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Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

A hip drum playlist to make your heart race

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HEART-RACING DRUM PLAYLIST

We asked drummer Tim Metz, who has played with rock and jazz bands, to compile an annotated workout list of songs that drummers can play to increase their cardiovascular fitness:

1. "Yellow," by Coldplay: "Good warm-up song."

2. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," by Green Day: "Continues with warm-up; a little heavier-hitting, though."

3. "Sledgehammer," by Peter Gabriel: "Getting faster, not as heavy-hitting."

4. "Use Somebody," by Kings of Leon: "Good, hard-hitting tune."

5. "Everlong," by the Foo Fighters: "Good endurance tune."

6. "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter," by Nirvana: "Up-tempo and hard-hitting."

7. "Apocalypse Please," by Muse: "Exciting song to play a little slower, but adrenaline pumping."

8. "ESP," by Miles Davis: "Up-tempo jazz tune."

9. "All I Need," by Radiohead: "Starting the cool-down."

10. "Jesus Christ," by Brand New: "Just a mellow tune that is a good to cool down with."

-- SAM McMANIS