# Music to relieve the pressure **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 16, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475 "2022-05-16T02:46:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/1 "2022-05-16T02:46:30Z")
I just peeked at and added a few to a thread, songs you never get tired of. It occurred to me that I have a few songs that I turn to, crank up, to help relieve the mental, emotional pressure. I suppose they are commiseration tunes to me, not some soothing mellow thing to calm me. Rather an aid to let me blow it out. Get Over It. The Eagles. Killing In The Name Of. Rage Against The Machine. ( Of course, and others of there’s ) Mouth. Bush. Not a particular relationship rant for me, but could be for others. When The Levee Breaks. Led Zeppelin. Could be worse…Could be raining. New Orleans Is Sinking. The Tragically Hip. ( Canadian band, listen to them.) Always Look On The Bright Side of Life. Galaxy Song. Monty Python. Old Man. Neil Young. There are a few others. But maybe these give the idea of what I mean. Most may seem downers. But they work for me. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/2 "2022-05-16T02:51:01Z")
Almost any Tool… But maybe Schism and Lateralus most for this purpose. Catharsis is important. ---
**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/3 "2022-05-16T03:14:49Z")
Had a listen. Did not trigger that feeling for me. Not bad though. The recordings I heard, were very hard to here the lyrics. But that may be due to my old ears. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/4 "2022-05-16T03:45:35Z")
Beowulf’s _2 Cents_ I’m right, everyone else is messed up and needs to leave me be. Too short, can’t seem to get it loud enough. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/5 "2022-05-16T13:14:58Z")
Tool is not know for the clarity of the lyrics for sure! It’s more of the whole sonic attack, as it were. The latest album is quite good, although more ethereal. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/6 "2022-05-16T15:18:20Z")
**Old 97s** - “Four Leaf Clover” Pounding drums, screaming guitars, angsty lyrics, a vocal duet with Exene Cervenka… what more could you ask for? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ndn37Hr-2jk/maxresdefault.jpg "Four Leaf Clover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndn37Hr-2jk) ---
**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/7 "2022-05-17T04:15:19Z")
Nice. It brought to mind The Angry Cockroaches kind of sound. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/8 "2022-05-17T04:29:20Z")
I require soothing music to relieve stress. Carpenters Top of the World, We’ve Only Just Begun Anne Murray Dannys Song, Snowbird, You Needed Me I have a two hour collection of Mantovoni Orchestra that I’ll play after a stressfull day. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/9 "2022-05-17T15:52:00Z")
Absolutely not dogging on your opinion or music, but I find it amusing just how absolutely stabby those tunes make me. Like red hot frustration & rage. 🙂 Differnt strokes eh? Strange old world. ---
**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/10 "2022-05-17T16:22:04Z")
The songs I list are not soothing. Well the Monty Python ones are a bit. Aceplace57 gave examples of music to sooth oneself. I have ones for that too. The ones I list assist in venting my pressure, frustration, anger. Played loud. I used the word commiseration. So they are kind of like letting off steam by bitching about things with a friend. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-relieve-the-pressure/964475/11 "2022-05-17T18:34:42Z")
I like a wide variety of music. I play rock when I’m rested and need some energy in the room. Sometimes if I’m tense or angry rock can help me unwind. These days stress wears me out. I don’t have the energy to rock out or do much of anything. It’s probably me getting older.