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I have a few CDs that I associate very closely with some moods. They're often the first thing I turn to when I'm experiencing an overwhelming mood of a particular type. It's often nothing more than a visceral reaction to the music, or an association with where I was in my life when I first heard the CD. Most of my reactions to music are pretty visceral anyway.

Angry: Ben Folds Five - Whatever And Ever Amen
Depressed/lonely: Pink Floyd - Animals
Teen Angsty: Live - Secret Samadhi
Raw Joy: Queen - A Kind Of Magic (though not so much since I got into a car accident when it was on a few years ago)
Adventurous: Reel Big Fish - Turn The Radio Off

Anyone else have any they'd like to share? Or particular songs or entire artists, if not albums?

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I have two that I go to every time, without fail...
Wistful: Rufus Wainwright, s/t
Misunderstood: Sleater-Kinney, One Beat

I sometimes really want to cry but I can't, or I just want to... feel, and for that I put on Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, or Parade.

Also, my bouncy-walking-down-locust-walk cd's are mixes my first boyfriend, Lucky, gave to me, which include lots of Ben Folds, ska, and other wonderful music. My favorite songs are probably Piebald's The King and The Weakerthan's The Reasons (which I love mostly because of the music video).

I should listen to my Les Mis more.

...and it's coming to Philly, isn't it? I should get on that.

Totally. I saw it, um, goodness, something like ten years ago now, and it's magnificent live.

I can't explain this at all, but whenever I'm doing any hardcore cleaning (like on my hands and knees scrubbing stuff) I have to listen to the commitments soundtrack.

Heh, I'm glad I'm not the only one to get Proustian about music..

Stan Rogers always makes me think of New England, or at least feel very cozy and comfortable. I have no idea why, since the man was from Canada.

Lily Allen for when I feel poppy and happy and dorky.

And whenever I need to calm down or get centered, I absolutely must listen to Bach, preferably one of his gavottes (forget the exact name), but I'll settle for the Brandenberg Concertos. They're better than anything else in the world.

Oh! And in that theme -- if I just need to purely feel and give myself over to sensation, I must listen to Vissi d'arte, from Tosca. There's this one moment where the singer hits a high note and it's purely transcendental...

(this is fun!)

Teen Angsty: New Found Glory
Driving/Mellow: Guster

Pink Floyd - Animals is my rainy day album.

I listen to Lisa Loeb when I'm feeling unhappy with myself, and she makes me feel better. I sing along. Great for PMS. :)

needing to unwind: R.E.M.
angry-- ani
teenage angst-- Rent
cleaning-- shrek soundtrack

Dramatic/joyful: Nightwish, LotR soundtracks
Morose and wallowing: "Black Black Heart" by Usher, "Falls on Me" by Fuel, "Halleluia" by Leonard Cohen, "Mad World," Gary Jules version
Workout: Girly pop (years of gymnastics)
Mellow: Practically anything Judy Collins

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