Surprisingly Good PJ Songs to Run to

Ms. Haiku

I always knew the following were good running tunes:

Alone
Education
Dirty Frank

but recently I've realized the following songs are good paced songs:

undone
red mosquito

and you? What PJ songs do you like to run to? I need to increase my shuffle songs as I'm going to do a lot more running soon.

chris01

Im not a runner, but id imagine MFC or RVM are good to with with as far as the opening riffs of the songs go.

mpgervace

I go with,
starting out, I go with "Not for you".....then build my pace up with some other music,
then as I have a good pace going, Tremor Christ.... the beat goes in "stride"

then as I come down, slower pace, "Light years"

The band Cold, has some go music for aerobic activity...

Androgynous Mind

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I always knew the following were good running tunes:

Alone
Education
Dirty Frank

but recently I've realized the following songs are good paced songs:

undone
red mosquito

and you? What PJ songs do you like to run to? I need to increase my shuffle songs as I'm going to do a lot more running soon.

I have found out that anything that is real intense and gets you pumped up is not good for long distance running. It is easy to lose track, get caught up in the music, and the pace becomes too much to sustain. At least it is for me. A few that I stay away from Jeremy, Blood, Lukin, Do the Evolution, and SOLAT. You can listen to these types of tracks to get you mentally ready, but I avoid them while actually running.

I like songs with great instrumentals, so I choose a lot of live tracks. They seem to keep me going without getting me caught up too much in the words.

Instrumental Brother is good, along with extended live versions of Porch, Crazy Mary, Evenflow, and Wishlist. The first four give me a mental boost in the beginning and then level out to keep that pace, while Wishlist is a good pace song for me.

I like the idea of throwing Red Mosquito into the mix. I will have to try that myself.

JPR

I have the following on my ipod for when I run

Life Wasted
World Wide Suicide
Comatose
Marker In The Sand (off of Pearl Jam)

Rockin' the Free World (off of a boot called 'get Out Of LA' - great version)

Save You - (off of Live at Easy Street)

Do The Evolution
RVM
Sonic Reducer
Baba O'Reilly (off of 7.8.03)

Foo Fighters are my favorite band to work out/run to. Audioslave have a bunch of great tunes to workout to as well.

invest-it-all

Lately I've been using the self titled album heaps for working out etc

Life Wasted
World Wide Suicide
Comatose
Severed Hand
Marker In The Sand
Unemployable
Big Wave..


as well as

Corduroy
Breath
Leash
Red Mosquito
Hail Hail

Ms. Haiku

I plan on doing more running, and I may need to switch up my iPod a bit. I'll keep what' on it, but what other CD titles in particular would you recommend? mgervace mentioned Cold. Anything else? So far my favorite running music is:

cc+ the music factory = everybody dance now
a lot of Pearl Jam
Rush
Bruce Springsteen
New Order
Aretha Franklin
and a little of this, and a little of that.

What CD Titles would you recommend I buy?

Androgynous Mind

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I plan on doing more running, and I may need to switch up my iPod a bit. I'll keep what' on it, but what other CD titles in particular would you recommend? mgervace mentioned Cold. Anything else? So far my favorite running music is:

cc+ the music factory = everybody dance now
a lot of Pearl Jam
Rush
Bruce Springsteen
New Order
Aretha Franklin
and a little of this, and a little of that.

What CD Titles would you recommend I buy?

Excellent list thusfar. My favorite music to lift weights to is RUSH. I love it.

This may be kind of funky, but I enjoy working out to 311 as well. A few cds include:

-Soundsystem
-From Chaos
-311 (otherwise know as the The Blue Album)

Just something to look into that really works for me.

DiRtyFranK38

last exit...

leone

I'm glad you asked. I have a very large folder of PJ (live and studio) on my I-River (can't run without it). Pretty much any of it works, but the best for warming up: LBC, All Those Yesterdays, Elderly Woman...
Mid run: SOLAT, Brain of J, Evolution, Save You, Once
and to bring it home Alive does it every time.

I'll check out a couple of your favorites, as well as some that others have posted. Fun or what?

Ms. Haiku

I just looked at my iPod list, and I didn't see EvenFlow. Oh!!! What was I thinking! *shakes head* I'll put it right on.

Also, I'm a little . . . how shall we say . . . annoyed at the options available for iPOD headsets for runners. Are there any? The bud things are too big for my ears, and then I tried the things that go around the back of the ears, and they fell off, and I have these ones that have the thing that goes over the top of the head, which is good, but the string things that attach to the speaker things tangle up so easily. Any suggestions for durable headphone non-bud sets?

breath_girl

I like...
Whipping
Last Exit
Cordoroy
RVM

vedderfan10

Betterman into Evenflow...wicked...

leone

I've tried a few types including ear buds (painful), over the head (awkward); and then I found Sony's behind the neck type (goofy looking silver triangle earpieces, though). They have quite good sound and stay on well during runs even when I have Evenflow cranked. (Mine are actually a couple years old and still working great). My I River goes on my arm, so I just tuck all the excess wire into my sleeve or shirt. Works fine.

I have to agree RVM is excellent for a burst of adrenaline mid run. What could be more therapeutic than a long run around the lake with an amazing set of Pearl Jam tunes.

Butterfly_Thoughts

I'm suprised nobody mentioned Go, i'd say it's no.1 for running, altough i hate running. Oh no, wait, i hate jogging, that's the one!
Whipping has a good steady rhythm for running as well.
Brother for warm-up
What about stretching afterwards? I'd say Garden

yosi1

Not PJ but I always liked working out to Burden in My Hand by Soundgarden. I could put that song on repeat and just do pushups and situps for a long time.

tara

when spin the black circle comes on when i'm biking it always brings a smile to my face, seeing as how the blood's all in my legs, and i can't think, all i hear is the chorus, and think that the black circle that's spinning is my wheel

i really like biking to the foos though, pj is never fast enough

Ms. Haiku

leone wrote:

I found Sony's behind the neck type (goofy looking silver triangle earpieces, though). They have quite good sound and stay on well during runs even when I have Evenflow cranked. (Mine are actually a couple years old and still working great).

Cool, I'll look into them. Thanks!

angryyoungman

how bout "run" by collective soul?
"runnin down a dream"- tom petty also comes to mind

LeilaMoonTurtle

education-->live or lost?

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I always knew the following were good running tunes:

Alone
Education
Dirty Frank

but recently I've realized the following songs are good paced songs:

undone
red mosquito

and you? What PJ songs do you like to run to? I need to increase my shuffle songs as I'm going to do a lot more running soon.

Ms. Haiku

LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:

education-->live or lost?

Lost. I never heard it live.

Ms. Haiku

angryyoungman wrote:

how bout "run" by collective soul?
"runnin down a dream"- tom petty also comes to mind

Sounds good. The Tom Petty song reminded me of *Boys of Summer.* That would be good. I have to get that.

My3rdEye

I like Who You Are, In my Tree, Smile and In Hiding for running. There are many good choices though.

leone

I can't believe I didn't mention Go..Yep, one of the best! Not For You helped a lot during todays rainsoaked slog. I'm going to check out Whipping and Garden. For me, no PJ, no run. Forgot my I River one day...went to Starbuck's instead.

Butterfly_Thoughts

leone wrote:

I can't believe I didn't mention Go..Yep, one of the best! Not For You helped a lot during todays rainsoaked slog. I'm going to check out Whipping and Garden. For me, no PJ, no run. Forgot my I River one day...went to Starbuck's instead.

Starbucks, yep, that's the best exercise i'd say. Deciding what coffee to choose from , that's a real excersise of the mind! I always go for a mocha-coconut at the end.
I have an i-river as well, good gadget

p.s. is going to a Starbucks against the Pearl-Jam-ethic of fighting the world corporate companies?

Ms. Haiku

Butterfly_Thoughts wrote:

Starbucks, yep, that's the best exercise i'd say. Deciding what coffee to choose from , that's a real excersise of the mind! I always go for a mocha-coconut at the end.
I have an i-river as well, good gadget

p.s. is going to a Starbucks against the Pearl-Jam-ethic of fighting the world corporate companies?

:DWell, quite frankly it's about taste. Starbuck's has the water-d down edge to it. I mean their marketing scheme is very successful. All of the cute colors on all the cute coffee mugs at just the right time of year.

However, if you want a better taste, you really have to go to the independent cafes that grind their own beans.

Butterfly_Thoughts

Ms. Haiku wrote:

:DWell, quite frankly it's about taste. Starbuck's has the water-d down edge to it. I mean their marketing scheme is very successful. All of the cute colors on all the cute coffee mugs at just the right time of year.

However, if you want a better taste, you really have to go to the independent cafes that grind their own beans.

yeah , i know, what you drink in Starbuck's is not actually coffee . It's usually melted caramel and chocolate and whipped cream and stuff, and maybe a wee touch of coffee. It still tastes good though
I don't know if you have a coffee shop chain called Nero, they make a damn good strong cup of coffee
Anyhoo, small coffee places can very often be the best

Scratchin a Letter

Satan's Bed would be the absolute bollocks. Try it.

MrFadedGlory

yosi wrote:

Not PJ but I always liked working out to Burden in My Hand by Soundgarden. I could put that song on repeat and just do pushups and situps for a long time.

Superunknown is way underated I could listen to it all at the gym and have I think...Dusty comes to mind after a rough day. Outshined and Sonic Reducer are my top 2 for lifting.

I guess I like the fast stuff by PJ on my running setlist because it includes:
Leash, Saying No, I Got Shit, Habit, Faithful, Glorified G, Marker and Severed Hand.

Other songs include Creep, Fea, a lot of The Who and Cheap Trick and believe it or not (a little embarassing) Lose Yourself from Eminem.

and btw, IMHO...earbuds rule!

Ms. Haiku

MrFadedGlory wrote:

Superunknown is way underated I could listen to it all at the gym and have I think...Dusty comes to mind after a rough day. Outshined and Sonic Reducer are my top 2 for lifting.

I guess I like the fast stuff by PJ on my running setlist because it includes:
Leash, Saying No, I Got Shit, Habit, Faithful, Glorified G, Marker and Severed Hand.

Other songs include Creep, Fea, a lot of The Who and Cheap Trick and believe it or not (a little embarassing) Lose Yourself from Eminem.

and btw, IMHO...earbuds rule!

I haven't heard of Saying No. What's it from?

MrFadedGlory

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I haven't heard of Saying No. What's it from?

I'm not sure where it was originally played but the 3 versions I have are from Chapters, Covering 'em selves, and one of the Green Habit compilations.