music while you work?

[tonyc1]

Hi Y'all

As I most of my work is Sheridan - Western type stuff, I like to listen to Scott Joplin rags, Gene Autry, Sons of the Pionners and my new favorite is a CD of western movie theme tunes - Magnificent Seven, Stagecoach, How the West was Won, High Plains Drifter and the like.

It probably sounds sad but it makes my swivel knife swivel.

Regards

Alan

I usually listen to Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Slim Whitman, Willie Nelson or similar. These go all day in my workshop as I have about 40 hours on computer media player. They just play in shuffle mode, much better than the days when one had to change the tapes every 30 minutes! I run it through amp and big stereo speakers so it is great!. They that music soothes the savage beast.

Tony

[Jordan]

Grateful Dead (all of it) , Janis (Pearl), Jefferson Airplane, Nitty Gritty DB (Will the circle be unbroken), Norah Jones, Cheryl Crow, Waylon, Willie, Procol Harum, Mamas & Pappas, All Kinds of blues from E. Clapton to R. Johnson, Cash, Zep, CSN&Y, Joni Mitchell. And many many more all on shuffle and repeat. I forgot my newest Etta Baker with Taj Mahal great acoustic stuff!

[Beaverslayer]

Wow Jordan, Taj Mahal, now that takes me back to a time i have a hard time remembering.

Ken

[TwinOaks]

Of course the 8 tracks still work... they're practically indestructible.

I like anything that has a good solid rhytm. I really like Garbage, but not because of the music, but because it's pretty easy to tune out. It settles into white noise pretty well. I do my best work when the left side of the brain is preoccupied.

[moon]

I listen to a lot of Native Amer. flute and drums,also Japanese flute and drums.No words,just background music.I also make knives so when I've got the forge going I'll put on the soundtrack to Conan the Barbarian or Last of the Mohicans.Good stuff.Moon

[ryan]

Great post; glad to hear other people pick music to suit what their working on. I've been doing a lot of horse tack lately and have been listening to Dave Stamey(thanks Bruce!), Ian Tyson and Chris Ledoux. My wife hates it which makes it all the more enjoyable J/K. I listen to everything though. I like Drowning Pool, Pantera, Godsmack, AC/DC, Metallica, and the like when I'm at work though. If I get burnt out on Country I listen to a lot of Nickelback, Saliva, and modern type rock.

Ryan

[Jordan]

Yes that time is rather foggy for me but I am rediscovering the music I used to survive the late 60's and 70's. Saw Taj live in hollywierd way back Paladium I think. I have to add Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge the Doors The Stones and of course The Johnny Otis Review and Ry Cooder, F. Zappa's weasles rip my flesh, The MUD SHARK Baby!. And the beat goes on LOL.

[wildrose]

Wow! Did I get everyone talking...this is great! What I'm really finding amazing is that from almost every post I can pick a band/artist and say to myself "hey, I like that too!"

Loreena McKennitt, though, talk about a voice! Whew was I happy to hear someone mention her. I do like instrumental stuff too, and have some Native American and Andean cds that are really great.

I was pleased to see I wasn't the only one who knew about Tiziano Ferro. I'm going to have to check out some of the musicians I'm seeing...

[CitizenKate]

You still have 8-tracks!?! Even a working machine that will still play them??? Okay, now I have no doubt you can help preserve the 18th century. LOL

Kate

love the music......this week i have been listening to the Rolling Stones."Bridges to Babylon tour'

and A Bigger Bang tour. tomorrow , it might be Southern Rock, I do have a large library.

[Johanna]

Little Feat is my all time favorite band. I've seen them live 20+ times, but I never saw Lowell George before he died. I have hunted down every recording he ever made though, I think! I like Delbert McClinton and Bonnie Raitt. Carly Simon, Crosby Stills & Nash, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and pretty much everything Jordan mentioned. I like blues, folk, rock, southern rock, bluegrass, acoustic, classical and some country, but in the car or cooking dinner I usually listen to NPR on the radio. My favorite Zappa album is "Apostrophe" and my favorite Pink Floyd one is "Wish You Were Here".

Johanna