Workout music ideas

jenkinsb92

What's some good music to listen to while working out? I tend to listen to a lot of pop/hip hop and country. Any suggestions?

RickN9GSU

You might think I'm crazy (a lot of people do) but check out Western Swing. Nice, upbeat music, out of the mainstream. The group Asleep at the Wheel is a good place to start. I built a station in Pandora around their sound and it's working well for me.

jenkinsb92

RickN9GSU wrote: »

You might think I'm crazy (a lot of people do) but check out Western Swing. Nice, upbeat music, out of the mainstream. The group Asleep at the Wheel is a good place to start. I built a station in Pandora around their sound and it's working well for me.

I'll definitely check it out! Thank you!

AnnPT77

RickN9GSU wrote: »

You might think I'm crazy (a lot of people do) but check out Western Swing. Nice, upbeat music, out of the mainstream. The group Asleep at the Wheel is a good place to start. I built a station in Pandora around their sound and it's working well for me.

In that vein, Wylie Gustafson (Wylie & The Wild West) is also good.

If you're open to off-the-beaten-track music, and want to try something different: My personal favorite genre is progressive bluegrass. A couple of things that work for me are Frank Sollivan and Dirty Kitchen's Cold Spell, Newgrass Revival's Fly Through the Country, or Commonwealth ("Reach" is one of my all-time favorite workout songs), or Northern Lights/Vassar Clements' Three August Nights.

1940s swing music can also be fun . . . as an example, The Essential Glenn Miller.

All of this may be an acquired taste, though!

amtyrell

I like country hip hop and broadway. Broadway in particular dance numbers make me want to move and dance.

janet6567

I like walking to Rolling Stone and the Beatles' faster songs. . .but I'm older than dirt! LOL

jenkinsb92

amtyrell wrote: »

I like country hip hop and broadway. Broadway in particular dance numbers make me want to move and dance.

Are there particular broadway shows you enjoy listening to? Lately I set my pandora station to JASON Derulo and workout to whatever plays. I'm always looking for new things though

jenkinsb92

janet6567 wrote: »

I like walking to Rolling Stone and the Beatles' faster songs. . .but I'm older than dirt! LOL

I enjoy listening to a lot of 80's music. Never been a huge Beatle fan though but, to each their own

Nakumari23

For pop/hip hop I like to listen to Chris Brown and the Weeknd.

I also like to listen to a lot of upbeat EDM or heavy rock when I workout, all depends on the mood

jenkinsb92

Nakumari23 wrote: »

For pop/hip hop I like to listen to Chris Brown and the Weeknd.

I also like to listen to a lot of upbeat EDM or heavy rock when I workout, all depends on the mood

I love listening to Chris Brown and The Weeknd.

RickN9GSU

AnnPT77 wrote: »

RickN9GSU wrote: »

You might think I'm crazy (a lot of people do) but check out Western Swing. Nice, upbeat music, out of the mainstream. The group Asleep at the Wheel is a good place to start. I built a station in Pandora around their sound and it's working well for me.

In that vein, Wylie Gustafson (Wylie & The Wild West) is also good.

If you're open to off-the-beaten-track music, and want to try something different: My personal favorite genre is progressive bluegrass. A couple of things that work for me are Frank Sollivan and Dirty Kitchen's Cold Spell, Newgrass Revival's Fly Through the Country, or Commonwealth ("Reach" is one of my all-time favorite workout songs), or Northern Lights/Vassar Clements' Three August Nights.

1940s swing music can also be fun . . . as an example, The Essential Glenn Miller.

All of this may be an acquired taste, though!

I'm a bluegrass musician and I've met Frank a few times. He is SUCH a swell guy! Along those lines, check out The Hillbenders. Amazing band.

ElenSouthgate

I like to listen to the mixes on http://www.steadymixes.com/ they have a variety of different mixes and most can be downloaded for free

TJ_Slade

If you're a fan of pop music, give 80s New Wave music a try. Duran Duran, ABC, Human League, Animotion, Berlin, Missing Persons, Blondie etc etc...

Super peppy and fun, energetic music. Awesome for cardio.

skinnycow1234567

Heavy Metal...Metallica ac/dc Disturbed pumps me up

Rosiez2014

IPandora red hot chili peppers or linkin park.

risberg96

I love the rock my run Ap- free version is fine.

DeDoubleU

Muse Supermassive Black Holes album keeps me going. It's great for a kind of interval thing. For speeding up and slowing down and speeding back up, etc.