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08-29-2006, 10:31 PM
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Hi everyone,
Without going into too many details, the next few months are going to be pretty rough. My girlfriend is moving to another city, and I myself will be going to another country (for at least 2 years !!) to finish my degree. This means I have to leave my job (where I just got a promotion last month  ) and my two beloved bands here in Beijing, one of which starts gigging TONIGHT and the other only last month ... 
So basically its gonna be rough.
What music do you like to listen to when life gets you down, or seems to stand in your way (or present you with huge challenges, whatever your perspective)? Can be anything: classical, jazz, rock, funk. Also any mood: soft, grooving, powerful, dancable. What music picks you up when you are down? PS: Mods I double posted in both db and 'lectricbass forums. Hope this is okay. |
08-29-2006, 10:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | I like soulful, mellow groove type stuff when I'm feeling a bit down. Two of my favorite albums that always put me in a better mood by the time they are done:
* Van Morrison's "Moondance"
* Josh Rouse's "1972"
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08-29-2006, 10:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Burlington Vt | | | Free by Phish (first track off billy breathes) seems to do the trick. I'm not much of a phish fan anymore, but that song still picks me up.
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08-29-2006, 11:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Modesto, CA | | | The Rainbow Connection - Kermit the Frog
The Mighty Might Bosstones (or ska in general)
Frank Zappa (The Grand Wazoo, The Adventures of Gregory Peccary, Titties and Beer, Why does it Hurt when I Pee?, Disco Boy, and many others)
Tenacious D
Anything with a banjo (I personally find it very hard to be depressed with a banjo playing, odd)
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08-29-2006, 11:21 PM
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08-29-2006, 11:24 PM
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08-29-2006, 11:34 PM
|  | Ojo. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beaumont/Calimesa, CA | | | the stuff i listened to as a kid... helps me remember simpler times.
for me it was lots of classical. bartok's music, and stravinsky's.
and then led zeppelin, and old genesis (with peter gabriel), jethro tull.
i'll have to agree with sly and the family stone (good one, mr. till!), and add on a good dose of james brown.
and pieces of clay by marvin gaye, for some reason. what a great song.
and Vandelay's got a great suggestion with "moondance," by van morrison. +1 on that. the whole album is amazing. and it definitely makes me happy.
good luck to you, uncle lee! i hope everything works out sooner rather than later! rock on!
-jpb.
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08-29-2006, 11:52 PM
|  | <-- That guy looks like me, but old. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arlington TX | | | A lot of the stuff on Tchokula by Jean Luc Ponty is good for depression. It's hard to be sad listening to Mauna Bowa.
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08-29-2006, 11:56 PM
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08-30-2006, 12:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sheridan, Wyoming | | Check out the album "Fingers Crossed" by Architecture in Helsinki. One of the best indie bands out there. Awesome arrangements, including one of my favorite basses ever: the TUBA!
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08-30-2006, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Lee Hi everyone,
Without going into too many details, the next few months are going to be pretty rough. My girlfriend is moving to another city, and I myself will be going to another country (for at least 2 years !!) to finish my degree. This means I have to leave my job (where I just got a promotion last month ) and my two beloved bands here in Beijing, one of which starts gigging TONIGHT and the other only last month ...
So basically its gonna be rough.
What music do you like to listen to when life gets you down, or seems to stand in your way (or present you with huge challenges, whatever your perspective)? Can be anything: classical, jazz, rock, funk. Also any mood: soft, grooving, powerful, dancable. What music picks you up when you are down? PS: Mods I double posted in both db and 'lectricbass forums. Hope this is okay. | One or Fade to Black by Metallica always cheer me up
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08-30-2006, 06:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Shanghai | | | I'd choose something energitic and melodic, eg. the italian band Rhapsody or a lot of similar band. and if you got bored by all the matal thing, you can always listen to miles davis.
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08-30-2006, 06:28 AM
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08-30-2006, 07:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | Larry Graham:
-Hair
-The Jam
-It's Alright
-Now D-U-Want To Dance
King Crimson:
-Matte Kadusai (it's pretty much the only happy KC song ever)
Talking Heads:
-The whole 77 album.
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08-30-2006, 07:32 AM
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08-30-2006, 07:41 AM
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08-30-2006, 08:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central Ohio! | | | When I'm feeling low, all I need is something w/ excessive volume, an aggressive tempo, & irreverent lyrics.
Sum 41, The Offspring, etc.. |
08-30-2006, 08:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belgium | | | A few diverse things:
Athlete: Vehicles and animals
Van Morrison: Astral weeks and Saint Dominic's preview
James Brown: The very best of
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood sugar sex magik
The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi battles the pink robots
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08-30-2006, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jetpackbassist a good dose of james brown. | +1 do like the doctor says!
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08-30-2006, 08:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ | | | When you're feeling down, play the blues. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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