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    Posted: October 11 2011 at 21:44
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Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

Originally posted by dreadpirateroberts dreadpirateroberts wrote:

Maybe Kind of Blue? I just used it last week for a 24 hr flight (amount other albums) and it actually helped me get some sleep, which is otherwise impossible for me.Though, if you don't like jazz, it might not work for ya

I love Jazz, though i'm more into the avant garde side of Jazz. I already ruled out a load of jazz and avant though because it'll be too dynamic/quiet to actually hear. I thought about Kind Of Blue and came to that conclusion. Since i've tried it on a bus and even there it was too quiet.
 
Actually, perhaps it's the relative quietness that helped me sleep? Good point. I could definitely hear the engine when I started listening, for sure. I thought it would soothe me because I get agitated with not being able to move around much (who doesn't I suppose Smile )
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I'm so glad my player can hold my whole collection.  The last long flight I was to Hawaii for our honeymoon.  I don't think I picked titles specifically for the trip though, just mostly whatever was new to me at the time.  I used to have the worst time trying to pick out CDs to pull out and put in a case to carry along.

Safe Journey 
This might be good as well, but I am just giving it a first listen:

 


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Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Some albums that I think have pretty reasonable range for a flight:

Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots
miRthkon - Vehicle
The Dear Hunter - Act II (or I or III)
Koenjihyakkei - Angherr Shispa


Nice list. I was considering Dear Hunter and TFF. 

Hadn't thought of MiRthkon, I listened to it on Saturday. Might be a good idea though. I'm sticking it on.
 
And also it's about time I relistened to that Koenj album. So i'll stick that on as well.

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Points: 5575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2011 at 16:16
Originally posted by Any Colour You Like Any Colour You Like wrote:

Also, don't forget sunblock. You northern hemisphere folk discount how insane the southern hemisphere sun is. Thanks ozone hole!

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I listen to Godspeed You! Black Emperor a lot when I'm sitting waiting in airports, especially 'Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada' and 'F# A# ∞'.  Not really very good music while on a plane though.
 
Check out Caspian's 'The Four Trees', a very good post-rock album for sedentary listening.  If you're interested in prog folk at all I would add Carol of Harvest's s/t album as well.  It has some longer tracks that you can get lost in that help pass the time while your leg veins lapse into deep thrombosis mode.
 
Also in sort of a prog-folksy mode is Cerberus Shoal's 'The Land We All Believe In'.  It's very American-sounding music but there are some longer tracks that I really like on planes, especially "Taking out the Enemy" and "Pie for the President".  And of course Neutral Milk Hotel's 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'.
 
 
One more: you really can't go wrong with The Tallest Man on Earth's debut album Thumbs Up
 
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Also, don't forget sunblock. You northern hemisphere folk discount how insane the southern hemisphere sun is. Thanks ozone hole!
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Did someone mentionned the Box Tops with the letter? Give me a ticket for an Aeroplane.....The only problem is that you're about to listen to this song one thousand times during the flight because it clocks at 1.55 LOL
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You're going to Australia, right?

You'll need some AC/DC, call it a culture warm-up.


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You'll need some AC/DC, call it a culture warm-up.
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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Derek Sherinian's Blood of the Snake
Rush's Snakes and Arrows
Whitesnake's Snakebite
Andy Summers' Charming Snakes
 
 
I think that you can figure out where I went with that.

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It actually took me a sec to get it Embarrassed lol.

Snakes and Arrows and a Summers album might be a good idea though.
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Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

Some albums that I think have pretty reasonable range for a flight:

Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots
miRthkon - Vehicle
The Dear Hunter - Act II (or I or III)
Koenjihyakkei - Angherr Shispa


Nice list. I was considering Dear Hunter and TFF. 

Hadn't thought of MiRthkon, I listened to it on Saturday. Might be a good idea though. I'm sticking it on.
 
And also it's about time I relistened to that Koenj album. So i'll stick that on as well.
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Derek Sherinian's Blood of the Snake
Rush's Snakes and Arrows
Whitesnake's Snakebite
Andy Summers' Charming Snakes
 
 
I think that you can figure out where I went with that.
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Some albums that I think have pretty reasonable range for a flight:

Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots
miRthkon - Vehicle
The Dear Hunter - Act II (or I or III)
Koenjihyakkei - Angherr Shispa
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Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine
Mike Oldfield -Songs Of Distant Earth
IQ - Subterranea
Marillion - Marbles
Eloy - Time To Turn
Vangelis - Blade Runner
Tangerine Dream - Ricochet
 
 
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I could never get into TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS until I had a long plane ride and was able to listen to it uninterupted. To me this is a chance to listen to albums that require you listen to them all the way through without alot of interuptions. For instance, I can never get into BITCHES BREW because it just doesn't work until you can just drift into its groove and let go a little.
 
So the LAMB, Pat Metheny's THE WAY UP, stuff like that.
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:






I can do it myself I want to. Stern Smile


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I listen to Godspeed You! Black Emperor a lot when I'm sitting waiting in airports, especially 'Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada' and 'F# A# ∞'.  Not really very good music while on a plane though.
 
Check out Caspian's 'The Four Trees', a very good post-rock album for sedentary listening.  If you're interested in prog folk at all I would add Carol of Harvest's s/t album as well.  It has some longer tracks that you can get lost in that help pass the time while your leg veins lapse into deep thrombosis mode.
 
Also in sort of a prog-folksy mode is Cerberus Shoal's 'The Land We All Believe In'.  It's very American-sounding music but there are some longer tracks that I really like on planes, especially "Taking out the Enemy" and "Pie for the President".  And of course Neutral Milk Hotel's 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea'.
 

 
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