I get to play a lot of music at events including triathlons but have only played Eye of the Tiger once. That was in Kona by request. I like the song but it seems a little cliche.
I see this is an old thread . . but a good one! Glad that it has been bumped up!
Thank you Dave for your Music Choice restraint! :-)
FWIW - the song in question here is NOT on my Race/Event Play List!
While we are on the subject of play lists - When Announcing at a race/event and it's my responsibility to supply the music (sometimes there is a DJ who does this - but that is rare) mine is one that I have been building up over the years and I have a great range of beat heavy stuff that spans mixed musical genres - from hip-hop, trance, EDM, reggae, dance-hall, Indy, world music, with the occasional Top-40 favorite thrown in. When look out and see people spontaneously moving to the beat, nodding their heads or even spontaneously dancing, I know I'm doing OK!
Before races, up to an hour before the gun, I have started to play some chill, ambient grooves, with a bit of a beat, when people are just showing up, and then I start in more with the upbeat stuff about an hour to 45 minutes out! Blasting "Back in Black" at 6am in the dark, just does not seem like the right vibe for me! :-)
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
I see this is an old thread . . but a good one! Glad that it has been bumped up!
Thank you Dave for your Music Choice restraint! :-)
FWIW - the song in question here is NOT on my Race/Event Play List!
While we are on the subject of play lists - When Announcing at a race/event and it's my responsibility to supply the music (sometimes there is a DJ who does this - but that is rare) mine is one that I have been building up over the years and I have a great range of beat heavy stuff that spans mixed musical genres - from hip-hop, trance, EDM, reggae, dance-hall, Indy, world music, with the occasional Top-40 favorite thrown in. When look out and see people spontaneously moving to the beat, nodding their heads or even spontaneously dancing, I know I'm doing OK!
Before races, up to an hour before the gun, I have started to play some chill, ambient grooves, with a bit of a beat, when people are just showing up, and then I start in more with the upbeat stuff about an hour to 45 minutes out! Blasting "Back in Black" at 6am in the dark, just does not seem like the right vibe for me! :-)
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog