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I know the majority of people listen to good music when the are hammering away at the keyboard.

What are some of your favorite things to listen to while trying to solve problems?

Although, I may be in the minority, for me its mostly trance, electronica, with a side of Original SoundTracks from various games/shows. :P

kettel
Carbon Based Lifeforms
Solar Fields
Skrillex
Access To Arasaka
dimension 5

Catfish (666)

MIDI/XM player required. Winamp will do, usually. XMPlay can be better.

http://www.grinsbee.com/pages/freebees/midi.htm
http://krum.ethz.ch/ftp.modland.com/Fasttracker%202/Blz/
http://www.zagronia.com/sequences.html

closed account (1vRz3TCk)

I've been listening to a lot of 'Singer/Songwriter' (whatever that is meant to mean), folk and the like:

Ben Howard
Kami Thompson
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
James Walbourne
KT Tunstall
Lisa Mitchell
Newton Faulkner
Poundcake
Teddy Thompson

Stupebrett (159)

Mostly OST, DnB and Dubstep.

chrisname (7395)

Thrash/death metal.

Megadeth and Bloodbath are my favourite bands.

moorecm (1932)

Dream Theater
Liquid Tension Experiment
Clutch

closed account (zb0S216C)

Stupebrett wrote:
DnB and Dubstep (sic)

Same here.

_Wazzak

Cheraphy (1730)

@moorecm
Favorite album/track by Dream Theater?

I'd be torn between Octavarium (album) and Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence pt 2 for an album. For a song I'd be torn between Octavarium(song), about to crash, Solitary Shell, Forsaken, In the Presence of Enemies - Part II, The Count of Tuscany, or Never Enough.

... my roommate introduced me to them a year ago and I've been pretty well into them since.

EDIT: whoops, thought this was YAMT.

So as not to derail the thread:
The Protomen -- (indie rock/ rock opera LOOSELY based on Megaman)
Turisas -- (Symphony/Viking/ Folk Metal from Finland)
Cake -- (Rockabilly)
Pendulum -- (Drum and Bass)
All That Remains -- (Death Metal)
Massive Attack -- (Trip Hop, best known for their song "Tear Drop" which was used for the opening for the Medical drama House)
Daft Punk -- (Electronica/House)
Dj Toxic -- (Electronica)
Green Day -- (Pop Rock/ Punk rock)
Mindless Self Indulgence -- (Electro Punk)
InnerPartySystem -- (Electronica/Rock)
Linkin Park -- (Rap-rock/Nu Metal)
Lost Horizon -- (Progressive Metal)
Muse -- (Progressive Rock)
My Chemical Romance -- (Pop Rock/Punk rock/Alternative Rock)
Off Spring -- (Punk rock/ Alternative Rock)
The Prodigy -- (Electronica/Dance/Techno)
System of a Down -- (Metal/Alternative Metal)
Soundgarden -- (Grunge)
System F -- (Vocal Trance/Pop)
Tool -- (Metal/Progressive Rock)
Weezer -- (Alt rock/nerd rock)
ATB -- (Vocal Trance/Techno/trance)

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Kriel (1)

Obligatory Modest Mouse and Radiohead. I talk about them a lot, best to get them out of the way first.

Bôa (Alt/Indie)
Pillows (Alt-rock/Jazz)
Foo Fighters (Alt-rock)
A Perfect Circle (Alt-metal)
Mouse on the Keys (uh...Post-industrial Jazzcore? I'd just say progressive jazz.)
R.E.M. (The 90s)
Nine Inch Nails (Industrial/Electronica)
Chevelle (Alt-metal)
Taproot (Alt-metal)
Battles (Experimental)
Devin Townsend (Progressive Metal)
Other Lives (Folk)
Eluveitie (Folk Metal)
Iron Horse (Bluegrass)
Any of Chris Cornell's bands (Alt-rock)
Pearl Jam (Alt-rock)
Bush (Alt-rock)
Beck (Alternative)
Collective Soul (Alt-rock)
Everclear (Alt-rock)
Finch (Post-hardcore, Alt-rock)
No Doubt (Ska Punk)
Garbage (Electronic/Alt-rock)
Hollywood Undead (Rap-rock)
Jimmy Eat World (Rock)
Mindless Self Indulgence (Electropunk)
Primus (Primus)
Oasis (Rock)
Our Lady Peace (rock)
Queens of the Stone Age (Alt-rock)
Stone Temple Pilots (Alt-rock)
Silverchair (Alt-rock)
Smashing Pumpkins (Alt-rock/Grunge)
The Urge (Ska/Rock)
They Might Be Giants (I don't even know)

Way too many on here, I know. I go all out with this sort of thing. But, this is what's on there.

Oh right, also most of what's on Xander337 and moorecm's lists. Didn't want to double up.

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ModShop (1149)

I've been listening to a lot of game sound tracks lately, and epic music in general. One of my favorite groups is Two Steps From Hell: http://www.youtube.com/user/eshareth#p/u/27/ASj81daun5Q

Another song that I really like, though, is Enrique Iglesias - Tonight I'm F**king You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDtYkOrV4-E (if your offended by the name, don't even bother clicking on the link).

TheMassiveChipmunk (259)

These are some blues/rock/country artist you may like. I adore them I hope you do too.

Elmore James
The Yardbirds
Freddie King
Rainbow
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughan
B.B King
Rory Gallagher
Jeff Beck
The Allman Brothers Band
Black Sabbath
Kansas
Buddy Guy
Iron Maiden
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Michael Hedges
Mike Bloomfield
Wynton Marsalis
Gamma Ray
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Cash
The Beatles
Chuck Berry
Charles Mingus
Taj Mahal
Keb' Mo'
Garry Moore
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Johnson
The Pixies
etc.

moorecm (1932)

Favorite album/track by Dream Theater?

I'd be torn between Octavarium (album) and Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence pt 2 for an album. For a song I'd be torn between Octavarium(song), about to crash, Solitary Shell, Forsaken, In the Presence of Enemies - Part II, The Count of Tuscany, or Never Enough.

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory is my favorite but its also the most mellow. The album as a whole works but I wouldn't listen to any individual song. I also really like their new one, A Dramatic Turn of Events.

Kyon (912)

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Game soundtracks are amazing IMO.
Such as...

"Legends of Azeroth"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqsazZUbt9s

and...

"Echoes of the Past"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfJYzZ-PC9g

I love stuff without lyrics when programming. Helps alot.

chrisname (7395)

I guess if other people are posting videos...

Bloodbath - Iesous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaWHfHGPR1M

Kyon (912)

Krofna wrote:
I love stuff without lyrics when programming. Helps alot.

You should check Immediate Music and Two Steps From Hell, in that case. They're quite good.

closed account (10oTURfi)

You should check Immediate Music and Two Steps From Hell, in that case. They're quite good.

Wow.. Two Steps From Hell is amazing! Thanks

strongdrink (468)

www.technobase.fm/

mjmckechnie (17)

i usually hit up death FM for an internet stream.... whomever said bloodbath, nice! I love me some akerfeldt, opeth or otherwise :-)

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strongdrink (468)

echo 'add death FM to music streaming list' >> ~/notes

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