A bit different to the 'what are you listening to' thread, I'd like to know what one or two main tunes do you throw on with the volume up when you're up against it and really need to Get Shit Done?
please recommend me some hi-octane 'kick up the arse' deadline-smashing tunes! (any genre)
To kick off, I'll begin with what I tend to come back to again and again:
Yea I work in silence when stuff needs to get done. Just helps me concentrate and not lose track of time. If Im stressing out I usually put on my huge mix of tracks or listen to the ricky gervais podcasts haha.
I've got a massive playlist of all the songs I like that I listen to most often and then I've got another one for my favorite up-beat songs that really help me concentrate and keep me motivated if I need to knuckle down. My tastes are pretty eclectic but I try to keep the beat happy or fast with positive or inspiring lyrics. I don't have access to youtube here at work, so have a few spotify links:
I generally don't listen to this type of music (more towards electronic sounds: bitpop, dubstep, etc) but a friend mentioned it to me once and for some reason it just clicks. Can zone out for hours on this - and then suddenly it's 7AM...
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQaBWziYvY&feature=fvst"]Darude - Sandstorm - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqE8M2ZnFL8"]Grand Theft Auto 4 Theme Song - YouTube[/ame]
(beat is amazing)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUrjA4jP_8"]Lil Wayne - We Be Steady Mobbin (Instrumental) *Download* - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2119EYjIDc"]Avenged Sevenfold - Flash Of The Blade#4 (HQ) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q6chUtSef4"]Nightwish Planet Hell - YouTube[/ame]
Other than that its usually avenged sevenfold
Nothing works better than a little bit of lying to yourself when you're trying to get some shit done on a Friday night :poly142:
I also used to listen to hours of Pink Floyd during modeling
When it's about programming though, I find this song great
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8cfD17A8y0"]Ken Silverman - PREPSONG.KDM Extended - YouTube[/ame]
frell, I'm liking the flash of the blade suggestion but it'll be Iron Maiden playing if I'm listening
these are goodens for me though stick with the classics lol
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDYwgob8Lnc"]Down - Losing All - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzrJ4GRF7s&ob=av3e"]Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtbuUlSGXzc"]Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI"]Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower - ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aIhh9nFYv4"]Black Sabbath Paranoid - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vfiMQBslk8"]Mind.In.A.Box - Machine Run - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMYyIE0cmVc"]Mind.in.a.box - What used to be ( Album : Crossroads ) - YouTube[/ame]
and if stuff like that doesn't work...this never fails
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8xHjC27YvM"]Training Montage - Rocky IV - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmK5vyP2GRU"]E Nomine Mitternacht - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc_Z2XnJCMQ"]E Nomine - Himmel oder Hölle - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q33wEUhyLTw"]E Nomine - Hexenjagd (Witch Hunt) - YouTube[/ame]
Additionally, video game soundtracks are becoming increasingly awesome.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Lm_irX040"]Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - OST - 07 - Omae no XXX de Ten wo Tsuke!! ~Hajimete Mita Chijou ver.~ - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxUZUnRwH7s"]Rammstein - Feuer Frei - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Afc2uzw4g"]TRON: LEGACY - Daft Punk's "Derezzed" - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFUAewADuUA"]Guilt (Original Mix) - Nero ft. Alana - YouTube[/ame]
ooh, also, heres a megamix that I always dig out when I need a boost.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D38owA1yx8I"]"Megamix" - YouTube[/ame]
15 minutes of sexy glitch hop
haiddasalami: any artist recommendations?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxdzTf9JOP8"]Amethyst Caverns music video (Shatter videogame original soundtrack) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDYIdBZUl2Y"]Mt Eden Dubstep - Still Alive - YouTube[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNXKcsoHzQ[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MK5NVnevE"]Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name) feat Pharrell (lyrics in description) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw5pKKMGGFU"]Danger - 4h30 (HQ) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtD1IpH5a5Q"]pendulum hold your colour - YouTube[/ame]
I AM PUUUUUUUUMPED!!!
this calls for a 'GetShitDone FM' internats station or YT playlist somehow
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCfQrVcQwe8"]Street Fighter 2 The Animated Movie OST: KMFDM -- Ultra - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx9wIhRU4So"]Pacman [Ram Trilogy Remix] by Ed Rush & Optical - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48i4_iwKynY"]Noisia - Block Control - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQXG0xgyTAg"]bad company - bullet time (original) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_VFU4dKsr8"]Cragga - Please Mr Postman OFFICIAL (Dubstep Refix) - YouTube[/ame]
although occasionally also that Mt Eden Dubstep that imyj posted.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O4HE6mvkYQ"]Hellfire music (sega mega drive/Genesis) Stage - 1 - YouTube[/ame]
Hell yes.
This is what I listen to mostly at work:
Volbeat
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27opCCfhXQ&feature=player_detailpage"]Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood - YouTube[/ame]
Thunder Force 3 - Stage 3: Siren [Genesis] Music
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg7iixMTBgQ"]Thunder Force 3 - Stage 3: Siren [Genesis] Music - YouTube[/ame]
EDIT:
And of course
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATrQKgfLpD0"]Super Meat Boy! Soundtrack - The Battle of Lil' Slugger (Ch 1 Boss) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXBb9ex9Q4g"]Super Meat Boy! Soundtrack - Hot Damned (Ch 4 Light World)[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iqv9ukUtDI"]Turmion K
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
and daft punks first album
cheers Jackablade!!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq82nbIga_w"]Skunk Anansie-Charlie Big Potato - YouTube[/ame]
Rolfness - Go to edit and tick "Automatically embed media (requires automatic parsing of links in text to be on)."
here's a good one I forgot about!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcyChmAMpjo"]GOOSE ? Black Gloves - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7sqlusEC04"]Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger + Around the World - YouTube[/ame]
I'll get blue peter to send you a badge
awwww you edited it lol
also, this track is boss:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIcQbKEWcqk"]Meat Katie & D.Ramirez - Stop The Revolution (Dubfire's Arrowhead Dub Extended Mix) - YouTube[/ame]
I've got a massive playlist of all the songs I like that I listen to most often and then I've got another one for my favorite up-beat songs that really help me concentrate and keep me motivated if I need to knuckle down. My tastes are pretty eclectic but I try to keep the beat happy or fast with positive or inspiring lyrics. I don't have access to youtube here at work, so have a few spotify links:
The Glitch Mob Warrior Concerto
Shakira featuring Freshlyground Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup (TM) Song)
Michael Franti & Spearhead Say Hey (I Love You)
Rosemary Clooney Mambo Italiano
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BCQgQtL6cQ"]Alestorm - That Famous Old Spiced - YouTube[/ame]
I generally don't listen to this type of music (more towards electronic sounds: bitpop, dubstep, etc) but a friend mentioned it to me once and for some reason it just clicks. Can zone out for hours on this - and then suddenly it's 7AM...
EDIT: Ooops was supposed to post something :P
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgYVzpyTTQs"]Daft Punk - Tron Legacy (End Titles) - YouTube[/ame]
Used to listen to this a bunch while coding MEL
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXMA34CeoQ"]Sigur Ross - Hoppipolla - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SUzcDUERLo"]Rocky 4 training montage - Hearts On Fire (HD) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw6EzXEoY7c"]Kickboxer Soundtrack - Advanced Training - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoVlnZyIG6M&feature=related"]Juno Reactor - Zwara - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DfYLar2QGI"]Pantera - Cowboys From Hell - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyWJCd1GYhw&feature=related"]Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction - Lyrics - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujga-3p21xY"]Megadeth - Tornado of Souls - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KemWhUZzxM"]Amon amarth - Where is your God+lyrics - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY-VCQDgzX8"]Returning We Hear the Larks - Ypres [Full Album] - YouTube[/ame]
Goes through both mellows and breakdowns and, since its almost an hour long, I know how long I've been going at it
Playlist:
http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Dubmood/61381020
Sample:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgfQ1wnSCKg"]Dubmood - Toffelskater (Dubmood 2007 Remix) - YouTube[/ame]