Great topic! It depends on my mood. I tend to go with familiar stuff (either with or without lyrics) when I need to hunker down. I do better if I can hum along in my head (I'm in an a cappella group, so singing to myself is calming).
On recent "try new music" days, I've discovered: Rilo Kiley Pink Martini When I need to hunker down (in order of preference): Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon/The Wall The Beatles' later stuff Billy Joel (anything) Lionel Richie and the Commodores Huey Lewis and the News Great background music (not necessarily slow/mellow though): classical (fan of Dvorak as well) "The Thomas Crowne Affair" soundtrack soundtracks from Pixar films "Ocean's 11/12/13" soundtrack Michael Buble "Lord of the Rings" soundtrack When I need something to pick me up: "Superbad" soundtrack Justin Timberlake Manu Chao "300" soundtrack Heart ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
