Over at voxpopuli, Vox posted on mood programming music. I would not have chosen most of his choices, but he apparently was in the band psychosonik (I’m pretty sure they made music for the Mortal Kombat films). I shouldn’t expect his musical tastes to be similar to mine or even to standard humans. His categories are:
Best 5 fire-it-up songs
Best 5 philosophy songs
Best 5 get-off-the-canvas songs
Best 5 romance songs
I thought this was a cool idea. Here are my thoughts:
Best 5 fire-it-up songs (for the weight room or punching bag anyway)
- Fuel by Metallica (S&M version)
- Animal I have become by Three Days Grace
- Mars the Bringer of War by Gustav Holst
- The Crowing by Coheed and Cambria
- Black Wind, Fire, and Steel by Manowar
Best 5 philosophy songs (songs about philosophy or songs for reading philosophy?)
- Every Thought a Thought of You by mewithoutYou
- Somebody Told Me by The Killers (this might be about the Gettier Problem)
- Vesuvius by Sufjan Stevens
- Carnival of Souls by Saviour Machine
- Ready to Die by Andrew W.K.
Best 5 get-off-the-canvas songs
- Can’t Stop by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Defy You by The Offspring
- Harder Better Faster Stronger by Daft Punk
- FMZ4 by Mortal (this might be about revenge against a vampire from space)
- Here We Are Juggernaut by Coheed and Cambria
Best 5+2 romance songs (I like more romance songs than I thought…)
- Pearl of the Stars by Coheed and Cambria
- George Romero Will Be At Our Wedding by Showbread
- Does this Inspire You by Josh D.I.E.S.
- Burn by The Cure
- Dance Dance Christa Paffgen by Anberlin
- She is Beautiful by Andrew W.K.
- Nightcall by Kavinsky
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