good in-flight albums

[anthony]

so i'm heading over to france/england tomorrow, first leg of the flight is around 20 hours, anyone have any suggestions of what i shouldn't leave without?

[pearl]

nothing too exciting otherwise you'll get restless but still be confined in your little corner seat. i think i fell asleep to some ambient 1: music for airports.

[jase]

I listened to Takk by Sigur Ros on a flight once, it was epic so I'd go with that.

Other than that, I couldn't really say any specific albums. Just pick as a big a variety as possible so you don't get bored.

[Adamm R)))]

I find that albums best for travelling are atmospheric ones that last about an hour or more. the glow pt. 2 and music has the right to children were great for me on a recent coach trip (as were albums by sunn o))) and burzum but uh you're probably not into that).

[jase]

GY!BE would also be a good band to listen to. Pretty much anything post-rock actually

[fritz]

dead can dance - the serpent's egg
autechre - first two albums
durutti column - idiot savants
fabio orsi

DONE

[gheorghe]

first time i listened to ac's feels was while looking for stuff on my ipod, on a plane.

if you're looking to fall asleep, choose something ambient. if you're looking to kill time/avoid boredom, listen to a comedy album or a podcast. or a dylan record.

[God]

of course, nmh's 'in the aeroplane over the sea' is the humourous response, but i always find that I prefer listening to podcasts or spoken word stuff while travelling long distances.

[globalhypermeganet]

Recycled Air -- by the Postal Service is a good one for a flight, if you feel like being literal.

[matt]

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[You Bent My Wookiee]

If you are flying, I probably won't recommend metal. So I might as well recommend these albums:


basically, any Radiohead album (Pablo Honey, OK Computer, In Rainbows, The Bends, Kid A, etc.)

Same goes with Iron and Wine

James Taylor's: Greatest Hits

Pink Floyd - Dark side of the Moon

The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road

Cream - Disraeli Gears

Anything from Cat Stevens

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged

[America: Fuck Yea!]

I am starting to sound like a broken record, but anything by Boards of Canada works for me.

Iron and Wine's first record as well.

[nathaniel]

m83 - before the dawn heels us

i know ive mentioned this before, but this band basically makes albums explicably for flying i swear. "i guess i'm floating" :bang:

[BlindPsychic]

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[box elder]

i don't really prefer a certain style or genre when flying, but i do like to listen to albums that i like every song on so i can just relax and not skip tracks.

[jase]

Loveless would also be a pretty good one

[The mayor of Albuquerque]

I don't go anywhere without making a mix disc for the trip. Will do so again for upcoming flights to/from Philly. That plus the last couple tripdiscs should cover me.

Like Box said, got to have every song be good.

[Milhouse Van Houten]

the first album is the only one i have actually listened to while in the air, the other ones are just assumptions.

m83 - dead cities, red seas & lost ghosts
the radio dept. - pulling our weight ep
low - long division
this will destroy you - young mountain ep
stars of the lid - and their refinement
toe - the book about my idle plot on a vague anxiety

i know it's not cool to plug yourself but i had the idea for this song while in a short flight over lake huron, i wrote it based on that:

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[anthony]

thanks for the suggestions dudes

i've since decided however to disregard all of them and i'm just gonna listen to a dane cook discography on repeat

[Gatorgod]

On the runway waiting long for take-off clearance: Electrick Frankenstein
:gatorbang: When they tell you to turn off all electronic devices: crank up some Buckethead
When they bring the meal trays around: Best Of British Rockabillies Vol 1&2
..and if you're seated next to a crying infant, turn a negative into a positive by loading up some Diamanda Galas ..The baby will unwittingly be adding matching background howling to the music.

Good Luck!

[Ihaveblink]

The Bends

[Dead Nigga Storage]

i just had a 5 1/2 hour flight (plus one hour on the runway) yesterday. lots of radiohead and LCD soundsystem and replacements. i listened to "waitress in the sky" a couple of times to laugh to myself when flight attendants came by.

[billi vanilli]

and http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w83/skelley9/partyhard.jpg?t=1201405970 of course

[anthony]

i should be able to listen to wk 237 times

[Dead Nigga Storage]

it's too bad that i reinstalled itunes and lost my play count for that track, otherwise it would currently be close to 300.

[gheorghe]

i think you made the right choice with dane cook. close thread

[nathaniel]

i cant believe i forgot about the cookster

good call bro

[Sloppy Jimbo IV]

if youre anything like me you'll hold out for an airline thats screening Good Luck Chuck as the in-flight

heck, i once flew to war-torn bosnia just to see dane cook in employee of the month. of course the plane was shot down by militant extremists, but it was worth it!

[Milhouse Van Houten]

thanks for the suggestions dudes

i've since decided however to disregard all of them and i'm just gonna listen to a dane cook discography on repeat
are you joking?

[:bang:]

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