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Do you listen to music designed to cheer you up or do you listen to music that suits your mood?

I'm curious because I'm currently a bit down, and can't decide what to listen to. The former is probably healthier, but I'll leave my playlist in the able hands of NSG.

Music tends to alter my mood whenever I listen to it. Like listening to a depressing song tends to make me feel even worse, for instance.


I'd just advise playing what you wanna hear, and to hell with the mood of the song.

I listen to the exact same music when I'm down as usual. It might be because I'm always down but anyway. Currently I'm listening to Beethoven. Classical music is always good for your mood.

I listen to your mom scream my name. It usually gets me "up" again.


Sorry, I have been wanting to tell a "your mom" joke for a while :D

I listen to soft stuff like Belle and Sebastian and The Shins when I feel that the world is exceptionally shitty.

suicidal songs.

Traditionally, I listened to stuff like Radiohead when I felt like that. For some reason, that made me feel even more grim. God knows why, its not like their songs are downbeat or anything:p. So instead now I listen to crazy metal bands such as Sigh or Unexpect, as I find that its hard to stay miserable when listening to music THAT ridiculous.

I can never be in a sour mood while listening to the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Just a few bars in and I'm groovin'.

Something like Stabbing Westward or Local H works. There's good metal out there, but since you don't like that...

depressing music.

The Jam!
Having said that, I've been listening to them in any mood i'm in recently.

Bright eyes usually but I haven't felt down in far too long which scares me

I listen to your mom scream my name. It usually gets me "up" again.

yo' momma so fat, when she get down she has to sneak up on the ice cream!

you can't beat a midlands boi in a momma match :cool:

Something like Stabbing Westward or Local H works. There's good metal out there, but since you don't like that...

Stabbing Westward "Violent Mood Swings" and Clawinger "Biggest and The Best" always worked for me.

Depends;

Existentialist crisis depression warrants the Smiths.

Romantic crisis depression, which, incidentally, I'm currently in, warrants either Brand New or Motion City Soundtrack

Anything else I listen to Thrice or Thursday.

Romantic crisis depression, which, incidentally, I'm currently in, warrants either Brand New or Motion City Soundtrack

Unfortunately, this is what I fear it may be. Sucks.

metal is good for all moods

metal is good for all moods

Seconded.

Do you listen to music designed to cheer you up or do you listen to music that suits your mood?

I'm curious because I'm currently a bit down, and can't decide what to listen to. The former is probably healthier, but I'll leave my playlist in the able hands of NSG.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's live album One More From the Road.

Hard rock or J-Pop. I know I'm weird.

Depends on what kind of 'down'.

Extremely pissed off calls for Norther.
Grumbling and annoyed is generally Linkin Park.
Generally depressed either the streets or something classical.

For an instant energy pick-me-up, I've been listening to 'Brown Eyed Girl' ^_^

Do you listen to music designed to cheer you up or do you listen to music that suits your mood?

I'm curious because I'm currently a bit down, and can't decide what to listen to. The former is probably healthier, but I'll leave my playlist in the able hands of NSG.

Cheerful music just pisses me off when I'm down. I need music that I can identify with to cheer me up.

My Dying Bride
Anaal Nathrakh
Type O Negative
Mayhem

These usually find their way to my ears when I'm feeling bad.

Edit: And Battlefield Band. Somehow celtic music also does the trick, don't know why.

When I'm down, there's one song that without fail makes me feel better. A Quick One While He's Away. I have no ide why, it just helps.

Traditionally, I listened to stuff like Radiohead when I felt like that. For some reason, that made me feel even more grim. God knows why, its not like their songs are downbeat or anything:p. So instead now I listen to crazy metal bands such as Sigh or Unexpect, as I find that its hard to stay miserable when listening to music THAT ridiculous.

Oh holy shit, you just mentioned both Sigh and Unexpect. Both of those bands are amazing in a ridiculous sort of way. Well played, sir.

I usually can't listen to upbeat music when I'm upset, it just pisses me off.

If I'm angry, any metal will do.
If I'm down and I want to sulk, Radiohead.
If I want to cheer myself up, I listen to power ballads. Because by the time I'm done, I'm singing along so much that I've forgotten I'm supposed to be upset.

Unfortunately, this is what I fear it may be. Sucks.Then definitely listen to Stabbing Westward.

metal is good for all moods

Hell Yes.

I always always listen to either uplifting/upbeat music (dance house rock whatever) or cheesey :eek: .... but if truly down and depressed nothing beats watching 'FightClub' ..... it makes you realise your not at rock bottom yet and want to get there .. unfortunalty as soon as you start thinking yeah i need to get there it means your on your way back up as your not being down but have an aim now .... even though i know this it works every time ... go so low there is no lower ... but to go there you have to get up .... and the first rule of .....


FightClub is one of the best modern films ever imo so forget music!!! .. if you want to go futher down watch it and if you want to get out of it watch it!

The Doors.

I tend to put my entire music library on shuffle.

You get some weird combinations, which really cheers me up :D

Thanks for some of your suggestions. It's been a tough couple of days for me: a really good friend of mine was killed in a plane crash while on a training flight (the first training fatality my college has had in 20+ years). I'll try to listen to some of your stuff before I go to the memorial tomorrow.
Now that I'm done hijacking the thread (sorry!), I usually listen to the soundtrack from Phantom of the Opera. It is kind of a carthatic experience.

Happiness in musical form. (http://ocrmirror.org/Lemmings_DABOMB_OC_ReMix.mp3)

Do you listen to music designed to cheer you up or do you listen to music that suits your mood?

I'm curious because I'm currently a bit down, and can't decide what to listen to. The former is probably healthier, but I'll leave my playlist in the able hands of NSG.

Chuck Berry and Little Richard never fail.

Do you listen to music designed to cheer you up or do you listen to music that suits your mood?

I'm curious because I'm currently a bit down, and can't decide what to listen to. The former is probably healthier, but I'll leave my playlist in the able hands of NSG.

Happy music. I tend to channel the moods and the evocation of whatever is around me, including that of pets, music, food, other people, and so on and so forth.

In other words, I don't listen to depressing music because I'll just become depressed even more. Happy music it is.

actually audio deprivation tends to cheer me up quite a bit. otherwise what i listen to any other time, interestingly odd but melodic glacial ambience.

the abscence of any sound that resembles that of the human voice is truely a great and wonderful relief.

=^^=
.../\...

This. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgGSeTq0zoo)

Dancing, beer and sex are the best antidepressants I know of.

The Downward Spiral is quite therapeutic.

I normally listen to Idlewild when I'm down - metal or really upbeat stuff doesn't mesh with my mood. Nothing to depressing though.
Cheerful music just pisses me off when I'm down. I need music that I can identify with to cheer me up.

My Dying Bride
Anaal Nathrakh
Type O Negative
Mayhem

These usually find their way to my ears when I'm feeling bad.

Edit: And Battlefield Band. Somehow celtic music also does the trick, don't know why.
Nice! I like their stuff. Have you heard any of the member's solo stuff?

Melancholy can cheer me up if it also has wimsy. This song always make me smile a bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91-ldjIQKHg


Edit: Try this one, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6l8zrsf4LY

Draconian - when I'm really down I sing those songs better than the singer himself.

Do you listen to music designed to cheer you up or do you listen to music that suits your mood?

I'm curious because I'm currently a bit down, and can't decide what to listen to. The former is probably healthier, but I'll leave my playlist in the able hands of NSG.

One of my 80's collections, Liquid Tension Experiment, Tom Lehrer, Cheech & Chong, The Bickersons, and/or Monty Python.

I usually listen to something sad. After a while I realize I'm wasting my time listening to sad music, and I am unsad.

The Downward Spiral is quite therapeutic.

Oh yes, cathartic as well. *nods emphatically*

Of course, i suspect you're implying the album experience ... for which i've been known to walk down the highway yelling Eraser at the top of my lungs.
Also, the version of Eraser from Further Down The Spiral is fun to play at gigs, when possible.