Training Tunes

Jack Hollis said:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:40:15 -0700, Raptor <[email hidden]>

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I've got a gigabyte to fill up on my MP3 player (Rio "Forge"😉 so I'm

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wondering what tunes I should look at buying off the MP3 sites that are
suitable for listening to during long, boring miles in the "cold" here in
NorCal.

After reading through this entire thread, all I can conclude is that
bike riders have awful taste in music.

In any case, if it's music to give your legs strength you want, try
the second movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. You'll not only ride
faster, you'll also develop an urge to invade Poland.

Then there's Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture.

Of course, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries is always good for some
added speed.

I can't listen to Wagner--can't get over what an ass he was. Don't
know if it would help my riding, but I can tell you it's terrible for
doing dentistry.
I would listen to Bach. Him, or Sly and the Family Stone.

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

pedalchick said:

Jack Hollis said:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:40:15 -0700, Raptor <[email hidden]>

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I've got a gigabyte to fill up on my MP3 player (Rio "Forge"😉 so I'm

>wondering what tunes I should look at buying off the MP3 sites that

are

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>suitable for listening to during long, boring miles in the "cold"

here in

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>NorCal.

After reading through this entire thread, all I can conclude is that
bike riders have awful taste in music.

In any case, if it's music to give your legs strength you want, try
the second movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. You'll not only ride
faster, you'll also develop an urge to invade Poland.

Then there's Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture.

Of course, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries is always good for some
added speed.

Dude, that is so gay. What, do you have the Time-Life series on popular
classical music or something?

Is Zappa OK with you?

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

"Bob Schwartz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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Bob Schwartz said:

'Breaking Away' is *not* a gay movie.

Having said that, I must confess that I did see a Cutter on Alpe d'Huez.
I pondered kicking him in the balls as I had been requested to do. He
was eating ice cream, suspecting nothing.

In the end I declined. And it has been haunting me ever since. There
is nothing so difficult to live with as regret.

Bob Schwartz
[email hidden]

It must be hell living as a noncompliant submissive with guilt.

Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Is Zappa OK with you?

[censored],
Magilla's mom won't let him listen to Zappa, `cause Frank's got a bad
case of potty mouth, and she doesn't want little `gilla to grow up to
thinking about things like a "gleaming model xqj-37 nuclear powered pan-
sexual roto-plooker." And that's probably a good thing.
Mozilla, on the other hand, thinks Zappa is a good thing, but must
admit that most of the UMRK output is probably a bit too subtle and dynamic
to enjoy listening to while riding a noisy trainer. If, however, you must,
Sheik Yerbouti is sufficiently loud and straighforward.
For those into all things Frank, consider _Sex and Religion_, by his
love child, Steve Vai. That should get even an old [censored] like you going.

Mozilla Gorilla said:

Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

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Is Zappa OK with you?

[censored],
Magilla's mom won't let him listen to Zappa, `cause Frank's got a bad
case of potty mouth, and she doesn't want little `gilla to grow up to
thinking about things like a "gleaming model xqj-37 nuclear powered pan-
sexual roto-plooker." And that's probably a good thing.
Mozilla, on the other hand, thinks Zappa is a good thing, but must
admit that most of the UMRK output is probably a bit too subtle and dynamic
to enjoy listening to while riding a noisy trainer. If, however, you must,
Sheik Yerbouti is sufficiently loud and straighforward.
For those into all things Frank, consider _Sex and Religion_, by his
love child, Steve Vai. That should get even an old [censored] like you going.

Who said Magilla's got no taste?

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

"Bob Schwartz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

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pedalchick said:

Jack Hollis said:

After reading through this entire thread, all I can conclude is that
bike riders have awful taste in music.

In any case, if it's music to give your legs strength you want, try
the second movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. You'll not only ride
faster, you'll also develop an urge to invade Poland.

Then there's Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture.

Of course, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries is always good for some
added speed.

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Dude, that is so gay. What, do you have the Time-Life series on popular
classical music or something?

Those of us of a certain age will find inspiration from the 'Breaking
Away' soundtrack.

If you are going motorpacing you will want the overture from Rossini's
'Barber of Seville'. Remember, big rings are for pussies.

That's if you are using a semi as the motor. If you are motorpacing a
scooter you'll prefer the first movement from Mendelssohn's 'Italian
Symphony'.

If you are feeling frisky after the ride, the serenade is Friedrich von
Flotow's 'Martha'.

Bob Schwartz
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'Breaking Away' is *not* a gay movie.

I dunno.
"Evelin! He's in there shaving his legs!"

-WG

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From: h squared [email hidden]

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big pig- all my life i wanted to fly, but i don't have the wings and i
wonder why- i can't breakaway.

I reallly thought that they'd do better. Interesting stuff.
Bill C

Bob Schwartz said:

In the end I declined. And it has been haunting me ever since. There
is nothing so difficult to live with as regret.

Add to the list:
"Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien", Edith Piaf.

TritonRider said:

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From: h squared [email hidden]

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big pig- all my life i wanted to fly, but i don't have the wings and i
wonder why- i can't breakaway.

I reallly thought that they'd do better. Interesting stuff.
Bill C

i heard it on a dance station a few years back. it amused me to put it
on a training cd, but lots of what i listen to when exercising i
wouldn't call "high quality" 😉 one of my cd's had nothin but janet
jackson, ac/dc and nelly, for example.

h

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From: h squared [email hidden]

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i heard it on a dance station a few years back. it amused me to put it
on a training cd, but lots of what i listen to when exercising i
wouldn't call "high quality" 😉 one of my cd's had nothin but janet
jackson, ac/dc and nelly, for example.

h

If you can find the album it's worth a listen. I liked a lot of the stuff
better than the song you quoted. Can't remember the name and I'm not at home,
but one I really liked was "Devil's Song". Great vocals on it. She's got a
really storng voice.
Bill C

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h squared said:

Warren said:

In case anybody out there is actually riding these days...

not riding, but i still listen to music when i train. can't listen to
anything "real" though, can't multitask. real music takes up all of my
meagre brain, plus, i like candy 🙂

listed in xtra gay format, just for big gun, some songs on my training list:

psychedelic furs- inside you, the time moves, and she don't fade- the
ghost in you, she don't fade.

spoon- we go thru all the same lines and sell out to appease, but go to
sleep in a bed of lies. i've made my own more than once or twice.

luna- and now i realize that i'm living like a trucker does, although i
haven't got the belly. and though she followed me to california all the
way, i only want to watch the telly.

eve 6- every body wants to try, with a smile and a promise. well, i
promise NOT to try...

carbon leaf- i'm a saddened man, i'm a broken boy, i'm a toddler with a
complex toy. i've fallen apart, since the ambush on your heart

everclear- she'd do anything to get me what i need for my disease, she'd
do anything.

carrie akre- it's a push and pull, hand over hand. it's in what you wear
and what you demand. yes, a wild one, crystal clear. got an open mind
there will be no fear.

ben harper- is this really living? sometimes it's hard to tell. or is
this just a kinder gentler hell?

big pig- all my life i wanted to fly, but i don't have the wings and i
wonder why- i can't breakaway.

bruce springstein- you spend your life waiting for a moment that just
don't come. don't waste your time waiting.

nick gilder- hot child in the city- hot child in the city- running wild
looking pretty- hot child in the city..

lois- if i were you i would come back and give us all something to do.
i look at your face and remember- everything about you.

he asked her "please stop quoting rod mckuen in your postcards, can't
understand it anymore. and if you're gonna read your poetry aloud to me,
i'll have to shove you to the door..."

hh

So, Heather, is this the famous "Soccer Mom" music you mentioned?
Wondering...

--
tanx,
Howard

"You ain't having fun until you're dialing 911"
Atomic 7

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

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Jack Hollis said:

pedalchick said:

Dude, that is so gay. What, do you have the Time-Life series on popular
classical music or something?

--
pedalchick

Perhaps when you grow up you'll feel different.

There's a lot of reasons to listen to music of various types, Jack.
Sometimes it moves you, it has soul, energy or maybe it just rocks. But
when you start saying things that intimate that you listen to a certain
kind of tune because it shows "maturity", then I think you're kind of
missing the boat.

--
tanx,
Howard

"You ain't having fun until you're dialing 911"
Atomic 7

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

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Mozilla Gorilla said:

Mozilla, on the other hand, thinks Zappa is a good thing, but must
admit that most of the UMRK output is probably a bit too subtle and dynamic
to enjoy listening to while riding a noisy trainer. If, however, you must,
Sheik Yerbouti is sufficiently loud and straighforward.

I'd agree with you about Sheik Yerbouti - that's a great record. I like
the Live in New York record, too. Outstanding performances there.

--
tanx,
Howard

"You ain't having fun until you're dialing 911"
Atomic 7

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Howard Kveck said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mozilla Gorilla said:

Mozilla, on the other hand, thinks Zappa is a good thing, but must
admit that most of the UMRK output is probably a bit too subtle and dynamic
to enjoy listening to while riding a noisy trainer. If, however, you must,
Sheik Yerbouti is sufficiently loud and straighforward.

I'd agree with you about Sheik Yerbouti - that's a great record. I like
the Live in New York record, too. Outstanding performances there.

Bongo Fury.

-mg

Howard Kveck said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mozilla Gorilla said:

Mozilla, on the other hand, thinks Zappa is a good thing, but must
admit that most of the UMRK output is probably a bit too subtle and dynamic
to enjoy listening to while riding a noisy trainer. If, however, you must,
Sheik Yerbouti is sufficiently loud and straighforward.

I'd agree with you about Sheik Yerbouti - that's a great record. I like
the Live in New York record, too. Outstanding performances there.

Dammit I knew I should have reserved the rights to that name when I
invented it in primary school....

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mike Gladu said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Howard Kveck said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mozilla Gorilla said:

Mozilla, on the other hand, thinks Zappa is a good thing, but
must
admit that most of the UMRK output is probably a bit too subtle and
dynamic
to enjoy listening to while riding a noisy trainer. If, however, you
must,
Sheik Yerbouti is sufficiently loud and straighforward.

I'd agree with you about Sheik Yerbouti - that's a great record. I like
the Live in New York record, too. Outstanding performances there.

Bongo Fury.

-mg

Thanks for the reminder, Mike. That's easily one of the best by Zappa.

--
tanx,
Howard

"You ain't having fun until you're dialing 911"
Atomic 7

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

Howard Kveck said:

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Perhaps when you grow up you'll feel different.

There's a lot of reasons to listen to music of various types, Jack.
Sometimes it moves you, it has soul, energy or maybe it just rocks. But
when you start saying things that intimate that you listen to a certain
kind of tune because it shows "maturity", then I think you're kind of
missing the boat.

--
tanx,
Howard

Actually, Howard, I was referring to her using things like "Dude" and
"That's so gay" in her posts.

I suppose if she's 12 or 13 years old, that's understandable. But one
would hope that someone older would refrain from using played out
adolescent expressions and move on to more sophisticated ways of
expressing herself.

In addition, it's not uncommon that as people get older they begin to
appreciate music other than rock and roll, like classical music and
jazz. Not that there's anything wrong with rock and roll. I have
very varied tastes in music, but my extensive MP3 collection (thanks
to the old days and Napster) contains mostly rock and roll. However,
very little of the rock music I listen to has been produced in the
last 20 years. Sorry, but to me the last really great rock band is U2
and it's been a while since they've been great. Since then, rock
music has been a vast waste land of [censored] and mediocrity at best.

Stewart Fleming said:

Add to the list:
"Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien", Edith Piaf.

Kind of slow, but might get you over that last hilltop if you time it
right. Her version in English has some of the great fractured
pronunciations of all time. Still love it.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

Howard Kveck said:

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There's a lot of reasons to listen to music of various types, Jack.
Sometimes it moves you, it has soul, energy or maybe it just rocks. But
when you start saying things that intimate that you listen to a certain
kind of tune because it shows "maturity", then I think you're kind of
missing the boat.

Jack Hollis said:

I suppose if she's 12 or 13 years old, that's understandable. But one
would hope that someone older would refrain from using played out
adolescent expressions and move on to more sophisticated ways of
expressing herself.

Someone on rbr once told me its more sophisticated in French so :
dites-le dans l'anglais cassé (with apologies to both Marianne Faithful
and any real French speakers).

Donald Munro said:

Someone on rbr once told me its more sophisticated in French so :
dites-le dans l'anglais cassé (with apologies to both Marianne Faithful
and any real French speakers).

For music in French with a distinctly cycling theme try
http://desastres.free.fr/Jalabert.mp3
All the best
Dan Gregory