Concert Going-Ons In The Past Week:
Last night I went to the O.A.R. outdoor concert with my Best Buddy, Emily, on Penn's Landing. Despite a severe thunderstorm following the opening act, perilous body surfers, beer bottle throwing, and a moderate rain throughout, the show was wicked fun. Everyone was dancing and singing along; generally very happy and content. The rain actually added to the magic of the show, as the stage lighting made the air sparkle and glitter. If only Guster and Ben Kweller had been there too...
Last week, I was asked to a show by one of my workout buddies, Greg. His explanation of who we were going to see: There's this guy playing...I don't know what kind of music it is or where, but we know his dog from Doobies [Bar]...
Unbelievably, I still agreed to go to the gig even though from his description, I thought we were going to see some dude and his dog play guitar or something.
We went to KungFu Necktie in Northern Liberties--a really awesome venue despite it sketch location in North Philly--and met up with another friend, Naomi, who fortunately had more details. Amazingly, not only did I know the band, but it was my bass player's (Jory) fiance's band EAST HUNDRED. Really awesome local, indie rock band (www.easthundred.com). They won Battle of the Bands last year at World Cafe Live.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the bar, I saw Jory and Susan, who were very surprised to see me there! Spontaneous run-ins are the best!
Next month, I'm seeing Dave Matthews Band and hopefully Journey. In light of all these great shows, I decided to make a spin profile featuring music from concerts I've been to.
Here's a list of the biggest shows I've been to:
Neil Diamond, America, Madison Square Garden, 5th Grade, John + Dee & Family
Billy Joel, River of Dreams, 6th Grade, with Band Director Bob Lassonde + Family
Guster, Goldfly, The Shell, 8th Grade (first Guster concert, not going to list all)
No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom, 8th Grade, with Pam Hershey, etc, in white limo
Smokin' Grooves, All High School Years
Lilith Fair, All High School Years
Janet Jackson, Velvet Rope, Junior Year HS, Lara Clemenzi
Usher, Junior Year HS, Lara Clemenzi
*NSYNC, No Strings Attached, Senior Year HS, Chris Pearson, surprisingly very good!
College:
Guster multiple times @ Tufts, Bates, The Shell
Rusted Root @ Colby
O.A.R. @ Bowdin
Post-college:
Ben Kweller @ Festival Pier, @ Johnny Brenda's
Guster @ Festival Pier, with Cristin
Guster + Akon @ Franklin Field, Penn with Emily
O.A.R. Festival Pier/Penn's Landing
East Hundred, @World Cafe Live with Jory, @The Khyber with Jory, Jeff, Grant, Todd, Melissa, + Kevin, @KungFu Necktie with Emily, Greg, Naomi (and Jory).
The profile:
Four sets. Three song set.
1) Climb
2) Run/Jump
3) Sprint
Start out at highest resistance, slowest pace and work your way down to lowest resistance + fastest pace.
1. Love and Memories by O.A.R. (3:25)
2. Only The Good Die Young by Billy Joel (3:53)
3. Spiderwebs by No Doubt (4:28)
4. Ants Marching by DMB (4:31)
5. Cherry, Cherry by Neil Diamond (2:43)
6. Center of Attention by Guster (4:07)
7. We Takin' Over by Akon (4:30)
8. Bye Bye Bye by *NSYNC (3:20)
9. Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson (5:31)
10. Deadpan by East Hundred (4:50)
11. This Town by O.A.R. (3:36)
12. Two Step by DMB (6:27)
13. Need You Back by Ben Kweller (3:17)/**1st min: climb, 2nd min: run, 3rd min: sprint!
14. Heard The World by O.A.R. (5:01)/CD
15. Slow Burning Crimes by East Hundred (4:09)/CD + stretch
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Cruisin' to the 80's: Spin Profile #24
Following the popularity of the 90's mix, I had to compile an 80's mix as well.
Some Musings:
What makes one class better than the others? The music in this profile was just as fun as the 90's mix, however I didn't get the feeling that it was as popular. Why? Well, first of all, the 90's was fun because I made it personal. I grew up during the 90's and had a memory to share for each song. Also, because I was remembering back to my more geeky days, I had no problem cracking jokes about myself or grooving along to the club music. In contrast, I didn't have this personal connection to the music for the 80's mix. I mean, I love these songs, but I didn't make the mix my own.
This is alluding to what I described in my Body Pump training post back in January as "Fitness Magic." The magic comes from going beyond instructing the class to creating a bond between yourself, the music, the people, and the workout.
Resistance Scale: 0 (flat road, FR) to 4
Endurance Sets, Try To Keep The Intensity Level Up During Sets (no breaks, work all the way through to the next song)
1. Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen (4:00)/WU
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper (3:55)/Run @1
3. Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran (3:25)/FR cadence, pickups during chorus
4. It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls (5:26)/FR ==> 1 Sprints
5. I think We're Alone Now by Tiffany (3:49)/Run + Pickups @1
6. When Doves Cry by Prince (3:48)/Climb, StP3
7. Material Girl by Madonna (3:53)/Jumps, Fast! @1.5-2, Medium Hill
8. We Built This City by Starship (4:55)/Power Climb!
9. What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner (3:48)/Active Recovery, 40sec, climb
10. What I Like About You by The Romantics (2:55)/Run! @1
11. Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics (3:37)/Sprints with resistance, real breaks btw intervals
12. Flashdance Rmx by DJ Party (4:34)/Climb + pickups, burn out!
13. I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston (4:51)/CD
14. Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House (3:57)/CD + Stretch
Some Musings:
What makes one class better than the others? The music in this profile was just as fun as the 90's mix, however I didn't get the feeling that it was as popular. Why? Well, first of all, the 90's was fun because I made it personal. I grew up during the 90's and had a memory to share for each song. Also, because I was remembering back to my more geeky days, I had no problem cracking jokes about myself or grooving along to the club music. In contrast, I didn't have this personal connection to the music for the 80's mix. I mean, I love these songs, but I didn't make the mix my own.
This is alluding to what I described in my Body Pump training post back in January as "Fitness Magic." The magic comes from going beyond instructing the class to creating a bond between yourself, the music, the people, and the workout.
Resistance Scale: 0 (flat road, FR) to 4
Endurance Sets, Try To Keep The Intensity Level Up During Sets (no breaks, work all the way through to the next song)
1. Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen (4:00)/WU
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper (3:55)/Run @1
3. Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran (3:25)/FR cadence, pickups during chorus
4. It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls (5:26)/FR ==> 1 Sprints
5. I think We're Alone Now by Tiffany (3:49)/Run + Pickups @1
6. When Doves Cry by Prince (3:48)/Climb, StP3
7. Material Girl by Madonna (3:53)/Jumps, Fast! @1.5-2, Medium Hill
8. We Built This City by Starship (4:55)/Power Climb!
9. What's Love Got To Do With It by Tina Turner (3:48)/Active Recovery, 40sec, climb
10. What I Like About You by The Romantics (2:55)/Run! @1
11. Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics (3:37)/Sprints with resistance, real breaks btw intervals
12. Flashdance Rmx by DJ Party (4:34)/Climb + pickups, burn out!
13. I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston (4:51)/CD
14. Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House (3:57)/CD + Stretch
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