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Music and your mood?

lovelost74
lovelost74
So what kind of music to do you listen too when your mood changes? I am reading a book about emotions and one of the assignments was to write down the music you listen too when you are in whatever type of mood. So I started looking through my I pod today and I have some major emotional issues. From Elton John and Billy Joel to Ozzy and Metal Church and from that to Joni Mitchell and Jon Mayer. Some rap stuff. The chapter said that your musical choices show alot about your personality. I am really scared!!! Listening to Run DMC and Aerosmith right now!! Marriage has done a number on me LOL>>>>>
deleted_user
deleted_user
If I'm depressed, I tend to wallow in it musically. If I'm in good spirits, that's actually when I get pumped by the "F U" type songs, the inspirational songs, & the just plain fun songs. My tastes are rather eclectic. I'm lyrically driven though. I'm attracted to songs w/ lyrics that are poignant to my life or current situation.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Metal. Dubstep. Folk. Industrial. Pop. Dance. Driving drum/bass.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It really depends.

When I'm pissed off or need to be pumped up, I listen to music with a lot of energy, usually aggressive. Right off the top of my head, "there's no I in fuck you" by Walls of Jerico and "gimme something to break" (not sure of that's the song title) by Limp Bizkit.

When working, I need to zone out into it, so I usually go the techno route with The Crystal Method's albums Vegas and Tweekend, sometimes with Daft Punk's Alive 2007 album. Sometimes have other select titles thrown in for a mix, like "Faster Kill Pussycat" by Paul Oakenfold

If I am more in a rock chill mood, it's usually Jason Mraz and DMB.

If in a more rap mood, tracks like "kick it root down" by the beastie boys or "Superman" and "Run Rabbit Run" by Eminem.


My music preferences vary. I found out you can only have 100 stations on pandora.

In my car, I have Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins in the cd player.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oops, I was wrong, it was "Core" by Stone Temple Pilots.

Not sure why it matters, but I hate to communicate incorrect truths :)
Joanieslegacy
Joanieslegacy
I tend to lean towards the Blues, either classic older stuff by BB King or John Lee Hooker, up to not as old as artists like SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Jeff Healy.

If I need to be in a better mood, I like rock. Classic stuff from Bob Segar is good, but I run a gamut of variety, such as Megadeth and Metallica.

I also enjoy alternative and some pop. Even classical at times.

I have found that if I choose to listen to 80s love songs, that tears me up, so not often that I do that. ;)
deleted_user
deleted_user
a lot of middle eastern and east asian stuff, buddhist chanting, japanese drumming, industrial, was totally amused by country while away recently, classical especially cello and string quartets, alternative, hip hop, and even those solitude recordings of tropical rainstorms and waves crashing on a shore

this was today's favourite, I was singing and dancing in my car-seat driving through the mountains, my gf turned it off after about the fifth play -- she can be such a demanding diva sometimes !

Madness (Muse)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq9zhpBweDk

Madness