Music by it’s nature is designed to invoke emotions in others and that’s what makes it so incredible. Grooving to the beat of a great song to get hyped before epic adventures to something to listen to all alone when you’re feeling sad and everything in between. These emotions are powerful things and at least for myself have helped me through all of life’s roads.
Up until recently I was the type of person to listen to an album religiously and focus on the music rather then the message. This changed quite dramatically as of late and now I’ve shifted focus to making playlists to reinforce a specific feeling or circumstance. I’ve made several so far but I’ll only introduce the first one I made a few weeks back and it is as follows…
- Every Rope A Noose – The Black Dahlia Murder
- Snuff – Slipknot
- Dead Memories – Slipknot
- Till We Die – Slipknot
- Along For The Ride – Dream Theater
- Anywhere But Here (Duet) – Five Finger Death Punch w/ Maria Brink
- Agony In Her Body – Sage Francis
- Pull Me Under – Dream Theater
- Crumble – Sage Francis
- Nine Summers – After The Burial
- 100 Ways To Hate – Five Finger Death Punch
- Build Me Up, Break Me Down – Dream Theater
- A Light That Never Comes – Linkin Park w/ Steve Aoki
- Unretrofied – The Dillinger Escape Plan
- The Bleeding (Acoustic) – Five Finger Death Punch
- The Bigger Picture – Dream Threater
This list may seem like it’s all over the place but it has three distinct parts to it and that’s the beauty of playlists. They can invoke so many emotions all at once but can lead to an ultimate conclusion that may escape your grasp at the current time.
Eventually I’ll be posting two more playlists relating to “study/hype” music and the more specific “protest” tunes. Playlists are an under used tool that should be embraced for the simplicity to create and the power they wield
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JSTRD
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