70's and 80's music. I don't know what I have forgotten. Can you help?

Question

I have been downloading stuff onto my MP3 player to motivate me at the gym. As I am 53, 70's and 80's stuff was my "golden era" but I can't remember what stuff I used to like.

I really need up-tempo, driving-type stuff so that I keep up a decent pace, on the cross-trainer/stepper for example. I like ballsy, bass-y stuff, and feel-good music. Some examples of what I already have; Eagles, Billy Joel, Springsteen, ELO.

Suggestions?

Answer 1

Elton John,
The Pretenders: Don't get me wrong, Back on the Chain Gang
Supertramp
The Go Go's: Vacation
ABBA
REO Speedwagon: Riding the Storm Out

Answer 2

Loverboy - Working For the Weekend
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Jump - VanHalen
Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind Of Wonderful
Three Dog Night - Black and White
Hollies - Long Cool Woman
Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles
Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down
Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom
Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care of Business
Bad Company - Can't get Enough of your Love
Cars - Just What I Needed
Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
J. Geils Band - Centerfold
Loggins & Messina - Your Mama Don't Dance
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps
Steely Dan - My Old School
Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner

I hope some of these song help, even if just to jog your memory. It was a great era of music. It' funny, I'm doing the same thing as you, putting together a walking/running file on my mp3! Great minds think alike. Doing this for you has given me some great ideas.

Answer 3

Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, King Crimson, Colosseum, Mountain, John McLaughlin, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Atomic Rooster, INXS, Simple Minds, Roxy Music, The Doors, Depeche Mode, Eurythmics, Yello, The The, Jethro Tull, Stray Dog, Rolling Stones, Free, Bad Company, Thin Lizzy, Budgie, Humble Pie, AC/DC, Montrose, Van Halen, Whitesnake .......

Answer 4

Thats also my favorite type of music. I've downloaded:
The Pretenders Commodores
The Police Pat Benatar
Elton John Modern English
Kool & The Gang U2
Aerosmith Prince
Pink Floyd Ratt
Guns n Roses Fleetwood Mac
Tom Petty

Answer 5

Try some styx, billy squier, Bryan Adams, Foreigner, Heart, Journey, Pat Benetar, Bad Company. It's a big mix, but some of heart's older stuff is real upbeat music that drives you. All of these were big in the 70's or 80's. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Dont forget Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, Cream, Dave Mason, Charley Daniels. Find some Janis Joplin and other hard driving blues, such as Charley Musselwhite.

Don't forget, it's not always the tempo. A slower, but brassy piece can drive you to better efforts, by PULLING you up by your jock instead of pumping your legs from behind.

Forget the Eagles, Crosby Stills Nash and Young. I love these guys, but for your purposes, these may slow you down.

Answer 7

For some reason, when I thought of workout, 80's, driving, I thought of You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive . Or Rainbow In The Dark by Dio. How about And We Danced by The Hooters? I'm not really an 80's girl, though, I'm mainly a 70's chick. Some cool songs I'd work out to would be Mississipi Queen by Mountain, Funk 49 by James Gang, Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young, Rock N Roll Fantasy by BadCo, Saturday Night Special by Lynyrd Skynard, Shakin' by Eddie Money, Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult, Thunder Island by Jay Ferguson, Hello Hooray by Alice Cooper (not very fast but it's powerful, he's got a bunch of others that could work if that doesn't), Wish I Could Fly Like Superman by The Kinks, Hair of the Dog by Nazareth, Highway Star or Space Truckin by Deep Purple, Ballroom Blitz or something else by Sweet, Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull, Stone In Love by Journey, Keep Yourself Alive by Queen, Crazy Train or Flying High Again by Ozzy. Mrs. America by Styx (or Mr. Roboto if you want to go 80's), Alright Now by Free, Working Man by Rush. Some funk like Superfreak by Rick James or Flashlight by Parliament Funkadelic would work nice, too. If I wasn't so tired right now I'd think of more. I know you mentioned bands like ELO and CSN, they're great but I thought you might want heavier options when working out. Even if you don't like these songs, I hope my suggestions triggered some ideas : )

Answer 8

Steppenwolf
AC/DC
Van Halen
Deep Purple
Edgar Winter
Bob Seger
Stevie Ray Vaughn

Answer 9

Bonnie Tyler
Cyndi Lauper
Eurythmics
Duran Duran
Culture Club
Pat Benatar
Dead Or Alive
Rod Stewart

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 10

Abba, Chic, Boney-M, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Free, Aerosmith Led Zeppelin,Thin Lizzy, Queen, Duran Duran, Kiss, Poison, Def Leppard, Lita Ford, Black Sabbath, Cinderella, Guns and Roses, Vixen, Winger, Whitesnake, Faith no More, Slaughter, Saraya, Tigertailz, Faster Pussycat, Bullet boys, Vain, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue. (To name but a few!!!)