The Great Gym Playlist

[f4f3]

Ok, I'm putting together a mix which will take my pulse rate from rest (about 80 bpm, apparently)into the weight loss zone (90-125) and leave me firmly in the cardio-vascular zone (125-150)before easing me back down to a soft landing.

I'm finding Tom Waits uniquely unqualified for this (except for "Going Out West" from Bone Machine, which has a great Drum and Bass solo. Well actually, it has a great Drum and Someone Kicking the Shit out of a Wardrobe solo, but let's not quibble).

So all suggestions greatfully received, and I promise to gym test every one...

Comments

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

Born Slippy - Underworld?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Good call - and at 8 minutes odd probably the ideal launch pad...

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

I started thinking of Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" & similar, and not because this is starting to sound like the Trainspotting soundtrack!

Some old 70s favourites have great tempo changes culminating in serious drum work-outs, too.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Oh - lust for life definitely - and maybe Jean Jeannie, and I just remembered that I bought a very dodgy double CD of '80's remixes just to get "Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag"

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

You could do worse than throw some Prodigy in there. Breathe, if you're feeling particularly witty ;)

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'm off them at the moment - mostly because I had to listen to some Radio 1 nob-end introduce Firestarter as a legendary track by the legendary Prodigy, and then play a completely poncey re-mix.

Has anyone EVER heard a re-mix that was better than the original? Ever?

But I think Firestarter will get in there once I'm over my huff, ta!

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Just had a thought that "Passenger" might make the ideal warm-up track.

"And I ride, and I ride and I ride..."

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Remixes: rarely better. I'm trying to think of an exceptional example.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Well 2 Many DJ's "As Heard on Radio Soulwax" has some good stuff... 10 c.c. vs Destiny's Child is my favourite.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

I really have to be in the mood for mash-ups. Having said which, I do have a list of my own to make when I have time and have found the right software with which to do it.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm just about to boot up iTunes and put this mix together - it's a free download, and easy to use for putting together playlists. It only has a very crude fade-up/fade-down for mash-ups though.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have iTunes (I have a PowerBook - it'd be sacreligious not to!) ... no, I need proper mixing software.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

:-) Ah, now if I'd known you were a PB'er, I'd never have said...

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

*g* They should give us badges to wear or something.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Mine would be all tattered and battered, much like my trusty Pismo...

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Mine would be new and shiny, but not much road-tested.

Incidentally, did you know that pismo is also Russian for letter?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

And pivo is Czech for beer?

Actually, I like Pismo, because I always imagine Bugs and Daffy trying to get to Pismo Beach and ending up anywhere but there....

"I knew we shoid have turned left at Albarkoiky!"

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Pivo is indeed Czech for beer. I'm glad you learned the important stuff :)

"I knew we shoid have turned left at Albarkoiky!"

Heheh.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

I actually worked three Czech quotes into my best man's speech:

"I don't spech Czech"
"Can I have a beer please"
"Never go into a pub without money"

oh, and

"Stop getting on and off, the doors are closing"

which all went over well.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

"Stop getting on and off, the doors are closing"

Ukoncete vystup a nastup, dvere jse zaviraji.

The old ones are the best!

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

The only problem was that although Radka's sister Susanah did a great job translating my English into Czech, she didn't bother translating the Czech into English, and half the guests didn't know what the other half were laughing at.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's a shame.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Well, they didn't seem to mind, but then free beer and wine have that affect on me, too.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Heh.

[eidechsenengel.livejournal.com]

Techno and disco, you simply cannot sit still during either... wonderful!! O-Zone has some great techno...

The First Cut is the Deepest

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Well, off to the gym in about half an hour, and tonight's playlist (once I go and buy a new shirt) will be:

Warm up:

The Passenger, Iggy Pop (4.40)

Getting into it:

Born Slippy, Underworld 9.44
Firestarter, The Progidy: 4.41
Lust for Life, Iggy, 5.10
Jean Genie, Bowie, 4.09
Weapon of Choice, Fat Boy Slim, 5.36

Warm Down,

Wholly Humble Heart, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees, 5.20
If I had A Million Dollars, Barenaked Ladies, 4.26

I've been wanting to listen to Weapon of Choice for a while, and the last two always put me in a mellow mood (Humble) and then make me smile ($1,000,000)

So, as those other philosophers used to say,

"Hey-ho, let's go!"

Re: The First Cut is the Deepest

[goldenbrown69.livejournal.com]

Insomnia - Faithless

The slow start then the superb buildup. Wonderful for warming up to...

Re: The First Cut is the Deepest

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Do you know, that's the first recommendation that I don't already have? Most go look...

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

I just thought of a cracker: Jump Around - House of Pain :o)

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Top ah the mornin' to ya!

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

:o)

Hiya hunny. Feeling a little sore today?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Legs and ribs, mostly, but still a smile on my face when I reached the end of my warm down this morning...