songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

I listen to music constantly, and there's no doubt that my mood has a great influence on what I'm listening to.

When I'm happy, I can listen to anything. So I guess this is my chance to tell you my favorites... Radiohead, MuteMath, Muse, & Josh Garrels are probably the top four. (Those four make it into any category) And then there's radio-friendly stuff like Coldplay and John Mayer that can fall into the "non-moody" music category, so that works whenever.

When I'm sad, it's a good chance to get back to some nostalgic music. So you can bet there will be some DMB. Others might include Stereophonics, Ben Folds, U2, or any of my favorite classic rock bands. And of course, being sad is the perfect occasion to skip ahead to the ballads on your Ipod.

Being bored creates the right mood to try something new. Usually that's my cue to look up a band I've heard about but yet to listen to. Or if I'm less motivated, I'll look through my Ipod for something I haven't listened to in a long time.

Hype music might be my specialty. Not that my music library consists of hype bands, but that's the mood when I absolutely must have music playing. There's nothing worse than getting pumped up for some silence. So when I'm hyped up, I'm listening to 311, NIN, Rage, and a select choice of hip-hop. And on the occasion when my mood might be described as "mad," this would be the same list. Especially Rage.

And just because it's one of my favorite all time songs from possibly my favorite all time album from one of my favorite bands, I'm listening to Radiohead's "There There" from Hail to the Thief as I finish tonight's post. It's so good.