Does Music Change your Mood?

The_Valeyard

Do you ever find that music can change the mood your in?

I know I cant listen to certain styles of songs like 'Dance' while driving, because, without realising it, I end up speeding.

But I enjoy some Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer or Ramin Djawadi while relaxing and reading a book.

Fleawuss

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

Mister Vain

Fast music and driving are a bad mix.

I like a bit of Zimmer myself. Cliff Martinez and em... Selena Gomez. Yes I like Selena's music.

gifted

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

Shat through the heart and your to blame...bon jovi

Chain Smoker

When I was 14, I bought burnout 3 and the freewheelin bob Dylan on the same day. So I wound up listening to it and playing the game at the same time a lot.

Ever since, any of his early folk stuff just makes me want to drive a car really fast and mow other drivers off the road.

kfallon

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

Free Falling - Tom Petty!

The_Valeyard

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

Half the songs with disagree with the other half. While other songs will think some songs are sexist and racist. Other songs will claim your playlist was ruined by foreign music

jaykay74

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

Its too late. AH did better playlists 5 years ago.

kfallon

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

Push It - Salt & Pepa
Chocolate Rain - Tay Zonday
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Under Pressure - Queen
Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Speedwell

I don't care how bad a mood I am in... tired, depressed, stressed, even suicidal... performing music always breaks me out of it, particularly if it is ensemble practice/performance. I don't think I would have survived high school if I wasn't in three choirs and band every day, along with piano lessons and church choir. My mood slipped so badly when I had to leave my piano behind in the US a couple years ago that I finally took up the bodhrán just to have something I could play in sessions here (I have an excellent sense of rhythm from having been a choir conductor, and didn't want to wait to be proficient in something like the fiddle or accordion). When I learn the songs I will maybe not be a public embarrassment singing them, too.

the_syco

Yup. If I'm really pissed off, I find angry metal music calms me down.

Have to listen to metal when driving; calms me down when the stupid ****s get in my way, cut me off, or do other stupid things :mad:

SCOOP 64

Yes, cant live without my music, music is my first love and it will be my last!

Arghus

It depends.

4068ac1elhodqr

Alpha, 8 to 14 Hz via two different pure-tone sine waves. Or anything with a concert pitch reset from 440(A) to 432 Hz & Schumann Resonance - which is the polar opposite to the audio turd darkness that is: i) miley cyprus possessed gurgling's over a Shure 58 microphone, or ii) The crapload of pentatonic hooks that is Will.he.Is's butt-crack videos of triangles and then even more triangles.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Yeah when I was driving, any showtek, tiesto etc would make me drive much much faster without realising it

I listen to mostly dance/trance music so it doesn't really make me sad - there's rarely lyrics. I'll listen to it at night and can't close my eyes to get to sleep.

I love upbeat tunes

Aongus Von Bismarck

Absolutely. I'll always listen to some classical music when preparing dinner or relaxing after a long day at the office, particularly Mendelssohn or Rachmaninoff.

I also listen to certain types of music when I'm cruising along the autobahn in the 5-Series - M83, Paul Kalkbrenner, Kavinsky, Kraftwerk etc.

mzungu

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

Another one bites the dust. Ideal for the successful conclusion to the constipation thread.

Zxclnic

Still think that my Corinne Bailey Rae CD from ten years ago, would you believe it, is a perfect accompaniment to a summer drive.

hairyslug

Certain playlists get me ready for the gym.

The Beautiful South/Housemartins gets me ready to kill.

Zxclnic

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

What about the old Engelbert Humperdinck song: 'Please Release Me'

How Soon Is Now

I only listen to incredibly positive upbeat music :-)

irishguitarlad

It does, some grunge can really depress you even though its fantastic music, I generally stick to slayer, pantera and mastodon to keep things upbeat.

mark_jmc

Fleawuss wrote: »

I'm working on a special AH playlist, made for visits to the bog. Open to suggestions.

"ring of fire"

La_Gordy

I can't listen to I Feel Love if ahm on my way to work as I feel like ahm coming up.

boobar

If I can listen to some music, my mood improves dramatically.

If I need to relax nothing like some Leonard Cohen, Richard Hawley or Bon Iver.

anothernight

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I only listen to incredibly positive upbeat music :-)

"I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar..."

Damn you, now I have to listen to it.

entropi

It can, depending on how you react to it. Most people will have some favourite songs or bands that will put them in a good mood, or if they need to cry, or to motivate them for something.

Burial.

Burial's tunes foster emotions and feelings inside you that you never thought existed. It's indescribable.