Favourite Depressing Album

[RumbleFox]

Hi there

 

After a conversation in a recent thread I thought I would ask what people's favourite depressing albums are?  I would rather do full albums than individual songs.

 

Only given it a couple of minutes thought but a few of mine are......

 

 

XXX

 

 

 

 

[David Guiza]

[Nick]

7 minutes ago, RumbleFox said:

Hi there

 

After a conversation in a recent thread I thought I would ask what people's favourite depressing albums are?  I would rather do full albums than individual songs.

 

Only given it a couple of minutes thought but a few of mine are......

 

 

XXX

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buddy I'm thinking of starting a GoFundMe page to raise the funds to get you out of Scotland.

 

 

 

[RumbleFox]

Just now, David Guiza said:

It's hard to look past Joy Division really.  I rememebr seeing an interview with Hooky and he said they all read Ian's lyrics on Closer and didn't think too hard about them then after he killed himself they listened again and thought "shit, he meant it".

 

X

[RumbleFox]

Just now, Swan Lesta said:

 

 

Buddy I'm thinking of starting a GoFundMe page to raise the funds to get you out of Scotland.

 

 

 

Too late, I've gone full Scottish. 

[Finnegan]

7 minutes ago, David Guiza said:

 

Close the thread

[David Guiza]

7 minutes ago, RumbleFox said:

It's hard to look past Joy Division really.  I rememebr seeing an interview with Hooky and he said they all read Ian's lyrics on Closer and didn't think too hard about them then after he killed himself they listened again and thought "shit, he meant it".

 

X

Yeah, similar to Kurt Cobain in some respects I guess in terms of the pre-emptive lyrics. Still find it utterly mind blowing that he was just 23 at the time too. Have you ever seen Control? Such a brilliant film. 

[Dr Marco]

Elliott Smith

[RumbleFox]

4 minutes ago, David Guiza said:

Yeah, similar to Kurt Cobain in some respects I guess in terms of the pre-emptive lyrics. Still find it utterly mind blowing that he was just 23 at the time too. Have you ever seen Control? Such a brilliant film. 

I agree.  At 23 I was basically a child.  I find it amaizng that most great albums are written by peoplpe in their 20s.  I couldn't even do anything now as I approach 40.  Yeah, great film.  I remember I got the Heart & Soul Boxset with pretty much all of their songs on when I was at uni and it became my best friend.  I don't really listen to them much now but I still think Atmosphere is my favourite song ever recorded by anyone.  X

Edited 25 June 2019 by RumbleFox

[lgfualol]

Will get mocked but Coldplay's "A rush of blood to the head" always ****s me up. 

 

Frightened Rabbit's "Midnight organ fight" is also up there, even more so since the singer unfortunately committed suicide :( 

[Alf Bentley]

Got to get one or two of Bruce's more sombre albums in here....

 

 

[Soup]

Music heals me ??? 

 

Anything slightly depressing goes in the bin. Will make for an interesting thread mind 

[Chico1958]

The Cure Pornography Album

 

 

The Cure Faith

 

 

Loved both of them  

[urban.spaceman]

[Rain King]

Love both the band and the albums but August & Everything After & Recovering the Satellites by Counting Crows always get me.

 

Also Comfort in Sound by Feeder, released in the shadow of Jon Lee committing suicide.

Edited 25 June 2019 by pds

[Rocket-Ron]

 

I will be the angel on your shoulder

My name is Geraldine I'm your social worker

[RumbleFox]

39 minutes ago, Rocket-Ron said:

 

I will be the angel on your shoulder

My name is Geraldine I'm your social worker

Saw them a few times when I lived in Glasgow. That first album is amazing. I bought it on vinyl when it came out then gave it to a pal now it's worth quite a bit which makes it an even more depressing album. X 

[pSinatra]

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Any of his American Series.  But this album contains his last recordings right up to his death.  I think it was about a month before he died & a couple of months after his wife had died.  His voice is weak & you can tell he's on his last legs.  Absolutely heart wrenching.

[MrsJohnMurphy]

My favourite Cure LP

 

[Mythyaar]

[MC Prussian]

Most of what's played on popular radio is pretty depressing.

Read upon the "dumbing down" of music in terms of lyrics and composition:

https://www.mic.com/articles/98310/scientists-prove-that-pop-music-is-literally-ruining-our-brains

 

On a serious note:

 

Jeff Buckley - Grace

 

Brilliant, but also brilliantly emotional, sadl and depressive to some extent. Tends to the melancholic and bittersweet.

 

Radiohead

[Dr Marco]

Most of the Smiths songs

[pSinatra]

There's a hell of a lot of heroin being taken in this thread.

 

 

[Dr Marco]

Felt, Smog/Bill Callahan solo

Edited 25 June 2019 by Dr Marco

[Leicester_Loyal]

40 minutes ago, Dr Marco said:

Most of the Smiths songs

This.

 

Joy Divison too, both depressing but brilliant!