Rowing Music

[[old] Ged Musto]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ged Musto+Feb 13 2005, 07:22 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Ged Musto @ Feb 13 2005, 07:22 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-susan+Feb 13 2005, 12:13 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(susan @ Feb 13 2005, 12:13 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Alright, I'm rather new to this, so I haven't tried a lot of different music, but so far the best CD for me is Moby's <i>Play</i>.  Boy was I surprised when I played the Crash-B video: they use the same music!<br /><br /> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Great Debate this!!!<br /><br />For me personally 3 of my 4 PB's came from listening to rock albums/anthems and each one still brings a big smile to my face.<br /><br />My 2.5K back in 1994 when I <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I got cut off so I couldn't finish my thread.<br /><br />I'll start again!!<br /><br />Great Debate this!!!<br /><br />For me personally 3 of my 4 PB's came from listening to rock albums/anthems and each one still brings a big smile to my face.<br /><br />My 2.5K back in 1994 when I done just over 8 mins I listened to Lynard Skynards Freebird.<br /><br />Then a week after I done a 30 min row and this time it was to The Who's Tommy soundtrack<br /><br />And then the 1 hr another week after that it was to Meat Loaf's Bat Out of h*** album.<br /><br />If it was classical then it would have to be Beethoven every time I want to boost the pace up!<br /><br />Only problem these days in the gyms around the country they all tend to play house or garage music, thank god for i-pods and mp3's <br />

[[old] grams]

Ged, sneak a Kodo cd into a gym and see what happens. I wonder if the jocks will be able to keep up.<br /><br />I went to a Kodo performance last night. (taiko drumming) What an inspiration!! The main drummers must put more energy into one performance than a marathon runner. And the music is mesmerizing. I got 2 new cds, so it looks like a long workout for me today.<br /><br />My husband didn't want to go, so I sold my ticket to a total stranger young guy. He ergs long sessions too. So he got a cd. <br /><br />grams<br />#1 marathoner on C2 All Time Rankings 1999-2004<br />lwt ladies 60-69

[[old] starboardrigged1seat]

Blue Man Group soundtrack, live Phish shows, and pre-made DJ techno/hip-hop mixes.

[[old] frambozen]

Hey everyone...this is my first post here (love my model D btw). I've been listening to a DJ Z-Trip mix called "uneasy listening". It's a mix of classic rock (Pink Floyd, Rush, Kansas, etc.) mixed with hip-hop beats. Seems to be doing it for me, since I find myself hypnotized by the visualizations program I have feeding into my TV as I row. I've happily rowed past my time/meter objective and not even noticed. Sometimes I listen to really hard stuff (Rage Against The Machine, Crystal Method, Rammstein, KMFD). But, lately I've found that I like rowing to slower stuff like Cake, Beck...maybe I'm just not pulling hard enough.

[[old] andyArvid]

My taste in music is a little more eclectic than most. But my preferred is <a href='http://www.richardthompson-music.com/' target='_blank'>Richard Thompson</a>. For some reason I like to row to Led Zep even though I am not a big fan. The Clash. Professor Longhair or some boogie-woogie piano is great to row to.<br /><br />Lately I have been watching DVD concerts. You got the music and the visual distraction when your sick of looking at the PM2. Particularly, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane (on a TV show, lasts 23 minutes but I loop it over and over), Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense) and a Brazilian rock group I heartily recommend <a href='http://www.patofu.com.br/' target='_blank'>Pato Fu</a>

[[old] Hal Morgan]

Smoooooooth jazzzzz! rick braun, walter beasley, chuck loeb, dave koz, so many awesome jazz players. I perfer to mix an mp3 player full of my own mix and row. Row steady. row long. row all day long.

[[old] Ged Musto]

<!--QuoteBegin-grams+Feb 13 2005, 03:09 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(grams @ Feb 13 2005, 03:09 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Ged, sneak a Kodo cd into a gym and see what happens. I wonder if the jocks will be able to keep up.<br /><br />I went to a Kodo performance last night. (taiko drumming) What an inspiration!! The main drummers must put more energy into one performance than a marathon runner. And the music is mesmerizing.  I got 2 new cds, so it looks like a long workout for me today.<br /><br />My husband didn't want to go, so I sold my ticket to a total stranger young guy. He ergs long sessions too. So he got a cd. <br /><br />grams<br />#1 marathoner on C2 All Time Rankings 1999-2004<br />lwt ladies 60-69 <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I've heard of Kodo, mind blowing music to say the least!!!<br /><br />As far as sneaking one into the gym, thats easy enough i'm the Personal Trainer so it should be okay, it'll probably blow the jocks away...<br /><br />I'll give it a go when I am seriously contemplating a PB attempt.<br />Thanks again <br />Ged.

[[old] amheward]

<!--QuoteBegin-grams+Feb 13 2005, 03:09 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(grams @ Feb 13 2005, 03:09 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I went to a Kodo performance last night. (taiko drumming) What an inspiration!! The main drummers must put more energy into one performance than a marathon runner. And the music is mesmerizing.  I got 2 new cds, so it looks like a long workout for me today.<br /> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />The Kodo Drummers are fantastic! I try to see them every time they tour the US, though I've missed them the past couple of times. The CDs are just a dark and hazy reflection of the experience of them live, unfortunately.<br /><br />Abe

[[old] grams]

I have the advantage of having been in the stereo business a long time ago so I have some powerful speakers set up in front of my erg. Nothing can compare with the sound a 6' diameter drum live though. I had seats in the 2nd row, so I replay the performance in my head. <br /><br />I'll check out 'Moby'. I need some contemporary music too.<br /><br />grams

[[old] Ducatista]

<!--QuoteBegin-NavHaz+--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(NavHaz)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->A number of software programs allow real-time calculation of beats per minute.  <br /><br />From this you can arrive at a strokes-per-minute rating, which will depend on how many musical beats you want to assign to each stroke. </td></tr></table><br />Right on. I'm on Mac OS X, and I use the freeware program <b>ltjBPM</b> to feed BPM counts into iTunes. (There are plenty of other freeware options for both Mac & PC.) I prefer to row between 26 & 30SPM, so any song that falls between 104 & 120BPM goes into my "Rowing" playlist. I've got about 11 hours' worth of row-ready tunes queued up. Selections range from Celia Cruz to Ursula 1000 to Stan Getz to vintage Bon Jovi. Stevie Wonder is a particularly fertile source of rowing tunage, who knew? I set the iPod on Shuffle, and away I go.

[[old] RacerX]

<!--QuoteBegin-Ducatista+Feb 28 2005, 10:20 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Ducatista @ Feb 28 2005, 10:20 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-NavHaz+--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(NavHaz)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->A number of software programs allow real-time calculation of beats per minute.  <br /><br />From this you can arrive at a strokes-per-minute rating, which will depend on how many musical beats you want to assign to each stroke. </td></tr></table><br />Right on. I'm on Mac OS X, and I use the freeware program <b>ltjBPM</b> to feed BPM counts into iTunes. (There are plenty of other freeware options for both Mac & PC.) I prefer to row between 26 & 30SPM, so any song that falls between 104 & 120BPM goes into my "Rowing" playlist. I've got about 11 hours' worth of row-ready tunes queued up. Selections range from Celia Cruz to Ursula 1000 to Stan Getz to vintage Bon Jovi. Stevie Wonder is a particularly fertile source of rowing tunage, who knew? I set the iPod on Shuffle, and away I go. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />What a great idea! I am on OSX as well and will give it a go. My music collection is about 250g, so my 40g iPod is just a slice. But creating a smart playlist that parses BPM is a great idea. My music is pretty varied, but current rowing faves include Pearl Jam, Midnight Oil, and Moby.<br /><br />Thanks for the cool tip.<br /><br />Aaron

[[old] ddonohue]

Has anyone really thought about Jesus Jones, Greenday (american idiot is really amazing, but I like all of their stuff), Franz Ferdinand, some really bouncy Less Than Jake (ska), some Dead concerts and the Refreshments. Ska stuff is so much fun to pull to.<br /><br />There is so much music out there from many cultures that can get you going.

[[old] hennmart]

I like to listen to:<br /><br />1492 Vangelis<br />Massive Attack<br />Seal<br /><br />For the long rows I use repeat on my stereo.<br /><br />Keeps me going. <br /><br />Greetings,<br /><br />Hennie<br /><br />500: 1.39.5 1000: 3.33.1 2000: 7.25.4 5000: 18.40.3<br /><br />6000: 22.34.0 30 min.: 7805 m. 10000: 38.08.9<br /><br />60 min.: 15237 1/2 marathon: 1.23.49.6 marathon: like to do it in the future<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

[[old] Ikabob]

Country and Western music is where it's at and gets me goin! Some of you international erggers ought to try it.

[[old] seat5]

<!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Country and Western music is where it's at and gets me goin! Some of you international erggers ought to try it. </td></tr></table> <br /><br />I've gotta agree with you there...some of them have a great beat and an attitude that makes me really pull, like "My Give a Damn is Busted!"<br /><br />