Saturday, March 11, 2006

Boston bands put bounce in your stride.

For safety reasons, the B.A.A. states “the use of headphones are not permitted” on the Boston Marathon course. But hey, that doesn’t mean you can’t rock out on your training runs with some music from Boston’s best bands.

So get out your iPod and download these ten tunes by Boston-area bands. They’re sure to help you pick up the pace on your next run. Feel free to add your favorite songs from Boston-based bands in the comments section below.

Lemonheads - - Mrs. Robinson
Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator
Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Where’d You Go
Letters to Cleo - Here and Now
The Cars – Let’s Go
Boston – More than A Feeling
Godsmack - Voodoo
White Zombie – More Human Than Human
Marky Mark - Good Vibrations
J. Geils Band - Land Of A Thousand Dances (originally by Wilson Pickett –Pickett’s version is also awesome, but he’s not from Boston. He’s from ’Bama.