not heard the past few years album but loved the earlier stuff!

What kinda power metal?
Seems we have two genres in common !

Amazed this thread hasn't slid off to Community!

Re power metal started with Nightwish, but moved on to the likes of Edenbridge, Within Temptation, Epica (just ignore the growling - though probably echoes my mood after visiting UKTS ). Also bit more obscure but Krypteria are pretty good. Therion I keep for the darkest of dark days!

Re Karnataka I only just got into them so bought the latest album. Mostly Autumn I bought the "Pass The Clock" compilation which is an excellent introduction to the band.

I'm a huge fan of the melodic electric guitar solo - plenty of them on Mostly Autumn and Karnataka.

Essentially when I'm route building I want something powerful and uplifting, i.e. not Britney Spears et al wailing away in the background.

 

[rastis]

G'day! :wave:

When I'm bored in Trainz and feel like making a runaway train a tend to put on LimeWire: 'Crazy Trainz' :hehe:
But sometimes when I'm in Surveyor and I can't think of what sort of theme to build, I put on a song, for example, Men at Work - I come from a land Down Under. And that helps me to build!

Cheers!

Jake.

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

You're absolutely right,.. and, I also forgot the master of the bottleneck, Elmore James. :hehe:

Greetings from nighttime Amsterdam,

Jan

Oh yes..............and bottle neck is such a beautiful sound when played properly.

Mike.

 

[Davie_UCF]

Amazed this thread hasn't slid off to Community!

Re power metal started with Nightwish, but moved on to the likes of Edenbridge, Within Temptation, Epica (just ignore the growling - though probably echoes my mood after visiting UKTS ). Also bit more obscure but Krypteria are pretty good. Therion I keep for the darkest of dark days!

Re Karnataka I only just got into them so bought the latest album. Mostly Autumn I bought the "Pass The Clock" compilation which is an excellent introduction to the band.

I'm a huge fan of the melodic electric guitar solo - plenty of them on Mostly Autumn and Karnataka.

Essentially when I'm route building I want something powerful and uplifting, i.e. not Britney Spears et al wailing away in the background.

Awesome, I used to be big into Nightwish before the new vocalist... and Epica are great, my band covered one of their songs at a gig earlier this year but I was the one doing the growling .

Nightwish are considered a bit power metal, but the other bands are pretty much female fronted metal, a bit gothy or symphonic too.

If you were to want some recomendations on power metal without female vocals, i'd have to say Stratovarius, Angel dust (although sadly a bit unknown but the album enlighten the darkness is amazing)..and Sonata Arctica for the more happy upbeat stuff oh and I can't forget Blind Guardian .

 

[LieLestoSbrat]

Hardhouse, Hardstyle, Hardcore, Breakcore. These are my sounds when it comes to Trainz.

Rob

 

[philskene]

Wot music?

But of course most of us go here to listen to the real background train music:

http://www.railroadradio.net/

Phil