music while you work?

[wildrose]

I was just listening to one of my favorite musicians, Tiziano Ferro, on his cd Ciento Once 111. He has the most incredible voice! As a Spanish major, I've found myself buying alot of music in that line, but I also like country and Celtic music. I've been known to enjoy Yanni and Kitaro too. So what do you like? Or do you not even listen to anything while you work?

[TomSwede]

Depends on mood. Most often I like it silent but when there are kids flying around like crazy monkeys I usually put on black/death metal, really fast and frenetic stuff but if I'm alone or late at night I usually go with progressive metal since it's a very higly constructive genre wich rubs off on me and I get better result but most often I use nothing. I love prog metal when it has a distinct connection to Deep purple and Pink floyd but also like Swedish band Opeth that has alot of brutal outragous death metal mixed up with the most beautiful and very calm music, lot of pianos and sorrowful moods that draws you in.

I'm the type that have a hard time having music in the background, just can't stop myself from getting too engaged in what's going on with it and that's not good when doing some intricate carving.

I have a musical ear so I often get involved in thinking about composition and stuff, figuring out how they do certain drumfills and stuff.

Like to add something about music from a personal perspective. A good piece of music can not be achieved in the 3 ½ minute radio standard so chuck the radio.

Tom

[anne newkold]

Depends on the mood and what I am tooling.

Deep beveling - Metal, Tchaikovsky - 1812 overture, other classical pieces , tracks from the Disney movie Fantasia (both)

needing a soft touch- Native American Flute music

general tooling - rock: hard, metal, oldies, alternative, grunge, a little bit of country new or old

[TomSwede]

Oh..and I like to keep a little bowl with candy (jelly stuff) handy when working. Don't eat much of it, just feels good to know it's there.

Tom

[JRLeather2]

Mostly Metal, sometimes old country and even 50's music, I like to paint to heavy metal though, I think it adds some darkness to my painting.............

[HorsehairBraider]

I love guitar music, so I often listen to the public radio station in Australia. They have a program called "FretNet" that you can listen to over the internet. There's a FretNet website where I can pick out the program and play it.

When things are really rough - I am facing a lot of deadlines, have to stay up till 1 AM working etc. there is nothing better for me than listening to "Weird Al" Yankovic. He is so funny I end up laughing and enjoying myself when I should be miserable because I am working so hard.

[bcurrier]

So what do you like? Or do you not even listen to anything while you work?

Nothing, ever. I find it too distracting.

Bill

[Art]

Pink Floyd

Charlie Daniels

ZZ Top

Bach organ Music (E Power Biggs at the box)

Various and sundry Hair Bands

Laura Fabian (live performances only)

Pavarotti (occasionally)

Ace of Bass

I'm really open to anything EXCEPT

The Beatles (I have just been Beatled out)

James Taylor

Tiny Tim

And Never, Never, Never, ABBA, No no no no no no ABBA no no Never.

And it has to be loud, like if I can hear you talking or yelling, it ain't loud enough, no earphones or those dorky little earbuds, I want speakers and kilowatts. No Boze or Klipsch, I want Mackie, Phonic, Sampson, or QSC.

Well Holly, you asked.

Art

I was just listening to one of my favorite musicians, Tiziano Ferro, on his cd Ciento Once 111. He has the most incredible voice! As a Spanish major, I've found myself buying alot of music in that line, but I also like country and Celtic music. I've been known to enjoy Yanni and Kitaro too. So what do you like? Or do you not even listen to anything while you work?

[abn]

Tiziano Ferro definitely has a unique voice. (I picked up Mi Credo in my last iTunes mix.) It's interesting how many of the Italian stars cross over to the Spanish-language market, like Tizano, Eros Ramazzotti and Laura Pausini.

I tend to lean Latin in my musical tastes, too. Lately I've been listening to pop/rock like Playa Limbo (Canciones de Hotel) and Sí Señor (La Nueva Estrella del Rock).

[Onsite Tack]

I listen to audio books. I love to read and never have enough time to read everything I want to. I use the library - so the books are free - and have a very eclectic listening list.

Kathy