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Title: Recommendations?
Post by: estabrookette on 28 Jan 2009, 08:03

I'm looking for some good music recommendations!  I'm getting ready to run a half-marathon, and I need some upbeat music that'll keep me entertained for a few hours (six days a week, so it can't be too boring) and give my feet something fun to run along with (so please no weird meter changes - they make me trip).  Songs, albums, artists, anything you can give me would be AWESOME. 

I've found a lot great music by trolling the topics in here (my newest favorite is Maps & Atlases), so I know you guys can come up with some good stuff.  Please help!

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: jimbunny on 28 Jan 2009, 08:38

Ida Maria (http://www.last.fm/music/Ida+Maria)

Hope you like. "Keep Me Warm" is the slow song.

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: Thrillho on 28 Jan 2009, 09:32

Why is everyone drooling over Ida Maria? I reviewed a single of hers last year and it was wank on a stick.

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: jimbunny on 28 Jan 2009, 16:42

I couldn't answer that?

The album, from what I've heard of it, has lost a lot of the energy that was there in the singles. "Queen of the World" kinda sucks now. I'll put together the songs I had and upload them to mediafire.

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 28 Jan 2009, 17:10

maybe it's just me, but it seems like Holy Fuck's LP would be pretty good to run to.

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: Dimmukane on 28 Jan 2009, 17:15

Yeah...maybe Ted Leo as well?

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: Be My Head on 28 Jan 2009, 17:22

(http://www.metalkingdom.net/album/img/d17/1166.jpg)

Though it might make you want to stop and start headbanging.

Most of the album is pretty consistent mid-tempo thrash metal.

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: estabrookette on 28 Jan 2009, 17:57

Thank you for the suggestions!  Holy Fuck and Ted Leo are both awesome.  And I can always try headbanging and running at the same time - I'm talented like that.    :laugh:
The biggest problem I'm having is that it feels wrong to be out of step with the beat, so I'm trying to find music that has a tempo I can actually run to.  Most of what I have is either much much too fast, or moon-walk slow.  So thank you to everyone for helping!  Keep 'em coming! 

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: Kyros on 28 Jan 2009, 19:38

The Thermals!

Some fans made a video to their song Forward that's basically just two dudes in a footrace here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAFuh3E0-Uw

I don't run but I feel like it'd be good Marathon-training music.

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: jimbunny on 28 Jan 2009, 20:39

Anyway, here's the Ida Maria:

Link (http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=5c2f3ac54e60bcf691b20cc0d07ba4d244440d72e4bbaa15)

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: Dimmukane on 28 Jan 2009, 20:50

Quote from: jimbunny on 28 Jan 2009, 20:39

Anyway, here's the Ida Maria:

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?sharekey=5c2f3ac54e60bcf691b20cc0d07ba4d244440d72e4bbaa15

Fix'd.

Title: Re: Recommendations?
Post by: Daft pun on 29 Jan 2009, 08:02

Try Matthew Dear's Asa Breed and both of Cut Copy's albums. And Soulwax' Nite Versions. All upbeat stuff with a steady beat, should be awesome running music.