I usually find myself slowing the cadence down with the music beat. So lately Iv’e been searching my music library for 90 -100 Beats Per Minute songs.
Here are my personal favorites:
Back in Black - AC/DC - 91 BPM
Holy Diver - Dio - 92 BPM
Let Me Ride - Dr. Dre - 93 BPM
Paradise City - Guns n’ Roses - 93 BPM
Harvester of Sorrow - Metallica - 93 BPM
Disposable Heroes - Metallica - 94 BPM
California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys - 96 BPM
Runnin’ With the Devil - Van Halen - 97 BPM
No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys - 97 BPM
Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan - 97 BPM
What are your best motivational songs for the trainer ?
By the way - The free script BPM-inspector from Apple Downloads works great with iTunes.
Great list…one word of advice you need to double the beat count to match the cadence you want to ride…ie; 90 cad should be ridden with music in the 180 beat range…why you ask, easier to pedal one leg per beat than 2 legs per beat…if you don’t you’ll find yourself pedaling slower to match the music…
Try some dance type music…like LovInc etc…fast beats= fast cadence…try it you’ll like it…if you can keep up that is…lol…later, Dean
When I tap my foot on the floor to the beat of music -I use one foot - not both.Same with bike riding . So around 90- 100 works. I don’t like most 180 BPM techno dance music anyway.
David K, I use the script BPM Inspector, easily Googled and downloaded for free.
It is not an exact science, since you have to click the mouse to the beat of your music. - Some people would do double or half the amount of click, depending on how they feel the rythm. Also - some drummers vary their beat a little during a song, and lots of songs have different breaks with different rythm. I try to pick the beat the majority of the song is in.
The point of the tread is not to argue what BPM a song have, but to be a resource for folks to find rockin’ songs to bike and run to.
Here is another top 10 for my “urban” rides:
How We roll - Big Pun f./ Ashanti - 90 BPM
C U when U Get There - Coolio - 90 BPM #1 - Nelly - 90 BPM
Feel Me Flow - Naughty By Nature - 91 BPM
Triumph - Wu Tang Clan - 91 BPM
Pushin’ Weight - Ice Cube - 92 BPM
Ride - Redman - 94 BPM
Steppin’ It Up - A Tribe Called Quest - 95 BPM
Survival of the Fittest - Mobb Deep - 95 BPM
He Got Game - Public Enemy - 97 BPM
I like to have my mix go up slowly in cadence, and have some kind of inspiring lyrics (even if they might be meaning something different)
Trying to get a list going of music in Twiki so we don’t need to keep bringing up this thread. IT will always be there and we can just keep adding to it. Some good songs, why not add it to the list.
Oh, is there anyone still not on a Mac out there :).
Good idea moving the songlists to Slowtiki. Thanks. I already found them threre by searching for workout music. I will add more songs there from now, and encourage everybody else to do likewise.
I use Mixmeister – you can get a 30 day free demo download and it gives you the BPM for all of your songs. Also a good program to put together songs for workout play lists, spinning classes etc – you can cut/splice/blend together songs.
That’s really cool, thanks for the info. I have been asking everyone I know who downloads if there is a way to find BPM. I like it for running/cycling and also when I teach. I’ve been using the CD’s specifically made for aerobics classes, but some of the music is pretty goofy. I’d really like to be able to make my own mixes.
A couple of really good artists are Crystal Method and The Chemical Brothers, if you like electronica type music. Good strong beat, but a bit repetitive.
Last night I discovered that Tom Petty’s "Running Down A Dream is 90 bpm.
On the Mac front. I had one and never had problems doing anything in college, except for getting some games. I now have a PC because of the cost and would go Mac again the next time I buy a computer without a doubt!
The program is pretty sweet. I imported my music and it is going through every song and the bpm it’s giving me is dead on to my personal timing. I am amazed at how slow 90bpm is in music. All of My Love by Zeppelin is 91!
I usually find myself slowing the cadence down with the music beat. So lately Iv’e been searching my music library for 90 -100 Beats Per Minute songs.
Here are my personal favorites:
Back in Black - AC/DC - 91 BPM
Holy Diver - Dio - 92 BPM
Let Me Ride - Dr. Dre - 93 BPM
Paradise City - Guns n’ Roses - 93 BPM
Harvester of Sorrow - Metallica - 93 BPM
Disposable Heroes - Metallica - 94 BPM
California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys - 96 BPM
Runnin’ With the Devil - Van Halen - 97 BPM
No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys - 97 BPM
Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan - 97 BPM
What are your best motivational songs for the trainer ?
By the way - The free script BPM-inspector from Apple Downloads works great with iTunes.
Bringing back an old thread…
Some 90 (and a couple 180) bpm songs I found/downloaded…
EI - Nelly
Having a Blast - Green Day
The Distance - Cake
Society - Pennywise
Gold Digger - Kanye
Welcome to Paradise - Green Day
Down with the Sickness - Disturbed
If it’s Love - Train
Superstar - Saliva
Boom - P.O.D.
Blind - Korn
Chalkdust Torture - Phish
Fair - Remy Zero
Old Pair of Jeans - Fatboy Slim
Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes
