I'm almost sure the music helps in our chess performance. But, what is the type of music that gives us the biggest extra to our performance?

I started to listen rap, a little agressive rap and gives me the sensation of wanting to struggle to the end! Eminem, D12 and Xzibit specially.

I think calm musics even being your favourite songs being played it will not estimulate as much as rap or some disco really fast songs, as long as you like them.

What is your oppinion?

What works best for me is Christian music.  It keeps me calm, and allows me to stay calm during trying times when im playing. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FxatnBUX4

^ that works too....but mostly I listen to Metallica...which makes me play more aggressively!!

seek & destroy! \m/

Dave Brubeck jazz actually helps me concentrate. I listen to it often during an hour-long Tactics Trainer marathon.

I normally listen to indie rock, but when I'm playing chess I like to listen to classical and jazz music on Pandora. I find it helps me concentrate in that it helps block out distractions without itself distracting me, like other types of music sometimes do. Sometimes if I'm somewhere noisy I will put on white noise (which I recommend to people who often find themselves distracted by the noise around them, if you haven't tried it already).

I like to listen to Indian-raga type music while studing chess - brings the board alive.

CPawn- what is Christian music?

 Without sounding presumptious...its probably not what you are thinking.  Try this and take a listen.

air1.com

Bach!

 Metal, Punk and Techno!

Classical music is supossed to boost brain performance

Black Sabbath.

Oh yes!! I'm just now listening to Black Sabbath - Paranoid!

I don't know if that's true, but it is the most enjoyable.

Yeah paranoid not bad. I don't like much classical music

Now, Black Sabbath - N.I.B!

Metallica are the lords of music!!

I also play guitar and it is a great help.

I find music doesn't help especially if it happens to be your favaroute tune and gets you psyched up, tends to lead to rash silly chess moves. 

Metallica are rubbish. Anyone whois good at guitar knows this.

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I see a LOT of players listening to headphones at tournaments, and sometimes on the Internet I will put on a tune or two while playing.

The trouble is, I don't see any titled players doing it. I wonder if music while playing is a patzer thing lol.

Nightwish and Sonata Arctica are good.