"I've just come to the realization that I can't be productive while liste..."
Hip Hop w/ Lyrics, particularly new music. I gotta stop and listen to whatever they saying (no matter the depth or breadth). Same with R&B/Soul music to a lesser extent.
What brought on this revelation you ask? I've been listening to the top 10 songs on this TIDAL free trial and it's all rock/alternative or whatever you call it and I've been more productive than I've been in weeks. It only took me 30 aught yrs to figure this out.
2. "don't have this problem" In response to Reply # 0 Mon Mar-16-15 09:00 AM by initiationofplato
i was bummed about getting a shit education in high school/college and spent the last 15 years listening to audio books in the background while i work, and eventually, my brain learned to listen to the book and focus on what i need to be doing. the flip side is, i have a hard time focusing on just one thing now and need multiple stimuli to be productive.
5. "yeah i never listen to a new album at work." In response to Reply # 0
New albums are for my train rides.
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TheAlbionist Member since Jul 04th 2011 3306 posts
Mon Mar-16-15 10:38 AM
6. "Can't do music full stop with work." In response to Reply # 0
More and more as I get older, I find myself paying attention to too many different aspects of the music, lyrics and production and there just isn't bandwidth left for anything more than a conversation about the music.
In a way instrumental music's worse... I can almost keep myself to only listening to the rapper/singer if it's a lyrical piece, but instrumentals I'll be out here critiquing the reverb on the snare or trying to work out what a bass patch looked like.
PoppaGeorge Member since Nov 07th 2004 10384 posts
Mon Mar-16-15 11:51 AM
10. "only song I can't listen to while working is "Ante Up"" In response to Reply # 0 Mon Mar-16-15 11:53 AM by PoppaGeorge
I get waaaay too amped up and vocal when that shit is on. I had on headphones once while working on a test plan some years ago and "Ante Up" came on on my mp3 player...
by the time I got to "From the street cousin, you know the drill..." I had looked up and saw my manager, team lead, and a couple of developers peeking in my cubicle. I thought I was just mouthing the words, but instead I was loud as fuck... especially at "You think I don't know that? BLAOW!! Nigga hold that! BLAOW!! nigga hold that! BLAOW!! nigga hold that!"
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16. "geez. i cant study without background music" In response to Reply # 15 Mon Mar-16-15 07:13 PM by akon
i think tht d'angelo album helped me through finals
but i guess one could argue here that lyrics dont matter... mumble mumble 'soldier only dies the once.. mumble mumble.. in really love.. mumble..
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