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Reccomend me some "dark acoustic" stuff

muppetmuppet Posts: 980
edited June 2007 in Other Music
So yeah, nothing fits a dark night better with some minimalistic dark acoustic songs.

I'm looking for some good reccomendations, prefably in the vein of Springsteen's "Nebraska" album or some of Chris Cornell's early solo work like "Seasons."

Bit of an odd request but I'd like to see what you come up with.
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  • btb002btb002 Posts: 183
    Alice In Chain's Unplugged and Jar of Flies EP
    You are just a negative mindless pud.
  • originalfireoriginalfire Posts: 61
    btb002 wrote:
    Alice In Chain's Unplugged and Jar of Flies EP

    best acoustic albums ever, dark or not!
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Opeth's Damnation album.
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  • jamie ukjamie uk Posts: 3,812
    I don't know where you're from, so I don't know if you ever heard of Damien Rice. If you aint, he's an Irish singer/song writer, who has released 2 of the most essential acoustic albums of the 21st century. It's the type of stuff you have to live with, not all immediate, most of it pretty simply about the 'boy/girl/relationship' struggle-but done so wonderfully idiosyncratically. It's the type of stuff that the more you listen to, the more words you understand...the more you relate...and the more you really 'understand'. 2 cd's, called 'O' and 9 Crimes, and a b-side collection. The first album was described as "the heart break album of the year", it's quality stuff-you should get 1 or both of them and live with them for a while, you'll hear a guy who does what his instinct tells him-and it's beautiful, sometimes tragically beautiful-'dark', if you like. JUK
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Get some Mark Lanegan solo stuff as quickly as possible, and just binge on it.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    What the fuck is dark acoustic?
  • Music For RhinosMusic For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    no-brainer...

    Alice In Chains - Sap Ep

    Brother, Got Me Wrong, Right Turn & Am I Inside.

    GREAT stuff...Am I Inside is like THE song of dark acoustic music.
  • lephtylephty Posts: 770
    Days of the New is what you are looking for...

    the "Orange" album was pretty amazing.it had some singles in the late 90's that were in some rotation.. the second album was pretty good.. not sure about the 3rd album though.

    get it now if dark acoustic is what you are craving
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    well you know someone's gonna mention it, nirvana unplugged. doesn't get any darker than that.
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  • originalfireoriginalfire Posts: 61
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    What the fuck is dark acoustic?

    LOL!
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    jamie uk wrote:
    I don't know where you're from, so I don't know if you ever heard of Damien Rice.

    good one...
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Piano is an acoustic insturment too..

    Lots of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will do you good.

    About half of Murder Ballads (not that the other half isn't great), The Boatman's Call...

    Neil Young.. god yes,..
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Anthony and the Johnsons

    Jose Gonzales

    Damien Rice has already been said
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    joseph arthur
  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Rodrigues - Cold Fact
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  • niallniall Posts: 244
    Jonas hellborg - octave of the holy ghost
  • jamie ukjamie uk Posts: 3,812
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    What the fuck is dark acoustic?

    Come on you plum, you're just trying to be awkward. Every fucker knows what he means by 'dark acoustic', behave yourself man! And get yourself some Damien Rice, lock yourself in a room with it and absorb it 'til you feel like crying everytime you hear him sing.
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    the ultimate dark acoustic is Nick Drake. Three albums, but what a three they are! Pink Moon could be the ultimate meloncholy sad dark acoustic record. The song "Place to be" alone is worth a listen. Hell of a record.
  • bestsanebestsane Posts: 131
    Try Godsmack's The Other Side EP. The songs are dark and if you can't take it, you'll join the dark side.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    chiefojibwa wrote:
    some elliot smith is pretty dark stuff imo

    my first thought too. his first 2 albums have some of the most depressing and menacing acoustic songs i've ever heard. the song roman candle makes me feel like... i hate fight club but this reference is the only one that seems to appropriately capture the feeling: destroying something beautiful.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Get some Mark Lanegan solo stuff as quickly as possible, and just binge on it.

    binging as we speak. :)
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    catefrances wrote:
    binging as we speak. :)

    Can't beat it, can you?:)

    *Closes eyes and wishes for Gutter Twins CD*
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    jeffbr wrote:
    Opeth's Damnation album.

    love that album.
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  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    jamie uk wrote:
    I don't know where you're from, so I don't know if you ever heard of Damien Rice. If you aint, he's an Irish singer/song writer, who has released 2 of the most essential acoustic albums of the 21st century. It's the type of stuff you have to live with, not all immediate, most of it pretty simply about the 'boy/girl/relationship' struggle-but done so wonderfully idiosyncratically. It's the type of stuff that the more you listen to, the more words you understand...the more you relate...and the more you really 'understand'. 2 cd's, called 'O' and 9 Crimes, and a b-side collection. The first album was described as "the heart break album of the year", it's quality stuff-you should get 1 or both of them and live with them for a while, you'll hear a guy who does what his instinct tells him-and it's beautiful, sometimes tragically beautiful-'dark', if you like. JUK

    I agree. Damien Rice is amazing!! =)
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  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    Thanks a lot for the suggestions people. I'll be checking a few of these out!
  • IndianSummerIndianSummer Posts: 854
    the song "alone" by pearl jam and aic.
    I have faced it, A life wasted...

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    Come step inside my tears
    Swim the magic ocean,
    I've been crying all these years
  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    Ryan Adams has some great dark acoustic stuff.
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Mark Lanegan's 'Bubblegum' and 'Whiskey for the Holy Ghost' albums are what you're looking for.
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