Best Ever Albums

Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:36:02 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/31/2013 02:36

I've only cried a couple handfuls of times from age 8 to 22, but within the past year I've cried more than double that. Here are some albums with a few songs that have made me cry, though I wouldn't consider most of these all-around sad albums (I don't know if many albums can be totally depressing).

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And then here's some albums have a few songs that get me in the mood to cry, but can't quite get me there yet.

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Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:04:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/30/2013 23:04

Faith by George Michael

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Re: Real Sad Albums

hairymarx1 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:52:01 GMT

Author: hairymarx1

Posted: 01/30/2013 22:52

Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
Lisa Germano - Geek The Girl
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Nico - The Marble Index
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of....
Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother The Mountain
Daniel Johnston - 1990
Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
John Prine - John Prine
Joy Division - Closer
Eels - Electro-Shock Blues
Julia Holter - Tragedy

Re: Real Sad Albums

matt17 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:42:03 GMT

Author: matt17

Posted: 01/30/2013 22:42

Happymeal wrote:

If you have a photo editing software, then that' probably your best bet (I use Photoshop CS4 to re-size my photos, but that's about it for my skills in that area).

Thanks for the advice, i'll look into it, cheers. 😄

Re: Real Sad Albums

Patman360 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:02:04 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 01/30/2013 20:02

Top 5
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Elliott Smith - XO
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Re: Real Sad Albums

Behrus58 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:31:46 GMT

Author: Behrus58

Posted: 01/30/2013 19:31

Saddest Album Lyrically :

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane over the sea

Saddest Album Musically :

The Antlers - Hospice

Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:28:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/30/2013 19:28

matt17 wrote:

Sorry about that haha, just realised the avatars are the same. I've been trying for ages to find a one I can change it too, but I can never find a picture small enough. Hence why i've had to stick with the drum set. :)

If you have a photo editing software, then that' probably your best bet (I use Photoshop CS4 to re-size my photos, but that's about it for my skills in that area).

Re: Real Sad Albums

matt17 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:50:02 GMT

Author: matt17

Posted: 01/30/2013 18:50

tekin wrote:

^I thought it was RFNAPLES. I read the first sentence and I was like :shock:

Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:25:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/30/2013 18:25

^I thought it was RFNAPLES. I read the first sentence and I was like 😲

Re: Real Sad Albums

matt17 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:13:44 GMT

Author: matt17

Posted: 01/30/2013 18:13

Because I seem to gravitate towards sad albums, I thought i'd make this my first forum post.

So here's a few, sorry for ones previously mentioned, and the really obvious ones:

Josh T Pearson - Last of the Country Gentleman
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
The Smiths - The Smiths
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call
The National - Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers
Joy Division - Closer
Radiohead - The Bends
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Lou Reed - Berlin
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

Re: Real Sad Albums

Robert Anton Wilson — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:41:49 GMT

Author: Robert Anton Wilson

Posted: 01/30/2013 16:41

Peter Hammill - Over

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Re: Real Sad Albums

Mr.Music — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:47:40 GMT

Author: Mr.Music

Posted: 01/30/2013 08:47

Downward Spiral is a bloody sad album.
Unknown Pleasures and Closer.
Jeffrey Lee Pierce?

Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:39:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/30/2013 07:39

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison

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In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Soup by Blind Melon

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Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

In Utero by Nirvana

The Smiths by The Smiths

Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters

Crying Rivers Of Blood!

Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:35:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/30/2013 07:35

Seconding Hospice, also Pink Moon. Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen also has to be up there, fucking Dress Rehearsal Rag man.

Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:49:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/30/2013 06:49

MrFrogger wrote:

I was about to make fun of you for listing Centipede Hz, then I saw it was your sig

Re: Real Sad Albums

revolver94 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:23:12 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 01/30/2013 06:23

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Either/or by Elliott Smith

Re: Real Sad Albums

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:14:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/30/2013 02:14

pearljammer13 wrote:

Have you ever heard of "Right Away, Great Captain!"? It's a trilogy of concept albums by the lead singer of Manchester Orchestra. It's about a sailor who returns from sea to find his wife cheating on him with his brother. He ends up killing the brother and being sentenced to death. Not the same story but definitely some parallels, which is interesting.

Sounds like a nice trilogy, i'll go listen to it eventually, Manchester Orchestra hasn't let me down before so I doubt a side project would hurt.

Re: Real Sad Albums

MrFrogger — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:45:28 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 01/30/2013 01:45

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Re: Real Sad Albums

pearljammer13 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:20:56 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 01/30/2013 01:20

Happymeal wrote:

I'm in the process of writing (and recording pretty soon) an (concept?) album about a sailor who goes out to war, comes back to find his family killed, then commits suicide.

I thought it was an interesting idea so I thought, why not?

Re: Real Sad Albums

pearljammer13 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:16:34 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 01/30/2013 01:16

Electroshock Blues is a great one.

Also:

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Opening lyrics:
It's been so long
Since you heard from me
Got a wife and kid
That I never see
And I'm nowhere near
What I dreamed I'd be
I can't believe
What life has done to me

😢