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Stormhead

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what are you listening to?
« on: June 16, 2010, 11:30:17 AM »
this was a really popular thread on my old forum.
I find music can help lift my mood dramatically when I'm feeling low or clam me down when i'm angry.
what have you been listening to lately? post links so others can listen and maybe find a new band they like!

I've been listening to a lot of Reel Big Fish, who are one of my favorite bands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mypjPPodAqg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JctNzrNEc08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM29PW3sO9c

Hope the quality's ok, Posting from work so i can't watch them and check.
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swimfan61

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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2010, 03:11:35 PM »
Know what you mean stew, my era is the 70's. My problem is I tend to listen to stuff that I know will upset me.
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Stormhead

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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2010, 03:11:50 PM »
See, i do the opposite. if i know somethings going to upset me i knock it out of my happy playlist. but i listen to music the way other people smoke cigerettes.."feeling stressed, going for a quick song.." lol
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2010, 10:24:36 PM »
I used to use music to lift my mood, mainly ub40 but the one that made me smile everytime was mmmbop, But now it makes me think of the things i have lost, the guitar used to help too but i only learnt the slower songs like stand by me and swing low, all to painful to play now.
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2010, 11:01:39 PM »
this may be strange but when i get down i listen to rock music  like evanesance , the rasmus etc it seems to help me it works for me i find other music distracting  and if that fails a movie with a cup of tea always does the trick .
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2010, 06:56:23 PM »
I am listening to the XX - beautiful music however sometimes its very peaceful and other times it makes me sad. Worth checking them out though! :)
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2010, 03:59:29 PM »
Hey all :D

I have to agree with [[disordered]] -- the XX have done some really beautiful easy listening stuff.  I find when I'm in a low mood I always want to listen to music that matches that -- today I've been listening to:

Muse - Exogenesis Symphony Parts 1, 2 & 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZD0yp-E0rw);
Ennio Morricone - The Crisis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvmOm6lJx7w); and
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck).

Just three (well, five I suppose!) of my favourites.  They are classical (slash classical rock opera) pieces so not to everyone's taste, but I find them to be quite therapeutic and healing.  Music that is food for the soul.  They don't always bring me out of my low mood, but they let me ride it out knowing that someone else understands.

Just food for thought -- I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that composers like Mozart and Beethoven are now known to have had manic depressive personalities, and I think it's true that tortured souls are often the most talented.  On the bright side, at least we have something interesting to share in any artistic work that we create.
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2010, 10:37:41 AM »
At this very moment I am listening to this wonderful piece, Lascia ch'io pianga. I always feel so relaxed when listening to this. it's simply, beautiful....enjoy!

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peJxkzPSQFg[/youtube]
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 09:23:40 AM »
I find all types of music intriguing when I'm down.
I'll quickly turn off if anything modern comes on the radio but my own preferences range from Abba to The Prodigy!! Lol!

Currently in my cd changer are Paloma Faith, The Prodigy, Queen: Rocks, Billy Joel, ACDC and Neil Diamond.
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2011, 12:33:19 PM »
Ive seen the prodigy live twice awesome live but you cant hear much when you leave the venue lol
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2011, 02:41:10 PM »
Stormhead, i love Real Big Fish, and littlest man band. :)
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2011, 09:01:30 PM »
A favourite at the moment is Noah and Whale: Blue Skies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2kVTkqw6Rc

It's a song about hope with a beautiful melody and great lyrics including:

"Do anything to be happy,
because blue skies are coming
But I know that it's hard"

Somewhat appropriate for this forum!
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2011, 08:23:41 AM »
When I get peace (rarely) I have the same routine. Flick through my varied range of songs on my ipod, from Robbie, to David Gray, to Ministry of Sound, to guns n roses to rage against the machine, but I always fall back on my chilled ibiza album. Always the first disc. It instantly relaxes me. :-).
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2011, 06:51:37 PM »
well i try and listen to some CCR and Jackson 5, old stuff but hey still good.
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Re: what are you listening to?
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2011, 06:09:35 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaEEj4J4ydY&feature=mr_meh&list=PL6E684EA476380298&index=37&playnext=0

Woodstock 1969 - Matthews Southern Comfort, stuff like this can go on for ever!!!
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