Not directly on point, but I am curious as to what types of music is the choice of a modern or not so modern model RR engineer? I spend long hours building and jamming.
Thanks for asking about both kinds of music. Country AND Western,
Must be a Riders in the Sky fan! They might be better known for some music from Toy Story movie. Be sure to drink upstream from the herd!![:D]
I had to put other, because it changes with my moods…sometimes its Sinatra, or maybe if feel like modern country, like Toby Keith, or I may digress to a favorite old Louis Jordan CD(jazz) or George Benson,the Rolling Stones, AL Green, Glenn Miller, Hootie & the blowfish, Joe Jackson, Jimmy Buffett or just plain old “mountain Music”. My musical tastes swerve like a drunk on the highway.
“but I like it”[:D]
I put “other”–my tastes tend towards older punk, indie, gothic & industrial, as well as a strong taste for experimental noise. My main competition for layout space in my railroad room (formerly known as the garage) is musical equipment for my noise-rock band UBERKUNST.
Lococmotion, Last Train to Clarksville, She’ll be Comin’ Around the Mountain, BTW, music doesn’t taste unless it’s so awful you puke. BLUEGRASS RULES!!! FRED
I voted for Country (proper-it hasn’t been Country&Western for 40 years or more- as someone above mentioned Western would apply to Sons of the Pioneers and other such music) because that’s what I usually have on in my vehicle. In truth, if I listen to anything while I’m working on the layout it’s usually a scanner with both police and prototype railroad frequencies programmed into it.
Ed
Hey this poll isnt fair,…
Its too limited.
I listen to everything from Beethovan to Black Flag, so its not fair to ask me to single out one over the others
I listen to anything that interests me and that ranges from Phillip Glass to Johnny Cash.
I Love Classical Music, Bach, Beethovan, Motzart, Haydn, Debussy, Mendolssohn.
I Love Punk Rock, Dead Kennedy’s, Black Flag, The Ramones.
I Love Rock, KISS, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Beatles, ZZ Top.
I REALLY love Jazz, Duke Ellington, John Coltrain, Miles Davis,
I REALLY Love Swing: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glen Miller,
I REALLY love Blues, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, BB King,
I even like County…REAL folk country, Hank Williams, Johhny Cash, Willey Nelson, not that new wave Nashville Big Business **** dribble thats been polluting the airwaves for the last 30 years…
I love going to the Opera, I live in a city with a very good company and they put on some terrific shows, I’ve seen Mozarts “Magic Flute” twice now, got to see Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” and Moazart’s " The Marraige of Figaro" back to back with the same cast so the story was seamless. Seen John Adams “Nixon in China” and a bunch others.
So My tastes unfortunatly dont fit into a neat little poll, it far too limiting and life is far to short to listen to bad Country and Western or to Brittany Spears dribble.
It has to be Elton John, for me.
I am jamming to anything Metal to Alternative Rock. I hate hip hop and R&B.
Dixieland Jazz, that’s my music.
being 17 i have a whole different taste in music i think from a lot of people on here.
i haven’t been able to start building a layout so i don’t know what i’ll listen to when i do that but right now here are some favorites:
Toby Keith, Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Thursday, Bruce Springsteen, Alabama, Dierks Bentley, Skywind, and many more
i listen to anything pretty much except jazz, and blues although Stevie Ray Vaughn is good. i’ll listen to heavy metal if i’m in a bad mood sometimes. all depends on what i’m doing and what mood i’m in.
Wow,
Our tastes seem to vary as much as our train tastes (apologies to Fred - nice songs by the way - although you forgot Crazy Train). Sorry for th C&W. Obviously I’ve shown my hand as to which tunes I don’t listen to.
Thanks for the fun guys.
METALLICA, need i say anything more.
I feel I should clarify my statements some.
I like to listen to alot of stuff.
When I am in the workshop, I prefer to listen to alot of Chicago Blues style music. It has just the right tempo for me to be in sync with the music and the project at the same time.
However, when I am on the computer working on CAD or Discussing trains in my favorite chat room, I usually throw on some classic rock like Elvis or the Beatles.
Yet when I am running trains on the layout, More contempory upbeat musuc like ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Matchbox 20, and Smash Mouth are the norm.
Then when I am out train chasing, Its a varietible mixed bag which I often try to include the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 in. (Im usually train chasing on weekends) But don’t be suprised when Glenn Miller shows right up next to Matalica.
My musical preferences have always been “other”, although I do appreciate a wide sampling of all the others besides C+W. Of course, the C+W was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the N+W, and I’m a serious N+W fan, so…
I like celtic and scandinavian “myth music”, club electronica, been a Moby fan since '93 and an Art of Noise fan since '87, and I often take a chance on music that I have not heard before, just so that I will have heard it.
Waylon Jennings, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Archangels, The Clash, Five For Fighting, Steely Dan, George Strait and even some Beastie Boys–Rand McNally’s worst nightmare–I’m all over the map!
As I occasionally DJ at nightclubs I tend to keep an ear out for interesting dance music with a railroading theme–the only one that comes to mind is Love & Rockets’ “Bound for Hell” which is a bouncy one, although I’m sure there are more out there.
Of course, it’s easy to see why anyone who spends a lot of time watching and listening to trains would prefer loud music with a steady beat…maybe the occasional steam whistle.
Those who think they don’t like classical might want to listen to Arthur Honegger’s Pacific 231 (Mouvement Symphonique No. 1). He was both a composer and a steam locomotive buff. The piece is a mono 6 minute 28 second track on Westminister The Legacy CD 289 471 245-2, with Hermann Scherchen conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Bob
P. S. Also available on two other CDs - Decca 448576, and Chandos CHAN 9176.
I am 20 and a college student and to the suprise of many I am a big fan of Frank Sinatra and Perry Como.
When I went on the net to find the right citation for a Heitor Villa Lobos piece, I found a great site that lists railroad inspired music from 1828 to the present. No matter what your musical preference you’ll find it listed here. It includes all genre from folk music to classical. The URL for this site is:
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/library/musrail.htm Love those Brits.
The piece by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos is “The Little Train of the Caipora,” and it is part of his Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2. CDs available include - EMI CDH7 61015-2, EMI CDC5 55224-2 and NAXOS 8 550 838