Way OT: What Songs Get You Pumped?
So, in an effort to get back into some sort of shape (other than round), I have started exercising again recently. My wife even has me training for a half marathon in the spring (I can only comfortably do 4 - 5 miles right now). I borrowed the wife's iPod for a run yesterday and she toldme , "I already have a good running mix in the Playlist." Perfect (I thought). Unfortunately, I ended up skipping over half of the songs - way too much cheesey pop and too many slower tempo songs. I decided that I need my own playlist and started making a list off the top of my head this morning - a little more difficult than I thought.
So, I decided to tap into the knowledge of the MGoCommunity for some help. Toss out some ideas people. The only type of music that I am not really into is country (yes I even like pop despite what I said earlier - there's just a limit to how much Justin Timberlake should be on any single mix, and that limit is low for me). Pretty much everything else is on the table - from metal to classical to drum corps. The only thing you don't have to suggest is "Hail To the Victors" (I have a pretty nice extended live version of it from when the MMB visited my high school back in the day - circa 1996).
So pony up ladies and gentlemen, and let me know what gets you pumped up whether it be to work out, make a sale (ala Dwight Shrewt), or simply gets you amped for a game. I'll start compiling a list for myself in a couple days, so keep 'em coming.
Also, if you are going to embed a song or video, please at least include the name somewhere - I can't view video or hear audio (from the internet) on my machine at work.
Thanks in advance for the help!
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:43 PM ^
Mama Said Knock You Out. I know it's extremely overdone, but everytime that song plays on my ipod, I think of the youtube tribute featuring our '06 game against ND.
Hearing it keeps my fat ass moving.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:21 PM ^
but I like it.
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:45 PM ^
Audioslave- Show Me How to Live, Cochise
Velvet Revolver- Slither
Smashing Pumpkins- Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Zero, Cherub Rock
Metallica- Enter Sandman, Unforgiven, many more
AC/DC- Big Guns, If You Want Blood, Long Way to the Top...
Rage- Down Rodeo, Killing in the Name Of
Ted Nugent- Stranglehold
Most of Soundgarden
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:45 PM ^
Snap your fingers, snap your neck.
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:45 PM ^
Fabolous- My time
Boston- More than a Feeling
Pitbull- Culo remix
Lil Jon- Outta your mind
DMX- Whats my name
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:45 PM ^
Shook Ones Pt. II-Mobb Deep
The What-Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man
Bulls on Parade-Rage Against the Machine
Release Yo 'Delf-Method Man
Return of the Mack-Mark Morrison
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:50 PM ^
- Shook Ones Part II - Mobb Deep
- Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill
- Shimmy Shimmy Ya - ODB
- Ain't Nuthin Ta Fuck Wit - Wu-Tang Clan
Those four are great, especially the first two.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:40 PM ^
Aren't there any metal heads in the MGOBLOG community???
-Anything from The Devil Wears Prada (No...not the movie)
-Metallica- Whiplash, Battery, Blackened, Dyers Eve, Fight Fire With Fire ect
-Pantera- New Level (live), Fucking Hostile, Mouth For War, Strength Beyond Strength, jesus everything from them
-Glassjaw
-Slayer-the entire Reign in Blood album
-Killswitch Engage- Numbered Days, Daylight Dies, A bid Farewell, many more
-Slipknot- People = Shit, Disasterpiece, Liberate, SIC, Eyeless, to name a few
-Deftones- My Own Summer (Shove it), 7 words, many more
-As I Lay Dying- 94 Words, Distance is Darkness, Confined, they never disappoint
-Norma Jean
-Poison the Well
-Chimaira- Forced Live, Pray for All, Powertrip should get you at least an extra 10 reps by itself
-Between the Buried and me is epic- I recommend the entire Colors album live
-Korn- Their first 3 albums, after that I'm convinced that scientists have perfected cloning, killed off Korn, and replaced them with pussies.
-That should get you started
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:51 PM ^
Pretty much anything by Lady Gaga, to be perfectly honest.
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:59 PM ^
- Buckcherry - Lit Up
- Lostprophets - Burn Burn
- NAS - Hate Me Now
- Primer 55 - This Life
- Prodigy - Spitfire, Breathe, Smack My B***h Up
- Slipknot - Duality
- SR-71 - Right Now
But, my favorite pump-up song has to be BLUR - SONG 2
EDIT: I had to embed the vid
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:55 PM ^
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne - Forever
I don't listen to much rap but this one pumps me up when I'm running. It helps me pretend I'm a Michigan RB.
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:57 PM ^
I listen to a lot of rap to get pumped up:
No Love- Eminem ft. Lil Wayne
Run This Town, Blueprint 2, Public Service Announcement, Takeover, U Don't Know (Remix)- Jay-Z
Shining Down, Daydream- Lupe Fiasco
X Gon Give It to Ya- DMX
Power, Power remix - Kanye West
What You Know, Bring Em Out, Yeah Ya Know, Top Back, I'm Back -TI
Also some non rap:
Anything by the MMB
Better Son/Daughter - Rilo Kiley
The Ecstasy of Gold
Explosions in the Sky
List of Demands - Saul Williams
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:58 PM ^
Any music from the 27 Rocky movies is great. Also, The Final Countdown is the single greatest pump up song in the history of history......that or Space Jam.
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:59 PM ^
Most of their stuff is good to get me going.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:01 PM ^
that it gets any better than the first minute of so of "Welcome to the Jungle" when it comes to getting fired up.
I sincerely hope that the PA system blasts that at the start of the 1stquarter, as darkness (hopefully) descends, during the 1st night game next year...gives me goosebumps just thinking about it!
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:03 PM ^
I'm all over the map:
Rawkfist and Move by Thousand Foot Krutch
Still Frame - Trapt
The Game - Disturbed
Top Back -T.I.
Tuck Ya Ice - Trick Daddy
Shut It Down - Pit Bull
HuH - 4 Minute
My dirty secret is I'll sometimes crank up the Jimmy Eat World or Live to get pumped out. If you put enough bass behind them. My really really shameful secret is that Take It Off by Kesha is great work out music with the bass up.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:11 PM ^
Don't feel bad- seeing your post reminded me I need to re-download "The Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World and immediately put it (back) into my workout mix.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
I'm big on Bleed American, but The Sweetness is good.
My main memory of J.E.W. was this one girl in my high school humanities used to wear a Jimmy Eat World skirt constant and she was very well endowed for a junior. Very nice C cups and she never wore a bra. The way the room was arrange our desks were at right angles, so I could just stare straight ahead and spend the entire period in a happy, happy place. I don't remember her name, but I remember the shirt perfectly. So cranking J.E.W. takes me back.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:10 PM ^
"Sober" by Tool (listened to this walking in to the bar exam. And while working out. Yeah, I know that makes me kind of a meathead).
"Diary of Jane"- Breaking Benjamin
"Got the Life"- Korn
"Panic Switch"- Silversun Pickups
"Black," from Live on Two Legs- Pearl Jam (I know; it's a slow ballad, but the guitar solo absolutely screams and is incredible in this live version)
"Helena"- My Chemical Romance (guilty pleasure)
"Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)"- The Arcade Fire
"We Came to Dance"- The Gaslight Anthem
"One Big Holiday"- My Morning Jacket
I'm definitely going to check out some of the suggestions people have made; am always looking for new workout tunes, as mine have become a little stale over the past few years.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:11 PM ^
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
What? No Michael Bolton?
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:29 PM ^
(rap)
Clap On - 8 Ball & MJG
It's a Fight - Three 6 Mafia
Getchu Twisted - Krayzie Bone
Side to Side - Three 6 Mafia
Ballin' Boys - No Good
(rock)
Panama - Van Halen
Right Now - Van Halen
Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue
Roundball Rock (aka the old NBA on NBC music) - John Tesh
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:41 PM ^
- Down with the Sickness - Disturbed
- The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson
- Bodies - Drowning Pool
- Sex Type Thing - STP
- Any song by Rage Against the Machine
These are basically my bench press songs as I get a little psycho when benching (as you should.)
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:47 PM ^
Rage! I also love the "Killing in the Name" vid where Zack has the stare down with the bouncer.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:50 PM ^
Fight Music- D12
Fuel- Metallica
Hate Me Now-Nas
Testify- Rage Against the Machine
Thoughtless- KOrn
August 23rd, 2010 at 3:33 PM ^
Much of what I feel would be obligatory has already been posted several times, such as RATM (particular deference to The Ghost of Tom Joad), Pantera, several rap acts such as T.I., Eminem, D12, etc.
However, I am noticing a distinct lack of Big Beat. I don’t understand why this music isn’t more popular than it is. One poster mentioned The Prodigy, which, hell yeah. Omen, Spitfire, Breathe, Smack My Bitch Up, Firestarter
Others in this genre include The Crystal Method – Smartbomb, The Winner, and Name of the Game; and The Chemical Brothers - Under the Influence, Setting Sun, Let Forever Be, It Began in Afrika, and Galvanize.
From other genres, Marilyn Manson can be good; my favorites include Fight Song, This is the New Shit and Rock is Dead
Rob Zombie – Super Charger Heaven, Superbeast
Busta Rhymes – Break Ya Neck, Gimme Some More, This Means War!!, Iz They Wildin’ Wit Us
August 23rd, 2010 at 4:11 PM ^
Blind Guardian
Symphony X
Dragonforce
Very fast, very epic. Nice long songs for a long run.
Take this advice with a grain of salt though as I try to avoid running at all costs.
August 24th, 2010 at 1:32 AM ^
Blind Guardian's double-live album is tops.
August 24th, 2010 at 1:10 PM ^
Will you be picking up the new album that comes out today?
August 24th, 2010 at 2:06 PM ^
Wasn't a fan of their last release, and their most recent tour performances indicate that they've pretty much lost it. I'll check it out but whether to buy depends on quality
August 23rd, 2010 at 5:40 PM ^
Hatebreed: The whole album "Satisfaction is the death of desire"
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:35 PM ^
Rollins Band - Gone Inside the Zero, Starve, Get Some Go Again, and Illumination, but Hotter and Hotter is my favorite.
Hellyeah - Hellyeah
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
Five Finger Death Punch - Bulletproof
Marilyn Manson - Fight Song
Drowning Pool - Bodies
RATM - Killing in the Name, Bulls on Parade
August 24th, 2010 at 12:35 AM ^
the grudge, lateralus, jambi, rosetta stoned, stinkfist, 46 & 2, eulogy
August 24th, 2010 at 1:54 AM ^
there are two songs that used in correlation to sports. Always get me pumped up. First is: Second is:
August 24th, 2010 at 2:10 AM ^
Public Enemy - Shut Em Down
Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution
August 24th, 2010 at 3:59 AM ^
when in doubt, Primus always gets me pumped for some reason.
August 24th, 2010 at 4:03 AM ^
Sleeping Lessons - The Shins
The kids aren't all right - The Offspring
Alive - Pearl Jam
August 24th, 2010 at 1:35 PM ^
- Propane Nightmares - Pendulum
- A Whisper and a Clamor - Anberlin
- Godspeed - Anberlin
- Happy? - Mudvayne
- ...Too Be Loved - Papa Roach
- Almost Easy - Avenged Sevenfold
- Don't Stop - Innerpartysystem
- A Pistol to My Temple - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
- Hammerhead - The Offspring
- Ali for Cody - Sense Fail
- When Two are One - Atreyu
- Let it Rock - Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne
August 24th, 2010 at 2:39 PM ^
Even after all this time, "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger still makes this soccer mom wanna go out and smash some windows.
Other stuff on my iPod I tend to fire up when I need energy:
Du Hast by Rammstein
Don't Change by INXS
Chelsea Dagger by the Fratellis
BOB By Outkast
Beware of the Boys by Punjabi MC
So What by Pink
Town Called Malice by The Jam
Lust for Life Iggy Pop (except that stupid cruise company nearly ruined it)
Go Getta by Young Jeezy
August 25th, 2010 at 6:10 PM ^
Tupac - Hit em up
Eminem - Quitter (hit em up remix portion)
GnR - Nightrain (Live Era)
I'm about to run through a wall just thinking about it.
August 26th, 2010 at 11:40 PM ^
This is a great topic! Thanks for posting it.
I have found a lot to add to my collection.
One that I thought of that I didn't see posted is "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva. Great song to get pumped up.