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I know this topic crosses The Lounge quite often, but Leslie is not invite. Music, and my choice thereof, is a very dynamic thing. I want to start this week off with something that is intellectually stimulating, from a purely musical perspective, i.e. something that stimulates the beta brainwaves without enraging me in any distractions as lyrics so often do.
I find death metal and goa trance great for driving out external distractions, but they tend to keep me too focused on exactly what I'm doing, reducing my creative and tactical thinking. I think some classics would be a good start, but know and have very little. Of course the internet can help my acquisition of more, but I'm hoping the good fellows of CodeProject can help in choice.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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I've always listened to the Smiths while coding.
And I just added the Clash and the Ramones. 
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Brady Kelly wrote: I think some classics would be a good start, but know and have very little.
If by the classics you mean classical music then Bach is a good choice because his music has an even tempo(Brandenburg Concertos, Cello suites played by Mstislav Rostropovich), Handel (Water music), Beethoven(get a collection of his adagios to start with) - or for something more modern Buena Vista social club, Michael Nyman(The piano), Manhatten Transfer(swing)...
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I like Bach, and have an album of Brandenburg Concertos. I think the purported mathematical nature of his work appeals to my lower levels of consciousness, below the level of beautiful music appealing to my mind. But as of asking for suggestions, that is all I have.
Thanks for the suggestions though, I will look for some of them. And the reminder - I just remembered I do like what I've heard of the Water Music 'suite'.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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When I want to just go "head down" coding, when the design is done, I can really be productive with (believe it or not) John Philip Sousa marches!!
Also, if you want a good source of streaming classical music, KUSC[^] has a very high quality streaming service. KUSC is the largest and most listened to public radio and non-profit classical music station in the country. It is based in Southern California. Mostly complete works with very little interruption. On-air staff really know their stuff.
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GuyThiebaut wrote: If by the classics you mean classical music then Bach is a good choice
I concur to a degree about Bach, but I often find myself getting drawn into the complexity of his music, particularly things like 'The Well Tempered Clavier'. I get too much into listening, and little code gets written! 
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For precisely the same purpose, I listen to Mozart's piano concertos - all 27 of them! If you don't 'do' classical as a rule, then which version you choose doesn't matter much. This version[^] is particularly good value. UK price twenty two quid for a dozen CDs!
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Jazz would be good, but I have no idea what to get.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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mmmm, try Fred Hersch Trio, Marc Moulin, Abraham Burton, Wes Montgomory, Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington.
You can also search some blue note albums, they're mostly between blues and jazz. 
Hope this helps.
[EDIT]I would have said Miles Davis, but he's somewhat experimental at times, which works distracting. Another option would be to use spotify or something similar  [/EDIT]
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I would recommend something from the 1950's or before for Jazz as after that the tempo started becoming more unevenly syncopated - if you know what I mean cat.
So I would recommend something like the the BBC big band orchestra[^].
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Not for coding to, but I think everyone should hear Brubeck's Unsquare Dance[^] at least once, just for the sheer fun of it!
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
- G.K. Chesterton
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Aaah yes, I actually really like Take 5, but never knew who or the name. My dad was huge jazz buff until he died a few years ago, so I grew up with constant exposure to, but scant interest in, a massive range of good jazz.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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I would suggest Mechanical Bull (Deluxe)[^] from Kings of Leon. It's a Southern/Country Rock album. I think you will like it on a Monday morning.
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While it's not all what you asked for I find the latter bands/artists help me think creatively:
-Decapitated
-Ne Obliviscaris
-Opeth
-Cynic
-Devin Townsend's various projects
-Wagner
-Tchaikovsky
-Don Davis
-Clint Mansell
-Alcest(later albums if you are not into black metal  )
-Agalloch
-Solstafir
-God Is An Astronaut
I'm sure there are plenty more. Sorry for no links, I am at work currently.
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I second jazz. Go on youtube and pick a playlist.
For the classic part, I listen to Ravel or Camille St Saens. Bach/Haendel were already mentioned.
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Depends on my mood mostly, currently listening to Ali Project.
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Quote: any distractions as lyrics so often do
And they sometimes tempt you to sing along ... not usually received well by office colleagues on a Monday (or any) morning 
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Yes, especially when you're wearing earphones and singing along loudly. Even less appreciated is when said earphones increase the volume of your under-breath profanities directed at errant code.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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Twist, Arkansas, winter of 1949[^]
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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Had never heard that story. R.I.P. B.B.
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I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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I had heard a slight variation, but here it is in his own words.
RIP BB 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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