Music that helps one grieve the loss of a loved one...

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited March 2011 in Other Music
What albums would you recommend for someone who just had a relative pass away? I would find comfort in albums that either are depressing and sad and deal with the emotions of the death of a loved one, or conversely, Im also interested in albums that are about lifting ones spirits in such a time.

any suggestions for music?
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  • Jason78
    Jason78 Posts: 400
    Don't know what you like but I would say;

    Van Morrison-Astral Weeks
    Arcade Fire-Funeral
    Band of Horses-all 3
    Veedon Fleece (actually any Van from 68 to 75)

    All these albums are uplifting to me but also deal w/ some themes of mortality and can be melancholic
  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I recently lost someone very special in my life as well. I find comfort in listening to music that we both loved.

    Also, I found myself crying a few tears the other day when Ringo Starr's "Photograph" came on my iPod. Beautiful song about losing a loved one, especially when it took on new meaning after George Harrison died.
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  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    Dust in The Wind ~ Kansas ~~~ seems to say it all... :(

    Wish you were here...
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  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    I am very partial to listening to Floyd's Wish You Were Here, and not so much by my own choice either. The first funeral I attended was when my science teacher I had my senior year died. As we left the church and turned on the radio, that song started. When both of my grandparents died and my wife's grandmother passed away each time when we were driving from the church to the cemetery that song has been playing on the radio. It's been amazing how it's worked out and happened so many times.

    Other than that the Eels are my go to.
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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    U2 - All that you can't leave behind

    especially the songs Walk On, Kite, Stuck In A Moment
  • pinkbutterfly
    pinkbutterfly Posts: 1,391
    Eric Clapton's 'Tears in Heaven' is a beautiful song. My heartfelt condolences.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Temple Of The Dog and Cornell's Euphoria Morning for me. I think Bruce Springsteen's The Rising strikes a perfect balance in terms of dealing with the pain of grief and the eventual hope of coming out the other side.

    My thoughts are with you, I know death is just a fact of live, but nothing hurts quite as bad as losing a loved one :cry:
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    rick1zoo2 wrote:
    U2 - All that you can't leave behind

    especially the songs Walk On, Kite, Stuck In A Moment

    I totally agree, I would say mostly Suck in a moment but the other ones are great too.

    Also U2's Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own & One Step Closer.
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