Bad Mood music

[DevilAlumna]

Sound track from "Top Gun"

Hmm, "Highway to the Danger Zone"? Maybe, I'll give it a shot. Just watched that movie on Thanksgiving Eve (it's always good to throw in the DVD player while playing Scrabble.)

[DevilAlumna]

Am I trying to cheer myself up from this shitty day or do I want to wallow in self pity?

If I'm trying to cheer myself up:
'Walking on Sunshine' - Katrina and the Waves
'Cynical Girl' - Marshall Crenshaw
'Soak Up the Sun' - Sheryl Crow
Any upbeat Beatles song
'Love Fool' - The Cardigans

Wallowing in self-pity:
'Crazy Mixed-Up Kid' or 'Strangers When We Meet' - The Smithereens
'Hey Jude' - The Beatles
'Reconsider Me' or 'When the Heartache Comes' - Warren Zevon
Anything by Patsy Cline
'Ferry Cross the Mersy' - Gerry and the Pacemakers (Did I spell that right?)
'Jack of All Parades' - Elvis Costello
'The Prettiest Girl in Camden Town' - Gary somebody, the album cover is red. I'll look it up and post his last name later.

Hmm, can't say that either really fits - but the first set is closer, but a bit too happy. But if they work for you when you're bumming, great!

[DevilAlumna]

"High School Never Ends" by Bowling for Soup always makes me laugh. At my former job this particular song used to pop up on my play list at highly appropriate times. "The B!tch is Back" by Elton John is another goodie that used to come up on random shuffle mode at very opportune moments. Believe me, it's very difficult to NOT laugh when you're working away in the lab, your supervisor walks in, and either of the two previously mentioned songs starts playing on your iPod. Maybe it's only funny if you've experienced something like my former job.

Don't know the first one, but ooh, Elton John - perfect! Going on the list!

[DevilAlumna]

There's another way to read the title of the thread, you know. Paging Shamm and/or EarlJam to the Bad Mood music thread...

Well, I was hoping the capitalization would clarify.

Otherwise, the thread would have been titled, "bad Mood Music." ;)

But I gotta think any Disney soundtrack would qualify for that list....

[Bostondevil]

OK, Lovelies, when you were at Duke (or in college somewhere) did all the guys steal 'The Best of Bread' from their mothers like when I was in college? I always knew a guy was about to make his move when he brought out 'The Best of Bread'. Hint to you clueless wonders, 'The Best of Bread' was your MOTHER'S album, it did nothing for me. For me at least, you would have done a lot better with Van Morrison.

So, to me, the epitome of Bad "Mood Music" is Bread. You'd never find my diary underneath a tree.

[colchar]

I was going to suggest some songs but, seeing this list, I am not sure how much you would like anything I suggest. I'll try to help but, before I do, I need to know what you're looking for - songs to cheer you up or songs to help you get the aggression and shit out of your system? If you're looking for the latter, I'm your man.

I was more thinking, help get the aggression out of my system - just something to match, not necessarily cure, the bad mood. I'm always up for expanding my musical repertoire (and have an all-you-can-eat music subscription service to try things out), so fire away!

Ask and ye shall receive!

Despite the fact that I like country and a lot of classic rock, my musical tastes are probably heavier than almost anyone else here so your request was right up my alley! The list below is fairly extensive and should give you more than enough to choose from (I was watching the replay of the hockey game so took my time going through my collection - it was actually kind of fun compiling this list!). All of these songs are in my collection (I currently have about 6000 songs on my computer) and I can guarantee that they will match your mood and help you work out some of that aggression!

Accept – Balls To The Wall
AC/DC – Given The Dog A Bone
AC/DC – If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
AC/DC – Riff Raff
AC/DC – Shake A Leg
AC/DC – What Do You Do For Money Honey
Anthrax – Metal Thrashing Mad
Anthrax – Deathrider
Black Sabbath – Neon Nights
Black Sabbath – The Mob Rules
Britny Fox – Hold On
Danzig – Mother
Dio – The Last In Line
Dio – We Rock
Faster Pussycat – Bottle In Front Of Me
Grim Reaper – See You In Hell
Guns N Roses – Get In The Ring
Guns N Roses – Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N Roses – You Could Be Mine
Iron Maiden – 2 Minutes To Midnight
Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden – The Prisoner
Iron Maiden – The Trooper
Judas Priest – Breaking The Law
Judas Priest – Freewheel Burning
Judas Priest – Rock Hard Ride Free
Judas Priest – You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
KISS – God Of Thunder
L.A. Guns – Never Enough
Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
Metallica – Battery
Metallica – Blitzkrieg
Metallica – Creeping Death
Metallica – Damage Inc.
Metallica – Fight Fire With Fire
Metallica – Last Caress/Green Hell
Metallica – Master Of Puppets
Metallica – No Remorse
Metallica – Seek And Destroy
Metallica – Whiplash
Motley Crue – Kickstart My Heart
Motley Crue – Knock ‘Em Dead Kid
Motorhead – (We Are) The Roadcrew (Live Version)
Motorhead – Ace Of Spades
Motorhead – Dogs Of War
Sass Jordan – High Road Easy
Sass Jordan – Make You A Believer
Saxon – Princess Of The Night
Skid Row – Get The Fuck Out
Skid Row – Youth Gone Wild
Stone Temple Pilots – Sex Type Thing
Ted Nugent – Wango Tango
The Runaways – Cherry Bomb
The Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The U.K.
The Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
UFO – Lights Out
Velvet Revolver – Headspace
Velvet Revolver – Sucker Train Blues
W.A.S.P. – Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)
W.A.S.P. – Cocaine Cowboys
W.A.S.P. – Harder Faster
W.A.S.P. – I Wanna Be Somebody
White Zombie – Dragula
White Zombie – Thunderkiss ‘65

[Miles]

I was going to suggest some songs but, seeing this list, I am not sure how much you would like anything I suggest. I'll try to help but, before I do, I need to know what you're looking for - songs to cheer you up or songs to help you get the aggression and shit out of your system? If you're looking for the latter, I'm your man.

I was more thinking, help get the aggression out of my system - just something to match, not necessarily cure, the bad mood. I'm always up for expanding my musical repertoire (and have an all-you-can-eat music subscription service to try things out), so fire away!

Ask and ye shall receive!

Despite the fact that I like country and a lot of classic rock, my musical tastes are probably heavier than almost anyone else here...

Dude. Where's all the Swedish metal? You are not alone in your appreciation for metal, though I'd say I might be able to give you a run for your money. We should hang out sometime, get loaded, and listen to metal.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Okay, so I really wanted to listen to some pounding, driving rock must tonight on the drive home - something to help me musically work out the aggressions of the day. But, I couldn't bring any songs to mind at the moment.

So, help me - what songs would be on your, "I just had a shitty day" playlist?

Good driving rock, as in music that's fun to drive to and get your blood pumping? I suggest J Geils Band "First I Look At The Purse". Or something from The Doors, like "Break On Through", "I Love Her Madly or "Hello, I Love You"!

Tilly's suggestion is good also! I always have that in my car.

Ooh, "Break on Through" definitely fits!

(And, I should note, I'm beginning to feel like DD, responding to nearly every post from others in this thread... ;) )

Glad to be of service, ma'am!

And you can buy the DUMB CD at the Duke Store, here
http://www.shopdukestores.duke.edu/ePOS ... design=106
but there description doesn't mention the bonus track, #35...

[colchar]

Dude. Where's all the Swedish metal? You are not alone in your appreciation for metal, though I'd say I might be able to give you a run for your money. We should hang out sometime, get loaded, and listen to metal.

I'm not a fan of any Nu Metal or any of the stuff coming out of any of the Nordic countries as I see them as nothing more than bad imitations of '80s bands like Venom and Celtic Frost.

But yeah, getting drunk and rocking out would be a good time.

[Miles]

Dude. Where's all the Swedish metal? You are not alone in your appreciation for metal, though I'd say I might be able to give you a run for your money. We should hang out sometime, get loaded, and listen to metal.

I'm not a fan of any Nu Metal or any of the stuff coming out of any of the Nordic countries as I see them as nothing more than bad imitations of '80s bands like Venom and Celtic Frost.

But yeah, getting drunk and rocking out would be a good time.

I loathe Nu Metal, but I tend to think of that crap as (sadly) originating in the States. Either way, I wasn't referring to Nu Metal. There's plenty of Death and Thrash Metal that came out of the Nordic countries in the 80's and is still coming out today that honors pioneers like Celtic Frost.

[colchar]

I loathe Nu Metal, but I tend to think of that crap as (sadly) originating in the States. Either way, I wasn't referring to Nu Metal. There's plenty of Death and Thrash Metal that came out of the Nordic countries in the 80's and is still coming out today that honors pioneers like Celtic Frost.

For whatever reason, I just never got into that stuff. I'm not sure why. Maybe I just thought that it didn't measure up to other '80s metal - I'm thinking specifically of many of the NWOBHM bands who I thought set the standard.

[Miles]

I loathe Nu Metal, but I tend to think of that crap as (sadly) originating in the States. Either way, I wasn't referring to Nu Metal. There's plenty of Death and Thrash Metal that came out of the Nordic countries in the 80's and is still coming out today that honors pioneers like Celtic Frost.

For whatever reason, I just never got into that stuff. I'm not sure why. Maybe I just thought that it didn't measure up to other '80s metal - I'm thinking specifically of many of the NWOBHM bands who I thought set the standard.

NWOBHM was great and I definitely think they set a standard, but I also believe that music can evolve and that Heavy Metal has definitely done that throughout the world. I would actually argue it's the only genre, right now, that has stayed true to it's roots while remaining creative. It also produces the best musicians that, perhaps sadly, will never get the recognition they deserve.

Heave Metal is modern Classical Music. Yeah I said it.

[colchar]

NWOBHM was great and I definitely think they set a standard, but I also believe that music can evolve and that Heavy Metal has definitely done that throughout the world. I would actually argue it's the only genre, right now, that has stayed true to it's roots while remaining creative. It also produces the best musicians that, perhaps sadly, will never get the recognition they deserve.

Oh I agree that music can evolve, I just don't particularly like the way metal has evolved. Not sure why as there is no real reason for it, I just don't like it much. By all rights I should love it but I just can't get next to it.

[ArkieDukie]

"High School Never Ends" by Bowling for Soup always makes me laugh. At my former job this particular song used to pop up on my play list at highly appropriate times. "The B!tch is Back" by Elton John is another goodie that used to come up on random shuffle mode at very opportune moments. Believe me, it's very difficult to NOT laugh when you're working away in the lab, your supervisor walks in, and either of the two previously mentioned songs starts playing on your iPod. Maybe it's only funny if you've experienced something like my former job.

Don't know the first one, but ooh, Elton John - perfect! Going on the list!

If you like Elton John, how about "I'm Still Standing"?

[Rolvix]

Sound track from "Top Gun"

I'm asking for that movie for Christmas.

(I can only remember two songs from it - one of them was wayy over-played. Not Danger Zone.)

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Sound track from "Top Gun"

I'm asking for that movie for Christmas.

(I can only remember two songs from it - one of them was wayy over-played. Not Danger Zone.)

You've lost that lovin' feeling?

[Rolvix]

Sound track from "Top Gun"

I'm asking for that movie for Christmas.

(I can only remember two songs from it - one of them was wayy over-played. Not Danger Zone.)

You've lost that lovin' feeling?

Yeah

[captmojo]

Bad "mood music"? = Kenny G (any)

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