Music To Play Chess By, A

Submitted by Vance917 on Mon, 07/28/2008 at 3:19pm.

Some of us, when we play chess, like to relax with some nice soft music to stimulate and inspire the mind. Thank you Bambi, for suggesting sharing with the group our favorite songs. Yours are great, but, alas, I need to go my own way. So, without further ado, here is installment #1, my A list:

AC/DC, Thunderstruck, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoeeq-BH4w

Accept, Balls to the Wall, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph8kGPXOoUw

Aerosmith, Lightning Strikes, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UUG6PM0bwM

Airbourne, Running Wild, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE6qSV-ufb0

Alice in Chains, Them Bones, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_qRTMKDqXA

Annihilator, Schizos Are Never Alone, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwYJ9wJgP9I

Anthrax, Only, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us_IxW5LcvY

Autograph, Turn Up the Radio, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNb8po-ufu8

Axe, Heat in the Street, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqzi3VolYdU

OK kiddies, that's all for this installment. Tune in next time, same Bat time, same Bat channel, for the B List.

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by lotrgirl27 - 14 months ago
Ortenau Germany

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Ever heard of Ludovico Einaudi? Strange name, great music though lol Instrumental piano :P

by Diana_L - 14 months ago
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Aerosmith and AC/DC.

by Vance917 - 14 months ago
North Potomac, Maryland United States

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Eat the Rich is great!

by TheAOD - 14 months ago
St. Louis United States

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I like Aerosmith maybe Eat the Rich or Pink....

I remember really liking the video for pink

by Vance917 - 14 months ago
North Potomac, Maryland United States

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I like the Abba one...

by Wizard_Esk - 14 months ago
Brighton United Kingdom

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hey rocker Vance!!! rock on my friend, some good music there...

by Vance917 - 14 months ago
North Potomac, Maryland United States

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Irrational is good too!

by Vance917 - 15 months ago
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That's new to me, but I shall have to listen to it -- thank you!

by Vance917 - 15 months ago
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Both great songs, but my favorites are "Shoot To Thrill" and "Thunderstruck".

by troygirl - 15 months ago
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AC/DC ... Highway to Hell is better ... Hell's Bells is a close second (my nickname by the way) :))

by K-K-Kate - 15 months ago
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This is quite a 70's/80's collection... I was only 10 in 88'. That and I was growing up in a little rural English village. I didn't get much exposure to anything other than my parent's 60's tastes before I was 11 and went to senior school. Then I discovered Gun's and Roses!! Mmmm Axel Rose...

But like you said... better late than never.

by Vance917 - 15 months ago
North Potomac, Maryland United States

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But Kate, better to join the party late than never! So did you listen to any of the songs you did not yet know? Certainly worth doing so, at least in my humble opinion! Any by the way, though Aerosmith is quite popular, the song of theirs I chose is not. Many Aerosmith fans do not know "Lightning Strikes", but one listen and you may agree that it is their best song, in fact by quite some margin!

by K-K-Kate - 15 months ago
Cambridge United Kingdom

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I feel so ignorant... apart form Aerosmith and AC/DC I haven't heard of any of these bands. So now as well as being a complete novice at Chess, my musical education seems to be lacking. Let's hope the B list proves that I'm not a completely lost cause.

by Vance917 - 15 months ago
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You have good taste!

by Bambi-Ax-Handle - 15 months ago
United States

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No, not all of them. But I have a soft spot for AC/DC and I was chanting, "Anti-Social" with Anthrax back in the day.

by Vance917 - 15 months ago
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I like to be both! So you already knew all of these songs?

by Bambi-Ax-Handle - 15 months ago
United States

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I like quite a few on your list, Vance. I love being inspirational, it is so much better than irrational. : )

I like this rocker side of you...

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