As per the subject title to this thread....then I'd say NO for me.
I play bass guitar in the Houston/Humble/Kingwood area in about 5 bands at last count. I'm booked weekends with gigs since Oct 31 thru Dec 2nd. This usually means I get home about 3am-4am depending on the venue location. And I'm usually draggin butt the Sat or Sun morning after a gig.
Some bike friends, a TWT member or Nextdoor.com acquaintance have invited me on weekend morning rides since I bought my '11 "Oui" this past February. But I'm just not ready to roll out that early after a long nite of giggin.
Now, I'm 59 and don't play in loud rock bands anymore. Mostly now, country, blues, R&B, etc bands only. But these gigs take alot of energy and I mostly feel like just sitting n watching alot of football come Sunday.
So since I'm retired from my square job, I try to get in some weekday, mid-morning rides on my own. Usually an hour at most, then back home. Most my playmates are still at work at that time. I had to get my "Oui" inspected last month, so got one short ride in Oct.
So yeah; no. Music just don't go with me n motorcycling. And no, I don't want to hear music when I do ride, I like to listen to anything but music while I ride. I mute my phone and carry it zipped up in my riding jacket. But I rarely ride, so there's that. I will make more riding time soon. peace y'all, e.
Hey I get it fully... I ride the daylights out of bikes , or used to until the last year and a couple of eye surgeries. I've played guitar a lot for 53 years as well and get that the gigs were you out now I've never once tried to listen to music and ride. I'm into the ride or the music but go 100% with either at any given time. Can't do both well at the same time. Just not good at hard core multitasking perhaps... If I listen to music I can't work either. I'm analyzing the melody and bass lines 100%. Just need separate times for both passions I guess.
I am one of the few that doesn't listen to music when riding. Being a musician, I tend to pay too much time listening to and analyzing songs,
diverting my concentration from what I'm really on the bike to do, ride.
Ya kno how...in the Summer heat....when you're lookin for sumthin ta do in air conditioned comfort.....& ya end up surfin the web..... & sometimes.....
https://youtu.be/mSB71jNq-yQ
& then ya remember some goofy thing ya heard on 92.5 the other mornin...
chicken disco - YouTube
Ok....I'll release the hostage now.....
Bac to the real thread
Buckethead - One of the best, most emotional versions of Soothsayer Live @ Gothic 9-28-2012 - YouTube
Going way back to the OPs thread title....no, they really don't go together.
Food for thought - It would be interesting to know just how many dead motorcyclists might still be with us, but aren't because they were distracted/lost in the music/riding way above the level of safety the situation dictated/meandering aimlessly to the doobie bros or whatever the case may have been as they were listening to something that affected their normal riding behaviour
That's not bashing music itself or anyones preferences for such, but all of us are pretty aware of how music affects us emotionally....
I wasn't ever going to jump in this thread but you made me.Going way back to the OPs thread title....no, they really don't go together.
Food for thought - It would be interesting to know just how many dead motorcyclists might still be with us, but aren't because they were distracted/lost in the music/riding way above the level of safety the situation dictated/meandering aimlessly to the doobie bros or whatever the case may have been as they were listening to something that affected their normal riding behaviour
That's not bashing music itself or anyones preferences for such, but all of us are pretty aware of how music affects us emotionally....
My wife won't let me sing in church I'm so off key. When I ride I helmet sing A cappella and sound great to me. My favorite is "Born to be Wild".
I sound much better in a closed face than open face.
My wife won't let me sing in church I'm so off key. When I ride I helmet sing A cappella and sound great to me. My favorite is "Born to be Wild".
I sound much better in a closed face than open face.
Come to church with me. We're a cappella and EVERYBODY sings! Loud & proud.
Ya kno how...in the Summer heat....when you're lookin for sumthin ta do in air conditioned comfort.....& ya end up surfin the web..... & sometimes.....
Wonder if that was the "regular" or "extra crispy" version? Some good guitar work there.
1. Gov't Mule
...no, they really don't go together. .
Buckethead is a genius.
BTW... I ran across my old MiniDisc player this week, with the never released Code Blue "True Story" stuff on it. I need to get you that.