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Your goto album when depressed or in the dumps

the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
edited October 2009 in Other Music
when I'm feeling down I love me some Dirt - AIC

how about you ?

whats a good album that is a good reflection of your mood when you are depressed, down in the dumps, or just feeling ....blah ?
Peace, Love.

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  • ajgolf23ajgolf23 Posts: 55
    aic-unplugged
    Drop, drop, dropping it down...oh, so gently...

  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    i always find that No Code is a good album to listen to when i'm down. there's something very comforting in that album... it's the sound of a band caught up in events that seems to have spun completely out of control around them despite their best efforts to do the right thing, and the struggle to find some measure of peace in the maelstrom. which is usually how i feel when i get down.
  • CMF187CMF187 Posts: 4
    Welcome to the cruel world
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    QOTSA - Songs for the Deaf. I let "millionaire" rip on my speakers and BAM, my blues are gone.

    Other than that, Damien Rice- O is a great album for wallowing in your own pity.

    Clann Zu - s/t is another one.
  • Architect and BuilderArchitect and Builder Posts: 237
    Automatic for the people
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Architect and Builder wrote:
    Automatic for the people

    oh hell yeah, i listened to that and new adventures repeatedly on a road trip after a really awful, depressing night for me.
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Depends on if I want to be picked up or not.

    If I do, Given to Fly (a live version) has been my go to song for years.

    If not, Elliott Smith Either / Or, or, AIC Jar of Flies. There is something about listening to Rotten Apple when your down. It's like your in the dumps but there is someone else right there with you.
  • djjazzy276djjazzy276 Posts: 229
    For me, it's Bon Iver's "For Emma, Forever Ago", hands down favorite for that time. I also like Blind Pilot's "3 Rounds & A Sound."
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    Easy, the album STAY HUMAN.....Michael Franti and Spearhead one his songs from the album...

    *SOMETIMES*

    It helps me to be fancy and free and alive I feel like I can do anything. :D

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,633
    I always turn to "Soup" by Blind Melon when I'm feeling a bit crappy, specifically the song 'Walk' which starts with these words:

    "Find myself singing the same songs every day,
    Ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok"

    and ends with these:

    "And under a sun that's seen it all before, my feet are so cold,
    And I can't believe that I have to bang my head against this wall again
    But the blows they have just a little more space in-between them
    Gonna take a breath and try again."

    When Shannon sings that last line it's just so uplifting. It always makes me feel like there is something better to look forward to.
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  • PearlOfAGirlPearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    You can't go wrong with any PJ tunes... they help me, and I've had the past couple of years from hell... :)

    I hope your feeling better...

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    CF47735 wrote:
    Welcome to the cruel world

    TOTALLY

    I also like to listen to Yield..
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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    fevers and mirrors used to be
    usually no code
    but live on 2 legs is by far..i was in a bad place when i first started listening to it..gets me through anything
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    Jar of Flies or:
    Vs.
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

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  • Drop1The0LeashDrop1The0Leash Posts: 954
    goldrush wrote:
    I always turn to "Soup" by Blind Melon when I'm feeling a bit crappy, specifically the song 'Walk' which starts with these words:

    "Find myself singing the same songs every day,
    Ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok"

    and ends with these:

    "And under a sun that's seen it all before, my feet are so cold,
    And I can't believe that I have to bang my head against this wall again
    But the blows they have just a little more space in-between them
    Gonna take a breath and try again."

    When Shannon sings that last line it's just so uplifting. It always makes me feel like there is something better to look forward to.

    Great Call! Walk is one of my favorite songs of all time. Blind Melon is always a go to when depressed and I always feel so much better after
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  • malcyrvsmalcyrvs Posts: 89
    Closer (Joy Division) then you realise how insignificant your feelings are.
  • BenzorBenzor Posts: 886
    JordyWordy wrote:
    QOTSA - Songs for the Deaf. I let "millionaire" rip on my speakers and BAM, my blues are gone.

    Other than that, Damien Rice- O is a great album for wallowing in your own pity.

    Clann Zu - s/t is another one.

    love this song
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Euphoria Morning - Chris Cornell.
    don't know why.....
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    Definitely Into The Wild, been listening to that alot lately.
    And also any elliott smith and then some nirvana unplugged
    Shows:
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  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    it varies greatly from time to time..

    lately though I've been listening to Grace by Jeff Buckley and Jar Of Flies. both of course RULE when I'm in a good mood too.

    other than those.. hm. :think: Raising Sand (Robert Pland and Alison Kraus) works wonders aswell!
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I go to Jeffs Dad Tim Buckley- what a sad crooner he was
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    pandora wrote:
    I go to Jeffs Dad Tim Buckley- what a sad crooner he was

    he's on my 'Check this music out'-list.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    eMMI wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    I go to Jeffs Dad Tim Buckley- what a sad crooner he was

    he's on my 'Check this music out'-list.
    oh yea you won't be disappointed
    Happy Sad- awesome-Buzzin Fly- beautiful song
    Greetings from LA- unbelievable- Get on top of me Woman- fun song!
    Troubadour (spelling) is getting a little strange for me- I always picture the Renaissance festival
    Do check and enjoy
  • mrveddersonmrvedderson Posts: 784
    I usually just reach for a monster blunt
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    mrvedderson wrote:
    I usually just reach for a monster blunt

    That is from what album :?:

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • BrinkofForeverBrinkofForever Posts: 373
    The Avalanches - Since I Left You

    Picks me up...and it's just out there.
    Make your life a mission - not an intermission. - Arnold Gasglow
  • Joel WestveltJoel Westvelt Posts: 39
    Mad Season - Above
  • Got a hard hard headGot a hard hard head Posts: 638
    The Bends is quite a good one for me. By the time it reaches the title track, I've forgotten what had gotten me down.

    :D
    It's gonna be a glorious day...
  • scottstappsucksscottstappsucks Posts: 991
    Alice In Chains- Tripod. By far AIC's darkest album, I listen to it a lot when I'm depressed. I also listen to Pearl Jam's No Code, Eddie's lyrics on that are really deep on that record.

    When I'm pissed off I listen to Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger. Makes me want to break shit.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    VS.....
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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