What music (if any) do you listen to in your shop?

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I know there's alot of you out there that listen to music in the shop, but what genre, artists, songs, etc. do you listen to?
I for one prefer country
Specifically Garth Brooks, Alabama
Standing Outside the Fire, If you're gonna play in texas, the closer you get, amie, friends in low places, fever, the list goes on but i'll stop for now.
 
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I tend to prefer no music when I work... can't usually here it over the sound of the DC, lathe, saws and drill press anyway, so mostly listen to my own thoughts.. and of course I talk to myself all day, have to make sure I'm listening to those thoughts.
 
Well my sis gave me a Zune as an early Christmas/b-day present so if you really want to know what I'm listening to I'll give you my Zunetag and you can look at my playlist/recent plays on Zune Social.[8D]
 
My shop is wired to my home office with a speaker switch in the shop. Anything that can play on my computer is piped into the shop. Mostly talk radio like John (the sick-freak) but when it comes to music, either country, bluegrass, jazz ect...

John... you might like this link: http://streamingradioguide.com/streaming-radio-shows.php
Enjoy! (PS, on the right side, you can select other venues...) See the drop down box under "Programs" I LOVE this website!
 
I have a pretty big mix of stuff playing in the garage. Indigenous, Allman Brothers, Skynard, Blind Boy of Alabama, Southern Culture on the Skids, Black Crows, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan just about covers most of it. Helps me relax and tune out the rest of the world, which allows me to enjoy my time turning wood that much more. I have a nice sound system in the garage and whether I'm wrenching on my bike or making saw dust, I really enjoy my free time out there.
 
Depends on my mood.

Sometimes I listen to classical (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc), Sometimes it's soft rock (Journey, Boston, etc.) but when I'm in the mood to "mess sumthin` up" there is nothing like Metallica's "Sad but True" played real loud with the midrange maxed on the eq.
 
AC/DC, KISS, Ozzy, Judas Priest, DIO, Iron Maiden and the list goes on and on. I love some classic hard rock and heavy metal.
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I either put Dark Side of the Moon on repeat on the big stereo, or use a pair of bluetooth stereo headphones and listen to the music on the memory chip in my cell phone. Mix of classic rock and blues with lots of Pink Floyd. I used to listen to a i-pod, but got tired of the cord catching on things, (not good around a lathe) The cell has the advantage that when the phone rings it pauses the music automatically and I can answer the phone, then the music restarts as soon as I hang up. Might not be a big advantage to most, but I'm a online support engineer for medical devices, so the phone is my job. When the music stops I have two rings to get the lathe turned off, and walk into the office from the shop. Occasionally I do get questions about "what was that noise winding down in the background?"

"Multivendor tech support, this is James, How can I help you"
 
I usually just jam to whatever tune is in my head but if I'm actually have music playing; I listen to anything from metal to country to oldies to classical but under no circumstances do I ever let Crap...ooops, I meant rap in my shop.
 
Marylin Manson is something new for me. I just have the greatest hits cd. Alot of good remakes.

I listen to everything. Metallica, Melissa Etherridge, eagles, country, rock, dance, classical, oldies and even josh groban(my wifes cd's)
 
Recently, Christmas Music. Usually Classic rock or Country depending on my mood or how tired I am of hearing the same songs on a radio station. otherwise I sing to myself. If I am really on my game I will even take a waltz around my shop with the broom:D
 
Originally posted by jcollazo

Jazz, Big Band and Blues... 1920 through today.
Click to expand...

Hey Joe, I have over 100 original Count Basie vinyl albums. I'm slowly getting them cleaned up accoustically and put on cd's.
Let me know if you want one.
 
For me it is the blues. New blues, old blues, like 'em all. I've got around 1700 CD's and 600 LP's so it can be a long time before I hear the same album again.
 
When it comes to music, I am gladly stuck in a time warp! 99% of what I listen to is from the 50’s and 60’s.

Some of my favorite artists are:

Dion and the Belmonts
Drifters
Randy & The Rainbows
Lou Christie
Dave 'Baby' Cortez
Marcels
Henry Mancini
Louis Prima

And there is no problem hearing it over the tools, all you have to do is turn up the volume!:D
 
Have a Sirius Sat radio in the shop and listen to Howard as well as classic vinyl (which is classic rock from the 60's on - lots of Pink Floyd and The Who, Doors and the like...). Sometimes I like also classic music, mainly Czech and Russian symphonies. There will be no country and western be played in my house or cars.
 
I listen to Hall & Oates and Billy Joel most of the time. I also have sirius radio and can't handle Howard at all. I do listen to Reggae and Pink Floyd. Yes, I live right outside of Nashville and can't handle country music very well.
 
Ahhh, music!

Lets see, I am 54 years old, am a bureaucrat working for a county government, and at work I listen to an eclectic mix of soft rock. So of course, when I go to my shop, I crank up the modern hard rock! Right now Seether is high on my list! Sometimes I scream right along with it! (I can't sing, so I might as well scream!) [8D]

Scott.
 
I enjoy woodworking and I enjoy music. Therefore, I must have tunes blaring in my shop. Fortunately, the walls are well-insulated, so as not to annoy my neighbors. :D

My tastes are rather ecclectic, but my faves are classic relics from the '60s and '70s: Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Mike Oldfield, Grateful Dead, King Crimson, Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Bowie, Clapton, The Faces, Talking Heads, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Steely Dan, Beatles, Stones, etc. I sometimes lean toward the more obscure, such as Tangerine Dream (great instrumental stuff that doesn't demand my undivided attention), Brian Eno, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Focus, Klaus Schulze, etc. Audio wallpaper.

I got tired of changing CDs all the time, so I burned a bunch of my "desert island discs" onto CDRs as .MP3 files, and have a CD player that plays MP3 discs. Now I can roll one disc for 12 hours and concentrate on woodturning and other fun stuff.

Cheers.
 
ZZ Top. Stevie Ray. Irish Folk music. Stevie Ray. Alabama. Stevie Ray. CCR. Stevie Ray. Creed. Stevie Ray. Phil Collins, U2, and oh yeah, every once in a while a little Stevie Ray........
 
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Depends on what kind of mood I am in.. however it usualy boils down to a band I first saw when they were the support band for Mot the Hoople ( all the young Dudes) in 1973.
They stole the show that night and continued to do it for the rest of their career. Sadly the lead singer is no longer camping it up on this plane of reality. But for a long time they were considered the best live bands on the planet.They are of Course 'Queen' and the volume must be Cranked right up
 
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