Dude tunes

[The Chillanthropist]

Whether it be whale songs or bowling sounds, every dude has got to have something to plug into the old walkman while having a laid-back time to ones self. So here is a thread to list your favorite songs or artists that help you relax and maintain your dude-ness.

Naturally, no Eagles please.

Some of mine include:

Enya
Bob Dylan
Polaris
Roxy Music
Tom Petty

There's more, I'll post them as I remember 'em.

(I'm new to these forums so I'm not sure if this is even the right place for this. Apologies ahead of time if it isn't.)

[martin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4n66hUVGbw

[Tedsville]

Yup tuneage i must say is a big subject to me, listen to music pretty much all the time to keep myself centered...
My Tunes of choice at the moment are....

Portishead
Pink Floyd
Camel
Orbital
Caravan
Opeth
Massive Attack
Ayreon
Mr Scruff
Porcupine Tree

Theres just a sample - any other dudes here with similar random taste?

[encutle09]

He only looks like Manson did if you squint your eyes.  Right now he looks like thousands of other bikers or wannabe bikers.

[TravisE]

"Lawn Chair High" by Rehab

Well it's just another lawn chair high
It's just another lawn chair high
And I'm sittin' in the carport
Lookin' down the driveway
Watchin' all the cars go by
And it's alright...it's alright
And it's alright...it's alright

Hey Reese, check this out
And while the world trippin'
I'm sippin'
I really don't give a flyin' parapalegic chicken
watchin' the cars
we don't need bars
we got a garage
a cooler full of beers
fuck an entourrage
my life is one big funny mirage
I slept all day
and I'm a sit and let the cd play
my wife is a thousand miles away
and I've got Xanax all the way
no work, all play
my attitude is go away
I'm talkin' to people
I'm through with this episode
I'm workin' on a sequel
I take my iced coffee with 2 Equal
I'm too evil
at least that's what people think
you wonder why I drink
'cause I've done it all, seen it all
and it don't really matter
I might as well sit in the carport
talk shit and get fatter

It's just another lawnchair high
people rollin' by, "Hi"
look here, don't die
Well it's just another lawn chair high
It's just another lawn chair high
And I'm sittin' in the carport
Lookin' down the driveway
Watchin' all the cars go by
And it's alright...it's alright
And it's alright...it's alright

Hell yeah, got my boombox
this tune rocks
the boondocks
back as well
packin' the bag of the wacky tobacco
pack a bowl up
you can stack or fold up the lawnchair
I don't care
got a brew in the Igloo cooler, too
plus a barrage of puzzlein' thoughts
in my garage, guzzelin' Heinekin
my mind I cannot focus
'cause I'm blind again
so find a friend to tell it to
I'm tryin' to relax, dawg
I ain't tryin' to hear about
the guns, loot and cars
or one silicone titty, pity
done tootin', bars
I'm tryin' to catch the escalator
to the sun, moon and stars, bra
you gotta love it, whoo
like Jimmy Buffet, yeah
give me some stuff that I can handle
and fuck it
and please hold my calls
'cause I'm out for the night
mosquito bites and lightnin' bugs
got neon bars
you better recamuthafuckinize
give me that funnel and run along
youngins

Well it's just another lawn chair high
It's just another lawn chair high
And I'm sittin' in the carport
Lookin' down the driveway
Watchin' all the cars go by
And it's alright...it's alright
And it's alright...it's alright

Hell Yeah
I got it all goin', I know'n
and there ain't nothin' that you can
tell me in this moment
and I'm hopin' this evening
I'm leaving all my troubles inside
while I sit and get by
with what I really do best
and if I may suggest you do the same
which is nothing
and that ain't frontin'
I'm steady comin' with it
talkin' to myself and all else
it's gettin' figured out
as'n I gets further along
turn the right into wrong
change the words to this song
I know I ain't singin' along
but deep inside it feels on
so I'm a carry on
sippin', skippin'
every other idea that
that runs up in here
'cause it's clear, they multiply
fly back between both of my ears
and who cares?
I've got a minute if you're with it
we can get it
set it in the chair
somewhere in the front, out there
holler in the air
"WE THE SHIT OVER HERE!"

Well it's just another lawn chair high
It's just another lawn chair high
And I'm sittin' in the carport
Lookin' down the driveway
Watchin' all the cars go by
And it's alright...it's alright
And it's alright...it's alright

[SmokeytheBuddha]

One of my all time favorites...fits right in there with whale songs, only on a cosmic level:

Jupter Sounds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU7_oymmiNI

[ozzy85]

Porcupine Tree... good one, man.  And of course 'Floyd.

'70's Santana really works for me.
The Frames
Rush
Neil Young
Focus
Dread Zepplin
Preistbird
'70's Yes albums

.. There's a lot more stuff I listen to (I'm really into music, I play in a band, too), but some tend toward heavier music.  Some folks find that not too conducive to being in a Dude state of mind.  I understand.

[SmokeytheBuddha]

As the author the uncompromised draft of the Port Huron Statement, I think the Dude may have dug some MC5 in his SDS days...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6nasmkg7A

In fact, I think you can see the Dude peeking around one of the amplifiers toward the end...That could explain at long last how the Dude ended up as a roadie for Metallica. 

[TheManForHisTimeAndPlace]

Some of my favorites:

Bob Dylan
Iggy Pop
Jefferson Airplane
Cream
Led Zepplin
Io Echo
The Dead Weather (not their rock stuff, their stuff that's more blues-ey)
Nico
Nouvelle Vague

[HnauHnakrapunt]

Basic Tibetan bowls with no rain, birds etc. if I need to really unwind. To an untrained ear it may sound annoying but I found it works for me. Pop-rock-classical like Lindsey Stirling, David Garrett and Vanessa Mae too - positive energy.
U2 works miracles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC3ahd6Di3M
Multilingual stuff like Mireille Mathieu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGM-SQR6MjY
And David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRk1pz3tk4