What song gets you amped?

[III]

If you need to get fired up for something, what song do you crank up? When I'm driving my girls to basketball, we blast Stricken by Disturbed.

[KTC]

AC/DC Back in Black on the way to my son's hockey games.

[KTC]

For myself...on my way to a reading...The The's Perfect

[sunna]

Crystal Method's Keep Hope Alive, Save Ferris' cover of Come on Eileen, or Hole's Violet.

[dolores haze]

I'm probably a terrible mother, but me 'n' my boyz love rockin' out to the Ramones. Their fave is "I Want to be Sedated." Sounds pretty funny coming out of the ole minivan - we've had some strange looks.
REM's "It's the End of the World as we know it" floats their boat, too. It's really funny hearing a six year old trying to belt out all those words.

[KTC]

one of my guilty 'getting amped' pleasures is also Tool. Anything by them, really.

[III]

In High School, my workout song was The Cross by Prince. It just builds and drives.

[Shadow_Ferret]

Amped? Isn't that a company that used to make cassette tapes?

I don't have just one song. I have a whole slew of songs. Some of them in no particular order:

Highway Song by Blackfoot
Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath
Love Machine by Uriah Heep
Master of the Universe by Hawkwind
Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Easy Livin by Uriah Heep
Tears in my Eyes by Uriah Heep
Sweet Leaf by Black Sabbath
Dragonfly by Mahogany Rush
Little Sexy Annie by Mahogany Rush
that yodeling song (Hocus Pocus?) by Focus
Buzzard by Armageddon
Toys in the Attic by Aerosmith
Hell Bent for Leather by Judas Priest
Space Station #5 by Montrose
Silver Dollar Forger by Nazareth
Great King Rat by Queen
Polar Nights by the Scorpions
Day of the Eagle by Robin Trower
Running with the Devil by Van Halen
Quadrant 4 by Billy Cobham (excellent guitar by Tommy Bolin)

to name just a few. ;)

[truelyana]

At the moment it's 'I like it' by Narcotic Thrust. Songs are always changing, pretty much how I change. :)

[auntybug]

Mary Moon.

Someday my daughter will figure the lyrics out....at least she'll have something to tell the therapist....

[poetinahat]

To build that 'Kill!!!' fervor, it's
Follow the Leaders by Killing Joke
or
Sweatloaf by Butthole Surfers

If it's a happier vibe, then I'd go
Dub 56 by the Toasters (actually, the Toasters, period, get me grooving)
or
Cumberland Blues by the Grateful Dead (the live version from Europe '72)

A recent discovery, for nights out (yeah, I remember those) is
Flawless (Go to the City) by George Michael

But now it's late night. Debussy, then sleep.

(ETA: A tip of the hat to Shadow's selection of Day of the Eagle -- good one.)

[Shadow_Ferret]

To build that 'Kill!!!' fervor, it's

I didn't realize we had a kill fervor. In that case, how about "Let's Lynch the Landlord" by the Dead Kennedys?

[KTC]

Ooh. Kennedys good!

[cray]

last resort - papa roach

[Serena Casey]

You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone






;)

[auntybug]

You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone






;)
:roll:

[Mjollnir13]

Currently its The Pretender by the Foo Fighters. Actually they have a lot of great "pump up" songs.

[Sean D. Schaffer]

I can think of a couple:

Doolin' Dalton and Desperado, and their respective reprises on the Eagles' Desperado album, 1973.

Also, I try every morning to listen to Boston's self-titled LP, from 1976, the first song of which is my all-time favorite Boston song. The song is More Than A Feeling, and it just wakes me up like little else can.

[Shadow_Ferret]

I forgot about Boston.

How about "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by ALice Cooper?

[III]

You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone


How many times do I need to push your lunch tray off the table?

[C.bronco]

My son and I turn up the song "Everything" when it comes on in the car, and he bangs his cute little head! I don't know who does that song, so please tell me. It's a bit mellow, but picks up at the end.

Rough Justice by the Stones gets me hopping, and I like Coming Down the Mountain by Jane's Addiction.

[jennifer75]

System of a Down gets me going sometimes.....and the Killers.....I love me some Killers. And Interpol...


Alternative Rock gets me goin, I guess. Good ole head bangin fun.

[Nolita]

I'll outcheese the lot of ya. Hang on, pain killser. Wherewas I? Oh yeah, One Way Ticket by The Darkness. It's pretty much AC/DC meets I dunnowat. Yehae that's good.

[sunna]

Sheesh, I forgot one of my favorites. Live, Lakini's Juice. I love to blast that one in my car.

[Shadow_Ferret]

I'll outcheese the lot of ya.

You kids today with your strange phraseology!

I have no idea what this means.

[C.bronco]

I imagine it means "to be cheesy in excess."
Can anyone tell me who does that song, "Everything" that's on the rock stations lately? I don't even know if that's the correct song title, but I could sing it for you (badly, by the way, very badly).

[III]

What are some more of the lyrics besides "Everything"?

[scarletpeaches]

Big Machine - Goo Goo Dolls

[JoNightshade]

I'm going to out myself as a dork here...

Everytime We Touch, by Cascada.

Also, the main theme to Pirates of the Caribbean. I like to crank that up when I drive.

[ChunkyC]

Down and Out -- Genesis (http://www.amazon.com/Then-There-Were-Three/dp/B000002J2D/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1195239816&sr=1-2), first song from And Then There Were Three

Also, I try every morning to listen to Boston's self-titled LP, from 1976, the first song of which is my all-time favorite Boston song. The song is More Than A Feeling, and it just wakes me up like little else can.
Love that album. :)

[C.bronco]

What are some more of the lyrics besides "Everything"?
The end goes
"Never close your eyes
And open up your mind
and baby you can have everything, everything"

[Stew21]

Closer to Free - Bo Deans

[III]

I just thought of a new one that gets me amped - Life Is Beautiful (http://www.livevideo.com/video/880A6E7ADA6F4FCB96D65567663D643F/heroin-diaries-life-is-beaut.aspx?vcid=7204C27DD0C24062A2205E1BD40C8EF7) by Nikki Sixx's new band.

[III]

The end goes
"Never close your eyes
And open up your mind
and baby you can have everything, everything"

Everything by Buckcherry

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Everything-lyrics-Buckcherry/9338E2EC82F7A1B6482570FB00287BED

[jst5150]

Smartbomb by BT

[KTC]

I get my verve on with BELA LUGOSI'S DEAD by BAUHAUS. Either that or EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN by MINISTRY. They are my signature songs. (-;

[Sean D. Schaffer]

Another good one I'm listening to right now is Hotel California by the Eagles. Also, the very last song on the Hotel California album, The Last Resort, is very inspiring. It's one of the main reasons I listen to this LP.

:)

[Stew21]

I'm probably a terrible mother, but me 'n' my boyz love rockin' out to the Ramones. Their fave is "I Want to be Sedated." Sounds pretty funny coming out of the ole minivan - we've had some strange looks.
REM's "It's the End of the World as we know it" floats their boat, too. It's really funny hearing a six year old trying to belt out all those words.


I love both of those!

all children should be exposed to the Ramones! :D

[jst5150]

Rock N Roll's Gonna Save the World by Y & T

[KTC]

I love both of those too, Dolores.

And, Trish...my kids were subjected to the Ramones at an early age. (-;

[Stew21]

Whippin Post is another one that gets me going.

Misty Mountain Hop has a special place in my heart (right along with this one (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T2M6yV6mueg))

[KTC]

I said it earlier in the HOL...but Son of a Preacher Man really gets me going. It's empowering.

[Stew21]

Four Non-blondes singing What's Up (What's going on)

[sunna]

I said it earlier in the HOL...but Son of a Preacher Man really gets me going. It's empowering.

Good one!. :) Ever heard Joan Osbourne's cover? Man, that woman can belt out a song.

[Shadow_Ferret]

I imagine it means "to be cheesy in excess."

Well, if that's the case, I'm offended. My songs are not cheesy in the least. They are songs that are pretty damned cool and that's why they get me amped.

Another good one I'm listening to right now is Hotel California by the Eagles. I'm not a huge Eagles fan, but I love the version of Hotel California that the Gypsie Kings did. In spanish with spanish guitar. Mondo-cool.

[Stew21]

Wilco

Candyfloss lyrics

I'm the boy that looks excited
I'm the boy thats gonna fall apart
Candyfloss, I lie to myself
I'm the boy that eats his heart out

I know I should be more careful
I know I should watch where Ive been
Candyfloss and shes a safecracker
She kissed me first and then broke in

We slip and slide on the stay-together landmine
I make my mind up to never be myself
And every time I fake around
I live my life for someone else

Oh-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa-whoa
Oh-whoa-whoa

She's in the kitchen with bitter diamond drunks
(She's in the way)
I'm on the sofa hoping she leaves that punk cause
(I'm in the way)

I'm the boy with the poetry power
I'm the boy, smells like flowers
Every time I dick around
I live my life like I wasnt invited

Oh-whoa-whoa

She's in the way
I'm in the way

I'm the boy that looks excited
I'm the boy thats gonna fall apart
Candyfloss, she kissed me first
And I'm the boy, don't get me started

I know I should be more careful
I know I should watch where Ive been
Candyfloss, shes a safecracker
She kissed me first, then broke in

Oh-whoa-whoa

[C.bronco]

Have a rocking weekend! :)

[III]

This is totally off topic, but I started the thread so . . .

Last night we were eating dinner and I mentioned something about Ozzy Osbourne. My 11-year-old daughter giggled and said "what's his name?" I stared at her indignantly and said slowly "Ozzy Osbourne!" She giggled again and said "That's a stupid name." My wife and I sat in stunned silence, completely unable to come up with any response that might even BEGIN to address the situation. I know she's heard plenty of Ozzy, but I guess the name never registered with her. I'm still debating on whether to ground her or send her to an Ozzfest education camp.

[scarletpeaches]

I really cannot stand any member of the Osbourne family. They're drugged up, alcoholic, selfish ingrates who don't deserve to appear on my telly. Especially that bloody wife. She had an affair with a married man (a sin for which she rips into other women today) who regularly committed grave acts of violence against her and justifies it all by saying, "I love him!" Well that's okay then, love, isn't it?

Huh. That's not love. That's addiction. Seems like a family trait.

Okay, III - you can rip on me now. I just can't believe those goobers are role models today.

[III]

I really cannot stand any member of the Osbourne family. They're drugged up, alcoholic, selfish ingrates who don't deserve to appear on my telly. Especially that bloody wife. She had an affair with a married man (a sin for which she rips into other women today) who regularly committed grave acts of violence against her and justifies it all by saying, "I love him!" Well that's okay then, love, isn't it?

Huh. That's not love. That's addiction. Seems like a family trait.

Okay, III - you can rip on me now. I just can't believe those goobers are role models today.

I have only two words for you: Ozzy. Osbourne. I rest my case.

[scarletpeaches]

Pfft.

[Perks]

Post Blue, by Placebo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2OMeHMK0pU

[scarletpeaches]

Oh man. Brian Molko.

I'm-a gonna have to touch myself now.

[dolores haze]

My favorite bit from The Osbournes is when Ozzy walks into a concert hall for soundcheck. They've got a bubble machine going. He says "Bubbles? But I'm the bloody prince of bloody darkness" in that hapless way of his. It's become a catchphrase with me and my man, and covers all sorts of possibilities.

[dolores haze]

I love both of those!

all children should be exposed to the Ramones! :D


Yeah, but even I flinch a bit when I hear them singing "California Uber Alles" or "Jesus is Way Cool". My hubby spent way too much of his youth at CBGB's, and has the hearing loss to prove it. I have this beautiful memory of my hubby speaking to his one day old firstborn - in reverent tones "And this, son, is the Clash" while putting Sandinista on the ole turntable.

[jst5150]

Three Lock Box by Sammy Hagar

[paprikapink]

My kids love the Ramones too: "We're a Happy Family We're a Happy Family!"

I like Rachid Taha singing The Clash's "Rock the Casbah." A French-Arab singing "Sharif don't like it/Thinks it's not kosher!" is irresistible to me.

[Shadow_Ferret]

Last night we were eating dinner and I mentioned something about Ozzy Osbourne. My 11-year-old daughter giggled and said "what's his name?" I stared at her indignantly and said slowly "Ozzy Osbourne!" She giggled again and said "That's a stupid name."
Well, she's right. It is stupid. Because Ozzy is his nickname. His real name is John. I never call him Ozzy Osbourne, just Ozzy.

[Perks]

My kids are lightweights. This is what gets them all wound up -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSp3zqqpvMo

[jst5150]

Snap Ya Fingers by Lil Jon

[Sean D. Schaffer]

A little different than the majority of what's been posted here, but one song that gets me going pretty good, is Don't Blink by Kenny Chesney. It's on the radio right now.

I know it's country, but I love the message and the way Mr. Chesney presents it.

[dolores haze]

My kids love the Ramones too: "We're a Happy Family We're a Happy Family!"

I like Rachid Taha singing The Clash's "Rock the Casbah." A French-Arab singing "Sharif don't like it/Thinks it's not kosher!" is irresistible to me.


I just went and checked that out on YouTube. Loved it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DbFYsi9iSg

[Inky]

Alanis Morrissette: You Outa Know

Um...'til my --then--6 year old was singing along in the back seat...ALLLLLL the words (and we ain't talkin' a rated 'g' version).

Yeah.
I nearly crashed.

Switched to:
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen--as if that needed to be clarified)
Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult)

But...BUT...the NUMBER ONE SONG that gets me pumped:
'Please' by Staind. (I know allll the words :e2brows:)

It.rocks.on.a.Bose!!!!



And, yeah, playing Please vs You Outa Know is oxymoronic....hehehehhe....but I just love that bloody song!

[jst5150]

Steady as She Goes by The Raconteurs
Teenagers by MyChemRo

[sunna]

MCR wakes me up too. :) I like I'm Not OK. And Muse's Knights of Cydonia.

Guster, The Airport Song, but only if it's a live version.

[III]

The Best I Can - Queensryche.

[ChunkyC]

How about just about anything by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones?

Earth Jam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ms95iEQ8Q)

These guys constantly amaze me.

[paprikapink]

I learn so much at AW. Like oh, that's who Bela Fleck and Flecktones are. And, if you give a rep point while you have a youtube window open, the rep point pop-up silences the youtube window.

Some day this information may prove valuable.

[III]

How about just about anything by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones?

Earth Jam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ms95iEQ8Q)

These guys constantly amaze me.

Is that guy playing an electric banjo?

[Voyager]

Depending on what kind of mood I'm trying to get into

Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Gloria Estefan - Hoy
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Johnny Lange - Paint It Black (yeah, I know, but I like it better than the Stones)
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KBgg-hrtyo&feature=related

[Devil Ledbetter]

David Bowie - It Ain't Easy
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Chris Cornell - Follow My Way
Pearl Jam - Wash
Pearl Jam - I've Got a Feeling (Beatles cover)

[ChunkyC]

Is that guy playing an electric banjo?
That's Bela Fleck hisself, and he calls it The Electric Banjitar. They're completely nuts, and unbelievably talented. I have an album of theirs called Left of Cool (http://www.amazon.com/Left-Cool-B%C3%A9la-Fleck-Flecktones/dp/B000007NCY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1195253688&sr=1-1), and it has to be the most appropriate title I've ever come across.

[Pat~]

I confess I love some of the crazier fifties/sixties-era songs..."Bob Bob Bob, Bob Bob a Rand," "Rock Around the Clock," and stuff like "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog" (Three Dog Night) is great to skate to, though I think that might've been a little later. I have a couple of 50's tapes (for my old Walkman) that really get my blood moving.

[Nolita]

I have only two words for you: Ozzy. Osbourne. I rest my case.

He's the f**king Prince of Darkness!

Oh painkillers wore off.

Oooh I'm liking "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray. It's got a good beat and I can dance to it. Yeah-yeah-yeah!

[Nolita]

Depending on what kind of mood I'm trying to get into

Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Gloria Estefan - Hoy
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Johnny Lange - Paint It Black (yeah, I know, but I like it better than the Stones)
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KBgg-hrtyo&feature=related

Okay you get a virtual hug. Yeah, cuz Rodrigo y Gabriela are one of my fave newer acts. And Diablo Rojo really does feel like a roller coaster ride. Added bonus going to Sultans of Swing.

[Nolita]

Sorry for triple post but in my defense each post is about something different...

Hey Chunky, cool video. Doesn't get me amped so much as make me wanna twirl while wearing a peasant skirt though.

Oooh and I found something just for you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwhH8BqqEhM It's a double down up picking technique. Apparently it's good for those fast picking styles of songs that normally would be played on banjo or maybe even in a rockabilly number? ;)

[joetrain]

anything by operation ivy. they were the rancid guys in the late eighties, before and better than rancid. there's youtube videos, but the sound (1988) sucks. if you like old dirty punk rock, buy the album. trust me.

[ChunkyC]

Oooh and I found something just for you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwhH8BqqEhM It's a double down up picking technique. Apparently it's good for those fast picking styles of songs that normally would be played on banjo or maybe even in a rockabilly number? ;)
Good lord ... that's fargin' great. :)

[robeiae]

Amped?

Ah Leah! by Donny Iris.

Also, Badge by Cream.

[Sean D. Schaffer]

Snipped...
Also, Badge by Cream.


Good song. Also, Spoonful is a good one by Clapton. I'm not certain if he did that song while he was with Cream or not, but I'm reminded of it here because it shares a side of a double-LP set called History of Eric Clapton. I love the jam they do on Spoonful. It's pretty cool. And long.

[poetinahat]

I didn't realize we had a kill fervor. In that case, how about "Let's Lynch the Landlord" by the Dead Kennedys?
It's a holiday in Cambodia
It's tough, kid, but it's life
It's a holiday in Cambodia
Don't forget to pack a wife

There's also 'Police Truck'... I'll leave out the lyrics. And, in the Biafra vein, I'd add Lard's Forkboy.

And I know everyone goes, Zeppelin-wise, for Whole Lotta Love, but I'd pick, oh, In My Time of Dying, The Ocean, and Misty Mountain Hop.

Like there's a bad choice in Zeppelin songs.

[oscuridad]

hmmm... so many:

times like these - Foo Fighters
before I forget - Slipknot
almost anything off Physical Graffiti
Achilles Last Stand - Led Zep
Kashmir - Page and Plant unledded
and so forth

[Perks]

Embarrassingly, you know what I love? The Devil Went Down To Georgia by the Charlie Daniels band. I can't help it.

[Roger J Carlson]

I've looked and I can't see anything that limits this to Rock and Roll. There are three songs that get me amped each and everytime I hear them:

1) The final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy):
Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuer-trunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!

2) The Sixth Movement of Brahm's German Requiem

Der Tod ist verschlungen in den Sieg.
Tod, wo ist dein Stachel?
Hölle, wo ist dein Sieg?

3) And the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah

I don't suppose I need to post lyrics.

Question: Does anyone else get "amped" by something other than Rock and Roll?

[KTC]

Roger...the classics amp me all the time. I listen to them sometimes when I'm writing. I love the violent ones that just go everywhere. They have WAY more emotion than rock could ever deliver.

[eldragon]

I like Back to Black and Rehab, by Amy Winehouse.


Anything by the Cars, old ACDC, Metallica, Guns N Roses...gosh I have a huge list.

[Perks]

Christmas Eve/Sarajevo by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra really winds me up too.

Good lord, I'm embarrassing.

[ChunkyC]

Question: Does anyone else get "amped" by something other than Rock and Roll?
Thus Spake Zarathustra (Richard Strauss), familiar to most folks as the opening theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnmCu3U09w&feature=related). What can I say, I'm a sci-fi geek who loves that movie, and that particular piece of music is one of the most stirring things I've ever heard. The crescendo makes chills run up and down my spine, even now while 'listening' to it in my head. (and even more so now that I found that youtube vid)

[Sean D. Schaffer]

Snipped...

Question: Does anyone else get "amped" by something other than Rock and Roll?


Sure: The entire Star Wars soundtrack, from the very first movie.

I especially enjoy the opening sequence, and the battle against the Death Star. I love the music from those parts of the tape.

[oscuridad]

Question: Does anyone else get "amped" by something other than Rock and Roll?

Mars and Jupiter from the Planets Suite
Star Wars theme (natch)
Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring and the Two Towers
The theme to 633 Squadron
The Rite of Spring
Spring from 'The Four Seasons' (NOT by Nigel Kennedy)
Symphonie Fantastique
Toccata in Fugue in D Minor

[Bmwhtly]

Amped?

hmmm... there are a few.

I'm sure someone has already mentioned Ace of Spades

Chelsea Dagger by the Fratellis also has the same effect.

As does Voodoo Chile but that's mostly just the intro (and the blisteringly powerful guitar solo)


As to non-Rock'n'Roll, Film soundtracks are immensely evocative. Partly because they remind you of the powering crescendo of whatever film it was (and outside the context of the film, they wouldn't have that power) for example, Gladiator. Dah dah de-dah, dah dah de-dah-dah.
And partly because the filmmakers took great lengths to find (or compose) the right music for the big stirring moment at the end of the second reel.
Hence, Ride of the Valkyries does it too (but not the whole thing, obviously)

[oscuridad]

Embarrassingly, you know what I love? The Devil Went Down To Georgia by the Charlie Daniels band. I can't help it.

I share your shame.

[Bmwhtly]

Speaking of embarrasment, I thought of another one.

And I'm going to share it with you on the condition that you all understand that this is in no way representative of my musical taste.


It's...


...


Eminem.

But only one song. And I can't remember the name of it. It starts "If you had/ one chance/"
That one.
The passion he seems to pour into the words gets me every time.

*Skulks away in shame*

[III]

Nothin' wrong with getting amped from Emmenem. I loved Kid Rock's Devil Without a Cause CD. Bullgod, Fist of Rage, Bawidaba - those songs make my veins explode.

[Voyager]

Oh yeah, III, I forgot all about, Baw wit da baw da bang da bang diggy diggy diggy said the boogie said up jump the boogie. Them're some deep lyrics, but it makes me happy.

[poetinahat]

Oh, yeah, another one -- Volvieron, or Mi Barrio Loco, by Los Mocosos. I deeply dig this band.

Oh, yeah, ANOTHER one -- Five Foot One, by Iggy Pop. Should've been in my first post.

[KTC]

I know this one will sound weird...but Leonard Cohen. He sends me. During the novel marathon this summer...I listened to him for the full 40 hours of the marathon. He looped inside my head. I credit his music for my output.

[KTC]

Ah Leah! by Donny Iris.



I have always loved Ah Leah! My wife always insists that she doesn't remember when it was big...swears she never heard it before. But I love it. One I equate with it is Jenny 867-5309. I don't know if they came out at the same time or not...but I always think of one when I hear the other. Sausalito Summer Nights too. All three are good gettin' ya amped songs.

[TrainofThought]

Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
Uncertain Smile - The The
Rockstar - Nickelback
Photograph - Nickelback
Closer - Nine Inch Nails

[Sean D. Schaffer]

I thought just now of a couple songs that get me amped, that I don't think I've mentioned yet:


Runnin' With the Devil
Eruption
You Really Got Me
-- All from the Van Halen debut album, dated 1978

Jump
Hot For Teacher
House of Pain
-- All from the Van Halen 1984 album, dated, ironically, 1983

[robeiae]

Thus Spake Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)...
Also Sprach Zarathustra. "Thus Spake (or Spoke)" is Nietzsche's book.

Yeah, I know. I'm a dick.

[RLB]

Bombs Over Baghdad by Outkast. A perennial workout favorite.

[jst5150]

Face the Face by Pete Townshend

The Casper Slide by DJ Casper

Cha cha wit it now ...

[Serena Casey]

A couple of '80s songs in my workout playlist:
Let's Go - The Cars
Don't Bring Me Down - ELO

[ChunkyC]

Also Sprach Zarathustra. "Thus Spake (or Spoke)" is Nietzsche's book.

Yeah, I know. I'm a dick.
Actually, Strauss' title is a translation into German of the book title, so if we really want to get picky, they're one and the same. :)

[jst5150]

Cuddlytoy by Roachford

Sweet guitar. Fantastic ride.

[KENFUSION]

" Stealin' " by URIAH HEEP:e2cookie::e2teeth:

[III]

I've got a new one - Never Ending Story (http://www.myspace.com/redhalorocks) by Red Halo. I dig this guy's voice.

[Mjollnir13]

Rock N Roll's Gonna Save the World by Y & T


WOW...Y&T...I am soooo shocked!

[cletus]

If I need to get amped I throw on some ManOwaR.

Listen to that in the car and I arrive at my destination with Odin by my side, ready to slay thy enemies with my great sword of steel or crush them with Thor's hammer.

[Sean D. Schaffer]

Some more good ones that get me rocking:


Unchained -- Van Halen, from the Fair Warning album
Bitch -- The Rolling Stones, from the Sticky Fingers album
Fly Like An Eagle -- The Steve Miller Band, from the Fly Like An Eagle album

And here's a good one, but a very old one:

Calling All Comets (Instrumental) -- Bill Haley and His Comets, from the Rock & Roll Stage Show album

[robeiae]

Actually, Strauss' title is a translation into German of the book title, so if we really want to get picky, they're one and the same. :)Oh, we can get as picky as you want to...
:D

[ChunkyC]

hehe ... I'm reminded of Bugs Bunny when faced by a scimitar-wielding foe:

"Let's not go splittin' hares." :D

[Roger J Carlson]

Not to mention Witch Hazel (http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Witch_Hazel/ltwh_011.wav).

[John Paton]

Queen

Bohemian Rhapsody
We are the Champions (of the world)

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor, Opus 30 - featured in the movie "Shine"

[Conman]

Almost anything by Three Days Grace, especially Riot and Animal I Have Become.

I also like Shut Me Up by Mindless Self Indulgence.

[Danger Jane]

Pompeii Am Gotterdammerung by The Flaming Lips sure does the trick.


Of course, anything by Jefferson Airplane, too, but that's sorta different, because I think that has to do with my complete obsession with them.

[poetinahat]

Who's Next.

The whole thing. By God, it's the perfect rock album.

[Mud Dauber]

Ain't Nothing Wrong With That - Robert Randolph and the Family Band

Icky Thump - The White Stripes

Breakout - The Foo Fighters

Simple - Collective Soul

Over the Hills & Far Away (woo hoo for Mothership on iTunes! I can finally have some Zeppelin on my iPod!)

[Cranky]

Galvanize - The Chemical Brothers

Anything that sounds like it would be perfect for running works very well for me with writing. :D

[III]

My daughter and I have been blasting Inside The Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gXhZXtMxu4) for the past few days. It's so great raising little metalheads.

[Hollan]

Bleed it out by Linkin Park.

I love to listen to Linkin Park while I run.

[bluntforcetrauma]

Who's Next.

The whole thing. By God, it's the perfect rock album.

My 15 y.o. son is mad about that album. That and Who by Numbers.

What gets me going?

Muscle Of Love, Raped And Freezin' or Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper

[III]

Bleed it out by Linkin Park.

I love to listen to Linkin Park while I run.

YES!

[Hollan]

I know! They're fuckin awesome! I love Linkin Park! I'm gonna go run now and rock out ^_^

[dgiharris]

I see Rap is a little under-represented. These are uncensored, so if you have thin skin, probably should just pass.

Lose Yourself --by Emninem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRRn9NoZs8s

One Mic --by NAS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovBqm8Qc3sc

X --by Xzibit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEJwB8TvgUI&feature=related

Doin it Well --by LL Cool J http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdJqGgji2ck

Mel...

[Cranky]

Well, in that vein, Mel:

House of Pain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZADbubu0Y)

:D

[C.bronco]

Who does that song "Come on and take a free ride/ yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah?" It's on my son's drivin' music cd that Santa got him. (It wa son the Cars video game soundtrack- an oldie but a goodie).

[Cranky]

Here's one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9vZ_akgmXU)I came across today, and I'd almost forgotten it!

It doesn't get me amped, exactly, but it does make me wanna get up off my fanny and dance, anyway. :D Good times!

Scuse me while I get up and dance around the living room now...

[jennontheisland]

Fuc**** Hostile by Pantera
Anything by Ministry
Dead Skin Mask by Slayer
Inquisition Symphony by Sepultura
Peace Sells by Megadeath

[cethklein]

Emerald Sword - Rhapsody

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Through the Fire and Flame - DragonForce

Modern Cowboys - Tesla

Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row

Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson

Prelude To Madness/Hall of the Mountain King - Savatage

Hammer to Fall - Queen

Princes of the Universe - Queen

Big Contry - Big Country

[Vandal]

Who does that song "Come on and take a free ride/ yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah?" It's on my son's drivin' music cd that Santa got him. (It wa son the Cars video game soundtrack- an oldie but a goodie).

The song is Free Ride by The Edgar Winter Group.

Great song.

I'll add I Need You Tonight by ZZ Top

[KENFUSION]

THE WRIT -- by Black Sabbath

[kittyCAT]

Bleed it Out or One Step Closer by Linkin Park.

Riot - Three Days Grace

Indestructible - Disturbed

[KENFUSION]

Head East
never been any reason.


Manfred Mann
for you


when the levee breaks
Led Zepparoni

[cmi0616]

AOK by Motion City Soundtrack really gets me pumped. Also, Enter Sandman by Metalica