I went skateboarding this morning, but the fun was cut short by rain.  So instead I decided to finally write up this playlist based on the soundtrack for the Dogtown and Z-Boys movie.

Anyone with even the slightest interest in skateboarding should have seen this film by now.  It’s a documentary covering the rise of the original renegade street kids, the Z-Boys, and how they changed skating forever.

Directed by Stacey Peralta, and featuring footage and interviews with the Zephyr team, it’s a superb film.  I’ve seen it dozens of times now, and it always gets me stoked.

This playlist is based on the soundtrack for the movie.  I’ve attempted to add as many songs as I own into the one list, and it features many more songs than are on the commercially available album.  Not all the songs are here though, as I don’t have them in my collection.

The music reflects the sounds of the time, and is heavy on 1970’s classic rock – Jimi, Sabbath, Zeppelin, Iggy, Alice and Bowie.  That’s fine with me.

It also introduced me to a few artists I wasn’t into, such as Herb Alpert.  I also discovered that Rod Stewart made some cool music in the seventies!

There’s almost two and half hours of great music to play through here, ideal to listen to while skateboarding.  Although I won’t being able to walk after a skate session that long. 

1. Jimi Hendrix – “Ezy Rider”
2. Joe Walsh – “Rocky Mountain Way”
3. Black Sabbath – “Paranoid”
4. James Gang – “Funk #49”
5. David Bowie – “Rebel Rebel”
6. Black Sabbath – “Into the Void”
7. Herb Alpert – “A Taste of Honey”
8. Blue Oyster Cult – “Godzilla”
9. Led Zeppelin – “Achilles Last Stand”
10. Iggy and the Stooges – “Gimme Danger”
11. The Lively Ones – “Surf Rider”
12. Jan & Dean – “Sidewalk Surfin'”
13. Rod Stewart – “Maggie May”
14. ZZ Top – “La Grange”
15. David Bowie – “Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)”
16. Alice Cooper – “Generation Landslide”
17. Aerosmith – “Seasons of Wither”
18. Ted Nugent – “Cat Scratch Fever”
19. Pink Floyd – “Us and Them”
20. Herb Alpert – “Lollipops and Roses”
21. The Stooges – “I Wanna be Your Dog”
22. T.Rex – “Children of the Revolution”
23. Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Foxy Lady”
24. Thin Lizzy – “Bad Reputation”
25. The Trammps – “Disco Inferno”
26. Massive Attack – “Exchange”
27. The Allman Brothers Band – “One Way Out”
28. Neil Young – “Old Man”
29. Jimi Hendrix – “Freedom”
30. Led Zeppelin – “Hots On for Nowhere”
31. Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Bold As Love”
32. Aerosmith – “Toys in the Attic”
33. Ted Nugent – “Motor City Madhouse”
34. Devo – “Gut Feeling”

Bonus Track: Santana – “Jingo” (DVD menu screen)

Now grab your board, and go skate!  If it’s not raining.