tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153846123364544644.post5578626098340311926..comments2023-10-03T10:42:04.205+01:00Comments on Joleen's: Music to write to, or a distraction?Joleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589801600522933584noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153846123364544644.post-71525556880263218272010-08-11T11:42:30.353+01:002010-08-11T11:42:30.353+01:00Hmm...well someone did buy me a CD of classical mu...Hmm...well someone did buy me a CD of classical music....but that just seems too grown up for me to listen to, somehow! I see what you mean though.Joleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589801600522933584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153846123364544644.post-69632329762608144422010-08-11T03:25:53.897+01:002010-08-11T03:25:53.897+01:00Just realised this morning (is it sad that I was t...Just realised this morning (is it sad that I was thinking about this while driving?) that pretty much any instrumental music would do as well..<br /><br />Or.. Japanese Pop music.. wow.. worth a listen just for the cringe factor!Clonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852002772648521478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153846123364544644.post-1835623376436294372010-08-10T12:34:45.062+01:002010-08-10T12:34:45.062+01:00Ah, now that might actually be something that work...Ah, now that might actually be something that works...my sis has a load of foreign folk metal, might try to borrow some of her cds!Joleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589801600522933584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153846123364544644.post-41729956487933183292010-08-10T04:42:04.120+01:002010-08-10T04:42:04.120+01:00I have a trick for this, works at the office, in t...I have a trick for this, works at the office, in the classroom, so I guess it works when your alone, Foreign Death Metal, now, don't know if you like the death metal, but the foreign'ness (?) is the key, you cannot understand a thing they are saying, and you just get carried by the tune, it removes the distractions, and allows you to focus.. love it! (1)<br /><br />There is not much that can compare to the noise of a class full of bored assholes "pretending" to learn something.. so a bit of metal blasting into my eardrums allowed me to code in peace!<br /><br />Peace.<br /><br />(1) <br />Basically anything that is hard to understand.<br />The idea is not to "listen" so much as "experience".. Become the Peace at the centre of the storm.. ;-)<br />Recommended artists:<br />Children of Bodom<br />Nightwish<br />Dream Evil<br />Crystal Eyes<br />Dragonforce<br />Stratovarious<br />In Flames<br />HORSE the band<br />Gwar<br />Lamb of God<br />The Dillinger Escape Plan<br />Devildriver<br />Fairyland<br />The Devil Wears Prada<br />3 Inches of Blood<br />Killswitch Engage<br />Hammerfall<br />Meshuggah<br /><br />etc..Clonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852002772648521478noreply@blogger.com