Pep Talk: What's Your Play List?

[William Draven]

We all have been there. You've got a gig later today, and you feel like crap. You've been in a rut. You're magic doesn't feel like it's getting any better, your friends tell you you're chasing a pipe dream, and if you get paid for your work, it never seems like enough to pay the bills or justify getting out of bed for it.

Talk about suffering for your art! Yet if you don't go out there every day and give it your all you know you won't make it. So what do you do? I find having a certain play list on my ipod helps give me the attitude adjustment that I need to go out and give it my all.

Here's my list.

"Fields of Glory": The High Kings
"Lose Yourself": EminEm
"Back in the Loop": E-Type
"Karma": Kamelot
"Here I Go Again": E-Type Feat NaNa
"We Will Rock You": Queen
"Mitternach" E Nomine
"Welcome to the Jungle": Guns N' Roses
"Sympathy for the Devil": Guns N' Roses
"Paint it Black": Rolling Stones
"Princes of the Universe": Queen
"Numb": Linkin Park
"Bleed it Out": Linkin Park
"In the End": Linkin Park

What's yours?

 

[ZacEckstein]

Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Tuesday's Gone - Lynard Skynard
It's Gonna Be Alright - The Ramones
Paperback Writer - The Beatles
Tommy Gun - The Clash
Jam - Michael Jackson
Crazy Nights - KISS


That is a super condensed version.

 

[Ola]

The Beatles, The Beatles, The Beatles.

 

[RobAnderson]

Saosin - Self titled album (MUST get the special edition on itunes with the bonus track at the end, "Let Go Control")

Secret And Whisper - Great White Whale album (this has a very mysterious sound to it, always gets me in the mood for magic)

BTW, your friends should be more supportive! Sounds like you have some toxic friends, or "frienemies"

 

[E/caulfield]

in no particular order:

Desert Rose - Sting
Lisztomania - Phoenix
If I Ever Feel Better - Phoenix
What We Are Destined To Do - EGADZ!
Sound Check (Gravity) - Gorillaz
The Comedown - Bring Me The Horizon
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Talk - Coldplay
Square 1 - Coldplay
Violet Hill - Coldplay

and any song by Mindless Self Indulgence.

They all convey a message that varies from "It's all good, buddy," to "You're not the only one," to "KICK SOME ASS". It's a beautiful speed-ball mix of healthy and crazy vibes. Centers me

 

[visualartist]

KillWhitneyDead-It aint gonna suck itself
Naked City-Bonehead
Job for a cowboy-entobment of a machine
Fort minor-remember the name
Heavy heavy low low- Are we art fags
Final fight-rage
Arsonists get all the girls

 

[William Draven]

Fort Minor! Thanks! I couldn't remember the artist or the song title, and it was driving me nuts!

This just got added to my play list.

 

[Retype.SW]

Bring Me the Horizon - Sleep with one eye open (Tek-One Remix)
Gammer - Chainsaw Bass (Matt Lee Remix)
Blue Foundation - Eye's On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)
Birdy - Falcon
Borgore - Cry Me A River
Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack (Kubrack Remix)
Camo & Krooked - Tonight
Calvin Harris - Flashback (Goldie Remix)
Sebastien Leger - Plik Plok
Trentemoller - The Forest
Chromeo - Night By Night (Skream Remix)
Mt Eden - Sierra Leone
Eels - Wooden Nickels
Little Dragon - Twice
Star****er - Florida
Mars Argo - Suicide Birds
Steve Angello - Partouze
Little Comets - Adultery
Plan B - Dead And Buried
Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
SMD - Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix)
The Temper Trap - Soldier On
Club Four Five - Nothing Else Matters/Sweet Dreams


I could go on for hours but I'll leave it there. Stuff at the top is pretty hard, bottom is a bit more mellow

 

[AlfieWhattamMagic]

I love magic I and would love it as my job but im scared it wont pay the bills since I want kids and a wife when im older... Whenever I feel like quiting I just listen to Iyaz - Replay and Solo.

 

[RikAllen]

Mp3 Player is at home, but off the top of my head (always shuffle, no order):

Fly from the Inside - Shinedown
Graffiti The World - Rehab
Til We Die - Slipknot
Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park
Cure for the Itch - Linkin Park
Happy - Sister Hazel
Overrated - Less Than Jake
Italian Radio - Blue October
These Walls - Trapt
Our House - Burn Halo
For Those About to Rock - AC/DC
I Am #1 - Nelly
Eminem - The Way I Am
Eminem - Beautiful


And probably another 2 dozen songs...I might update this.

 

[Luis Vega]

ok here it goes...

These Days- 3 doors down
Forget It- Breaking Benjamin
Luna-Moonspell
Eye In The Sky-The Alan Parsons Proyect
Just Got Wicked-Cold
No Easy Way Out- The Rocky Soundtrack


and Diary Of Dreams!!

Choir Hotel, Regicide,Son Of A Thief, She, Poison Breed,The Chain and many More!!!

 

[scarecrow1]

Lets see,

Float on - Modest Mouse
Slow Poison - The Bravery
Fear - One Republic
South Side - Moby
Porcelain - Moby
Risingson - Massive Attack
Take this town - OAR
Standing outside a broken phone booth with money in my hand - Primitive Radio Gods
Video Tape - Radiohead
Wow - Snow Patrol
We're going to be friends - White Stripes
Airstream Driver - Gomez
Death and all his friends - Coldplay (cause Coldplay rocks)


I like this topic, it's interesting to see what people listen to. All the different variety.

 

[James Smith]

1. Corduroy - Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
2. Show Me How to Live - Audioslave - Audioslave
3. Got Some - Pearl Jam - Backspacer
4. In One Ear - Cage the Elephant
5. Animal - Pearl Jam - Vs.
6. Serve the Servants - Nirvana - In Utero
7. Testify - Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
8. Brain of J. - Pearl Jam - Yield
9. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones - Road to Ruin
10. Man on the Moon - R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

I bet no one can guess my favorite band...