Often, I am driven by mood when creating playlists. The songs I select need to create and support a mood or feeling. It’s often how a song makes me feel that then leads to my internally categorize it for future listening. The playlist will all be of one mood or feeling, or I’ll set it up to transition across a couple different ones.
The songs in this playlist are varied, but for me, they share a certain something. There is an underlying driving rhythm and a particular manner to the vocals &/or lyrics. They contribute to a slight “zone out” feeling; they take you out of the moment in a manner.
There’s no one style of song that can accomplish this. Hard rockers and mellower ballads can accomplish this, and this playlist has both. Some of the songs are quite familiar, others less so. Diversity adds some spice.