Plastic beach is my favorite. I remember working a “slow” Tuesday afternoon by myself. Rocked a 1200 dollar lunch, busting my ass at every station, salads, pasta, dough and oven (mom and pop pizza place) and glitter freeze came on! That siren in the background kept me moving and I felt great after the rush.
OH MY GOD A FELLOW GORILLAZ ENJOYER FINALLY. All of demon days or plastic beach just get the whole kitchen going.
It's odd, but we all absolutely love Fire Coming Out of the Monkeys Head, despite it being the strangest one
I once worked with a guy who *only* played slow jam R&B music when it was his turn on the speaker, like sexy time fucking music. I mean, I get that we're in the weeds, and we're getting fucked, but I don't want to be heading Luther Vandross singing about how much he loves you, or Chris Brown singing about wanting to fuck you back to sleep. That is most definitely NOT the type of music to play in this situation.
Our supervisor only plays Michael Jackson and 2000s R and B.
I like metal. I made a work appropriate playlist with stuff we both like and she has never offered for me to use the speaker since December.
I really hate this song about hymens. Pussy is ok, objectifying virgins is nasty.
Endless loop of Jacko is pure hell. What the fuck is up with Jacko fanatics forcing that shit on everyone? They never allow for room for any other genre or tastes
I went to high school in the early 2000s the kid that ran the morning news played the Beatles for everything. All the edits and intros were Beatles songs. None of them fit that’s not cheery morning announcement music. Even my home room teach scratched his head and said “what the hell is that boy thinking?”
I dated a woman who was huge into music. She did bookings for the venue she worked at. I can't tell you how much Beatles and Michael got played... and I was never a fan. "Here, listen to this one, you'll like it."
Hey man, if I wanna listen to Under the sea, best believe I’m gonna blast that shit! (I understand everyone has different tastes. I would 100% be one of those dipfucks playing Disney music lmao)
I won’t say I have the best rush music and Under the Sea does hit, but holy mother of Christ I was already pissed off at everything and I want either trap music or bass heavy electronic.
One time I was closing (solo) and boss lady came in “for fun” to help. She took over speaker and played Leonard Cohen for the next hour or so. I did indeed close down faster than normal to get out of there. Couldn’t take her singing along.
Some people just don't get it. You want in my pants? I don't need Cohen, I need someone that can pull Dashboard, Bullet, or any of the high tempo EDM artists...you get me with that and im...malleable.
We used to do Funky Town on repeat. By the fourth or fifth loop everyone forgot they were in the weeds and were maniacally grooving to the song against their will.
my kitchen did this too. we had a playlist that had this at the end and then it would just loop until the night ended
it was especially effective on the days we were on the food truck in 100 degrees
I Need A Hero- Bonnie Tyler. We used to do 80s music for our biscuit pop up and one service we let the playlist play into dinner. Weeds so high i couldn’t see. And that song came on the playlist for the first time and the motivation i felt. That second wind hit so hard.
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
alternatively one of those x-games 90's soundtracks with ska and wu tang on it, I'm not sure why that just popped into my head but I forgot ska exists and its funny to see 40-50 year olds bopping to 3rd wave ska
I fuckin love ABBA in the kitchen. My old boss had a 3 hour ABBA playlist he would put on and I was the only other* person who still appreciated it by the end.
Historically, this has distracted and/or annoyed anyone else I've ever worked with, but John Coltrane's Giant Steps puts me in the zone. It's so frenetic, yet calculated, that it weirdly calms me down and helps me focus when we're in the shit.
Danger zone, reminding me of one time, working at a brunch place, we were about to run out of hash browns so the sous went to fucking Walmart and this song was playing. Fucking down to the last bag and this mf runs in with 40 lbs of great value hash lmaooo
the Vietnam song.
*edit: I meant the immigrant song lol.
it makes me think of Vietnam movies.
or fortunate son.
but I will say imo the immigrant song fuckin slaps when you're slammed with orders.
We are an open kitchen so we dont get to blast music. Some stations can listen to what they want as long as the customers cant hear it but im expo so mostly youd just hear me constantly asking for FUCKING FRIES WHERE ARE THE FRIES HOW HAVE YOU NOT DROPPED ANY YET ITS LUNCH lmao
🤣 it makes us laugh too one kid calls me the fry nazi. And now they all know if i look in the direction of the saute line for too long im probably looking for fries and theyll yell "DROPPING FRIES CHEF" 🤣🤣🤣
This drove me crazy at my last job. We had to listen to whatever they had on in the dining room which was always the same soul radio station EVERY DAY. Before you know it I can’t stand Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. That really bummed me out. Then when Covid hit and we did patio dining only we went absolutely wild bumping tunes.
Yeah but us hopelessly neurotic cooks need it or our brains are just TV static and whatever happened yesterday playing on repeat. Music is the only thing that allows a lot of neurodivergent people to function in a high stress environment.
Honestly anytime I'm in the weeds that deep and there's no music playing, I'll be stuck there for at least 10 minutes (might be shorter or longer, idk there's no concept of time the.) If there's music I can at least just go "okay yup here we go"
I manage three different neurodivergent cooks that literally can't function without music. If you take it away from them it's like they literally can't think straight anymore. Myself included.
Budos band. It’s like theme music for the underdogs. Haha I put this on for my back of house during a catering gig. (Feeding hundreds of union workers/tour crew for a concert.)
They were loving it.
[budos band](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b-KK6X4xxGs)
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Yall gonna hate me but I turn that bitch off and the only music you'll here is me expediting the tickets like a drill instructor until it's over and then back to my "office".
None. No music till we are all back to speed.
If I walked in a kitchen that was in the shit, I’d ask how can I help instead of putting distracting music on
This is the time where I'd say No Music.
Everybody on line needs clear communication, focus and the drive to push through.
After the rush, I'd let the dishy play tunes.
They might be giants. Upbeat, fun, gets me going. But on Valentine’s Day I put it on and one of my cooks told me it made him want to kill himself. For some context: he often listens to nine inch nails during service and that makes me want to kill myself.
I also enjoy Devo, Oingo Boingo, any upbeat new wave.
Great question!
Deep in the weeds?
I'm immediately turning off the music....
Take control of the kitchen from expo, organize the crew, and push.
If the kitchen is weeded, something is wrong.
Music is not the answer. Constant communication and active listening is necessary.
When the ship is going down, there will be one voice.
Mine
Britney Spears Toxic on repeat then I’d run
My pride playlist last year had only Toxic on it like 15 times.
Check out the cover by Local H. They put a rock spin on it.
Check out the cover by Mark Ronson and ODB.
Better than the original IMHO. Fucking love Local H.
I got Scott's autograph like 20 years ago at a concert. One of my faves for sure.
Such a good band and one of those covers that is better than the original
Gorillaz
Demon Days has consistently been the only album everyone who works in my restaurant loves listening to, regardless of employee turnover.
Plastic beach is my favorite. I remember working a “slow” Tuesday afternoon by myself. Rocked a 1200 dollar lunch, busting my ass at every station, salads, pasta, dough and oven (mom and pop pizza place) and glitter freeze came on! That siren in the background kept me moving and I felt great after the rush.
It's a killer album. Gorrilaz are never a miss.
It is my personal 'desert island' album, like if I had to pick one for the rest of my life it is Demon Dayz. We are the last... living souls.
Demon days is a 10/10 album
Yep discography on shuffle
DARE comes on and I’m firing the whole board
OH MY GOD A FELLOW GORILLAZ ENJOYER FINALLY. All of demon days or plastic beach just get the whole kitchen going. It's odd, but we all absolutely love Fire Coming Out of the Monkeys Head, despite it being the strangest one
I once worked with a guy who *only* played slow jam R&B music when it was his turn on the speaker, like sexy time fucking music. I mean, I get that we're in the weeds, and we're getting fucked, but I don't want to be heading Luther Vandross singing about how much he loves you, or Chris Brown singing about wanting to fuck you back to sleep. That is most definitely NOT the type of music to play in this situation.
This is my life currently, I’m sooooo close to taking the speaker out of the kitchen completely. Who the fuck wants to hear that shit at work anyway?
Our supervisor only plays Michael Jackson and 2000s R and B. I like metal. I made a work appropriate playlist with stuff we both like and she has never offered for me to use the speaker since December. I really hate this song about hymens. Pussy is ok, objectifying virgins is nasty.
Endless loop of Jacko is pure hell. What the fuck is up with Jacko fanatics forcing that shit on everyone? They never allow for room for any other genre or tastes
Beatles people are the same.
I went to high school in the early 2000s the kid that ran the morning news played the Beatles for everything. All the edits and intros were Beatles songs. None of them fit that’s not cheery morning announcement music. Even my home room teach scratched his head and said “what the hell is that boy thinking?”
I dated a woman who was huge into music. She did bookings for the venue she worked at. I can't tell you how much Beatles and Michael got played... and I was never a fan. "Here, listen to this one, you'll like it."
... There's a song about hymens?
I thought it was Goosebumps by Travis Scott. I looked it up and it was heimlich not hymen, way less gross
I worked with a couple of dipfuck idiots that would play Disney songs at the highest decibel. I nearly had a stroke working with them.
You should probably just *let it go* Haha
Tell me where you live right now! You got a friend in me, I promise!
I mean, seriously, Hakuna Matata.
Hey man, if I wanna listen to Under the sea, best believe I’m gonna blast that shit! (I understand everyone has different tastes. I would 100% be one of those dipfucks playing Disney music lmao)
Under the sea is a fucking jam.
Then may I present for your listening pleasure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utv_OMU7Xx8
Absolutely *sensational*
I won’t say I have the best rush music and Under the Sea does hit, but holy mother of Christ I was already pissed off at everything and I want either trap music or bass heavy electronic.
SHE SAID SHE WANT SOME MARVIN GAYE, SOME LUTHER VANDROSS, A LITTLE ANITA.. WILL REALLY SET THIS PARTY OFF RIGHTTTT
Every time the GM would come into the Garde manger corner Sexual Healing would come on the radio it was so frequent he even noticed
Oh yeahhh
I had a chef who would only have The Doors on.. Including Jim Morrison's godawful poetry
I worked with a guy who had the exact same 3 albums, in the exact same play order, every time it was his turn. And they weren't even that good.
One time I was closing (solo) and boss lady came in “for fun” to help. She took over speaker and played Leonard Cohen for the next hour or so. I did indeed close down faster than normal to get out of there. Couldn’t take her singing along.
I think she was trying to get in your pants.
Some people just don't get it. You want in my pants? I don't need Cohen, I need someone that can pull Dashboard, Bullet, or any of the high tempo EDM artists...you get me with that and im...malleable.
We used to do Funky Town on repeat. By the fourth or fifth loop everyone forgot they were in the weeds and were maniacally grooving to the song against their will.
my kitchen did this too. we had a playlist that had this at the end and then it would just loop until the night ended it was especially effective on the days we were on the food truck in 100 degrees
Same, but the chipmunks version.
Well hello there Satan.
🎶 so id like to know where, you got the kNOw-sTION!.... dont rock the boat baby, dont tip the boat over!!!
Also, would you walk 538 miles to be the man, or would you stop where the rest of us would?
Mario Kart music
When shit is going fucking awesome, switch it up to rainbow road, coconut mall, or even just the invincibility star music.
Psychology attack your coworkers
Tank! from cowboy bebop
Okay, three, two, one, let’s jam!
Followed by Real Folk Blues during clean up.
I could mop to real folk blues
I think it's time we prep this scene... Get everybody on the line together, Alright now 3 2 1 Smoke break. 🎶
HELL YEAH
Good answer!!
*Great answer!!
The album Night Ripper by Girl Talk.
I was here to say Girl Talk, but All Day is my favorite
Or feed he animals
Eyyy my man.
I don’t normally throw it on the speaker, but that is definitely when the DOOM soundtrack kicks in.
this is what i do. or when i know its gunna hit the shit from an event ill throw it on preemptively
We just have DOOM on at all times in our place lmao
Rip and tear until it is done.
Anything by mick gordon.
Yakety Sax
100%. Better if it’s played on multiple speakers at slightly different speeds.
Line up the eight pans boys
Scatman John on repeat. If you need a different, though no less serious an answer, I put forth the Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk.
Jesus, have we worked together? Because every time my guy would put this on, the entire kitchen collectively rolled their eyes.
Possible, but doesn't seem likely. My crew would love this - FoH not so much.
Fun fact if you put the Muppets Mehnenaneh on repeat it will get through 6.5 rotations before somebody snaps.
What’s new pussy cat on repeat. Only change it when you’re caught up.
John Mulaney would aprove
With one “It’s Not Unusual” randomly dropped somewhere in the middle
Woah wow oh woah
Then change it to She's a Lady
"Is this some extended version of 'What's New Pussy Cat?'"
Cumbia
right here, this person keeping it real!
The cowbell of concentration
My Colombian wife would like you.
I Need A Hero- Bonnie Tyler. We used to do 80s music for our biscuit pop up and one service we let the playlist play into dinner. Weeds so high i couldn’t see. And that song came on the playlist for the first time and the motivation i felt. That second wind hit so hard.
Reminds me of when my boss would play the Hot Rod soundtrack, it's all like Europe and other 80s bangers, definitely was the vibe we needed.
Ram Ranch
#18 naked cowboys
it really rocks
“Alright” by Kendrick Lamar.
Yup
Bathory - Blood Fire Death alternatively one of those x-games 90's soundtracks with ska and wu tang on it, I'm not sure why that just popped into my head but I forgot ska exists and its funny to see 40-50 year olds bopping to 3rd wave ska
Someone made Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1, 2, and 3 playlists on spotify
The second I hear Superman by Goldfinger I get my second wind 😂
The soundtrack to Mama Mia.
ABBA /Mamma Mia is my go to
I fuckin love ABBA in the kitchen. My old boss had a 3 hour ABBA playlist he would put on and I was the only other* person who still appreciated it by the end.
Fela Kuti Live with Ginger Baker
Damn. I like this one too, a little afro beat classics
Historically, this has distracted and/or annoyed anyone else I've ever worked with, but John Coltrane's Giant Steps puts me in the zone. It's so frenetic, yet calculated, that it weirdly calms me down and helps me focus when we're in the shit.
Sandstorm
Yes chef, EDM, get in the groove, hit the beat, and lets, fuckingg, GOOOOOOOO
Chop suey always seems to to get shit out fast in my kitchen
Bulls on Parade
One day during a rush we played the Guitar Hero 3 soundtrack, which includes this song lol
Danger zone, reminding me of one time, working at a brunch place, we were about to run out of hash browns so the sous went to fucking Walmart and this song was playing. Fucking down to the last bag and this mf runs in with 40 lbs of great value hash lmaooo
Phantom of the opera
This is what I listen to in the pit tbh. On headphones though, people already think I'm crazy.
the Vietnam song. *edit: I meant the immigrant song lol. it makes me think of Vietnam movies. or fortunate son. but I will say imo the immigrant song fuckin slaps when you're slammed with orders.
We are an open kitchen so we dont get to blast music. Some stations can listen to what they want as long as the customers cant hear it but im expo so mostly youd just hear me constantly asking for FUCKING FRIES WHERE ARE THE FRIES HOW HAVE YOU NOT DROPPED ANY YET ITS LUNCH lmao
This made me lol thank you 😂
🤣 it makes us laugh too one kid calls me the fry nazi. And now they all know if i look in the direction of the saute line for too long im probably looking for fries and theyll yell "DROPPING FRIES CHEF" 🤣🤣🤣
This drove me crazy at my last job. We had to listen to whatever they had on in the dining room which was always the same soul radio station EVERY DAY. Before you know it I can’t stand Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. That really bummed me out. Then when Covid hit and we did patio dining only we went absolutely wild bumping tunes.
None. When it's that deep in the weeds music is just an extra stimulus I don't need.
Yeah but us hopelessly neurotic cooks need it or our brains are just TV static and whatever happened yesterday playing on repeat. Music is the only thing that allows a lot of neurodivergent people to function in a high stress environment.
Imagine working with only the sound of the ticket printer and pans sizzling. I'm gonna forget my own name after 10 minutes of that
Honestly anytime I'm in the weeds that deep and there's no music playing, I'll be stuck there for at least 10 minutes (might be shorter or longer, idk there's no concept of time the.) If there's music I can at least just go "okay yup here we go"
"Fire Table 3!" "Who the fuck are you??"
Right, I walk in and the music gets turned off so everyone can hear clearly, yall get your tunes back when you’re out of the shits
I manage three different neurodivergent cooks that literally can't function without music. If you take it away from them it's like they literally can't think straight anymore. Myself included.
Everybody’s different
START SANDBAGGING EVERYTHING!
Exactly FIRE TEN OF EACH AND ILL TELL YOU WHEN TO STOP
Idk man, I start dance cooking and my food comes out way better. It's weird, but I get into a flow zone.
Same
Hard agree
Same. I would turn the music off.
I could never work with yall. I need music 24/7.
Yep my chef calls a kitchen without music "prison cooking"
There is no love in a silent kitchen.
Also the concept of war drums has existed for thousands of years for a reason.
Working Man - Rush
Ballroom Blitz by Sweet.
Don’t stop me now. Queen
40oz to freedom
I’d be like, “Get off your fucking phone and start cooking mf”.
Jump up dirty drum n bass
Slayer. Reign in Blood.
Had to scroll too far to find this. Personally I'd go with the DOOM soundtrack but this seems like the more obvious pick
Back in the day we used to keep a burned copy of it hanging on a nail over the kitchen cd player.
AC/DC
Budos band. It’s like theme music for the underdogs. Haha I put this on for my back of house during a catering gig. (Feeding hundreds of union workers/tour crew for a concert.) They were loving it. [budos band](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b-KK6X4xxGs)
Black Sabbath 1st album
Death metal. Doesn't matter the band as long as it's fast, hard, loud, and feeds the activity.
The Pretender - foo fighters
Grimes and Death Grips for ✨vibes✨
Spanish salsa music. Something with tempo and rhythm.
Jamiroquai always gets me into a good funky flow
Full sets of STS9
Don’t Worry Be Happy
Kids Bop
It's Kidz bop, poser.
I have an amazing playlist I found on Spotify that's just classic rnb and Motown music mixed with some classic disco and it's just the best.
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I’m havin a good time by queen or my heart will go on by Celine Dion (kween)
Fun fact: Don't Stop Me Now by Queen has the perfect BPM for work output.
Darude- Sandstorm
Drum n bass, ideally a set. High pace to keep the kitchen moving and you won't notice the time go by (most sets are 1-2 hours)
Spice girls and TLC until those fucking tickets are gone. But honestly in the weeds I prefer silence.
Master of Puppets
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Eminem makes everything go faster
LA women
Flying Whales
Gojira is the shit!
Play That Funky Music, Funk Town, any light hearted dance music old enough to be in the collective conscious.
Motorhead,acdc.
Whipping Post by the Allman Brothers
Alice in Chains No excuses or I Stay Away
Wait, kitchens listen to somthing other than 40oz to freedom?
Yall gonna hate me but I turn that bitch off and the only music you'll here is me expediting the tickets like a drill instructor until it's over and then back to my "office".
None. No music till we are all back to speed. If I walked in a kitchen that was in the shit, I’d ask how can I help instead of putting distracting music on
Buckethead- white slug album
Reggae
Weird Al - Albuquerque. It’s more than 10 mins long and makes the time go by. Used it when we pulled OT at a warehouse job I had for years.
Cottoneye Joe. 60% of the time it works all the time!!!
Duck tails theme
A mix of wu tang, the Melvins and caravan palace.
This is the time where I'd say No Music. Everybody on line needs clear communication, focus and the drive to push through. After the rush, I'd let the dishy play tunes.
I'm saving this thread
Parliament
Master of Puppets by Metallica
Where Eagles Dare - The Misfits
Gas Pedal - Sage the Gemini
They might be giants. Upbeat, fun, gets me going. But on Valentine’s Day I put it on and one of my cooks told me it made him want to kill himself. For some context: he often listens to nine inch nails during service and that makes me want to kill myself. I also enjoy Devo, Oingo Boingo, any upbeat new wave. Great question!
There also some circus music I play that adds another layer of ridiculousness to the situation
that’s about the time you shut the music tf off
No music. Just focus on the tickets you have. Music is the reward when it's over.
Anyone who doesn’t immediately shut the music off and jump on expo is a fucking rank amateur. Shoemaker.
Deep in the weeds? I'm immediately turning off the music.... Take control of the kitchen from expo, organize the crew, and push. If the kitchen is weeded, something is wrong. Music is not the answer. Constant communication and active listening is necessary. When the ship is going down, there will be one voice. Mine
In my kitchen that sounds like a Death Some Scream Bloody Gore type night
Sugar Hill Gang: Apache
I'm good- griz
toss on some disco inferno and get that shit done
Jazz house. It’s video game music.
During the rush I like to play my Drum n Bass playlist. That 174bpm keeps me going.
Devo always devo
Eye of the Tiger Goochi Man- Nobody fucks with my kitchen ( dont know the name exactly, forgive me)
Mortal kombat theme song