Now this is a song you can set your watch too. While skydiving. And winning a wrestling match. While lifting weights. And getting into the empire business.
What are your personal "Pump Up" songs? Songs you play full blast in your car, through your headphones, or via your stereo system. Songs that make you wanna take on the world while giving em' the middle finger twice.
I have a few. Kid Rock's "Cowboy" is a classic for me, along with "American Bad Ass", "Wasting Time", and a bunch more I'm probably forgetting at the moment.
B.OB's "Airplanes Part II", "I'll be in the Sky", and "Don't let me Fall" are up there. The entirety of Eminem's "Recovery" album serves this purpose too, with highlights "No Love", "You're Never Over", and "Almost Famous" being the kinds of tunes you win a fight too. "Rap God" is up there now, too. I can't recommend "Moment of Truth" by Gang Starr, enough, either.
Country wise I got "It Works for Me" via Toby Keith, "Rollin" by Big & Rich (especially the rap breakdown), and "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldeen get a bunch of rotation when I wanna get my adrenaline pumping.
I'm leaving out a bunch, including "Kasimir" by Led Zeppelin because I love the song, but can't understand a word their saying in the song.
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What are your personal "Pump Up" songs? Songs you play full blast in your car, through your headphones, or via your stereo system. Songs that make you wanna take on the world while giving em' the middle finger twice.
I have a few. Kid Rock's "Cowboy" is a classic for me, along with "American Bad Ass", "Wasting Time", and a bunch more I'm probably forgetting at the moment.
B.OB's "Airplanes Part II", "I'll be in the Sky", and "Don't let me Fall" are up there. The entirety of Eminem's "Recovery" album serves this purpose too, with highlights "No Love", "You're Never Over", and "Almost Famous" being the kinds of tunes you win a fight too. "Rap God" is up there now, too. I can't recommend "Moment of Truth" by Gang Starr, enough, either.
Country wise I got "It Works for Me" via Toby Keith, "Rollin" by Big & Rich (especially the rap breakdown), and "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldeen get a bunch of rotation when I wanna get my adrenaline pumping.
I'm leaving out a bunch, including "Kasimir" by Led Zeppelin because I love the song, but can't understand a word their saying in the song.
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Blog Otter Award: Magoonie for getting "Chasing Amy"-ed. Poor guy.
1. Regarding Blog Otters (A phonetic pronunciation of Blog O'Ders), I'm the process of figuring out a cool way you all can get what you want, and we can help some folks at the same time.
"Lose Yourself" - Eminem
ReplyDeleteI actually think "Rabbit Run" is the more epic track, but Lose Yourself is really good too. I think I burnt myself out on it in 10th grade.
ReplyDeleteRabbit Run yeah, but Cinderella Man too if we're talking Eminem. And 'Drop The World' too although it's technically Lil' Wayne.
ReplyDeleteOutside of that, 'Hells Bells' by AC/DC, 'All I Do Is Win' by DJ Khaled, 'All The Above' by Maino, loads more to be fair but I'd be here forever.
"Ace Of Spades" Motorhead
ReplyDeleteWe already had a QOTD 36.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this song
ReplyDelete"Chainsaw Charlie" - WASP
ReplyDelete"Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" (alternate title: "I Know You're Fucking Someone Else") - Type O Negative
HIT EM UP - 2pac
ReplyDeleteIf youve never heard the Eminem remake of Hit em Up, Quitter, I HIGHLY suggest tracking it down.
Anything from Doggystyle: Aint No Fun, Pump Pump, Gz and Hustlaz, etc.
The Jam - Billy Hunt. Love the line 'I could show Steve Austin a thing or two'. Yeah it's about the Six Million Dollar Man rather than the Bionic Redneck, but I roll with it.
ReplyDeleteBliss 'n Eso
ReplyDelete"The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston is one of the best, most powerful songs ever
ReplyDeletewritten about self-preservation and dignity. It's universal message crosses
all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late to
better ourselves. Since, it's impossible in this world we
live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with
ourselves. It's an important message; crucial really. And it's
beautifully stated on the album.
"Fight Music" by D12 has become my new favorite.
ReplyDeleteHow's that reservation at Dorsia coming along?
ReplyDeleteThe Ill Bill Vinnie Paz Heavy Metal Kings album is ridiculous. That's been the soundtrack this week. Underground rap kills Kanye and these other cotton candy rappers.
ReplyDeleteBig fan as well
ReplyDeleteNo one goes there anymore.
ReplyDeleteI checked out that Hit Em Up remake, good stuff. Everlast made a hell of a comeback with La Coka Nostra though.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I havent heard all their stuff, but Ive liked most of what I have heard. Thought Everlast was DOA at a point.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to lose Blog Otters, but I dunno about helping folks.
ReplyDeleteI also love Rabbit Run. Excellent choice.
ReplyDelete"I Want it That Way" - Backstreet Boys... because they are better than the Sex Pistols
ReplyDeleteYou were in 10th grade when that came out? :: Feels Old ::
ReplyDelete"Peaches" by The Presidents of the United States of America
ReplyDelete"Battle Flag" by Lo-Fidelity All Stars
"I Touch Myself" by The Divinyls
"Asshole" by Denis Leary
"On Point" by House of Pain
I've had tons at different stages of life.
ReplyDeleteCowboy and American Badass, sure, I had a Kid Rock phase and those were his good albums before he got old.
A few Zep tunes. Immigrant Song for sure. Just the over the top imagery of it all - hammer of the gods driving our ships to new lands to wage war. Facing almost certain death and not giving shit number 1.
A couple by the Who - Baba, and Who are You.
A few by the Clash.
Three Minute Song by Grady.
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads.
HHH theme The Game.
Night Train by GNR.
Barrett's Privateers by Stan Rogers.
A number of Johnny Cash tunes.
Let it go.
ReplyDeleteLOL You know I came back to this thread predicting someone would say that, word for word, in response to this.
ReplyDeleteAlso... its unlikely, but thanks for the advice.
These are all perfectly fine answers, assuming that I've been transported to a parallel universe where AC/DC never existed.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about Hit em Up that's epic.
ReplyDeleteI don't even know why I'm on this track
Y'all ain't even on my level
I'm gonna let my little homies ride you
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW, YOU STUPID FUCKING BASTARD!!
ReplyDeleteListening to AC/DC is fine, but as long as Motorhead exists it's akin to driving a Corolla when there's a '68 Mustang in the garage.
ReplyDeleteWha happen?
ReplyDeleteI liked AC/DC until everyone else started liking AC/DC. And Motorhead rules.
ReplyDeleteI like how you can hear him getting himself more pumped up and pissed off with every lyric he spits
ReplyDeleteoverkill, 'fuck you'
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2GjEOyufNk
suicidal tendencies, ''you cant bring me down'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfkK7bcyfE
queensryche 'i don't believe in love'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c3g6tTYoxM
black sabbath, 'symptom of the universe' ...there is none heavier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zwyCNXjKQ
metallica, 'creeping death' (live, for the "motherfucker die!' chant)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICKaVAbACek
trivium, 'pull harder on the strings of your martyr'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Nu3jrVhUs
exodus, 'the last act of defiance'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaIhXTL0kVM
manowar, 'hail and kill'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2hE4XO8rF4
I came up in the south listening to crunk music. Lil Jon, 3-6, Pastor Troy etc. The go-to for getting hype is a song called ''We the Crunkest" by a guy named Kingpin Skinny Pimp. If you into rap like that you'll get pumped up.
ReplyDeleteThe Wings of the Morning remix with Method Man is pretty great, even though I hardly understand any of the Capleton parts.
ReplyDeleteSymptom of the Universe is extremely ahead of its time. Immediately after it came out Sabbath started to fall apart, and Judas Priest went "ah, this is what me must play". Actually, the whole album is a masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteI personally prefer something like "Feel The Fire" by Overkill, though. "There's nothing I despise more... than a BITCH!!!"
yeah, the way blitz seethes "THAN A BITCH!!" is awesome
ReplyDeleteOverexposure is my biggest problem with them. Back In Black is in the same place with Thriller for me, because I'd be happy never hearing those songs for the rest of my life; great songs, but enough already.
ReplyDeleteBill DeBarr mentioned Ace Of Spades which is great, but they have so much depth. When you consider how great the three songs they did for WWE are (two HHH songs and Evolution's) and then realise that they're easily the worst songs they wrote, it's mind boggling.
Or how about Horrorscope? There's two great parts in that one: the break where it gets even slower, and Blitz' "rings like a NAIL... through the HEAD!"
ReplyDeleteMost underrated metal band ever. They should be on top of the pantheon of thrash.
'"Chainsaw Charlie" - WASP'
ReplyDeleteI always think of it as "murders in the new morgue'
the combination of the chainsaw in unison with the music really adds to the already great frenetic desperate feel the song has
i think in general blackie is terribly guilty of being repetitive, but the whole crimson idol album is a masterpiece
i've seen 'em like 6 times, and am planning on a 7th in a few weeks (double headliner with kreator to boot... gonna be an exhausting show)
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I feel like people have odd ways of getting fired up with music. There's nothing about Kid Rock that gets me going. There has never been a rap song that gets me too hyped. I'm not saying it's a problem. I'm just saying it doesn't work for me.
ReplyDeleteBands that get me fired up are Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Pig Destroyer. I mean, if you're going to get wound up, do it the angry way.
also, whenever peeps expland beyond the big 4, overkill is always one of the ones that (deservedly) gets mentioned as being in the expanded list (along with testament and exodus)
ReplyDelete'Lil Jon,'
ReplyDeletewhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
I'm glad that it's not a problem.
ReplyDeleteOverkill's last 2 or 3 records have been superb.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFhvEQMPME - My favorite Motorhead tune.
ReplyDelete'dancing on your grave' is another great empowerment song, as is 'i'm so bad (baby i dont care)'
ReplyDeletenice one. i love the guitar in between lines in the verses
ReplyDeleteyeah, the electric age is great
ReplyDeleteand 'skull and bones' is the only time i'll like the dude from lamb of god
"Baba O Riley" by the Who, although that's kind of an obvious choice I suppose.
ReplyDelete"Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J. Never not awesome.
"Uprising" by Muse, which would undoubtedly be my entrance music were I to be an MMA fighter.
"Here To Stay" by Korn, one of the angriest white guy songs ever.
"American Badass" or "Forever" by Kid Rock, from when he didn't turn into a huge country music loving pussy.
The entirety of Back in Black, take your pick.
"Click Click Boom" by Saliva, because fuck you, I love Saliva.
"Fuel" by Metallica, although that one was practically written to be licensed out to car companies anyway.
ive found that for wildly popular bands, i only can truly appreciate them when it finally strikes me to listen to them on my own terms, not cause everyone else is
ReplyDeletethats why i challenge anyone to defend the claim that ac/dc is a 'basic 3 chord rock band.' esp during the bon days, there is a LOT of depth here
zeppelin, floyd, and ac/dc: i discovered them cause i wanted to, not cause 'oh, everyone is doing it.'
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
ReplyDeleteBig yes to Baba o reiley, that should get like a million up votes.
ReplyDeleteCult of Personality.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of 2Pac, I recently learned he did ballet as a teenager. He was also not embarresed by it later in life which I think is more badass than most "gangster" rappers.
ReplyDeleteSorry, just wanted to make sure I didn't come across as too much of a dick.
ReplyDeleteI also love Click Click Boom.
ReplyDelete'Dillinger Escape Plan'
ReplyDeleteugh, sorry... mathcore fucking sucks.
when i saw dethklok and machine head, i had to suffer through between the buried and me
and i say that as a guy who loves bands like dream theater
hi phil!
ReplyDeleteLove the Frankenstein cover, great thrash band.
ReplyDeletethe moral of that story?
ReplyDeleteballet gets you got
I'd hold up Ironbound to any metal album from the '80s. Unreal.
ReplyDeleteNice to see a fellow country fan around here. Although to be honest most of today's or recent country I feel sucks. I don't like Toby Keith at all. On that note, while the song doesn't pump me up, I really enjoy "Picture" by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow. It's a nice companion piece with "Golden Ring" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's a great one.
ReplyDeleteBTW heard the new album yet?
the percussive parts in the intro to 'the green and black' is awesome live
ReplyDeletecool cover for the new album
ReplyDeleteI like "I never Picked Cotton" too. Original, or Cash versions.
ReplyDeleteI'm So Bad is way up there for them. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI need to check that out.
ReplyDeleteI just "acquired" it.
ReplyDeleteOnly heard the first two songs, but as usual I'm sure they'll do no wrong.
Yea was the freaking man. I knew he had taken some kind of dance, didnt know it was ballet though.
ReplyDeleteI feel this way about Drake.
ReplyDeleteI listen to Mark Henry's theme when I work out.
ReplyDeleteI also listen to Ron Simmon's WCW theme. Don't laugh until you tried it.
Ive done that with Billy Gunns and Hogans. Nice change of pace
ReplyDeletePantera's "5 Minutes Alone" is it for me.
ReplyDeleteSongs I just put together when I'm working out:
ReplyDelete"Get Down" by Beanie Sigel
"Ante Up" by MOP
"Git Some" by eMc and Sean Price
"Hellrazor" and "No More Pain" by Tupac
"Mac and Brad" by Beanie SIgel and Scarface
"It Don't Bother Me" by 50 Cent, Ma$e, Spider Loc and Young Buck
"Hit 'em Up" by Lil' Wayne
"Rumble Young Man Rumble" by Juelz Santana
"Stole Something" "Creep" and "Stole Something" by Mobb Deep
Ever heard of X-Pac heat?
ReplyDeleteI actually did. The reason I called it a GRE word is b/c I know it from GRE studying. I try not to feed the dougie troll though.
ReplyDeleteYes, I stopped banging Lita to post that.
ReplyDeleteAnd this.
Back to lita's pussy!
You have Damn good taste
ReplyDeleteFunny I actually do the exact opposite with my workout and put soft shit on like Tegan and Sara
ReplyDeleteand as we all know, thats an open invitation!
ReplyDeleteBECAUSE SHE HAS LOOSE MORALS
and loose labia
b/c of the morals
needs more "the touch" and "dare"
ReplyDeleteThanks. There are some others but that was last week's/this weeks mix.
ReplyDeleteDid the other wrestle..uh, "Superstars" hold your place in line, and if not did you have to take a number?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely and when i was younger, I bought all into it.
ReplyDeleteNow that Im older, X-Pac heat, means nothing to me.
Heat is Heat.
I will cite you some examples.
You're at a non-televised house show. X-Pac comes on and starts DOGGING it, you're booing you're ass off. Doesn't matter, you have already paid and at the very least he is getting a response from you.
You're at a televised taping. X-Pac comes on and starts DOGGING it, and you start a chant "FIRE X-Pac!" If he is a heel, you're a mark cuz heels are bad guys, you shouldnt be cheering them. If he is a face, doesnt matter, YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID. They have your money.
You are watching a PPV... yes you paid for it... I don't think I have to go on.
If you are watching on free TV, or went to a bar. YOU DON'T MATTER.
Ever heard of Bigfoot?
ReplyDeleteDougie doesn't respond to my posts and basically ignores me now... I have out-trolled him.
ReplyDelete:(
Then you should try and post more intelligently.
ReplyDeleteI lost an iPhone down there once.
ReplyDeleteThe Death Set - "They Come to Get Us (The Vivid Designer Remix)"
ReplyDeleteMetallica - "The Day That Never Comes"
Starts out slow, but everything after the 4:00 mark is pure Metallica, head-banging energy.
Filter & The Crystal Method - "(Can't You) Trip Like I Do"
Those are just three off the top of my head. Most of the stuff I listen to is slow and dramatic, not fast and intense.
Something to which we all aspire.
ReplyDeleteI see both sides of this argument and think they both have valid points. Maybe I am being a mark to the abeyance thing; I guess it depends on perspective.
ReplyDelete'Metallica - "The Day That Never Comes"
ReplyDeleteStarts out slow, but everything after the 4:00 mark is pure Metallica, head-banging energy.'
1st time i ever heard it, when it got to the speedy part, the chord changes immediately made me think of kill 'em all
i was #68
ReplyDeletei always lose :(
LOL. Vince, Russo, Jim Cornette and Paul Heyman shooting on a 1996 TV show.
ReplyDelete"Eye of the Tiger" for me. That has been my favorite song for 30 yrs, I didn't star using as a workout song until about 20 yrs ago though.
ReplyDeleteAlso pretty much anything by Anthrax especially "In My World".
But a lot of what made that style work were the wrestlers just bringing the goods. They were able to do a great job at conveying emotion to the crowd and working a match that really did look like just the wildest stuff. Outside of Lesnar and MAYBE a couple of others, I'm not sure the current roster has the type of makeup to work that kind of match.
ReplyDeleteCompared to some other places online, it's not so bad. Yahoo commenting makes me want to go out and purchase firearms (to use on myself, mind you).
ReplyDeleteGreat things about that clip-
ReplyDelete1- SCSA just murdering it as he was really starting to hit his stride with the character.
2- E Mails from AOL
3- Sunny.... she was so hot from 95-97 it was mesmerizing.