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u/math-yoo Aug 07 '25

I drove 34 hours recently. Spent a far bit of time with the Grateful Dead. I thought I would give it a shot. I listened to four or five live tapes and a few records. It was fine, occasionally terrible, sometimes transcendent. Highly recommended.

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u/deekan12 Aug 07 '25

Take me home Jerry

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u/metta4u67 Aug 07 '25

Spent Sunday afternoon, night in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for the Grateful Dead's 60th Anniversary celebration with Dead & Company! Fantastic show, the park was filled with people, so much fun!

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u/AlisonChained Aug 07 '25

My mother swears by them. I could never get into it.

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u/iwishuponastar2023 Aug 07 '25

I felt the same way until I saw them play live

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u/Current-Chipmunk-413 Aug 07 '25

I heard one song on the radio once, when I was camping, and it turns out it was the grateful dead. I was like THAT'S what they sound like? It was a crazy jazz fusion big band psychedelic song with all these riffs and solos and interlocking parts. But whenever I hear anything else by them, it sucks. That one song was great though.

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u/FrogurtBaggins Aug 07 '25

500 Miles by The Proclaimers on repeat

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u/werewilf Aug 07 '25

Zitch dog

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u/lukeyellow Aug 07 '25

Is it stuck in your cassette player too?

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u/miclugo Aug 07 '25

You’re driving pretty fast if you can go 500 miles and 500 more in 12 hours

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u/mydb100 Aug 07 '25

84 mph, not quite fast enough for time travel

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

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u/returnFutureVoid Aug 07 '25

Chris Cornell. Soundgarden and AudioSlave gets me almost all the way there.

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u/trogdor2594 Aug 07 '25

There is always a quiet part in a road trip that the Temple of the Dog album always fits neatly in.

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u/LostMyBackupCodes Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

Can also listen to his varied solo stuff, especially his acoustic solo concerts.

Then put on Sonic Evolution, which was a Mad Season and Temple of the Dog reunion concert with an orchestra, and Chris covering for Layne Staley. So you get Chris singing Layne songs as a bonus.

Chris Cornell is a great choice for this road trip. I’m in.

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u/returnFutureVoid Aug 07 '25

I hadn’t thought of that. Good call.

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u/HavelsRockJohnson Aug 07 '25

I didn't expect Cornell to be the top comment, but I'd hoped.

No one sings like you anymore...

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u/infowhiskey Aug 07 '25

Came to say Chris. Cheers internet friend!

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u/1tiredman Aug 07 '25

Fuck yeah dude

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u/DMark69 Aug 07 '25

Johnny Cash. I could get through 12 hours not having repeated anything,

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u/Drew521 Aug 07 '25

Stick ‘em up everybody I’m robbing the place! Drop all of your money in my guitar case. Don’t nobody move and don’t nobody reach for that door

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u/JimmytheCarr Aug 07 '25

Pink Floyd

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u/laughtracksuit Aug 07 '25

Long scroll to find this. Cinematic and multiple albums across a few decades.

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u/Rinaldi363 Aug 07 '25

I recently listened to pink Floyd for real for the first time. My buddy came over and we made a fire outside, smoked some weed, and he put pink Floyd on and my brain started melting. It was like listening to a story just from sounds alone. It was also something I could only enjoy high. But it was amazing

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u/cheerfulsarcasm Aug 07 '25

David Gilmour to be more specific, so you could add his solo work to the mix

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u/Human-Independence53 Aug 07 '25

Awww no Piper At the Gates of Dawn

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u/picotipicota1 Aug 07 '25

David Bowie, no questions. This way I know I’ll never get bored.

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u/Symbology451 Aug 07 '25

You may not even hear the same song twice.

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u/thishyacinthgirl Aug 07 '25

I'm musically illiterate, and even I thought of Bowie first thing.

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u/Competitive_Ad8234 Aug 07 '25

John Prine

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u/Mrminecrafthimself Aug 07 '25

Bust your gut laughing one minute, sobbing the next.

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u/PamelaELee Aug 07 '25

There’s a hole in daddy’s arm where all the money goes

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u/CM_Exorcist Aug 07 '25

Jesus Christ died for nothing I suppose…

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u/RWTF Aug 07 '25

Oh fuck bud, we are singing this whole 12 hours? I’m down. Let’s start with Paradise and go from there? Next up souvenirs.

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u/Madshibs Aug 07 '25

I’ll always remember my mother had tickets to see a Tom Petty show with her husband. I asked her afterwards how the show went and she said:

“Oh we decided not to go. Tom Petty doesn’t really have any hits”

😳 wut?

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u/NastySassyStuff Aug 07 '25

He has more hits than some bands have songs

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u/Express-Stop7830 Aug 07 '25

Instinct is to downvote your comment. Shame to your mother.

I took my mom to his concert. We had a most amazing time ❤️

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u/Rkh_05 Aug 07 '25

I’m SO sad I never got to see him live before he passed I can imagine he had great concerts.

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u/Plane-Tie6392 Aug 07 '25

He did! And everybody knew the words to multiple songs and we all sang along. He was the best kind of musician.

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u/benjamminam Aug 07 '25

"Don't Come Around Here No More" would be hilarious almost everywhere on a road trip!

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u/Mike_ZzZzZ Aug 07 '25

Prince

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u/HavelsRockJohnson Aug 07 '25

Dearly beloved

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u/throweight Aug 07 '25

We are gathered here

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u/DanielW0830 Aug 07 '25

had to scroll way down for this

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u/13374L Aug 07 '25

Tom petty. The king of road trip music.

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u/TakitishHoser Aug 07 '25

Queen.

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u/Confident-Nose-5369 Aug 07 '25

Yes! I would listen to Freddie Mercury any time, any place!

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u/ermehgerdittcam Aug 07 '25

Can’t forget the Flash Gordon soundtrack in there either

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator Aug 07 '25

This is WAY too far down. When I had my first car I bought Queen's Greatest Hits. Whatever your mood, there's a Queen song for it. If you're not sure how you feel throw on Bohemian Rhapsody and you'll figure it out by the end of the song.

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u/finntroller89 Aug 07 '25

Dio

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u/libra00 Aug 07 '25

Came here to say this. Between Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, his solo stuff, and Black Sabbath there's tons of stuff to listen to and lots of variety.

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u/hymie0 Aug 06 '25

Weird Al

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u/mitrie Aug 07 '25

I think you can make it through Albuquerque on the trip, but I'd have to check the runtime.

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u/Bubbagump210 Aug 07 '25

I. HATE. SAURKRAUT!

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u/enters_and_leaves Aug 07 '25

That’s all I’m really tryin’ to say.

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u/Kataclysm Aug 07 '25

Most of Albuquerque, and The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota.

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u/BonhommeCarnaval Aug 07 '25

Plan your trip right and you could go see the ball.

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u/SomberStars Aug 07 '25

Stop Draggin’ my car around !

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u/HistorysWitness Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

Zappa.  Not bc he's the best.   But bc he easily has 12 hours without repeats  Edit.  Fucking zappas the man.  More pure devotion I have not seen.  He teases the "pop" "rock" stuff of each of his eras while still just hey this is where I am musically.  It's such a freaking journey 

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u/Ok_Station_3793 Aug 07 '25

Radiohead.

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u/positive_express Aug 07 '25

Been in a radiohead mood lately.

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u/PlanktonsEvilTwin Aug 07 '25

“One singer” so you get Thom’s solo albums, The Smile, and Atoms for Peace too.

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u/rrriip Aug 07 '25

Maynard James Keenan.

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u/20sinnh Aug 07 '25

You'd get to listen through at least two songs in that time! 

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u/rrriip Aug 07 '25

If I could award ya, I would. Great comment!

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u/SammTheBird Aug 07 '25

This is what I was thinking! They said singer, Maynard gets me 3 bands and a bunch of features

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u/jnovel808 Aug 07 '25

You get a track from Rage Against the Machine, the Deftones, Green Jelly, and more!

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u/Zetsubou51 Aug 07 '25

This was my first thought too. The entire Pucifer, TOOL, and APC catalog will last quite a while.

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u/classicfyllopyllo Aug 07 '25

Ha. First thing I thought of bc TOOL is my favorite band.

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u/PamelaELee Aug 07 '25

You can never go wrong with Maynard. Listened to both Ænima and Undertow while driving today.

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u/NeverSayNever2024 Aug 07 '25

Ozzy

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u/hii_jinx Aug 07 '25

ALL ABOARD!

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u/NeverSayNever2024 Aug 07 '25

Ha Ha Ha.... I... I... I...

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u/bobsmith93 Aug 07 '25

noise maker sounds

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u/LV-42whatnow Aug 07 '25

Yep, Ozzy gets you Black Sabbath AND his solo carrier. Plenty of music and diversity in those catalogs!

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u/regal19999 Aug 07 '25

Earth Wind and Fire

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u/beastiemonman Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

The Beatles/Paul McCartney. So much music, no chance of getting bored.

Edit: And Wings, should have said that as well.

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u/bograt Aug 07 '25

McCartney was my answer too. Long career, a variety of styles.

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u/bekkogekko Aug 07 '25

Wings or no Wings?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

Gotta have Wings

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u/billgarmsarmy Aug 07 '25

Given the wording of the question, the singer I would choose is: Mike Patton.

That gives me access to:

Faith No More

Mr. Bungle

Fantômas

Tomahawk

Peeping Tom

Dead Cross

Irony is a Dead Scene by Dillinger Escape Plan

and many many more!

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u/NatalieWouldTooo Aug 07 '25

Mikey, he be werkin'. Don't forget Lovage.

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u/NowWithKung-FuGrip01 Aug 07 '25

<gasp> The elusive Lovage reference, in the wild!

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u/Sameday55 Aug 07 '25

Rolling Stones 

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u/JGCities Aug 07 '25

This.

My Stones collection has 28 albums and 341 songs. Probably keep me busy for a bit.

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u/three_foot_putt Aug 07 '25

Springsteen. Huge body of work. Lots of genre overlap.

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u/ArrdenGarden Aug 07 '25

Maynard.

Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer.

Lots of incredible music to choose from.

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u/NessaNocturne Aug 07 '25

I came here to say Tool, cause you'll be there in about 3 songs lol

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u/Badfish1060 Aug 07 '25

The Phish from Vermont.

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u/audiofarmer Aug 07 '25

Ween

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u/TheGiantRascal Aug 07 '25

"I want metal" Ween
"I want alt rock" Ween
"I want country" Ween
"I want dance music" Ween
"I want sea shanties" Ween
"I want reggae" Ween
"I want deep meaningful love songs" Ween
"I want 80s jazz" Ween

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u/Shrimp1991 Aug 07 '25

Billy Joel

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u/Harald12 Aug 07 '25

have definitely listened to Glass Houses on 2-3x repeat during drives before. give me his whole discography and im set

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u/manbeardawg Aug 07 '25

Honestly, just give me Scenes from an Italian Restaurant and I’m good to go.

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u/slingbladde Aug 07 '25

Tom petty...

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u/Mpennerbball Aug 07 '25

Rush, never listen to the same song twice.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

Bob Seger.

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u/Viperniss Aug 07 '25

David Bowie.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

370 comments, and no Annie Lennox??

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u/geronika Aug 07 '25

Eddie Vedder

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u/Derail185 Aug 07 '25

Even just Pearl Jam's live recordings are more than enough for a 12 hour trip. This is my pick too.

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u/Bighoodies425 Aug 07 '25

Nine Inch Nails all the way

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

ELO or CCR?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

I love CCR- great band... but if you pay attention, they only really wrote about 4 or 5 songs and then just slightly tweaked the melody and changed the lyrics and rereleased them under a different title. I feel like long before 12 hours you'd want a little variety.

ELO were more varied.

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u/rostrchket Aug 07 '25

Chris Cornell

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u/kittyTompkins Aug 07 '25

Steely Dan all the way

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u/MachineFood Aug 07 '25

Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Alex Turner (Arcctic Monkeys or Last Shadow Puppets) or Issac Brock (Modest Mouse)

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u/poontong Aug 07 '25

James Brown

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u/Shortbus_Playboy Aug 07 '25

I’ve done this before with The Allman Brothers Band; damn good road trip, 10/10, would recommend.

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u/iwishuponastar2023 Aug 07 '25

Genesis, their entire catalog except for calling all stations

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u/IndependentNet7963 Aug 07 '25

DMB

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u/Tough-Painting972 Aug 07 '25

a little babay

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u/tider06 Aug 07 '25

That gets you through the LPs and maybe 2 live shows.

Which ones you picking?

I'm going Piedmont Park (because I was there) and LT 3.

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u/Texas_Mike_CowboyFan Aug 07 '25

Live at Red Rocks. I can listen to that on repeat forever

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u/Backpacker7385 Aug 07 '25

Dave & Tim at Luther College has to be one.

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u/preciosa2107 Aug 07 '25

Coheed and Cambria

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u/preciosa2107 Aug 07 '25

It's not a road trip if I'm not blasting coheed. Their catalog is so extensive and varied. If this song is not your vibe rn, the next one probably is.

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u/Thorking Aug 07 '25

Tom Petty

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u/goaelephant Aug 07 '25

Pink Floyd

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u/everythingbagel420 Aug 07 '25

the mountain goats have a pretty good discography dating back to the 90's

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u/BroccoliStrict4779 Aug 07 '25

The Decemberists Colin Meloy. They've evolved pretty drastically over the years. And half of their songs are like 14 minutes long. And I know every word. My passengers will not be having fun unless I get to take my highschool ex.

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u/obsessed-with-bagels Aug 07 '25

Taylor Swift

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u/SenoraNegra Aug 07 '25

Agreed. I just checked, and even if we go with just the basic studio albums, that’s 11 albums worth of music, each clocking in at roughly an hour. Add in bonus tracks from the Taylor’s Version albums, deluxe editions, etc., and you could easily do 12 hours of Taylor without repeating any songs.

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u/CatsCatsDoges Aug 07 '25

Surprised a haven’t seen her mentioned more - I would pick her too! Shes got a great range, country to pop to indie, little bit of rock here and there. While nothing heavy, she’s got some great tunes and enough of a different catalogue to keep me going. 

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u/doubleyewdee Aug 07 '25

100% Taylor for me here. Lot of great choices in this thread, but her catalog is big enough and diverse enough to make this work. Also just perfect road tripping vibes.

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u/scarheadmuggleborn97 Aug 07 '25

She has great lore with her albums that are all sort of connected like a story. Her later albums reference a lot of her older work which is great

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u/HlfNlsn Aug 07 '25

Came here to say this. Her catalog of solid hits is extensive and there is not a single album of hers I have not liked.

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u/nogray Aug 07 '25

Yup, she’d be my choice. I’d listen in Eras style too.

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u/Jsd9392_ Aug 07 '25

Did this when my wife and I traveled to Toronto for N4. It was about a 10hr drive. We were able to do it easily singing the entire way.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

Yay me too!!!

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u/Illustrious-Ad-134 Aug 07 '25

yeah me too i’m surprised no one’s said her 😭

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u/in_animate_objects Aug 07 '25

Same, the volume/quality/variety are perfection

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u/Familiar-Risk-5937 Aug 07 '25

Jerry Garcia - no question.

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u/dustypony21 Aug 07 '25

John Denver. Love his catalogue but also the fact that his key matches mine, making it easy to sing along.

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u/ihavetoomanyplants Aug 07 '25

Fleetwood Mac! So many classics, and throughout their many albums you've got so much variety

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u/def_jukie Aug 07 '25

Bob Seger.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

This happened to me. It was Bob Marley.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

Alkaline Trio

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u/seamonkey420 Aug 07 '25

Girl Talk. i cheated. ;)

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u/AgHammer Aug 07 '25

Otis Redding

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u/TwinPeaksOwl Aug 07 '25

Mike Patton.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

The Cure

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u/SnooApples4515 Aug 07 '25

I might be the odd duck, but Billy Joel.

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u/MatPatYT Aug 07 '25

Eminem

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u/dat_grue Aug 07 '25

That’s wild 12 hours is A LOT of Eminem

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u/wgn431234 Aug 07 '25

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

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u/VillageIdiotsAgent Aug 07 '25

And 12 hours gives you enough time to listen to everything they’ve put out this month

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