Depressing Songs

Raikiri · 8 May 2006 at 23:11

Bush - Cold Contagious
RATM - Beautiful World

Smithy · 8 May 2006 at 23:18

iCraig said:
How have you worked that out? Their music is emotive, but hardly depressive. a lot of their songs build up slowly to a nice atmospheric climax.

erm, because its my opinion :confused:

mctrials23 · 8 May 2006 at 23:27

live with me by massive attacks a good un.

Nice vid too.

Chasser · 14 May 2006 at 02:55

00bob00 said:
massive attack - teardrop?

i think it would work perfectly for a film

Works ok on House, it's the theme music.

iCraig · 14 May 2006 at 11:07

Smithy said:
erm, because its my opinion

Sounded like you were stating a fact to me.

neil3k · 15 May 2006 at 10:28

Radiohead - Pyramid Song

Radiohead - Anything else

red11 · 15 May 2006 at 11:33

Smashing Pumpkins - Behold! The Night Mare (From their Adore album)
Smashing Pumpkins - Blank Page (From Adore again)

William · 15 May 2006 at 12:05

I think Joy Division would be a topper, but I don't know what you mean by new age experimental music?

Are you after somthing more astral to go with the ghost thing, Godspeed! You Black Emperor is worth looking at for that, however their tracks are pretty long so you will want to be doing a bit of chopping.

Sic · 15 May 2006 at 12:23

iCraig said:
Sounded like you were stating a fact to me.

well, it sounds like you're stating a fact saying Magdalena is depressing - when it's about a guy who has found a woman who appears to be close to perfection, and how badly he wants to be with her.

jakeke · 15 May 2006 at 13:34

duran duran - ordinary world

Sutters · 15 May 2006 at 14:11

Anything off Nick Drake's album 'Pink Moon'. It's very acoustic though, you might want something a little more electronic, perhaps a Nine Inch Nails song. Of course Radiohead or Smashing Pumpkins would be a fairly safe choice I would think.

wozzizname · 15 May 2006 at 14:27

Another vote for something by Joy Division here.

Cybermyk · 15 May 2006 at 15:06

Placebo - Sleeping With Ghost's - The Bitter End.

Sic · 15 May 2006 at 15:39

Sutters said:
Anything off Nick Drake's album 'Pink Moon'.

that album's terribly heartwrenching. such a tragedy

fozzybear · 15 May 2006 at 15:46

Wicked Game by Chris Isaac. Also, any song from Morrissey.

Now where's my razor blade?

iCraig · 15 May 2006 at 15:49

James Blunt - No Bravery.

Infact I can't think of any James Blunt song that isn't head-in-microwave material.

mks2005 · 16 May 2006 at 00:51

The album "Five Leaves Left" by Nick Drake.

And also possibly the most depressing (and one of the best) songs of all ever: Radiohead - Street Spirit...

Think a dark tunnel, with no light at the end of it. That's Street Spirit.

Nozzer · 16 May 2006 at 01:08

More haunting than depressing, but that seems to be what you want going on the description...

Lisa Gerrard's Aria is fantastic.

Although the most haunting song I've ever heard is probably Gyroscope by Boards of Canada. Sampling a numbers station over their usual other-worldly instrumental, it's proper ghostly stuff. Not one to listen to late at night, on your own, in a dark room as I've just done

.

vargojones · 16 May 2006 at 11:58

The Johnny Cas h cover of Hurt is gut renchingly depressing, but brilliant.

Anything form Adore by the Smashing Pumpkins is generally downbeat, but that's becasue it is in memory of Billy's mum, it does have some beautifully crafted songs though.

sinister_stu · 16 May 2006 at 12:31

vargojones said:
Anything form Adore by the Smashing Pumpkins is generally downbeat, but that's becasue it is in memory of Billy's mum, it does have some beautifully crafted songs though.

Blank Page is brilliant, as are many of the songs from that album.

Konstantine by Something Corporate is a pretty depressing song. Incidentally, if you haven't heard it you should definitely give it a listen... especially if you don't like Something Corporate, it's entirely different to everything else they've released, not a guitar in sight.