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After more false starts than a virgin groom on wedding night I will finally be getting on the bike to travel to work and, with any luck, back again.
I have an i-pod device that has languished, utterly unused since bought 2 Christmases ago (technophobe, moi??). I need to learn about this new technology and press it into service, your collective mission is to go ahead and spend £7.90 of my very own money = 100 choonz or so for you to pick.....

Actually. make that £7.11 as I've just made my first selection
Imsomnia - can't get no sleep - pumping choon for use returning home - uphill all the way (back up the locks on the canal..., nearly always into a headwind.......

Don't let that choice guide you, my tastes are pretty varied...

So, what's your top choon?


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 1:17 pm
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[i]So, what's your top choon? [/i]
Traffic


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 1:18 pm
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geoff - as would mine be if I was using the road, fortunately i have the towpath option (tunes will be off for the road sections either end...)


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 1:24 pm
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[url=

- Careful With That Mic[/url]


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 1:26 pm
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Well in that case then - something with a high tempo to keep that cadence up.
Killers - Change Your Mind (on Sawdust)
Moby - Lift Me Up (Mylo Mix)
The Libertines - Can't stand me now
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
The Ting Tings - Be the one
The Hold Steady - Sequestered in Memphis
Arctic Monkeys - Dancing Shoes

😀


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 1:33 pm
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gecko - not sure of the tune but EVERYONE should watch that vid - mind blowing - i've seen nowt like it - i could not walk that let alone uni-cycle it - mental..... 😯

geoff - nice start!


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 1:39 pm
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott Heron
The Weight - The Band
Rockefeller Skank - Fatboy Slim
2080 - Yeasayer
I Think We're Alone Now - Snuff (yes, a punk cover of that Tiffany classic)

Er, I'll think of some more....


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 2:54 pm
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My commuting ears this week have mostly enjoyed:
MGMT - Kids
Underworld - Cowgirl (utterly utterly brilliant)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Phenomena
Various Production - Puff Rider
!!! - Must be the Moon
and Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf

Ooh yeah.


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 4:14 pm
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Traffic is a rubbish soundtrack and often lulls you into a false sense of security with these uber-quiet cars about these days - better off to wear earphones and assume you'll have to visually identify every threat IMO.


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 4:36 pm
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7.90 = 100 tunes? I think not.


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 4:39 pm
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CK - whilst I think you may have missed the info that i'l be mostly on the canal towpath, you did not miss the glaring error I saw just after teh 'edit' facility was gone, figured i'd just let things roll though....... 🙄

Keep 'em coming - the 'listen to a bit' function on i'tunes will be used and I will be shopping for stuff that may be new to me......
Ta!
Chris


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 5:32 pm
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CK - whilst I think you may have missed the info that i'l be mostly on the canal towpath

Nope, didnt miss that - was replying to geoff, not you 🙂


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 5:35 pm
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CK - we can only hope Darwin was right 😉


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 5:43 pm
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Ooh, part 5 of the [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dirtchamber_Sessions_Volume_One ]Dirtchamber Sessions[/url] got me part of the way home tonight. Fantastic!


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 5:54 pm
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Indeedy geoff - anyone relying on ears when there are near-silent cars about is sure to be lost from the gene pool very soon, lets hope they adopt the "look first" method soon! 😆 😉 Used to commute 34 miles a day with tunes on 😀

I just play my favourite tunes, rather than specific commuter tunes, what's the advantage?


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 6:06 pm
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Don't forget to use Amazon as their choons are cheaper and can be loaded onto an iPod with the software they supply.
Breathe - Prodigy
Mr Blue Sky - ELO (came up on shuffle last week and was great to ride to)
Beautiful Day - Elbow
Woke Up This Morning (Sopranos Theme Mix) - Alabama 3
Transmission - Joy Division
Peaches - The Stranglers
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk


 
Posted : 26/03/2009 7:41 pm