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I prefer mindless techno over the R&B crap they play in a lot of gyms. It's not even upbeat half the time, which makes it actually a problem in working out. If I forget my iPod when I got to the gym I have a strong urge to just turn around and go home because I don't think I can make it through a whole workout without being able to drown out what they play.
My other point though is: are these lists useful to anyone?
I imagine gym music is just as personal as any other kind of music, and once again, the lack of any kind of unifying thread for music listeners on Salon makes me wonder at the point of this column. I just don't know how you can write a 'generic' popular music column and appeal to a very broad audience anymore.
Let me give an example: I like Amon Amarth's 'Cry of the Black Birds' when I'm working out, but I'm guessing that has little or no relevance to anyone else here (go ahead, it's on iTunes, try it out). It's much better for me to discuss music on message boards with those with at least somewhat like-minded musical taste, since an average cross section of listeners will be coming from such a dramatically different direction from where I come from, we'd lack any common ground.
