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You know when you have those times where you're uptight or you have a headache and you need to calm down and relax?

Well I'm looking for some suggestions for a good cd or some songs to listen to on such an occasion... Anything that you find soothing. Thanks

otnorot

Sigur Ros

Check out "The Nothing Song" and "Svefn-G-Englar"

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mrcraptastic

when i'm in one of those moods i usually put in some dashboard confessional or coldplay..
then there's the odd song that helps.. 'heaven' by moonpools and caterpillars gets me in a pretty good mood, but it's one of those 'no way im putting it on a cd in case someone hears me playing it' songs, heh...
and, if you're into strange types of music... nightwish relaxes me, the lead singer has a great voice, but it's kind of heavy music... i love it though

K-Wise

Sigur Ros is where its at. Also try some

Electric Light Orchestra - One Summer Dream, Waterfall, Fire On High (Face The Music)
Bread - Aubrey (Bread Anthology)
Don Mclean - And I love you so/Vincent (American Pie & Other hits)
Bob Scaggs - We're All Alone (Silk Degrees)
Buffalo Springfield - Expecting To Fly
Jim Croche has a lot of great soft songs.
The Moody Blues are full of good stuff
Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever? (1 of many songs by them)

And if you ain't into the older stuff try

Damien Rice - Volcano(O)
Silverchair - My Favourite Thing (Diorama)
Counting Crows - Around Here, Anna Begins, Raining In Baltimore (August and Everything After) basically that whole album is good. Also check out Millers Angels on Recovering The Satellites.
Travis - Luv (The Man Who) really beautiful song right there.
The Verve Pipe - She Has Faces (The Verve Pipe)
Live - Overcome

I'll come back with some more. I like to sleep to music so I know a lot a softer shit.

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K-Wise

How could I forget
Sarah Mclachlan - Angel. Love that song.

Asta!!

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numberfive

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head, The Scientist, Trouble, In My Place, hell, most of their stuff.

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K-Wise

Ben Kweller - Butterflys
I'll add Ben Folds Five - Brick to that as well.

Asta!!

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Esoteric

Enya is always a good choice for that.

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Also check out these songs

Train - Blind
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (all of Mazzy's stuff is pretty soft n good)

Asta!!

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Melllvar

Stuff by Brian Eno is a good choice. His "Music for..." series is a good start.

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docbungle

Morcheeba is the most soothing music I have heard.

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Lebell

David Lanz, "Christophorie's Dream"

very soothing original piano compositions.

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K-Wise

Peep out Gary Jules version of the classic Mad World by Tears For Fears. It's on the Donny Darko soundtrack.

Asta!!

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bundy

for soothing, i turn to the likes such as eva cassidy, norah jones or old classics such as crowded house.

for extra soothing, i turn to more serious calmers such as enya, enigma and robert miles.

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K-Wise

I forgot to mention Don Mclean - Babylon when I put his other songs. That ones really good.

Asta!!

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God of Thunder

Miles Davis or Coltrane

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For me:

Portishead
Depeche Mode
classical music in general
Nina Simone
Peter Gabriel

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kind of blue - miles davis


i'm not really into jazz, but someone bought me a copy of it and it is amazing. really smooth.

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fuelmyfire

Biosphere.

he comes from Tromso Norway. most of his pieces are inspired by isolation and acrtic scenery.

Spektr

Rabbit in the Moon - Deeper
Blue Six - Music and Wine, Close to Home
Anything by Sigur Ros
The Postal Service
Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Seanathan03

mad world on the donnie darko sound track is soothing if not a bit depressing at the same time

sipsake

I second on the Mazzy Star.

Also Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

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costello

Dismemberment Plan, Sigur Ros, Dave Brubrek, Damien Rice, M. Ward, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Bob Dylan, and last but not least ... JAMES TAYLOR!

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anleja

Dead Can Dance
Billie Holiday
Concrete Blonde
Wilco

K-Wise

PEDRO THE LION Oh and you can never go wrong with SADE

Asta!!

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Randerolf

Two words: Eric Satie

his piano will heal your soul.

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brandon11983

Aphex Twin - "Lichen" off of Selected Ambient Works Vol. II

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Speed_Gibson

Thelonious Monk
Bing Crosby
Frank Sinatra
most other artists in the jazz/swing/ragtime/gay 90's genre from the past 100 years

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john coltrane and ravi shankar

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Jadey

Good call!

Also,

Pink Floyd - Dogs
Pink Floyd - wish You Were Here
Pink floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - One Slip

K-Wise

Floyd were all kinds a good mellow. My folks loved em so naturally...it passed on.

Asta!!

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lions20

James Taylor is very relaxing

quadro2000

when I need something soothing, I generally listen to music without words. Words distract me from relaxing.

The only exceptions to this rule, currently, are Norah Jones (although I've kind of played out that CD) and either Brushfire Fairytales or On And On by Jack Johnson. Both CDs are extremely relaxing.

As for instrumental discs, I listen to the following (all which can be found at Amazon)

Bach At Bedtime
Mozart At Midnight
Hilary Stagg: Dream Spiral (a little cheesy but if you like the harp, it's beautiful)
anything by George Winston
The Essence of Pachelbel by Michael Maxwell - this is variations on Pachelbel's famous "Canon in D." Extremely relaxing!
Silent Pool by Marian McPartland

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daydream

Wow thanks for all the responses everyone!! This is great!! I can't wait to try out all these songs.... Thanks a lot!! =)

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Averett

I concur

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Sting - BrandNewDay
Bob Marley - RastamanVibration

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Lunchbox7

Anything by Medwyn Goodall. I also like Gregorian Chant.

PoteMatic

Bob Marley is always good and some ween is nice like um Joppa Road um So long Jerry i dunno some ween is good for a mellow mood but some isnt you should check it out.

K-Wise

Tori Amos & Fiona Apple are also pretty good and I know people hate Evanescence but My Imortal and Hello are both really beautiful songs.

Asta!!

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"I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project

It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys! - Asta!!