Hypothetical album of depressing thoughts, despair, loss

[AcrobatMan]

Album of depressing thoughts, depair, loss

The best hypothetical album in this category - 11 songs allowed
- in order

1. Whales and Wasps - Alice and Chains - The perfect start for the album

2. the golden age - Beck - the most under-rated song on sea change

3. the day we left down - magnet

4. in my place - coldplay - the least depressing of the lot

5. Isolation - joy division - bit faster music

6. way to club - blur

7. Let down - radiohead - by far the best song ever

8. condemnation - depeche mode - the moans continue

9. comfortably numb - pink floyd - getting subdued - time to hypnotize yourself

10. prodigal - porcupine tree - elegantly wasted

11. mother of the disappeared - U2 - the perfect closure for the perfect album

 

[Salome]

Palace Music - Arise, Therefore

that should take care of track 1 - 10


#11 Belle & Sebastian - The Boy Done Wrong Again

 

[MissMaCo]

Dream Brother Jeff Buckley

 

[Basstrap]

well...one reviewer said this of Pedro The Lion's Achilles Heel

"depravity abounds in these songs; I counted at least five shattered relationships, two deaths, two imminent suicides, one drunken bed-shitting and a pushy evangelist who ignores even the Holy Spirit's plea to "shut the fuck up"

Elliott Smith - Either / Or
most of what he writes has an obvious air of meloncholy
I can't wait until this fall!

 

[U2Kitten]

Grave Dancer's Union and Let Your Dim Light Shine- Soul Asylum

 

[jkayet]

i can only do a song now...

nick drake - black eyed dog

 

[HelloAngel]

"This is a low" - Blur
"Hey Jupiter" - Tori Amos
"Space Oddity" - David Bowie (really tears me up, I dunno why)
"Under pressure" - Bowie/Queen (same thing! bust out the kleenex)
anything by Starsailor

I know I can list more - lord knows all I ever do is listen to depressing music.

 

[OzAurora]

well...one reviewer said this of Pedro The Lion's Achilles Heel

"depravity abounds in these songs; I counted at least five shattered relationships, two deaths, two imminent suicides, one drunken bed-shitting and a pushy evangelist who ignores even the Holy Spirit's plea to "shut the fuck up"

That is an awesome quote- I like that reviewer's use of language

my album, would go something like this....

Wish you were here- Pink Floyd
Helpless- Neil Young
Drowning man- U2
Crying- K.D Lang & Roy Orbison
Jane Says- Jane's Addiction
Mad World- Gary Jules
The host of seraphim- Dead Can Dance
What I Be- Michael Franti
The Sound of silence- Simon & Garfunkel
Let me be- Xavier Rudd
How soon is now- The Smiths

 

[u2popmofo]

Songs wise, I'm not sure.

Actual 'depressing albums' -wise, I'd say 'Faith' by The Cure is about the most depressing thing I've ever heard.

 

[Popmartijn]

Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind

A really depressing album. Strangely, it always makes me feel happy (maybe because I then know there's always someone more depressing than me).

 

[Bunbury]

Any album by Katatonia.

Yea, Cure's Faith is a good one.

 

[u2popmofo]

Yea, Cure's Faith is a good one.

The song 'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me' by The Smiths is pretty dang depressing.

 

[Jack In The Box]

Any album by Katatonia.

all Doom Metal is depressing...

well...
umh, a good option could be Joga (by Bjork)

 

[HeartlandGirl]

I'll give this a try, though I wish I had my CDs in front of me to help me out. These are in no particular order:

How to Disappear Completely - Radiohead
Love Is Blindness - U2
Trouble - Coldplay
I've Seen It All - Bjork, Thom Yorke
Cast No Shadow - Oasis
My Sweet Prince - Placebo
My Beloved Wife - Natalie Merchant
Northern Lad - Tori Amos
Burger Queen - Placebo
Round Here - Counting Crows
In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction - Idlewild

 

[Bunbury]

all Doom Metal is depressing...

I meant more like post-doom Katatonia, from Discouraged Ones up to present

 

[WinnieThePoo]

Pink Floyd

-------------------------
The Animals
The WAll
The Final Cut
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[Sweet Tart]

coldplay - see you soon
doves satelites/the cedar room
u2 - stay
ryan adams- La Cienega Just Smiled

 

[dandy]

just a few songs popped into my head:

nine inch nails - something i can never have
depeche mode - waiting for the night
joy division - atmosphere
sarah mclachlan - path of thorns
sinead o'connor - thank you
the cure - pictures of you, same deep water as you (ok, all of disintegration)
liz phair - i know it's not easy
natacha atlas and jah wobble - soledad
pj harvey - who will love me now?
nirvana's cover of where did you sleep last night

as for u2 songs, it's a toss up between love is blindness and mothers of the disappeared (that song tears me up every time i listen to it).

 

[pax]

"Bea's Song" Cowboy Junkies
"Swan Swan H(ummingbird)" R.E.M.
"Off He Goes" Pearl Jam
"Atlantic City" Bruce Springsteen
"Cannonball" Damien Rice
"The Scientist" Coldplay
"Motherland" Natalie Merchant
"Raining in Baltimore" Counting Crows
"All Apologies" (unplugged) Nirvana
"Harbour" Moby/Sinead O'Connor
"Putting the Damage On" Tori Amos

 

[U2ME3]

"Hurt" Johnny Cash version

 

[The Sage]

I'll give this a try, though I wish I had my CDs in front of me to help me out. These are in no particular order:

In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction - Idlewild

I liked the title of this song (lol) so I searched it out and heard it and I love it...sorry no real point to this post but just giving credit where its due to heartlandgirl for helping me find som new music - thanks

sorry about the timewasting

I'm going to bed...

 

[Jack In The Box]

"Hurt" Johnny Cash version

the one and only

 

[Bonochick]

I'm gonna pick all Ryan Adams songs...and it is STILL hard to narrow it down. Hard as hell. Wow, most of the stuff I listen to is depressing.

Anybody Wanna Take Me Home?
Afraid Not Scared
Come Pick Me Up
Miss Sunflower
La Cienega Just Smiled
Dear Chicago
Call Me On Your Way Back Home
Caterwaul
Harder Now That It's Over
Tomorrow
She Wants To Play Hearts

 

[AcrobatMan]

can some mod change the subject

Album --> hypothetical album

depair --> despair

 

[HeartlandGirl]

I liked the title of this song (lol) so I searched it out and heard it and I love it...sorry no real point to this post but just giving credit where its due to heartlandgirl for helping me find som new music - thanks

Cool! Glad you like the song! I love it.



Pax, good calls with Raining in Baltimore and Putting the Damage On.

 

[jkayet]

The whole Idlewild "The Remote Part" album is WONDERFUL. As is "100 Broken Windows." All Idlewild really...

 

[Bonochick]

The whole Idlewild "The Remote Part" album is WONDERFUL.

I put "American English" on repeat and cry my eyes out.