The Final Countdown - Europe

Michael J. Jarrett

Anvil of Crom - Theme music from Conan the Barbarian! Slightly modified quote from the movie:

What is best in life?

To crush defense attorneys!
See them driven from the courtroom!
And hear the lamentations of the defendants!

Mouth for War - Pantera

I like "Ride of the Valkyries". It worked for Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now.

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Originally posted by Rachel Patton:
This topic has probably already been discussed, but I guess an update wouldn't hurt. Plus if it has I couldn't find the thread. And I know how much the folks on this forum like to talk music.

Anyway, what songs do you listen to to get ready, hyped up, for trial?

I'm thinking of making a cd to listen to on the way to work on trial days and need some good suggestions...

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I must admit that I generally have to listen to classical music during trial because I'm too hyped up and it brings me back down to a more manageable state.

That being said, I am constantly tinkering with my playlist for running marathons (which I've learned have a lot of parallels to long capital trials). You guys have given me lots of new tunes to keep me pumped up during those later miles. Thanks!

Cowboy - Kid Rock is a good marathon song (if you're a slow runner like myself)

In that vein:

Lookin' Down the Barrel of a Gun - The Beastie Boys
Boyz-N-The Hood - Dynamite Hack are also good plodding songs.

Jump Around - House of Pain and Bring Tha' Noize - Public Enemy and Anthrax are good up tempo songs.

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Nine Inch Nails: Head Like a Hole (particularly the repeated line, you're going to get what you deserve)

And I have to agree with Appetite for Destruction with Welcome to the Jungle at the top of the list. Actually, the intro to Welcome to the Jungle is often all I listen to.

I also dig on Speak by Godsmack off the IV album.
"Speak the Truth, or make your peace another way..."

Our Highschool volleyball team would warm up before a big match to the Imperial March / Darth Vader's Theme. Always sounded awesome while the team was doing spike lines.

Do any drug prosecutors warm up to Motley Crue's "Dr. Feelgood"?

I can't keep up with Rockman Newell's command of modern (anything after about 1995) stuff. Though I would have to concede that, given some of my recent experiences with juries, an appropriate theme might be Disturbed's cover of "Land of Confusion."

I might have to add "Dr. Feelgood" (My son listened to Motley Crue.)

I listen to Hendrix (Purple Haze, etc.) or Steppenwolf (The Pusher, Don't Step on the Grass)

I heard one over the weekend that I had forgotten-

Whiskey for my Men and Beer for my Horses

by Toby Keith and Willie

I like the part about fighting evil forces.

Well slightly older,

Mean Town Blues by Johnny Winter And.

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Originally posted by Ray:
Well slightly older,

Mean Town Blues by Johnny Winter And.

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I'll add pretty much anything by "And" to my list, especially the screaming "Rock and Roll" intro to JB Goode off of the double live album, noting that I cannot get Sarah W to do this when the tdcaa band covers this tune.

GNR's Appetite for Destruction is an excellent choice. I've also found that Pantera's "F-ing Hostile" and "Respect" work quite well, those are ones from my old football days.

Big Gun by AC/DC

God's gonna cut you down (not sure if that's title or just refrain)--Johnny Cash

Fuel, Through the Never, Battery, Leper Messiah by Metallica--(really almost any fast non-ballad Metallica song will work in a pinch)

Respect by Pantera

Switchback by Celldweller

The Wizard by Ozzy

Bring me to Life--Evanesence