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heyitsthatguy View Drop Down

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Posted: February 14 2008 at 20:04

Might want to avoid Dirt, it might make you want to kill yourself

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Posted: February 14 2008 at 19:07

I don't think anyone have mentioned this one, so i'll do it for them.
"The Boatman's Call" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a pretty dark and melancholy, but most of all beautiful and thoughtful album. Try the song "Into my Arms" (it's on youtube) and if you don't like it, you arguably have no pulse.

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Posted: February 14 2008 at 18:10

I second the Alice In Chains.

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Posted: February 14 2008 at 11:40

IMO, the most depressing album of all time is either, F#A# (infinity) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, OR
Dirt/Jar of Flies by Alice in Chains, particularly the later. It has some of the most depressive, self destructive, helpless lyrics ever written, sang to the saddest most minor keyed music ever played.

EDIT - actually anything by AiC really, listen to the songs,
Nutshell,
Frogs, possibly the best of the these for your purpose
Over Now
Rotten Apple
Dirt

Edited by keiser willhelm - February 14 2008 at 11:46

What im listening to

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Posted: February 14 2008 at 08:35

I think King's X guitarist Ty Tabor's solo album "Safety" would be the perfect depressing album (is that an oxymoron). It was written shortly following his divorce. Most of the songs deal with either the depression or the anger caused by the divorce. Songs titles like "Missing Love", "Funeral" and "Anger" are quite appropriate.

The chorus from Missing Love "I'm Missing Love, Missing Love In My Life, Missing You, Missing You in my life, MIssing Love, Missing Love in My Life, Missing You".

The chorus from Funeral "But Lately My Life is a Funeral. Who'll Save Me? My Life's a Perpetual Funeral. My Life's A Funeral".

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Posted: February 14 2008 at 07:41

On the topic of Collins material, I'd have to say 'the roof is leaking' is the most depressing...
The A Perfect Circle track "Gravity" is pretty enveloping... in fact; the entire 13th Step quite a depressing shade of grey, but very beautifully constructed at the same time...
not prog at all - but the Testament track "return to serenity" puts me in a hole...

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Posted: February 13 2008 at 17:27

piccione wrote:

invisible touch by genesis. The first time I heard it I was very depressed and wanted to hurt Phil Collins.

See, I'd want to hurt him, but for other reasons...

i can feel it, coming in the air tonight... Wink

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Posted: February 13 2008 at 13:47

invisible touch by genesis. The first time I heard it I was very depressed and wanted to hurt Phil Collins.

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Posted: February 12 2008 at 10:02

Joy Division. Unknown Pleasures, Closer, and the singles compilation Substance all essential, you must own them. Not only is it depressing but it's great music.

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 23:18

obvious top choice is Joy Division's Closer........post-punk bleakness personified.......

can't think of a single prog/Kraut album that is depressing though. they're either mad/weird, tripped/spaced or hilarious!!!

ahhh yes ok....Floyd's DSTOM......Time, what a song what lyrics.........thats depressing!!!

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 18:18

VdGG-Pawn Hearts
Godspeed You! Black Emperor- F# A# infinity
The Cure-Pornography, Disintegration
Pink Floyd-The Wall

Nothing new to add really, but that's what I listen to when I want something depressing.

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 11:21

When my friend was wallowing in self-pity he put Jennifer Rush's The Power of Love on repeat play. It was pretty depressing for everyone who witnessed it.

If it's cathartic prog you need, try The Final Cut. It's Pink Floyd's bleakest album.

Otherwise, try Zappa's Broken Hearts Are for Assholes, forget her and move on.

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 11:05

emdiar wrote:

What you really need, is "Now is the Happiest Time of Your Life", and "Good Morning", by Daevid Allen. (Great Gongy folk, an incurably optimistic singer/songwriter). Then, all cheered up, as you inevitably shall be, go out and find a girl with more taste! Good luck

Unfortunately, it is really hard to apreciate happy music when you are down, and a line like "now is the happiest time of your life" will only make you feel worse because you can't have as fun as you should. No, i say go Cohen. It is the only true way.

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 10:31

What you really need, is "Now is the Happiest Time of Your Life", and "Good Morning", by Daevid Allen. (Great Gongy folk, an incurably optimistic singer/songwriter). Then, all cheered up, as you inevitably shall be, go out and find a girl with more taste! Good luck

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Edited by emdiar - February 11 2008 at 10:42

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 10:23

If you unterstood italian, I'd higly suggest you to listen albums like Tutti morimmo a stento or Storia di un impiegato by Fabrizio De André (the GENIUS among italian most glorious songwriters, truly a poet)...

but I'll stick to english...

-Happy Sad by Tim Buckley

-Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen (it's the only one I can reccomend you by him since it's the only one I've got

)

-Five leaves left by Nick Drake

-Blood on the tracks by Bob Dylan

I guess this are quite good for your situation...

I spent my hatred everyplace, on every work, on every face, someone gave me wishes and I wished for an embrace...- Teachers, Leonard Cohen

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 10:05

You've got to consider L.A. Woman by The Doors, with tracks like 'The End' - featured in Apocolypse Now how can it be beaten? Lyrics like "I've been down so very damn long, that it looks like up for me......" well worth a listen. Also contains 'Riders On The Storm so worth it for that alone.Seriously though this album should be in everyone's collection, a true classic.

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 09:26

Depressing? - get a listen to Leonard Cohen's first album. If the lyrics don't get you the monotone voice will!

Or some of Jackson Browne's earlier stuff - Album 'The Pretender'.

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Posted: February 11 2008 at 06:57

Definitely Leonard Cohen

also any of Nick Drake's albums.

As for Fish era marillion, I would suggest Clutching at Straws or Script...

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Posted: February 10 2008 at 17:43

All you need is one song on repeat:

Van der Graaf Generator - Lost

That's my break-up song.

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Posted: February 10 2008 at 17:25

I forgot earlier....

Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People, which culminates in the most cathartic release of sound and emotion besides Godspeed/side-projects.

Speaking of....

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#oo, Slow Riot to New Zero Kanada

(Thee) Silver Mt Zion (Memorial Orchestra (and Tra La La Band)) - lots of stuff

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