Albums that got you through dark times

musicismylife78

What albums helped and healed you during trying and dark times in your life?


I see art as having that effect on me and my own life, and i know im not alone. not all of us listen to music as mere background chatter, some of us muself included use it as a coping mechanism as important as any therapist or doctor or psychologist. We use the music to self medicate, to heal, to cry, to deal with emotions that we dont understand. Music has never let me down. its always been there for me. No matter how down i am, there is always a song that either will talk about how i feel and make me cry, or will do the opposite, and turn my mood around and make me happy again

tremors

musicismylife78 wrote:

I see art as having that effect on me and my own life, and i know im not alone. not all of us listen to music as mere background chatter, some of us muself included use it as a coping mechanism as important as any therapist or doctor or psychologist. We use the music to self medicate, to heal, to cry, to deal with emotions that we dont understand. Music has never let me down. its always been there for me. No matter how down i am, there is always a song that either will talk about how i feel and make me cry, or will do the opposite, and turn my mood around and make me happy again

Indeed. I wrote something similar about this in the art section of the forum a few weeks back - a thread titled 'Music, art & mental health'

Lots of albums have helped me a lot. These are the records I would say have helped me most in my life in this way, alongside ten, vs, vitalogy, no code, yield, riot act and backspacer !!


Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Cast - All Change / Magic Hour
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
REM - Automatic for the People
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, Down on the Upside
Neil Young - After the goldrush, Harvest
Ian Brown - the Greatest
Janis Joplin - Pearl
The Duke Spirit - Neptune

There are probably quite a few more, but these are the ones that come to mind right now.

LukinFan

A couple off the top of my head from this year...

Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind
JJ Grey & Mofro - Lochloosa

gimmesometruth27

there are so many that have gotten me through bad times.

probably the most effective for me has been "baby i'm bored" by evan dando.

a few others:
Travis- the invisible band
Oasis- the masterplan
u2- how to dismantle an atomic bomb
nada surf- lucky, the weight is a gift, and if i had a hi-fi
better than ezra- friction, baby
superdrag- in the valley of dying stars
green day- american idiot
kings of leon- because of the times, come around sundown
Sea Wolf- their first EP and their first full album
The Airborne Toxic Event- self titled
Viet Nam- self titled
Coldplay- a rush of blood to the head, and parachutes
Rancid- the new one (forgot the title)\
bouncing souls- ghosts on the boardwalk
juliana hatfield- gold stars
metallica- master of puppets
bob dylan- pretty much any of his solo older acoustic stuff and blonde on blonde
templre of the dog- self titled
The Darkness- Permission to land


man, so many albums have helped me....
notice i did not mention any pearl jam. they have gotten me through so much that it goes without saying. i would not be here on this board if that band did not mean something special to me. but with the current state of my life and the trauma i have recently experienced i have been unable to listen to pearl jam for any length of time for about 4 months now. i recently began to listen again when PJ radio went to satellite radio a couple of weeks ago. my fave boot of theirs has to be virginia beach in 2000, the first show after roskilde. the tone seems so guarded yet hopeful, which is how i get when i am in bad times. the daughter/it's ok tag and the way ed explained it literally saved my life at one point.

i will try to think of more and come back later...

jamburger

The Cure - Disintegration

dcfaithful

For me, the ones that first come to mind:

The Who - Quadrophenia
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Neil Young - After The Goldrush
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
The Darkness - Permission to Land (Can't believe I saw that on someone else's list too!)

gimmesometruth27

dcfaithful wrote:

For me, the ones that first come to mind:

The Who - Quadrophenia
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Neil Young - After The Goldrush
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
The Darkness - Permission to Land (Can't believe I saw that on someone else's list too!)

yeah i dunno, it is just something about the music of the darkness that makes you forget about shit for awhile. i always feel better after hearing that album. it just makes me feel like going out and having fun, ya know?

dcfaithful

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

For me, the ones that first come to mind:

The Who - Quadrophenia
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Neil Young - After The Goldrush
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
The Darkness - Permission to Land (Can't believe I saw that on someone else's list too!)

yeah i dunno, it is just something about the music of the darkness that makes you forget about shit for awhile. i always feel better after hearing that album. it just makes me feel like going out and having fun, ya know?

Totally. It got me throughs ome dark times, but it also was the soundtrack to some unforgettable moments as well.

intodeep

Temple of the Dog- S/T
Modest Mouse-Oh Lonesome Crowded West

those two stand out

tremors

Yes I too am overfamilar with Disintegration by the Cure, and Temple of the Dog! I also have had times when I can't listen to Pearl Jam. They are still with you though, even if you don't listen. A really really good album for dark times (though the guy can't sing very well) is by the English Band Embrace - debut album 'The Good Will Out' - really clear fragile, but hopeful lyrics - the kind of stuff that sinks in when nothing else can reach you.

There is a Verve line which is relevant to this thread:

Well I've never prayed, but tonight I'm on my knees
I need to hear some sounds that recognise the pain in me, yeah

JonnyPistachio

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

nada surf- lucky, the weight is a gift, and if i had a hi-fi
templre of the dog- self titled

man, so many albums have helped me....
notice i did not mention any pearl jam. they have gotten me through so much that it goes without saying. i would not be here on this board if that band did not mean something special to me. but with the current state of my life and the trauma i have recently experienced i have been unable to listen to pearl jam for any length of time for about 4 months now. i recently began to listen again when PJ radio went to satellite radio a couple of weeks ago. my fave boot of theirs has to be virginia beach in 2000, the first show after roskilde. the tone seems so guarded yet hopeful, which is how i get when i am in bad times. the daughter/it's ok tag and the way ed explained it literally saved my life at one point.

i will try to think of more and come back later...

same goes for me with PJ, but those two I underlined really got me through some shit.

facepollution

Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning.

acrossssSsssshittt

no code... every time... always..

only

craigb

Vs.
Yield
Siamese Dream
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

dimitrispearljam

keepnfaith44

I find music very theraputic for myself from my state of my mind on a given day to some physical issue I have to deal with on a long term basis(Chronic Pain). I spoke to one of my open minded Docs who told me since the Romans ruled the world medical people have long believed the connection between Music and heath & healing, so it is more than just a distraction for many I can attest.

mainly Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps & Neil Young & Crazy Horse Live Rust and Eric Clapton time Pieces & then Journeyman, as well as 38 Special not sure whay album. Thanks Uncle neil &EC

red mos

pearl jam- no code
Mad season- Above

Just really connect to these two albums.

fife

the past year has been the hardest of my life and i know that the tread says albums but for me its songs. so i going to list songs.

REM - everybody hurts or anything from them
Pearl Jam - I am mine
Bruce - drive all night
elton John - your song
Pearl Jam - Light Years
Pearl jam footsteps
U2 - wake up dead man
The Verve - velvet morning

Eddie Vedder - I'm still here
Phil collins- groovy kind of love
radiohead - fake plastic trees
Bob dylan - your gonna make me lonesome when you go
Alanis - would be good
Our lady peace - 4am
Mike and the mechanics - living years

I tend to listen to depressing songs when i am depressed. each one of those songs means represents someone very important to me.

Sawyer

Sigur Ros- Takk

The National- Boxer

Pearl Jam- No Code

pearl spam

Soup - blind melon