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Currently I've got Beats & Pieces Vol 2 running on the PC whilst I'm doing the accounts which is begining to brighten my day even though Palace lost last night and I have a hangover.
Does music help you work and if so what type?
I've mainly been playing the theme tune to 'man about the house'
most uplifting, honest.......... try it...........
charltonhater
24-10-2001, 02:20 PM
Unsurprisingly at school we're not allowed to listen to music during lessons. They've even banned listening to music in fre periods now. I always listen to music at home when doing homework. Currently it's the Offspring.
brighton_eagle
24-10-2001, 02:20 PM
yes, the new Lamb album.
its rather nice.....
brighton_eagle
24-10-2001, 02:21 PM
Then of course there is also this album
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which is a great and a regular listen for me
David Murray
24-10-2001, 02:43 PM
Nope - I listen to Talk Radio (or talk sport, whatever it is called) most of the time - then bombard them with emails :) !!
Sweetpea!
24-10-2001, 02:44 PM
I wish I could - I'm bored :(
Originally posted by David Murray
then bombard them with emails :) !!
Why does that not suprise me?:rolleyes:
David Murray
24-10-2001, 02:53 PM
Originally posted by TAK
Why does that not suprise me?:rolleyes:
:) :)
brighton_eagle
24-10-2001, 03:03 PM
Originally posted by Sweetpea!
I wish I could - I'm bored :(
theres always the music in your head.......
that is assuming that you have some.
you do, don't you?
Sweetpea!
24-10-2001, 03:29 PM
Umm, just cant work out what it is!:grrr:
brighton_eagle
24-10-2001, 03:32 PM
use the force young sweetpea........
I used to like listening to five live until that moron Simon mayo started on there. Ughhhh. Although he did review one of our web sites on there.
are you not allowed to listen to music at work then sweetpea?
sexyrazor
24-10-2001, 06:12 PM
I listen to Capital FM but only coz Kiss FM is all fuzzy!!!
The Omen
24-10-2001, 07:47 PM
I really recommend this player :
www.radiofreevirgin.com
It's free, plays all todays hits, has no talking\adverts and has loads of channels......
Superb! :p
Sweetpea!
24-10-2001, 07:50 PM
Originally posted by brighton_eagle
use the force young sweetpea........
I used to like listening to five live until that moron Simon mayo started on there. Ughhhh. Although he did review one of our web sites on there.
are you not allowed to listen to music at work then sweetpea?
I dont know. Knowone else does!
I was going to whilst my boss was away, but kept forgetting. Anyway the BBS kept me entertained enough last week.
It would be nice too. :)
Currently listening to:
P J Harvey, Stories from the city, Stories from the sea
:D
candide
24-10-2001, 08:03 PM
im listening to dandy warhols (very,very good, in case your wondering) at the moment. not as horrible to the other people around me as system of a down, which i played this morning.
i almost played amen one day, but when the boss saw the (admittedly) pathetic cover and song titles, i figured by his reaction that it was a bad idea
(its not that good anyway)
bobmatt
24-10-2001, 08:14 PM
We currently have a dedicated PC with 40gb Hard disc containing in excess of 3,000 ripped mp3 tracks played via winamp and a panasonic music sytem with 6 speakers all round the office. Music can be played album by album or as is usual random play the whole hard disc.
candide
24-10-2001, 08:16 PM
Originally posted by bobmatt
We currently have a dedicated PC with 40gb Hard disc containing in excess of 3,000 ripped mp3 tracks played via winamp and a panasonic music sytem with 6 speakers all round the office. Music can be played album by album or as is usual random play the whole hard disc.
nice
bobmatt
24-10-2001, 08:28 PM
Originally posted by candide
nice It works well and everyone in the office can put thier own music on it and nobody complains about being left out. Mind you on Random you get some amazing swings in music from Disco to Heavy Rock etc.
1f46
Maidstoned Eagle
24-10-2001, 08:30 PM
Originally posted by bobmatt
We currently have a dedicated PC with 40gb Hard disc containing in excess of 3,000 ripped mp3 tracks played via winamp and a panasonic music sytem with 6 speakers all round the office. Music can be played album by album or as is usual random play the whole hard disc.
Is that like a gramophone?
Sounds like you've got it sorted bobmatt, I'm not so lucky we have punters walking in off the street so I have to keep the volume down and on top of that I share an office with Matov, which means if it's not REO Speedwagon, Toto or Val Doonigan then he sneers at it.
Originally posted by TAK
I share an office with Matov, which means if it's not REO Speedwagon, Toto or Val Doonigan then he sneers at it.
bung on some Peters and Lee, turn it up and Mat Ov will be groovin around the office.
as216
24-10-2001, 09:52 PM
I work in a sports centre and we always have the radio playing at reception and in the coffee lounge - unfortunately the management decided ages ago that the only suitable stations for our "older" clientele were Magic and Heart FM - and seeing as the reception on Magic is poor were reduced to having Heart on all the time - After listening to it every morning for nearly a year I can now make it official that Jono Coleman is a grade A **** and I swear if I hear that godawful Robbie Williams song again (Eternity I think?) I'll lose it completely
lightweight
28-12-2001, 01:46 PM
We normally have Heart on the radio - having tried out different people's choices that was the "safest" option. When there was only 2 of us in the other day we did change it to XFM.
Today though, in a smaller office, I have an odd selection of CD's to choose from! The No 1 Classical Album, Toni Braxton - The Heat, Tranquility, The best of Enya, Savage Garden - Affirmation and Jazz moods! Can't have anything too loud etc to disturb the other offices!
Strathclyde Eagle
28-12-2001, 02:32 PM
By myself again today, so I brought in the Travis album "The Invisible Band" that my wife bought me for Christmas. Definitely an album which grows on you.
lightweight
28-12-2001, 02:52 PM
Originally posted by Strathclyde Eagle
Definitely an album which grows on you.
agreed. I bought it before christmas and have been listening to it in the car - good stuff! in fact I might go and rescue it from the car and play it this afternoon!
Strathclyde Eagle
31-12-2001, 03:53 PM
Intended to take advantage again today. Came in with three of my favourite CDs:
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"Tragic Kingdom" by No Doubt
"The Singles Collection" by Spandau Ballet
"The Complete Stone Roses" (no prizes for guessing the artist!)
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Again though I'm having a very busy day. I thought the period between Christmas and the New Year was meant to be quiet!
Neil the Eagle
31-12-2001, 04:28 PM
I work better without music or the radio on, so I tend to try and work in the quiet.
Recently I got a free mp3 player and am having all sorts of fun making 15 track playlists to download to it. 15 tracks = about 50 mins, which is Ok for short train or bus journeys. I haven't figured out why mp3's take up twice the space of tracks you rip direct from a CD, yet it supoosed to be an mp3 player?!
My latest epic includes:
Beautiful Doll - JSSW (live cover of Max Bygraves "classic")
Only me - Bransby (Definately my find of the year - a cracking young singer/songwriter check out www.bransbycentral.com for more genius)
I'm a believer - Eddie Murphy (Short reprise from Shrek soundtrack)
He'll have to go - Carter USM (extremely rare cover version)
500 miles - proclaimers (currently trying to learn this one on the guitar)
Daddy Xmas - WTDN (possibly the greatest Xmas song ever)
Fields of Fire - Big Country (for Stu)
If I was - Midge Ure
Cocaine Socialism - Pulp
The Pinhead takes it all - GABBA (a outfit that play ABBA songs in the style of the Ramones :cool:)
Stories - Gary Numan
This is how it feels - Clint Boon (An operatic version of the Inspirals biggest hit, works better than you'd think)
Tears don't lie - Mark O (Johnny Matthias meets 90's Dance... well it is Xmas)
Stay - Shakespears Sister (hadn't heard it for a while, still a favourite)
Monster in my Garden - Abdoujaparov (lyrical genius in a simple song)
sydney eagle
31-12-2001, 04:31 PM
I'm manager of a music shop so all i do is listen to whatever the feck I want all day :p :D
lightweight
26-01-2002, 12:48 AM
Today & probably on Monday as well, I was listening to Sterephonics, Travis and I had an R Kelly CD as well that I didn't get round to.
cumbrian_eagles
26-01-2002, 03:08 AM
Was listening to Foo Fighters on the way home from school, listened to a bit of Radio 1, and random tracks of about 14Hrs of MP3's so quite a varried selection.
Stavros 69
26-01-2002, 06:53 AM
The OJ's - Money money money
THe only thing that will motivate me to work
:p :angel:
Don-Donovani
28-01-2002, 05:07 PM
Originally posted by Stavros 69
The OJ's - Money money money
THe only thing that will motivate me to work
:p :angel: S69 - Excellent musical choice
For those who particularly dig the 60/70's r'n'b thang, may I recommend catchthegroove.com - a digital radio station (no adverts). It will have you exclaiming 'I remember that' or 'top tune' in no time at all..... Only drawback is this overwhelming desire to singalong - which can upset colleagues who don't share the interest.
Teaser
28-01-2002, 05:11 PM
No not allowed to have any music on during working hours :sob:
1f94
Right now The Byrd's 'Ballad of Easy Rider' is helping me pretend it's sunny.
Sunny Fan
28-01-2002, 05:23 PM
Originally posted by g23
Right now The Byrd's 'Ballad of Easy Rider' is helping me pretend it's sunny.
Why? Is it as out of tune as my voice?
Levski
28-01-2002, 05:24 PM
Currently got Logical Progression Live in USA on. Very nice.
Bukem and Conrad - the perfect combination up front.
There's a bit where there's a rewind and you get the impression the Yanks don't understand what it is!
PalaceBabe
28-01-2002, 05:35 PM
Since the radio doesn't work but the CD player does I've been limited to what I can find in my colleagues drawers.
So its Bay City Rollers and Celtic Football Club songs, great stuff!
Anerley Eagle
28-01-2002, 05:36 PM
Heart FM today, Hoping to win a holiday!
I'm using XFM's webcast.
Great radio station.
brighton_eagle
28-01-2002, 05:44 PM
Jeff Buckley today....nice :p
Originally posted by Sunny Fan
Why? Is it as out of tune as my voice?
Good point - have now changed to Margarita Pracatan, and the pretending's much easier!
Sweetpea!
28-01-2002, 05:50 PM
Originally posted by cumbrian_eagles
Was listening to Foo Fighters on the way home from school, listened to a bit of Radio 1, and random tracks of about 14Hrs of MP3's so quite a varried selection.
Foo Fighters are top.
brighton_eagle
28-01-2002, 05:51 PM
Originally posted by Sweetpea!
Foo Fighters are top.
What is foo?
Georgie Boy
28-01-2002, 05:55 PM
I would like to listen to music but the old c*** next to me says it disrupts his sales technique and might put customers off buying things from him!
Good thing is he leaves on Friday 'cos he's an absolute tosser and deserves to be thrown from the 19th floor of my building, so for this Friday we've prepared a "hit mix" compilation to celebrate his short but pointless stay here at emap.
It will include such classics as "I'm a loser...." - Beck, "Flying without Wings" - Westlife and "Glad all over" - Palace Team '90 (because he hates Palace and we're f*ckin' glad he's leaving)
The Charlatans - Wonderland. Best release of 2001 after Gorillaz (or however they're spelt).
2001 - God I'm glorying in nostalgia...
Sweetpea!
28-01-2002, 06:34 PM
Originally posted by brighton_eagle
What is foo?
They use their feet, but none of them can pronounce there T's because they are Mongolian!
brighton_eagle
28-01-2002, 06:37 PM
Originally posted by Sweetpea!
They use their feet, but none of them can pronounce there T's because they are Mongolian!
I'm even more in the dark now than I was before.......
By the way, you are mad.....:p
Sweetpea!
28-01-2002, 06:38 PM
Originally posted by brighton_eagle
By the way, you are mad.....:p
Thanks :D (over-tirdness is the cause).
brighton_eagle
28-01-2002, 06:40 PM
Originally posted by Sweetpea!
Thanks :D (over-tirdness is the cause).
What? You aren't normally like this??
In my book mad is certainly a compliment.
:D
Sweetpea!
28-01-2002, 06:41 PM
Originally posted by brighton_eagle
In my book mad is certainly a compliment.
:D
Touched :)
brighton_eagle
28-01-2002, 06:43 PM
Originally posted by Sweetpea!
Touched :)
Mad....touched...it's all the same to me.
How did it all go with your older man by the way?
Sweetpea!
28-01-2002, 06:58 PM
Originally posted by brighton_eagle
How did it all go with your older man by the way?
:eek:, not sure if it is true :love: or if I should :sob: and runnaway to America. I'm a bit :confused:. I should really go back to being the :angel: that I used to be. But :rolleyes:, who cares as long as you look :cool: and don't :clown: about too much.
Br:) :) kie
brighton_eagle
28-01-2002, 07:03 PM
You, an :angel: but sometimes it's better to be a :o . Not everything has to be about :love: though, as sometimes its ok just to have fun.
;)
Sweetpea!
28-01-2002, 07:13 PM
Originally posted by brighton_eagle
Not everything has to be about :love: though, as sometimes its ok just to have fun.
;)
Oh yes, I was speaking the language of gonads (one of my prefered subjects).
Fun - absolutely :D
What was this thread about ?:confused:?
brighton_eagle
28-01-2002, 07:17 PM
Music....and I am currently listening to a little bit of Richie Hawtin.
Yum.....
f1a
Originally posted by brighton_eagle
What is foo?
US 50s slang, corruption of UFO. Hence 'foo fighters' can mean either combative alien spaceships, or the crafts deployed by us to counter them.
jlmatthews
28-01-2002, 09:59 PM
During the summer when I work doing drywall we listen to 98.9 WBYR Van Wert/Fort Wayne, the only REAL rocker, the BEAR!!!!!!
brighton_eagle
29-01-2002, 01:26 PM
Originally posted by g23
US 50s slang, corruption of UFO. Hence 'foo fighters' can mean either combative alien spaceships, or the crafts deployed by us to counter them.
If anyone was going to know this, I should have guessed it would be you.....
:p :p
:) I thought everybody knew that.
brighton_eagle
29-01-2002, 03:47 PM
Nope. In fact, I think you might have made it up.
It's true, I promise. You may quote me without fear of contradiction dear boy.
brighton_eagle
29-01-2002, 04:44 PM
Very good. I shall, but if I am embarassed I shall be very upset....;)
Today I am listening to William Orbit - Strange Cargo III
Groovy......:afro:
Fila Brasilia
Brazilification this morning
Brilliant chilled re-mixes of Radiohead, UNKLE, Moloko, The Orb, Lamb, etc
Cannot recommend highly enough if you like this sort of stuff.
Oh and as it pains me to admit it G23 is indeed correct re the Foo Fighters
zonin2000
29-01-2002, 05:14 PM
ELO- Mr. Blue Sky
Originally posted by TAK
Oh and as it pains me to admit it G23 is indeed correct re the Foo Fighters
Only 1 for 2 so far today though...:)
Maidstoned Eagle
29-01-2002, 06:43 PM
Eee-O 11 - The Best of The Rat Pack. :cool: I've started calling everybody "Pally" and my tie has suddenly become pencil thin, pally.
brighton_eagle
29-01-2002, 06:44 PM
Originally posted by Maidstoned Eagle
Eee-O 11 - The Best of The Rat Pack. :cool: I've started calling everybody "Pally" and my tie has suddenly become pencil thin, pally.
nice
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