Music?

[JuggaloBrotha]

So what kind(s) of music do you guys listen to?

I'm usually into rock & heavy metal & some of the lighter rap. But I'm also partial to classic rock & some pop songs too.

[namrekka]

I listen to the rattle of my mouse wheel.

[techgnome]

I listen to what ever helps... rock, classical, pop, rap, soundtracks, Scottish, Celtic, talk radio. The preference is usually towards something with a tempo and upbeat... I don't think I'd do much listening to funeral dirges.

-tg

[abhijit]

I listen to whatever's playing on 88.5 and you can too.

[Shaggy Hiker]

If Coding Then
  Music = Classical
Else
  Music = Classic Rock
End If

[kulrom^]

Out of curiosity, do you really listen to Classical when you are coding?
I still cannot make up my mind about what music is best for coding. I know it must be something that would possibly keep me up and motivate me but, it's hard to find out what kind of music suits best for me.

[DeanMc]

When coding I can only listen to classical or certain types of dance music. Anything with a high BPM or words just knocks me right off.

As for general interest, I really like dance music but I really listen to anything. My missus finds it strange that at 23 years of age I know all the words to I'm gonna be strong by Gene Pitney. Currently, because of fallout 3, I am discovering 20's, 30's and 40's music.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I agree with DeanMc, except that I don't quite know what he means by "dance music". I can't have words when coding. It's not that I am entirely non-functional, but I learned over the years that the quality of my thought process deteriorates considerably if there are words in the music, regardless of whether or not I am consciously paying any attention to them. Silence also appears to be fairly neutral or slightly negative, possibly just because I become more aware of other transient sounds.

Therefore, when it comes to coding: If it ain't Baroque, I DO fix it!!

[techgnome]

I can't stand silence... I have to have something... I find myself too easily distracted if there isn't some kind of noise pumping into my auditory facilities.

-tg

[DeanMc]

I agree with DeanMc, except that I don't quite know what he means by "dance music". I can't have words when coding. It's not that I am entirely non-functional, but I learned over the years that the quality of my thought process deteriorates considerably if there are words in the music, regardless of whether or not I am consciously paying any attention to them. Silence also appears to be fairly neutral or slightly negative, possibly just because I become more aware of other transient sounds.

Therefore, when it comes to coding: If it ain't Baroque, I DO fix it!!

Its easier than saying all of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...c_music_genres

[Shaggy Hiker]

Yeah. Can't argue with that.

In taxonomy, there is a constant feud between those who want to split groups of organisms into multiple species, and those who want to lump them into a single species. There's no right answer to those questions.

Looks like music genre work the same as taxonomic genera.

[Hack]

I can't stand silence

And I can't stand sound when I'm working...I get too focused on it rather than on what I'm doing. I have to have musical silence. All auditory silence would be preferable, but NO music whatsoever is a total must or I just can't work.

I'm the same way at home...my wife learned a long time ago that if she wants production from me, all music MUST be turned off.

[DeanMc]

Im on the split side, but the problem is it is very opinionated so what I think is ambient trance is not to other people!

[NeedSomeAnswers]

I have to say i also prefer instrumental music for when i am coding something like DJ Shadow or Thievery Corporation or the like i find particularly good as they have a nice rhythm to them and few words.

I don't have to have music to code though, it generally depends on my mood and how noisy everyone else is in the office that day.

As for my Music tastes generally i like most thing really apart from Pop music (well 99% of it) & death metal or bands like Slipknot.

Its easier than saying all of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...c_music_genres

I Just had a look at the above list, Wonky Techno ?@?!!!@?? *** ? half of those names have just been made up !!!

There is no way there are that many different styles of Dance music, i mean what the difference between Euro dance, Euro House & Euro beat for instance !? Half of them seem to different names for the same thing !

I mean, Post Disco !!! that could be any music recorded after about 1985 !

[DeanMc]

Generally the sub divisions are to explain songs that don't quite fit. For instance, take DeadMau5, who is a house artist but take a listen to FML clearly not a house song but it also doesn't sound like any of the other genres so they make a new one. Don't be surprised that many of those are simple genres that contain two or so artists.

[JuggaloBrotha]

For me, everything falls into 1 of 8 genres all other genres are invalid. For example Pop & Dance are the same; heavy metal; goth rock, death metal, most grunge/industrial are all just heavy metal. Most classic rock and rock all fall under rock. Opera isn't a genre, period. That's just me though.

I tend to listen to a variety of music when coding and outside of working on the computer I don't really listen to music much at all, other than in the car.