buzz70 - 2008-09-19 07:08
Scene: You've just received a highly anticipated box in the mail. You open up a well-packed, feature laden boombox. You're drooling like a little kid. You plug the boombox in, ready to unleash it's power. You want to know how it sounds, so you open the tape deck, and put in.....
What song would you play???
Jump, van Halen
The road to hell, Chris Rea.
Brick house, Commodores
Brick House...what a great song...I can hear that pounding in my head right now....
"Lettin' all hang out"
fat boys - jail house rap
ll cool j - cant live without my radio
run dmc - rock box
Oh Sheila - Ready For The World
or
Listening - Pseudo Echo
Rock On.
Louis La Roche - Get on down
Love those oldschool house loops.
jaredscottfla - 2008-09-19 08:17
My two Standbye's for bbx testing
Bruce-Jungleland
Meatloaf- Bat out of Hell
Relax - F.G.T.H.
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
19 - Paul Hardcastle (extended remix)
Break Dance -(Electric Boogie) by the West Street Mob
marley -- roots rock
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The road to hell, Chris Rea
Isnt that the same LP with working on it? Great stuff!!! Around the same time David and David did working on it.
Honestly I use a tape that is complete crap just incase it eats it. It was rick asley till the akai 55 got stuck inside of it.
Rockit - Herbie Hancock ...every time
Don't laugh but my standard is Newcleus "Jam On It"
charlesdickens - 2008-09-19 11:00
Jam the Box - Pretty Tony
running forever by the clouds.....
Probably 'All Because Of You' by Beau Williams
or or something funky of that ilk.
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
walkgirl RULES --
that was great -- thanks
geoffhartwell - 2008-09-19 12:12
run dmc, walk this way
matrixambience - 2008-09-19 12:12
TOM SAWYER by Rush!!!!!!!
masterblaster84 - 2008-09-19 12:56
The Cars "Candy-O"
I tested the limits of my boomboxes regularly with that song 25+ years ago.
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Originally posted by geoffhartwell:
run dmc, walk this way
i second that or shine on you crazy diamond PF
I like this, probably the best instrumental bit in any hiphop track EVER at 2:30 mins in this Cypress Hill track.
Check it out!!!Oh can't forget this all important part of HipHop history in this track by A Tribe Called Quest, when Busta Rhymes steps on the scene and let's us know what we're in for.
Causing Rambunction from 2:50 mins.stop that train-the freeze dogz
Rock: Thunderstruck, AC DC
Buzz.., congrats man, over 900 post.
with beatbox.....as I combine the juice from the mind.....
Or Chubb Rock - Treat 'em right
Jungle love, Morris Day and the Time.
Mexican Radio, Wall of Voodoo.
Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples
Funky Little Beat - Connie
I Ain't No Joke & Move The Crowd - Eric B. & Rakim
transamguy1977 - 2008-09-19 21:25
Any Rush tune or The Police .
Great test material!!! real instruments , full range sounds.
Particularly
"Spirit of the Radio"by Rush
"Message in a bottle" by Police
I go with Art of Noise, for Rock I go with (I want to Rock) for Latin Freestyle I go with (The Voice In Fashion Only In The Night) For Reggae I go with Bob Marley for House music I go with This Is Acid by Maurice for Rap I go with LL Cool J Rock The Bell For Salsa I go with El Gran Combo for Merrengue I go with Fulanito.
24 Hours at a Time - Live, Spartenburg, SC
Marshall Tucker Band
I'm showing my age , huh?
or anything by "Lets Go Bowling"
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Originally posted by erniejade:
quote:
The road to hell, Chris Rea
Isnt that the same LP with working on it? Great stuff!!! Around the same time David and David did working on it.
I don't know, I don't have the LP. I've never heard of the song 'Working'. And who's David & David?
I have 'Heartbeats - Greatest Hits' on CD. I've always loved Chris Rea's music. A couple of my favourites are 'Stainsby girls' and 'God's great banana skin'.
It's Tricky - RUN DMC
Jump Around - House of Pain
Sabotage - Beastie Boys
The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Pauline Henry doing "Feels Like Making Love" D'Rhythm mix. Don't know why. The tape just happened to be around one day when I was testing a boombox, and I've used it ever since. It works. (Besides, you can't beat a Bad Company song when it comes to a remix!)
The message---grandmaster flash
or
physical attraction by madonna
RockIt - I remember that song. That would be a really good song to try.
There's been a lot of good suggestions here!!!
So many great songs & groups listed so far. Hard to pick the perfect first song. I know I'd like to hear the intro of "Too much time on my hands" by Styx, or Boston's "More than a feeling" at full volume for starters though
I'm with Frank, I'd agree that a "full range" song with horns, percussions, various strings and bass would be the real test.
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Originally posted by bashngu:
Don't laugh but my standard is Newcleus "Jam On It"
Laugh?
That's one of the very best...
"3 words to the whack, step yourself back..."
working on it Chris Rea working on it video. I dont think it is the original video though so caution......
Still a long way off from fool if you think it's over lol.
Working on it was on New Light Through Old Windows.
David and David Welcome to the boomtown was a one hit wonder around the same time frame
david and david
The CharacterCool retro boxes deserve cool retro tracks!
Lots of good tracks listed here!
weylandyutani - 2008-09-26 01:36
Ok 1 Shannon- let the music play. 2.Grand master flash& the furios five- scorpio 3 Dazz band- let it whip..
weylandyutani - 2008-09-26 01:38
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Originally posted by oldskool69:
Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples
Funky Little Beat - Connie
I Ain't No Joke & Move The Crowd - Eric B. & Rakim
ERIC B AND RAKIM
"I Feel Love" - Donna Summer. This track STILL pumps today.
"White Horse" - Laid Back. To watch the VUs.
"Sex, I'm a..." - Berlin. Has a Prophet 5 synth diving to bass depths in the beginning.
"Nice Day" - Persephone's Bees (Chris Cox Remix). Awesome phat bass on this one.
"Ride a White Horse" or "Strict Machine" - Goldfrapp. More bassy tracks.
I second the Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH), Rush, and Shannon mentioned.
This one is classic: (The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) perfect for boomboxes. This one was my favorite for OG M-90!
There can only be ONE.
Money for Nothin
