(in appx order of favoritivity, which is entirely mood/task-dependant) REM Live Counting Crows ToolNirvana Orbital Tragically Hip Rammstein Prodigy Pearl Jam (disregarding Yeild and No Code) The Orb Radiohead Dave Matthews Beethoven Cake Beck Billy Joel Bach Brahms Those are the bands i swear by.. there's plenty of other music I enjoy. corner of disdain - - - - - - - - Rap (sorry, the whole genre with very few exceptions) Gospel (jesus this, jesus that) 4 or 5 man Acapella (25 year old guys who make 12 year old girls incredibly excited? Can't be appropriate..) Limp Bizcut gets special mention