Relaxing tunes

[Chiasm]

Mazzy Star? Great band.

 

[Labyrinth]

I'm not sure if Opeth really fit this thread. I mean, you could fall asleep in one section then get woken up by a massive shift in dynamics and tempo. It would be like..

*Nice harmony*
"This is nice I might nod off"
*Pretty jazz solo*
"Zzzzz"
*Brutal screaming, shreading and double kick*
"Ohshit!"
*Nice harmony*
"This is nice..."

If you pick a few songs or their Damnation album, you don't exactly get the Brutal screaming alarm bell.. though I should program something to wake me up to Ghost Of Perdition. That'd be win.

 

[MrBrightside919]

I'll have to try listening to Porcupine Tree and Liquid Tension Experiment next time I need some relaxation. Still, you've got a good taste in music.

That's less than a quarter of the bands I listen to. Most of the rest are in various sub-genres of heavy metal, so they don't quite fit this thread.

If you relax by listening to heavy metal then you can put it on this thread...

 

[Labyrinth]

If you relax by listening to heavy metal then you can put it on this thread...

I don't call it relaxing.. inspiring me to headbang and thrash around in a mosh pit isn't particularly placid.

 

[darthsmily]

Metallica's Orion, Call of Cthulu and To Live is to Die.
Out of all the stuff I listen to that is all I could fall alseep listening to.

 

[MrBrightside919]

If you relax by listening to heavy metal then you can put it on this thread...

I don't call it relaxing.. inspiring me to headbang and thrash around in a mosh pit isn't particularly placid.

Ok then you don't have to do anything

 

[Smyter]

Knights in white satin- moody blues i think makes me relaxed and tired bad for driving

 

[perfectimo]

I relax to the following:

Bach
The Beatles
Beethoven
Daft Punk
The Fireman
Hercvles and Love Affair
Joy Division
Justice
Leonard Nimoy
MGMT
Midnight Juggernauts
Ministry of Sound
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Soundtracks)
One Love (like Ministry of Sound)
PNAU
Sonic Boom
Soulwax
The Ting Tings
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Van She
The Velvet Underground
William Shatner

 

[Nazulu]

Pink Floyd I find perfect for relaxing too and maybe Radiohead.

Anyone heard the Black Sabbath songs 'Planet Caravan' and 'Solitude', they are good songs for relaxing too. Strange coming from a heavy metal band.

 

[ChocoFace]

i'm surprised noone mentioned Yoko Ono.

Or if i seriously answered, it would sound more like Buckethead - Redeem Team, Asylum of Glass (among other greats)

 

[Labyrinth]

Oh! I forgot Pain Of Salvation. Especially BE. Fuck that's an awesome album.

 

[AlphaWolf13]

Post-rock.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Mogwai
Sigur Ros
Explosions In The Sky
Blackfield
Pink Floyd

Prog Rock/Metal.

Porcupine Tree
A Perfect Circle
Liquid Tension Experiment
Opeth

You are a god!!

For the first set of answers at least =D.
Got anymore Ambient bands along those lines?

My list
-A Silver Mt. Zion
-Do Make Say Think
-Eluvium
-Explosions in the Sky
-Fly Pan Am
-Godspeed You Black Emperor
-Mogwai
-Red Sparowes
-Set Fire To Flames
-Valley of the Giants


OHHHH can't forget
-Brian Eno

And last but not least, something that helps bring about more bands.
www.pandora.com The ambient collection they have... Simply amazing.

 

[Labyrinth]

Got any more Ambient bands along those lines?

Not that are international bands per se. I like Post rock, but I'm not the biggest fan. More of a metal head. Other bands to look into (Myspace works) are Mirrorsessions and Lumiere.

 

[JakalMc]

Anything by Ashtar and Spiral Dance.
Some stuff by A Perfect Circle and Within Temptation.

 

[Combined]

I sorta have videos playing in my mind when songs play (All songs). Which is awesome. It's sorta like watching a movie, so it's great fun and I can relax.

Songs that do this the most:
The Beach Boys - "Surfin' Safari",
Martha and the Vandella - "Dancing in the streets" and "Nowhere to Run"
The Trashmen - "Surfin' bird"
L. Armstrong - "What a wonderful world"
Everly Brothers - "All I have to do is Dream"
Rolling stones - "Paint it black"
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - "Wooly Bully"
Elvis Presley - "You're the devil in disguise"
Them - "Baby please don't go"
The Searchers - "Sugar and Spice"
The Rivieras - "California sun"
Anything by Wagner
Bob Crosby - "Dear hearts and gentle people"
Ink Spots - "I don't want to set the world on fire"
Cole Porter - "Anything goes"
Most songs by They Might Be Giants.

 

[Fightgarr]

I like "Relaxin' with Miles" to relax.
I really enjoy listening to the more chilled out songs from the Smashing Pumpkins, I really like the Born Ruffians and Arcade Fire. On occasion I'll listen to Badly Drawn Boy to relax as well.

 

[mkb07a]

I tend to have what can best be described as "mental videos" going through my head whenever I hear certain songs. Kinda like a pre-scripted daydream where I envision the same events any time I hear a particular song. Some would be like music videos, me wishing to be the band playing, others are concepts for shows or stories I'm always toying with in my head but never put on something more substantial...

SNIP

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does that... That's why I can't listen to classical music as I fall asleep. My playlist is very selective so I can have those little dreams but not have them go overboard (as they usually do when I listen to classical music).

 

[Hoppetussa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nAwmVLQSk I love this song.