Separation by Balance and Composure - This album wasn’t bad to workout to today. Separation is full of dreamy guitars, hard hitting, distorted chords; and introspective lyrics.  It also has a handful of really great driving tracks full of anger and discontent.  I also love Jon Simmons’s vocal delivery.  I saw B&C live in December and have been a fan ever since. While running on my elliptical, (my machine of choice) I found that even during the slower tracks, I still found myself keeping a good pace, remembering the driving, hard hitting tunes that were played shortly before. Also when I work out, I like when my mind wanders and I’m not thinking (or rather overthinking) of the task at hand; because exercising can sometimes get boring when you do that. While on the elliptical, I found myself concentrating a lot on the lyrics (which are one of my favorite things in any genre).  Many songs hit home for me, which made me even more motivated to push harder. But whether you’re at home or at the gym, I hope you enjoy this record as much as I do and have a great workout. :) 
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Separation by Balance and Composure -

This album wasn’t bad to workout to today.

Separation is full of dreamy guitars, hard hitting, distorted chords; and introspective lyrics.  It also has a handful of really great driving tracks full of anger and discontent.  I also love Jon Simmons’s vocal delivery.  I saw B&C live in December and have been a fan ever since.

While running on my elliptical, (my machine of choice) I found that even during the slower tracks, I still found myself keeping a good pace, remembering the driving, hard hitting tunes that were played shortly before.

Also when I work out, I like when my mind wanders and I’m not thinking (or rather overthinking) of the task at hand; because exercising can sometimes get boring when you do that.

While on the elliptical, I found myself concentrating a lot on the lyrics (which are one of my favorite things in any genre).  Many songs hit home for me, which made me even more motivated to push harder.

But whether you’re at home or at the gym, I hope you enjoy this record as much as I do and have a great workout. :) 

With summer fast approaching, the rush to the gym/track/treadmill is nearly inevitable for the masses. I personally have also started my own daily regimen of diet and exercise in order to be more fit for the oncoming summer months. Because of this, I thought it would be a interesting experiment to blog about what albums I’ve enjoyed while working out.  Hopefully I’ll be able to shed light on a new favorite you can enjoy while getting your swell on. For me, I really need a motivational soundtrack to keep up my pace and to keep me coming back the next day so I don’t fall out of the loop. I tried briefly searching for some lists, but it’s mostly dubstep and electronic BS I’m honestly not into when it comes to working out. A repetitive squelch, syncopated 808s, and thudding bass don’t really get me going. Sometimes they do. But it’s definitely not a musical constant I keep going back to.  Exceptions being Daft Punk’s album Discovery for example. (A work of GENIUS) Today’s great find was Hopeless Romantic by The Bouncing Souls. This album kept me pumped from start to finish.  I’m started to realize more and more that ‘99 was a really good year for music and this album supplements that observation.  Really catchy and driving tunes; great for a workout. If you don’t own the album, it should be easy to acquire using Spotify or whatever other music streaming service you’re subscribed to. (As the world knows, I’m an avid user of MOG). I’ve always loved the Bouncing Souls from the time I heard them as a kid on a 2004 Warped Tour Compilation. The fact that they’re from Jersey only scores more points in my book. But you be the judge.  And feel free to suggest albums to me! I’m always open for suggestions. Have a great workout! :)
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With summer fast approaching, the rush to the gym/track/treadmill is nearly inevitable for the masses.

I personally have also started my own daily regimen of diet and exercise in order to be more fit for the oncoming summer months.

Because of this, I thought it would be a interesting experiment to blog about what albums I’ve enjoyed while working out.  Hopefully I’ll be able to shed light on a new favorite you can enjoy while getting your swell on.

For me, I really need a motivational soundtrack to keep up my pace and to keep me coming back the next day so I don’t fall out of the loop.

I tried briefly searching for some lists, but it’s mostly dubstep and electronic BS I’m honestly not into when it comes to working out. A repetitive squelch, syncopated 808s, and thudding bass don’t really get me going. Sometimes they do. But it’s definitely not a musical constant I keep going back to.  Exceptions being Daft Punk’s album Discovery for example. (A work of GENIUS)

Today’s great find was Hopeless Romantic by The Bouncing Souls. This album kept me pumped from start to finish.  I’m started to realize more and more that ‘99 was a really good year for music and this album supplements that observation.  Really catchy and driving tunes; great for a workout.

If you don’t own the album, it should be easy to acquire using Spotify or whatever other music streaming service you’re subscribed to. (As the world knows, I’m an avid user of MOG).

I’ve always loved the Bouncing Souls from the time I heard them as a kid on a 2004 Warped Tour Compilation. The fact that they’re from Jersey only scores more points in my book.

But you be the judge.  And feel free to suggest albums to me! I’m always open for suggestions.

Have a great workout! :)

Things I Have Too Much Of

1. Songs on my iTunes - it’s seriously becoming a problem.  I find it so difficult to part with my music. I have over 6500 songs and want more but there’s not enough disk space on my computer.  I do have an external hard drive, but I like to use that as a back up.  I don’t know.  I don’t want to have to plug in that hard drive every time I want to listen to music…

2. Shit in my room - granted, I did clean some of it this weekend, but jeez. I don’t even know what’s in here anymore. SO many pieces of paper (which probably means a lot of abandoned songs/lyrics), instruments pretty much everywhere, clothes, shoes, books, notebooks, etc. It’s nuts. I don’t think my room will ever be neat.

3. Friends on Facebook - I look at the people I’ve added/people who have added me over time and it’s like, “Damn. Who are you and why do I care?” Honestly if you feel like deleting me, by all means do. I won’t take offense. It’s just that I’m friends with some people I’ve never actually had a real life relationship with nevermind a cyberspace one.  The Internet’s weird like that I guess.

And thus is life.