Best Pandora stations for running / working out?

What do folks listen to while running and/or lifting?

I have a basement gym, so I usually haul down my laptop to record my numbers for lifting. Since that's down there I plug in a speaker system I have and play Pandora for random music. If I'm just running on the treadmill and not lifting, I'll use the Pandora app from my phone and do the same.

Right now I'm stuck on "Foo Fighters" radio. Just can't get enough of it. High energy, good music, get's me motivated.

Any other stations I should be listening to or at least give a try? Heck.... Does anyone else do this?

i only listen to the channels i set up myself

[QUOTE=painthappy;816172381]What do folks listen to while running and/or lifting?

I have a basement gym, so I usually haul down my laptop to record my numbers for lifting. Since that's down there I plug in a speaker system I have and play Pandora for random music. If I'm just running on the treadmill and not lifting, I'll use the Pandora app from my phone and do the same.

Right now I'm stuck on "Foo Fighters" radio. Just can't get enough of it. High energy, good music, get's me motivated.

Any other stations I should be listening to or at least give a try? Heck.... Does anyone else do this?[/QUOTE]

Pandora has a workout category where you might find something you like: [url]http://www.pandora.com/#!/genres/workout[/url]
I like high energy tunes for running, like Y Control by the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs or It's Not Over Yet by Oakenfold (that's a great motivational song to end a run!) so I made stations from those songs. I find hip hop is good for lifting and like Flo Rida - Good Feeling is one that gets me going - so I made a station for that song and also for the artist.

[QUOTE=tmonkey;816197421]i only listen to the channels i set up myself[/QUOTE]

This.

I have a station called "Heavy Stuff" that runs everything from Dethklok to classic Iron Maiden.

[QUOTE=Marius_Ursus;816221981]classic Iron Maiden.[/QUOTE]

Epic Win. Love me some Iron Maiden. Totally jacks up the tempo and mind set in the gym... totally scares people from my desk while programming.

It's been a while since I've really used Pandora, since there were, at the time, better alternatives out there for my needs. How customizable is it now? How much control do you have over the songs being played? Is it still just a thumbs up/down based on songs they pick for you, or can you go in now and make multiple suggestions to narrow the field down?

I listen to Muse radio while I run.

[QUOTE=inb4noodz;816254261]I listen to Muse radio while I run.[/QUOTE]

Not familiar with muse... Will have to look into it.

As for Pandora, still not that customizable. Thumbs up and down still. Not bad with a bit of work and a lot of thumbs down...

[QUOTE=painthappy;816288711]Not familiar with muse... Will have to look into it.

As for Pandora, still not that customizable. Thumbs up and down still. Not bad with a bit of work and a lot of thumbs down...[/QUOTE]

????

set up your channel on the computer with the bands and or song you like it will match those songs with similar and the thumbs up or down will narrow it down more.

if you pick stuff that is not similar you will get all kinds of stuff thrown in as well so you need to pick similar music for each channel - and make sure you do not give a song a thumbs up just because you like the song if it does not fit in with that channel - make sense?

I have 6 channels set up

1 pretty mellow stuff
2. u2 stuff
3. rock
4. harder rock
5 old school rap - which i rarely listen to
6. love songs :D ok not really love songs but songs for making love ;)

Pandora is good but in terms of customizing IMO I heart Radio is more customizable.

[QUOTE=tmonkey;816304161]
if you pick stuff that is not similar you will get all kinds of stuff thrown in as well so you need to pick similar music for each channel - and make sure you do not give a song a thumbs up just because you like the song if it does not fit in with that channel - make sense?[/QUOTE]

I wish that I could, at least once, get it to play the song I entered as the seed song... For instance, if I put in something like Freebird, then it'll break off into .38 Special, some Neil Young, Molly Hatchet and even other Skynyrd songs, but it will never actually play Freebird. If I'm trying to build a station for working out and the song is one I entered because it really pumps me up, then obviously I want to hear that *at least* once...

[QUOTE=Frnkd;816444211]Pandora is good but in terms of customizing IMO I heart Radio is more customizable.[/QUOTE]

I thought IHeartRadio was like TuneIn, where you could listen to radio stations from all over the US. You can use it to create your own station, like Pandora, with songs of your liking?

[QUOTE=BigSnacks;816448241]I thought IHeartRadio was like TuneIn, where you could listen to radio stations from all over the US. You can use it to create your own station, like Pandora, with songs of your liking?[/QUOTE]

this is a new feature...try it am listening to now

[QUOTE=BigSnacks;816446451]I wish that I could, at least once, get it to play the song I entered as the seed song... For instance, if I put in something like Freebird, then it'll break off into .38 Special, some Neil Young, Molly Hatchet and even other Skynyrd songs, but it will never actually play Freebird. If I'm trying to build a station for working out and the song is one I entered because it really pumps me up, then obviously I want to hear that *at least* once...[/QUOTE]


[url]www.spotify.com[/url] :)

Here are the new work out stations on Pandora. I starred the ones I like to listen to

80′s Cardio – Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Journey.

Alternative Endurance Training* – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rise Against, Sublime.

Classic Rock Power Workout*- AC/DC, Aerosmith, Queen.

Country Fitness – Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean.

Dance Cardio – Deadmau5, Tiesto, David Guetta.

Electronic Cardio – Daft Punk, Skrillex, Diplo.

Hard Rock Strength Training* – Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Disturbed.

Pop and Hip Hop Power Workout* – Ke$ha, Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce.

Pop Fitness* – Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Train.

Rap Strength Training – Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Eminem.

Mine is Simple.

Viking Metal, Amon Amarth, Rob Zombie, Iron Maiden, Nightwish (Cool downs), Apocalyptica (When I need to breath or control breathing). When I need to battle a rep

It changes though.

Mine's pretty similar to Demonchylde's.

I have my Pandora stations set up with six heavy metal stations because that's what I listen to most of the time, and I want the freedom to listen to what I want to listen to when the option skip runs out.

Here's a sample of what I've been listening to today.

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[QUOTE=Marius_Ursus;1122400283]Mine's pretty similar to Demonchylde's.[/QUOTE]

Good man....good man!!!!

[QUOTE=Marius_Ursus;1122416593]I have my Pandora stations set up with six heavy metal stations because that's what I listen to most of the time, and I want the freedom to listen to what I want to listen to when the option skip runs out.

Here's a sample of what I've been listening to today.

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Yup...that's a really good mix up right there. Awesome stuff.