When I bring out the big steamers here's what it is.Crank it.
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Either 50's on 5 or 60's on 6. Satellite Radio
Nice
Spence. Great idea. I need to get sat radio in there. We have a commercial oldies station on but that's a better idea.
Good idea, Rockstars. Mrs Muffin and I got approached and asked if we were rock stars. "Yup" I say. "I am Lamb Patty and She is Chicken Pot Pie."
Jupiter& The 119 Friend's of mine. The band is Rail Road Earth. Lot good stuff
Hi Nick, Like the sound of your music! I Love rock, especially on vinyl. I have a turntable in the family room next to my train room. The vinyl spans from AC-DC to Zappa..
Originally Posted by rockstars1989:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPgAb9EYlrc When I bring out the big steamers here's what it is.Crank it.
Right On I was going to say Social D even before I clicked on the link.
Lets go a bit more old school Social D though
The Rev is also good
Not train but sets a mood Hank 3
Or Hank3 doing the Wreck of the Old '97
On of course anything by Utah Phillips
Grateful Dead: tons of great railroad related tunes.
Brewman - I also have Zappa on vinyl: (who you jiving with that Cosmic Debris)
Paul - I miss Frank Z - Licata
Love Zappa too have over 40 But wouldn't call it train music.
Mostly the music of postwar trains running on tubular rails. Sometimes the songs of Woody Guthrie.
Pete
Anything from one of six Terry Lee's CD's. Music For Young Lovers. Or any slow Doo Wop from the late fifties thru the sixties.
"Freebird" and "Stairway to Heaven" of course..
I usually don't, since train time is my quiet time away from the cacophony of stages and studios.
When I do, I usually listen to the blues channel or love songs channel on SirusXm, or the Classic Rock channel on my FiosTv.
Originally Posted by MrMuffin'sTrains:1st of all; thank you for the great deal on the gas station. 2nd. I've had satellite radio for over 10 years. I got so sick of commercials when I was driving for a living., (UPS) The XM made all the difference in the world driving at nite.
Spence. Great idea. I need to get sat radio in there. We have a commercial oldies station on but that's a better idea.
Good idea, Rockstars. Mrs Muffin and I got approached and asked if we were rock stars. "Yup" I say. "I am Lamb Patty and She is Chicken Pot Pie."
When I listen to music, it's mostly Forties swing. But not when I'm running the trains. The train noise pretty much drowns everything else out.
Here is a video I made awhile back with Chuck Berry's "All Aboard" playing during a running session.
I play with trains to get away from music for a while....
Jeff C
The sound of gears grinding equipment clacking along and air whistles are the music to my ears.
I have not listened to music since the 80's and I like sounds of the trains so much, who needs it.
Mostly classic rock. Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straights, Metallica, punk and country
I just like the sounds of my trains when I operate the layout. When I'm driving in my Jeep Wrangler I listen to oldies, 50's, 60's and early 70's. Makes me feel young again.
Steve, Lady and Tex
Doo Wop
No music when runnning only when working, and it Judas Priest and iron maiden mostly. other than that 80s metal and power metal.
Originally Posted by nate the tank:
No music when runnning only when working, and it Judas Priest and iron maiden mostly. other than that 80s metal and power metal.
Absolutely!! Up the Irons! I also listen to symphonic metal - Nightwish, Within Temptation, etc.
--Greg
Originally Posted by nate the tank:
No music when runnning only when working, and it Judas Priest and iron maiden mostly. other than that 80s metal and power metal.
To a fellow Veteran, thanks for your service to our country.
Steve, Lady and Tex
Country from the 70's, 80's and 90's
- Rolling Stones
- Cars
- Posion
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Dire Straits
- Passion Pit
- ZZ Top
- Huey Lewis & the News
- James Coffey
- Beach Boys
- Don Heneley
- Kenny Loggins
- Loverboy
- Bananarama
- Electric Light Orchestra
It's hard to hear when you run 6 trains at once in a basement. But when I do I prefer the RAMONES at full blast!
Neil Young on vinyl.
Brad
None really. I prefer the sound of the trains, but my wife suggests I play Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train". I think she's trying to tell me something.
50's & 60's from my collection or from my Juke Box. When I was building the layout I always thought of my Dad and how he would have loved to see the trains as they are today. The video below was taken years ago as I was building the layout.
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Man...I love fortys swing!Jack Benny,Jimmy and Tommy dorsey very cool.NickOriginally Posted by Balshis:
When I listen to music, it's mostly Forties swing. But not when I'm running the trains. The train noise pretty much drowns everything else out.
My tune of choice when running trains is Elmer Fudd singing
"I Been Working On The Railroad" as Bugs Bunny looks on. This
is from a Old Loony Tunes Cartoon from the 40's.
When I do listen to music it is 50's & 60's Rock & Roll, love the
Beach Boy's & that British Fab Four. Good Topic.
Many thanks,
Billy C
New motive power first placed on the tracks....Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries! Somehow it just seems an appropriate background to the occasion.
Successful repairs/installations/completions...Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, of 'chorus'...
Fried electronics...Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, third movement (a.k.a. The Funeral March)
Starting the trains for guests...William Tell's Overture, 'Hi-yo Silver Streak...AWAY!!!!'
etc,!
No banjo bands, polkas, bagpipes, or recordings of The Flight of the Bumblebee played on an accordion!
Not enough Merlot will tolerate that!!
KD
Man,this is is GREAT,you guys like all the good shi%!
No music, talk radio or sports events on the radio.
Depends entirely on what's on the track. Most of the time, it's '50s stuff like Chuck Berry, or ???? But then for N&W steam...it's gotta be Southern rock to home-spun grass, and anything in between. When running the BIG JAY, PRR 2-10-4, especially on a Sandusky Line coal drag...two songs will do. Clapton live @ the Budakan "Cocaine" or Bad Co. "Deal with the Preacher" Running modern...say EMD SD40-2s, there's a lot of modern stuff out there that captures these machines quite well in an all out battle against the mountain. Crank it up ! ! !
Pittsburgh's home town group - The Clarks (tip of the hat to forum sponser Dave)...or Led Zeppelin.
Great thread,
Daryl
You guys are not going back far enough. Here's Alberta Hunter w/some slow & easy rolling into the station music:
