BEST OF: Music For Moods

Best Music To Sulk and/or Over Think To
[Scene: Go into your room, shut the door, light a candle and think about life or feel sorry for yourself (illegal substances or alcohol encouraged, but not required).]

• Radiohead, any album, "Kid A" suggested.
• Coldplay, "Parachutes"
• Sigur Ros, "Ágætis Byrjun"
• Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue"
• Kings of Convenience, "Riot On An Empty Street"

Best Music To Workout and/or Dance To
[Scene: Dress yourself in cool workout gear so you feel like you are the man/woman -- best if listened to on the treadmill at 5.5 mph, preferably on an incline OR dancing around in your underwear, in your apartment where you think nobody is looking.]

• Jamiroquai, any album, "Dynamite" and "Traveling Without Moving" suggested.
• Justin Timberlake, "Justified"
• Madonna, "Confessions On A Dance Floor" and "Immaculate Collection"
• Sean Paul, "The Trinity"
• Michael Jackson "History Past, Present and Future" part 1
• Bunty aur Babli soundtrack

Best Music To Lip-sing To
[Scene: typically can be done in the shower, while driving or in the mirror while getting ready for work.]

• Mariah Carey, ALL albums
• Aretha Franklin, ALL albums
• Frank Sinatra, "The Good Years"
• Jamie Cullum, "Twentysomething"
• George Michael, "Ladies & Gentleman" or Wham

Best Music To Get Romantic To:
[Scene: grab a partner, find that special spot on the couch, dim the lights and cuddle (petting optional).]

• Sade, "Love Deluxe" and "Best of"
• Maxwell, "Urban Hang Suite" and "Now"
• Death Cab For Cutie, "Transatlanticism"
• D'Angelo, "Voodoo"
• Love Jones soundtrack

Best Music To Strut Around New York (or respective) City To
[Scene: Ladies, put on a pair of your sexiest, high-heeled boots; Gentleman, lace-up or velcro your trendiest tennis shoes, grab iPod, slip on shades and proceed with an air of arrogance.)]

• Tribe Called Quest, "Anthology"
• Common, "Be"
• Bloc Party, "Silent Alarm"
• The Rolling Stones, "40 Licks"
• Prince, "The Hits"

*Though the above listed has been formulated in a unisex-ish manner, it is up to the listener's personal prefence to use at his/her own discretion. Other music-appropriate suggestions welcome.