Just curious what everyone listens to when working on their layout. I usually listen to blues, jazz and some metal. Artist range from bands like In Flames to Diane Krall.
Silence, it’s wonderful.
Enjoy
Paul
Oldies. Real oldies, like 50s and 60s. I like that late Transition Era music. It’s what I grew up with. I need some Big Band for when I’m doing Steam Era, but the cable music channels don’t have that.
Depends…Some times old country from the 30-60s,golden oldies from the 50/60s or the big bands…I also listen to dixieland,CCR and The Eagles…I use Rhapsody…
Other times it nothing but,golden silence.
sometimes silence, sometimes metal.
I agree that silence is nice somtimes. Its nice to open up the windows and hear nature and the deisels on the P&W blowing their horns.
If there’s a ball game on, I’ll roll the TV around to have that in the doorway. Like many of the others, 30’s-early 60’s (not much British Invasion or there after) and country. Local station has good news coverage and a wide variety of music, so they hold the radio slot. Silence also has its place.
Have fun,
Richard
Same here.
Never have understood the those who “need” noise all the time. I love music, but I hate the “background noise” for every activity that some people seem to require.
Sheldon
Soilwork…In Flames wow! I’m with you on those for sure! You might like Ravenface too [8D]
I also like listening in to railroad radio on the web. Crank up the old iTunes and tune into a scanner somewhere there’s a lot of chatter.
ChrisP
So true, but then most times I’m talking to myself- just haven’t got any answers yet!
Most times at work itself, I have just too many calcs and numbers in my head while running back and forth to make cuts, any distraction will screw me up. That’s when “I’ll cut it 3 times and it’s still too short”
My taste in music is similar to Soilwork’s, substituting classic rock for metal. But, here in Hooterville, radio reception in my basement is horrible, so if I am listening to music it is via a CD or streaming in on the computer.
What I listen to depends on my mood. Often I work in silence. About as often I have a hockey game, college basketball game, NFL game, or some other sporting event of interest on the tube (pretty much tells everyone what time of year the majority of my railroad work gets done).
For whatever reason, I like working to Louis Armstrong, BB King, Muddy Waters, and Howlin Wolf. I love Diana Krall’s early CDs (pre-2006), but they make me want to sit in a dark room with a drink or glass of wine, not work. Miles Davis has that same effect on me.
Turn on the tube in the adjoining room and put on a movie. Usually The Goonies.
Stu
Listen to the local comedy channel on the radio.
Older rock. Like Aerosmith, Queen, Guns 'n Roses old, so about 70’s, 80’s, some 90’s. Sometimes older.
Buddy Rich radio streaming throughn Pandora. For some reason I get a lot more accomplished that way
Pretty quiet down there except for the times I’ve screwed something up and end up talking to myself. [:|]
Dennis
Whenever I’m working on a model or airbrush painting, I listen to smooth jazz which puts me in a calm, “feel good” mood. Joyce Cooling, Paul Brown, Chuck Loeb, and Larry Carlton are my favorites.
I agree. Working on trains and breathing is my idea of multi-tasking. [swg]
Wayne
Blues on Pandora. SRV, Eric Clapton, Corey Stevens, Kenny Wayne Shepard.
Terry in NW Wisconsin