Prince - Sign O The Times - Black Album - Lovesexy The whole Susannah thing, testing with Acid and stuff...

Sly - There's A Riot Goin On...in his head, got damn.

janet - The Velvet Rope.....need say mo?

Michael Jackson - Dangerous .. the alligations were coming on during the making of the album

The Beatles .... from Revolver to Let it Be.

MeShell Ndegeochello. - Cookie. She sounded really mad and still looking for the truths, but the album was awesome.


can u think of any more?

paisleypark4 said:

David Bowie - Low & Heroes

paisleypark4 said:

im glad this subject came up, I was reading the other day an interview with Rick Springfield whos new CD SHOCKDENIALANGERACCEPTANCE is alll about depression and anger, as were his last few CDS, he basically said he cannot write when he is Happy and that there hasnt been one day in his whole life when he has been truly happy the whole day. I think Billy Joel would be another one who fits this mold, his early cds were all about his depressions and relations hoever once he found love and Christie Brinkley he was over.

paisleypark4 said:

Prince wasn't depressed when he made his best albums...

Dirty Mind
1999
Around The World In A Day
The Black Album (was just a party album for Sheila E.'s birthday)
Come

Neversin.

-Aretha Franklin's Spirit In The Dark, Aretha Now and basicaly all of her 67-70 material.

-Chaka Khan's Ask Rufus & C.K.

-Mary J's My Life & Share My World

-L-Boogie's both of her album

-Mariah's Daydream

paisleypark4 said:

I wouldn't call the Beatles depressed during those albums. And actually, although mad and depressed aren't the same things, I don't think Cookie was Meshell's best album. In general it's not a rule of thumb that recording artists make their best music when depressed, but it's not uncommon for certain things to be going on in their lives when they create it. Inspiration has to come from somewhere.

paisleypark4 said:

Michael started getting paranoid around the time of the Bad album. Also, the allegations didn't surace until 1993, and Dangerous was released in 1991. I think your timeline's a bit off.

Bob Dylan - Blood on the tracks -one of the most moving and passionate albums ever!
Beck - Sea Change - not for everyone, but very emotional
George Michael - Older - in one word....beautiful!
Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said - can't say he didn't try to win Lisa back.

Young MC, Return of the 1 hit wonder.


If I were Young MC, I'd be mad at myself for being so damn wack!!!

Roger Waters was the epitome of depression during his career with Pink Floyd, and you could really sense it in his lyrics for all these albums:

- DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
- WISH YOU WERE HERE
- ANIMALS
- THE WALL
- THE FINAL CUT

Ecnirp84

Harlepolis said:

I totally totally agree with you on Mary J. I love her but My Life and Share My World will never be topped. Ever.

Tori Amos - "Boys for Pele" (major breakup) & "From the Choirgirl Hotel" (miscarriage)



Being creative is VERY therapeutic. Makes a good case for keeping music programs in schools, eh?

Cloudbuster said:

You really are the threadjacker of all time, aren't you? I dig a guy with glasses

Actually. I'd throw in:

Me'Shell NdegeOcello -- Bitter. To me, "Cookie" sounded like a Sesame Street record compared to this LP.

Which just happened to be the best album I have heard in ages.

namepeace said:

That's my favourite Me'Shell album.

I think i read somewhere that Joni was a wee bit down when she made Blue.


[This message was edited Fri Mar 19 10:03:47 2004 by TheFrog]

I'm no artist, but here's what I think...

When you aren't depressed, you are busy. You are busy having fun, seeing friends, going places, hanging out, etc. When you are depressed, it's all you can do to shower or get out of bed. Nothing helps sooth boredom and confinement like a pen and paper.

jillybean said:

Exactly.

VoicesCarry said:

Actually that's not correct. I have read just about every Michael Jackson book. When he was making "Keep The Faith" they said he kept on crying and stopping the take over and over. They said he had to do it at least 15 times because of what was going on. he couldnt get it out of his mind

Like u said they didnt 'surface' around till 1993.

And then.. Keep The Faith is one of the best songs on that album.

Beck- Sea Change


An AMAZING album, something that only gets better with age.. like a fine wine.

paisleypark4 said:

Wasnt that abour Ryan White?

TheFrog said:

ditto!!

paisleypark4 said:

Nah, not depressed at all. They were changing as people, and their music is a reflection of that. Your also dealing with individuals in a band, and to say the bands depressed would be bias, since they individually wrote most all the work towards the end of the 60's.

I LOVE THE BEATLES

sosgemini said:

that waz "Gone Too Soon"

Sdldawn said:

I am with you on that. It is an absolutely brilliant album.

Sdldawn said:

I heard that they were fighting alot (John and Paul) especially on Let It Be about who made what. And didnt george write "I Me Mine" in anger about John?

Harlepolis said:

Ain't Mary been depressed every record after What's the 411. You oughta be listing all of her albums

psykosoul said:

I stopped buying Mary's LPs after "Mary." But "My Life" is a fantastic album, arguably the best pf the "hip-hop soul" LPs and one of the better R&B/Soul LPs overall.

EMOTIONS