on thursday i hit the road for a few days. i went to visit a friend of mine, see the new harry potter movie with him, and just hang out and do a whole lot of nothing. one of my favorite parts of any road trip is the music in the car on the way there and back. both parts of a trip have specific feelings attached to them, and there are some Cd's that are perfect for the heading there or the heading home leg of the trip.
however, there is one CD in my vast collection that is perfect for ANY part of a road trip. Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie is the most perfect CD for travelling that i have ever heard, and is a big part of any trip that i take. with lyrics like "and every thursday i braved those mountain passes and you skipped your early classes" from the song We Looked Like Giants, or "with my feet on the dash, the world didn't matter" from the song Passenger Seat, the scene is set for a perfect drive.
honestly, hearing the song We Looked Like Giants makes me want to jump into a car and take a long drive, and if I'm already doing that, the gas pedal may be pressed a little harder. from the first note, i just want to speed through mountain passes and look down over the guardrail at the trees and farms flying by below me at 75 mph.
if Mr. gibbard and company set out to write the perfect driving record, i believe that they were successful. from the first tones of "the new year" to the last notes of "a lack of color" (which, incidentally, are the same notes...), this album has everything needed for a perfect trip packaged up in one little red plastic disk.
what are some of your favorite driving records?
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