Today was my second run this week. The first was on Tuesday, and it was my first in 11 days. It wasn’t a pleasant run. I struggled most of the way through it, but still I made it. Did I ever say I hate running in the summer? Well, I do.
When I checked the Weather Channel app on Wednesday, i saw running conditions were going to be tough on Thursday morning. However, conditions were to be really good on Saturday morning. So it was a no-brainer that Saturday would be my next run. What’s a couple of more days off!
Anyway, the forecast was right and conditions were really good this morning. The temperature was fairly low. Humidity was ok, and while the sun was shining, there was an ever so slight breeze blowing in my face, during certain parts of the run.
Throughout the run I was able to maintain a nice comfortable albeit somewhat slow pace. The result was that I felt pretty good at the end of the rum. Here are the Nerdy Details!
The Nerdy Details
Avg HR 146 bpm Max HR 162 Cals Burned 491
The Soundtrack
So over the last few days, as I have been writing about my favorite albums from 1968, I was reminded about how much I loved the Psychedelic music from those years. As a result this morning as I was trying to decide on music for my run, I Googled “the best psychedelic rock albums of 2020”to see , who was still making psychedelic music in today’s music world.
The Universe Inside – The Dream Syndicate
Here’s one of the results The Best Psychedelic Rock Albums of 2020 from Album of the Year. listened briefly to the top two albums. I chose album two The Universe Inside from The Dream Syndicate. . Since I knew nothing about the band I went to Wikipedia where I discovered
The Dream Syndicate is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1981 to 1989, and reunited since 2012. The band is associated with neo-psychedelia and the Paisley Underground music movement of the bands in that movement, according to the Los Angeles Times, the Dream Syndicate “rocked with the highest degree of unbridled passion and conviction.”
Though never commercially successful, the band met with considerable acclaim, especially for its songwriting and guitar playing. Bandleader Steve Wynn reformed the band in 2012, and a fifth studio album was released in February 2017. Read More
The Universe Inside is the band’s fourth release since 2012. The band is composed of: singer/guitarist Wynn, drummer Dennis Duck, bassist Mark Walton, keyboardist Chris Cacavas and lead guitarist Jason Victor.
About The Universe Inside
The Universe Inside is a departure from what people have come to expect from The Dream Syndicate. And the length of the tracks: 20:27, 7:36, 8:56, 9:55 and 10:53 is proof of the album’s difference!
At Anti.com I read that It seems that on this album
…., every song is a group songwriting effort. What seeps in are Dennis Duck’s knowledge of European Avantgarde music (let’s not forget, Duck named the band The Dream Syndicate in tribute to an obscure 1973 Krautrock album), Jason Victor’s passion for 70s prog, Mark Walton’s experience in Southern-fried music collectives, Chris Cacavas’ penchant for sound manipulation and Wynn’s love of vintage electric jazz.
The dazzling display of album cover artwork alone should clue you in to the changes. But don’t take our word for it. Dive in Read More
I enjoyed all I heard of the album on my run but for almost 2/3 of the run, I was only listening to the first song “The Regulator” (20:27 of the 36:40 run) All I know is, I was running in beat with the music and having a good run!
So do what the man says and dive into The Universe Inside! As for me, I’m diving into some of the other albums listed in that article about 2020’s best psychedelic rock albums!
Here is “The Regulator” from The Dream Syndicate
