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A Little Music, A Dance Emote = A Party!

Part of my favorite aspect of CoH is the music and dance scene--you can immediately create a relaxed atmosphere while hanging out under Atlas, ease the tension of waiting for another person while inside a mission map, or help someone else feel a lot more welcome, just by playing a bit of music or rocking out. :)

CoH In-Game Music - Your Own Boombox

I've been in music since I was born, pretty much, so music makes difficult situations more relaxed and makes unfamiliar settings and people easier to take. You may find yourself reacting the same way once you take a tour through the playlist. Since iPods don't exist (yet) in Paragon City, every player has the capability to materialize a boombox out of nowhere and play songs.

A list of the songs and general commentary about what they sound like follows; I have included the key in which the song plays (yay for perfect pitch :D), as well as the basic genre and sound of each song, so you can pick and choose a song to fit the mood of your group. Check out the Boombox Emotes part of the ParagonWiki Emotes page to see how to get to each of these songs.

Altitude:

Genre: Electronic/Dance
Key: G minor
Tempo: Moderate

Beat:

Genre: Dance/Hip-Hop
Key: A minor (but it's mainly beats and not much pitch)
Tempo: Fast

Catch Me:

Genre: Techno
Key: B minor
Tempo: Fast (unusual rhythm on top of the usual beat)

Dance:

Genre: Dance
Key: C minor
Tempo: Moderate

Disco Freak:

Genre: Dance
Key: C major (mostly beats, though)
Tempo: Fast

Dog Walk:

Genre: Electronic
Key: Hard to tell--pitches slide around a lot
Tempo: Slow and groovy

Electro Vibe:

Genre: Techno/House
Key: C minor
Tempo: Fast

Heavy Dude:

Genre: 80s-inspired Dance/Techno
Key: A minor
Tempo: Moderate

Info Overload:

Genre: Electronic/Hip-Hop
Key: A minor
Tempo: Very Fast

Jumpy:

Genre: Electronic
Key: No key--all beats and quirky, bubbly sound effects
Tempo: Fast

Kick It:

Genre: Hip-Hop/Electronic
Key: B-flat minor (heavy emphasis on beat)
Tempo: Moderate

Looker:

Genre: Early- or mid-90s Groovy Hip-Hop
Key: E-flat minor
Tempo: Very Slow

Meaty:

Genre: Electronic with a touch of hip-hop
Key: A minor
Tempo: Moderate with thick electronic beats

Move On:

Genre: Techno
Key: C minor
Tempo: Fast

Notorious:

Genre: Thoughtful rap-inspired
Key: G minor
Tempo: Moderate

Peace:

Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop/Electronic
Key: C minor
Tempo: Slow

Quickie:

Genre: Dark Electronic/Video-Game sound (like boss-battle music)
Key: A minor
Tempo: Fast

Raver:

Genre: Techno
Key: C minor shifting to F minor and back
Tempo: Slow and groovy

Shuffle:

Genre: Dance/Trance
Key: D minor
Tempo: Fast in dance part, slow in trance

Spaz

Genre: Electronic
Key: B minor
Tempo: Fast

Technoid

Genre: Dance/Trance
Key: F minor
Tempo: Moderate

Venus

Genre: Electronic/Trance
Key: A minor
Tempo: Slow

Wind It Up:

Genre: Dark Techno
Key: C-sharp minor
Tempo: Moderate

Wah Wah:

Genre: Quirky Electronic/Hip-Hop
Key: E-flat minor
Tempo: Moderate

Yellow

Genre: Ambient Trance
Key: F minor
Tempo: Slow

Dance Like A Hero's Watching

Here follows a description of the dance emotes available both through the Music menu and through slash commands in your chatbox. Visiting the ParagonWiki Emotes page will help you find these and even more emotes to use in your heroic downtime.

dance1: an easy upper-body sway from side to side; this is the dance your hero does while your boombox is going. Also called "Shuffle."

dance2: a side-to-side movement with the hands "rocking out" beside the head. Also called "Rock It."

dance3: side-to-side movement, bending elbows and knees. Also called "The Washer."

dance4: side-to-side waving of the arms and hands slowly. Also called "Raise the Roof."

dance5: jumping up and down in place, arms raised up. Also called "Bounce." This one's my favorite. :)

dance6: "monkey dance" - like dance3 only more exaggerated movement Also called "The Monkey."

"Drum Dance": a stomping movement shifting from foot to foot, Native-American inspired. Makes my characters look kinda soft in the head, in my opinion. :P