Rip: Music in the Gym

[JM Britt]

I am admittedly sporadic in my training, which might make it not really training at all. But at the times when my training is at its best, my music tends to fall into a pattern, where I listen to the same album each day and get into a groove with it, similar to getting into a groove re: the lifts & progressions.

When this groove is established, music becomes a sort of focusing tool, where I progress through my training session at a relatively consistent pace from day to day – i.e. warmup takes me through songs 1 & 2, finish the squat around song 5, or whatever…I enjoy the groove when I am able to establish one.

Having said that, I am becoming increasingly fond of silence, and I can see its value in honing the focus. Unless the endless loop of noise which plays in my mind prevails, in which case drowning it out with music is a helpful focus remedy.

Watchtower

I didn't care for this (though thanks for sharing - I had not heard of the guy). It seemed like performing for the camera more than for the song. That song has been done and re-done, and although plenty of guys can play what Hendrix played on the song, or "outplay" it, no rendition compares to his, in my mind. I don't even know if I have heard Dylan's, I should probably issue that caveat.

I am not a diehard Hendrix guy and dislike most of his antics & singing but Jimi Hendrix had the magic touch like no one else. The only guys who I have ever seen emulate Hendrix and out-gun him in mostly Hendrix's own style was SR Vaughan. I saw Jeff Beck do "Little Wing" and could say he outperformed Hendrix, but it was such a different style/approach it isn't as directly comparable as SRV's. Jeff Beck was as good a guitarist as anyone ever has been in my view.

But, neither of those guys [I]wrote[I] those songs (Voodoo Child/Chile; Little Wing, Third Stone, Manic Depression...) In that sense Jimi Hendrix was in a category by himself.

Sorry to hijack your post, Stump

[Jason Donaldson]

I exclusively listen to this in the gym: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9FuwYIDKEE

Yngvi, you are truly a master of suspense. Your link is a no-go:

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[Stump]

Sorry to hijack your post, Stump

Ain't no thing. Don't apologize for having an opinion.

BTW... I also think SRV could out-Hendrix Hendrix.

[Jenni]

I am not a diehard Hendrix guy and dislike most of his antics & singing but Jimi Hendrix had the magic touch like no one else.

Not a big fan of the guitar destruction. I think disrespecting one's tools is a bad character flaw. But that opening riff......


Thanks, Stump. That was appreciated.

[JM Britt]

Ain't no thing. Don't apologize for having an opinion.

BTW... I also think SRV could out-Hendrix Hendrix.

Stump, Thanks.

In my view SRV was the ONLY guy who could out-Hendrix Hendrix. I remember when I first heard SRV's Voodoo Chile I disliked it because I thought it was too fast and lacked the mojo/swagger that the Hendrix's opening wah riff did. Later, I became a guitar player myself and concluded that Stevie's playing throughout the song hits harder and has loads more mojo than does Hendrix's. This is especially apparent when watching videos of him playing it (or just about anything) live. Pretty amazing, the reservoir of his musical energy.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Why has everybody forgotten Terry Kath?

[Yngvi]

Yngvi, you are truly a master of suspense. Your link is a no-go:
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This is going to seriously disrupt my lifting for a while.

Must have gotten too popular; they were public videos for 7 years, up until about a week ago.
There were 3 high quality Donald Trump ASMR tracks I have been cycling on a loop for years.
Trust me, they were the best to lift to.

We will rebuild them.
We have the technology.
I will use AI to bring them back better than ever.

...I suppose I can lift to this in the meantime.

[JM Britt]

Why has everybody forgotten Terry Kath?

I did not know Terry Kath by name – I just didn’t ever listen to Chicago. We played “25 or 6 to 4” in Junior High band class and I recall not being thrilled by the song, although that may have been a function of being in Junior High band class more than it was a reflection of the song.

Fast forward 20 years and I heard the song on the radio and was really surprised by the guitar playing and thought, “Whoa, that guy can really play.”

I will spend some time checking out more of Chicago’s music to investigate further.

[Mark Rippetoe]

I will spend some time checking out more of Chicago’s music to investigate further.

Good idea.