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Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:50:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/11/2013 04:50

I'll listen to music while doing math. If I have to write an essay or something like that, then there's no way.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

AlexZangari — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:28:15 GMT

Author: AlexZangari

Posted: 09/11/2013 04:28

Mancsoulsister wrote:

First thought - What an odd question?

Personally, I have yet to come across an album that I can't read or work to or do any other kind of task to... which seems to be a bit of a rarity judging by the rest of the comments. 😕

🤔

So do the rest of you sit and read or work or study or whatever in stone silence?

I would find that very unnerving and strange...

But then you are all boys... and I am female

Either way - weird!!

*shrug*

This exactly. And I am male for the most part.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:00:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 15:00

I usually put new albums on while I'm reading. This way I can do two things at once. Upbeat and/or wordless music works as well.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Listmeister — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:57:43 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 09/10/2013 14:57

Defago wrote:

Last time I read LoTR, I put Jethro Tull and other medieval folk on the background, and it really helped immerse myself in the books. Or some space rock probably goes well when reading Ender's novels.

I love the Ender novels. What space rock goes best with them?

Enya (fantasy), Enigma (surreal) or Ray Lynch(spacey) are good for enhancing Science Fiction.
80's power bands go well with Star Trek novels
Nothing works with Star Wars novels except John Williams.
Gordon Lightfoot with Tom Clancy novels.
I imagine heavy metal would be good background when you're reading Stephen King, but I've never tried it.
Current top 40 works surprisingly well with non fiction, especially news. It associates the song with the non-fiction you are reading about, and helps fix it (whatever you're reading about) in your mind, and the music works like a time-stamp.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:29:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 14:29

Glimmer by Jacaczek and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley were a lovely combination.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

junodog4 — Sun, 2 Dec 2012 14:35:07 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 12/02/2012 19:35

I can understand reading, but I don't get it when people listen to music (with vocals) when trying to write. The lyrics influence your writing. I'm sure Harkan can attest to grading papers or tests written by students listening to music (with vocals).

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Rikuff — Sun, 2 Dec 2012 11:38:06 GMT

Author: Rikuff

Posted: 12/02/2012 16:38

The Album Leaf

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

pearljammer13 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:44:10 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 11/30/2012 11:44

Defago wrote:

I'm gonna try this, sounds amazing. Also, any epic fantasy read while listening to the Zelda soundtrack becomes awesomer.

Yeah that would seem to make sense, the music in Zelda is majestic.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

ButterThumbz — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:42:57 GMT

Author: ButterThumbz

Posted: 11/30/2012 10:42

Yeah, Eno's good. Any ambience in fact. Anything relaxing but predominantly instrumental.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

davidhuret — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:27:58 GMT

Author: davidhuret

Posted: 11/30/2012 10:27

Brian Eno's new album is good to "envelop" your reading.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

PTLegz — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:00:58 GMT

Author: PTLegz

Posted: 11/30/2012 10:00

I used to be able to read to anything but now it pretty much has to be acid jazz or mellow psych or something atmospheric and not too demanding of attention.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Defago — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:02:42 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 11/30/2012 04:02

pearljammer13 wrote:

Last night I discovered that "The Glow Pt. 2" by the Microphones is perfect accompaniment for The Hobbit (or any book involving a journey through Middle Earth I'd imagine). I shall be delving into round 2 in a bit.

I'm gonna try this, sounds amazing. Also, any epic fantasy read while listening to the Zelda soundtrack becomes awesomer.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:43:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/30/2012 01:43

I focus better while listening to music. Anything really. Of course every so often I break out dancing and singing, but then I get back to work.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

pearljammer13 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:04:41 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 11/29/2012 23:04

Last night I discovered that "The Glow Pt. 2" by the Microphones is perfect accompaniment for The Hobbit (or any book involving a journey through Middle Earth I'd imagine). I shall be delving into round 2 in a bit.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Anonymous — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 19:30:38 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/09/2012 23:30

Good post-rock
Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven by Goodspeed is probably my favorite album to listen to while im reading!

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Defago — Mon, 8 Oct 2012 16:40:49 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 10/08/2012 20:40

I took it to mean books, textbooks, novels, essays, etc. but not internet-hanging-out or chatting, texting, etc.

If we count those too, then I rarely listen to music without reading.

Also, if I didn't study with music I wouldn't have time for more than a couple of albums a week!

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Mother Nature's Son — Mon, 8 Oct 2012 16:17:43 GMT

Author: Mother Nature's Son

Posted: 10/08/2012 20:17

If I didn't hear music while reading, I'd probably only listen to music in weekends.

..I'm not sure, are we talking book books or are we talking any kind of reading? 99,9% of the time I'm on BEA, I'm listening to albums.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

HigherThanTheSun — Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:36:48 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 10/08/2012 19:36

gtroda wrote:

I can listen to most anything while working, but if I am reading a book I cannot have any music on.

^^

Although I barely read these days anyway. When I'm working I can listen to anything.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

SquishypuffDave — Mon, 8 Oct 2012 05:26:33 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 10/08/2012 09:26

It'd have to be really boring. Not interesting or attention-grabbing in any way, so it doesn't distract from the book. Ambient music might work, just as long as you don't like ambient music.

Re: Albums you can listen to whilst reading?

Anonymous — Mon, 8 Oct 2012 04:30:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/08/2012 08:30

Yes, only classical if I'm reading anything non-fiction. If I'm reading fiction I just wouldn't because music would shape how I was feeling as I was reading and that would probably take away from the book's ability to.