SPYZFAN1 said:

The best part is that it starts off so somber but by the end I'm always lifted out of the mood I was in just enough to keep going & eventually get out of it

All I have to say is do not listen to Sade's Promise after a breakup You might jump off a cliff

"Disintegration" by The Cure is another good "downer" CD

Here's a few:

"Gethsemane" -- Jesus Christ Superstar (original cast recording)

"Lush Life" -- John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

"Heart-Shaped Box" -- Nirvana

"Trouble Man" -- Marvin Gaye

"Old Friends 4 Sale" (original) -- Prince and the Revolution

"The Future" -- Prince

"Omegaman"/"Secret Journey"/"Darkness" -- The Police (this trio concludes Ghost In The Machine and is brilliant)

Me'Shell Ndegeocello -- Bitter

Beck -- Sea Change

"No Use" -- jazzanova

"Time Remembered" -- Bill Evans

namepeace said:

Sea Change had some real desolate shit on there

NorthernLad said:

I don't listen to music. I go shopping and buy something I really WANT. Does the trick everytime.

one of my all time favs to put on when i'm blue.

Graycap23 said:

I bet ur a chocoholic deep inside

sinisterpentatonic said:

OH WOW!! i have never seen mention of that album on this forum before. Very very cool

"Body's in Trouble" is definitely one of my favorite songs of all time.

twister6 said:

Lol.....naw. I buy expensive stuff like keyboards and synths and cars and clothes.....

Graycap23 said:

That works for me until I get depressed over how much $$$ i spent

NorthernLad said:

I wasn't aware that I was much of a spender until the cut me off

NorthernLad said:

Now that's NOT good.

IAintTheOne said:

to wallow in selfpity

NorthernLad said:

I have nothing but unreserved love for that album. It took me quite a long time to crack it, partly because she's so vocally quirky but mostly due to the fact that the songs are just so unstructured and all-over-the-place.

Apparently she released a follow-up album a few years ago - have either of you heard it?

I listen to sad music when I'm down to cry and get it out of my system.

Five Steps-Dru Hill
Walked Out of Heaven-Jagged Edge
You Stopped Lovin' Me-Luther Vandross
Where Do We Go From Here-Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill
Spread My Wings-Troop
Missin' You-John Waite
Must Have Been Love-Roxette
Separate Lives-Phil and Marilyn
Mary Go Round-Musiq
Baby-Anita Baker
There's No Easy Way-James Ingram
I Can't Make You Love Me-Prince's version
On Bended Knee-Boys II Men
Brokenhearted-Brandy and Wanye
After The Love Is Gone-Brian McKnight
Where Is The Love-Roberta and Donny

damosuzuki said:

No, i haven't!!

I'm heading to amazon.com, ebay and Half.com to look for it, though

Romera said:

What a beautiful and sad song this is.....

NorthernLad said:

I have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

I feel so neglected right now

Blue - A Perfect Circle
Superhero - Ani Difranco
Tougher Than It Is - Cake
Speed Of Sound - Coldplay
Peace Love and Understanding - A Perfect Circle
Be Yourself - Audioslave
New Killer Star - David Bowie
With or Without You - U2
House of the Rising Sun - Led Zeppelin
Let It Be - The Beatles
Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was - Radiohead
Swallowtail - Finger Eleven
Pure Morning - Placebo
Almost Honest - Megadeth
Everything Zen - Bush
Passing Bird - Katotania
Something In the Way - Nirvana

damosuzuki said:

my story is similar to yours. it took a long time before the whole album grabbed me, but i kept going back for "To Cry About" and eventually everything took hold.

i thought the follow up were just Christmas songs? i guess she started teaching or something that's why she hasn't been too prolific.

Earlier this year, I was walking through some kind of depression. During that period Prince has helped me a lot, as did Rick James a little bit later.

Sometimes I go back to some old jazz recordings, like classic Bill Evans (his Riverside releases), Miles Davis mid 50s - mid 60s, John Coltrane, JOe Henderson etc.

Generally I start to listen to music that I heard back in my teenage days; this music brings up so many nice memories; feels bitter sometimes, but it helps me.

but stay away from Nico ("Chelsea Girl" for example) - that puts you really down!

SenseOfDoubt said:

Your screen named reminded me of another good CD... . "All Saints" by David Bowie, including the track "Sense of Doubt."

Great mellow instrumental music.

SenseOfDoubt said:

that relaxes me. top ten album for me.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

isn't "War of the Hearts" the best Sade song I love the whole album.... "Mr. Wrong" popped up on shuffle the other day.

listening to the best of Black Sabbath right now. Not sure it's helping! heh

I like listening to Death In June's best of collection, 'DISCriminate'. It's very bleak.


Gitane Demone's 'Am I Wrong' is another good one. A very sad album.

I listen 2 a couple of tracks on this album...the whole album has an undertone of sadness.


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sextonseven said:

I looked for these on iTunes, but they don't have them. They seem interesting... what are they like? I may need to take a trip to Tower Records to see if i can track them down.