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Music: Motivating melodies
I have days when I feel totally unmotivated to crawl around on my hands and knees washing dog slobber off my living and dining room Pergo floors. Nor do I tend to be particularly inspired by the prospect of removing the dust coating our furniture or hopping on the elliptical for a 30-minute cardio workout.
But that’s why I love music: Plop in a CD, crank up the sound, and it’s like an instant motivation jolt. Of late, Michael Buble’s “It’s Time”–with his opening track “Feeling Good”–is fueling my productivity.
How does music motivate you, and what CD or artist are you most likely to turn to when you need that extra jolt?
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If I need a laugh, it’s Dread Zeppelin.
If I need a jolt or encouragement, I listen to Neal Morse, Spock’s Beard or Transatlantic.
If I need to Meditate, I might select Phil Keaggy’s Wind and the Wheat.
If I am in need to be reminded of God’s love, I might select Cliff Richard’s version of Be in My Heart…
If I wanna rock, it’s the 77’s.
Yet with 3000 CD’s and loads of vinyl, these decisions can be a challenge!!
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Depends:
During Christmas it’s Andy Williams or Harry Connick.
For cooking, it’s instrumental Colombian music.
For painting: Bach, eclectic artists, instrumentals.
(Phil Keaggy actually has a CD, “Music to Paint by.”
Dinner Parties, it’s crooners and standards: Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin. I have a bunch of CD’s in that genre.
My daughter creates to Enya.
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For house work its the Doobie Brothers, Credence or Bob Seger, loud.
For writing its always Haydn. I’m kind of a freak about him, even though I’m sure I spelled his name wrong.
In the car it’s usually worship music, keeps me humble on the freeway.
And just cause is George Strait.
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if I answer this exhaustively I’ll need 1,000 lines. But just a glimpse of what’s been on lately.
Because I just lucked into a copy of the Cornerstone concert to the late Gene Eugene, I’ve played Adam Again’s Dig and Perfecta. And then I listened to Rich Mullins’s The World As Best as I Can Remember it Vol. 2 just because.
REM’s Lifes Rich Pageant had a couple of spins recently, and so did Queen’s A Night At The Opera.
I also have a recording of Beethoven’s 5th and 7th symphonies conducted by Benjamin Zander, using Beethoven’s original metronome markings, which makes them a bit faster than we’re used to hearing.
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I used to like to drive to rock, be creative to Movie sound tracks or Celtic and clean to contemporary Christian. That last one must be a guilt thing. Now the only time I’m alone is when my family is a sleep and they don’t appreciate my taste. I miss my music.
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Kbells,
Hang in there. I was chided for years for listening to Johnny Cash. Now I can never find my CDs cause the kids have em.
SteveG,
Thanks for the reminder; I’m listening to Rich Mullins right now.
Music can motivate, but it can also be a such a downer. I found an old cassette tape–remember those–of Judy Collins, Colours of the Day. I remember loving that. I was driving my daughter’s old used car that day so I threw Judy in the player. Boy, was I depressed by the time I got to Target. It was haunting, lovely and mood-altering downward.
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Various opera selections.
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And classical instrumental music, especially guitar.
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I don’t have any albums by the group, but the sound track on Mech Warrior Mercenary game is pretty driving. I think it’s Americana.
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Fast-paced, driving rock – i.e., Relient K – or loud, aggresive, and generally inane screamo, such as Showbread for driving and working out. It fosters aggresive driving and spurts of testosterone in Relient K’s case, and introspective bursts of energy in the case of Showbread. Which is ironic, since most of the time they’re screaming about too much introspection.
For writing and creating, instrumental rock and movie soundtracks whet my whistle.
And, of course, there’s always classic rock for everything else.
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I find the William Tell Overture and The 1812 Overture, “begone you dust bunnies!” inspiring on deadly housework days . . .
I write to classical music on KING-FM (king.org).
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psalms4u.com
I love to hear the psalms sung because they provide me with God’s vocabulary for what is going on in the world around me. God’s world’s news is in the Psalms.
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If you need a jolt I can think of several better ways to get it besides, music or even poetry for that matter.
I recommend electroshock treatments for the left and would gladly suffer one of their many federal tax increases (since thy won’t pay for anything themselves)to make sure they get them – regularly
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“Classic Rock” is an oxymoron.
I listen to Chet Atkins, Chuck Wagon Gang, Eddy Arnold, Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, and Marty Robbins.
The list above is from a printout of CD’s I made with more than a dozen songs. It also contains Brother Oswald, Cowboy Copus, De Zurik Sisters, girls of the Goldden West and others.
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It’s very much a mood thing for me. If I’m down and looking to be cheered up, it’s the Avett Brothers, Spoon, Meryll, or Lyle Lovett. If I’m introspective, it’s Explosions in the Sky or Derek Webb. If I’m feeling aggressive, it’s Refused or Queens of the Stone Age.
But my default lately has been Zookeeper: http://www.myspace.com/zookeepersworld
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Al Jarreau
He is such a bouncy jazz vocalist, with mostly inspiring lyrics. I find his arranger to be excellent with much variety. I love the instumentation that goes along with his vocals.
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The simplicity of Chris Tomlin’s music speaks to my heart.
When I’m down or in a “thoughtful” mood, I like to play, on the piano, Chopin or Beethoven.
For working out, it’s upbeat contemporary Christian music, like Audio Adrenaline.
I have a haunting Celtic CD I like to listen to at night.
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I like to clean to Rusted Root – great music to get you up and moving!
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