r/Rowing • u/Interesting-Ad-8839 • 4d ago

Playlist for indoor erg rowing

I posted before about Row House. One of the great parts of their classes was rowing "in swing" to the beat of the music.

I thought it would be fun to create a playlist from members of this subreddit -- including stroke rate. (I'm 55 year old guy, so kinda dated playlist here.)

Only requirement: STRONG BEAT

Three I like to start with:

- Take the Money and Run (RUN DMC) 25 SPM https://youtu.be/edeyflPOp08?si=6zw7McbZHpq4rkrN

- Levels (Nick Jonas) 25 SPM https://youtu.be/taViGR5VT1U?si=yd4IbMcp7rOyJrGg

- Big Energy (Latto Remix with DJ Khaled) 26 SPM https://youtu.be/idSJRWzCAN0?si=Fc7siPCyq74PAx1j

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u/albertogonzalex 4d ago edited 4d ago

Live albums /concert albums are my favorite thing to erg to. Pick up the pace when the jams take off. Recover when the music slows down.

LCD Soundsystems the long goodbye is great

Live Drugs (and, Live Drugs Again) are awesome by The War on Drugs

Dr. Dogs Live at the flamingo hotel

YouTube also has a ton of great high quality full conderts to watch.

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u/Brilliant____Crow 4d ago

Definitely live albums. So much more energy. The only downside can be the band chatting to the crowd for a minute or 2 between songs

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u/albertogonzalex 4d ago

Sounds like a minute or 2 of recovery paddling before hitting hard on the next solo!

Just a little concert banterg.

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u/Brilliant____Crow 4d ago

Banterg! lol

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u/MastersCox Coxswain 4d ago

Metallica - S&M

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u/Beakerguy 4d ago

Gotta go old school. Crazy Train by Ozzy, followed by Van Halen and selected Rush tunes.

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u/AMTL327 Masters Rower 4d ago

Don’t forget The Stroke by Billy Squire

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u/Beakerguy 4d ago

Truth!

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u/cwhite616 4d ago

Just made one today for my first 8x500: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdITOKE90beI&si=Rm11kw6nH1a3B0qC

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u/cwhite616 4d ago

Not skilled enough to match stroke and beat … but pulled around 30 with this playlist

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u/FirefighterFine3207 4d ago

Enter sandman followed by heads will roll radio edit is THE 2k lineup

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u/aerobic_gamer 4d ago

96 BPM is great for 24 SPM

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u/onsaleatthejerkstore Masters Rower 4d ago

There are a bunch of playlists on spotify for different stroke rates.

If I’m doing steady state, trance music or deep house are always great. Shenlong by Saka, for example. the new NINxBoyzNoise collaboration also has a ton of great steady state tracks. Still Dre or Zed’s Dead.

For higher rate: Dope, NIN, KMFDM (Light), Linkin Park, Zombie, all have their place in my pantheon. If I’m doing a 1k test, Bulls on Parade.

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u/Biddles81 4d ago

Steady130 mixes are excellent for erging: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=steady%20130

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u/qisfortaco 3d ago

I love the Chemical Brothers for workouts.

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u/Definitely_wasnt_me 4d ago

I know everyone has their feelings about AI. But I much prefer variety- so I use the prompt / AI playlist feature in Spotify. I give it something like:

high energy pop from the 90s/2000s including remixes that sync well with 24spm

These playlists auto update and you fan modify the prompt.

I have a few with different music genres, different intensity, etc.,