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Posted: January 04 2010 at 13:16

Don't know how I could forget Echolyn's "Arc of Descent."

Or most of The End is Beautiful for that matter.

Edited by Epignosis - January 04 2010 at 13:17

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

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Posted: January 04 2010 at 12:57

Every song off of Scarsick by Pain of Salvation

Seriously, "To be Over" by Yes

and "House of Cards" by Radiohead come to mind

I'm sure there are a lot of others but these were the first two that came to mind. They both put me into a funky mood- (good songs though, don't get me wrong)

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Posted: January 04 2010 at 12:53

A lot of Anekdoten's work falls into this category; "Sad Rain" is a good example. They are heavily into a sad instrument, the mellotron, with a little cello thrown in, and bonus points for being from meloncholy Sweden.

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Posted: January 04 2010 at 06:58

well...
Comfortably Numb, all "The Final Cut" album, except "Not Now John" , "Poles Apart" and "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd.
"Exiles", "Starless" and "Epitaph" by King Crimson

"Afterglow" by Genesis is very touching, too.

maybe "Ripples", too, (always by Genesis)

ah and of course "Every Stranger's Eyes" by Roger Waters.

Edited by Malve87 - January 04 2010 at 07:00

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Posted: January 04 2010 at 06:11

two deeply sad songs from Anathema:

One Last Goodbye

Inner Silence

hunger for more prog can never be quenched.

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Posted: December 30 2009 at 17:48

Hi,

I think that sometimes we take things way too literally ... I will not, in any way, shape or form, say that Pink Floyd, Peter Hammill should not be listed in this list ... they should ...

But sadly ... the saddest one of them all is not listed here ...

Catch Fairport Convention's album "Rising for the Moon" ... and the last cut ... called One More Chance ... and then if you have the guts, then check the piano version on the remix ... and then open your eyes and realize that she died 2 weeks after this, falling down the stairs pregnant and hit her head ... she didn't get another chance, if you will ... and the haunting nature of her voice and song ... is scary ... and we're not talking lyrics here or just some let's pretend I care universe or ... this is real ... and yes it was real for Roger too, but this is much sadder ... Roger had a chance to improve his lot in life ... and even become famous for it and rich beyond all reason ... the weight of Sandy Denny's voice is a hundred times more than anything mnentioned here ... specially when most of the things listed here are just ... songs ... just songs!

Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Posted: December 30 2009 at 15:33

recent favourite - SWANS "Blood Promise" from "Swans Are Dead" live 2CD

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Posted: December 30 2009 at 15:23

the saddest song evah is THE CURE's "Homesick" for me. KARATE's "This Day Next Year" and STEVE VON TILL's "To the Field" are pretty close too

Except for the already mentioned ones I'd add:

MARILLION "Chelsea Monday", "She Chameleon", "Seasons End"
A SILVER MT ZION "God Bless Our Dead Marines", "Mountains Made of Steam", "Ring Them Bells", lots of their and GY!BE instrumentals as well
TALK TALK's last two albums
BRIAN BORCHERDT's "Coyotes" EP, THE SMITHS, PORTISHEAD, though it's all not Prog

I like sad songs

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Posted: December 30 2009 at 02:39

delete

Edited by Marty McFly - December 30 2009 at 02:54

There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

-Andyman1125 on Lulu

Even my

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Posted: December 30 2009 at 02:36

delete

Edited by Marty McFly - December 30 2009 at 02:53

There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

-Andyman1125 on Lulu

Even my

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Posted: December 30 2009 at 02:18

Dream Theater - certain (non metal) parts of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Dream Theater - The Spirit Carries On
Porcupine Tree - Feeling So Low

There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

-Andyman1125 on Lulu

Even my

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Posted: December 30 2009 at 00:46

Anything by Throbbing Gristle

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Posted: December 30 2009 at 00:18

Someone mentioned Pain of Salvation's "Trace of Blood", kudos.

Also, the song "Finland" by Cult of Luna off of Somewhere Along the Highway. As well as a ton of other stuff off that album.

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Posted: December 29 2009 at 18:09

Many of you voted for Pink Floyd but nobody mentioned the ultimate depression album, The Wall, in particular. Man, it's chock full of sad songs, like Vera Lynn, Good Bye Blue Skye, Good Bye Cruel World, Hey You, the first part of One Of My Turns, Nobody Home, etc., but above all, the one that never fails to bring tears in my eyes is Don't Leave Me Now. This tune is full of pain and despair, sung by none other, of course, than Roger Waters whose voice is like he carries all the pain of the world.

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Posted: December 29 2009 at 16:50

Just remembered a couple of classics! How about "Epitaph" from ITCOOCK, and "Lucky Man" by ELP?

Either one is weepy enough to drive a prog fan to have a stiff drink (or pipefull of pipe-weed)!

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Posted: December 29 2009 at 00:50

here are some different selections

chamber of 32 doors genesis

melancholy man the moody blues

isn't life strange the moody blues

eleanor rigby the beatles

she's leaving home the beatles

Maccarthur's Park Richard Harris

vera lynne Pink Floyd

How wonderful to be so profound

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:57

how cool that floyd's 'the final cut' has been mentioned a couple of times. this is far and away my favorite floyd album, though many have called it a solo waters LP ... whatever.

'the gunner's dream', if you know anything about the perspective waters always writes from (can't he get some therapy? geez...), is just gut wrenching.

night after night - goin' round and round my brain
this dream is driving me insane

and, for me personally, 'the final cut' song hits tremendously close to home.

thought i oughta bare my naked feelings
thought i oughta tear the curtain down
i held the blade in trembling hands prepared to make it
but just then the phone rang
i never had the nerve to make the final cut

wow.

Cry

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 13:23

It wopuld take me too long to come up with the 3 but I know that Mother Russia by Renaissance would be one of them

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 13:14

"To Be Over" by Yes....

After all, your soul will still surrender...

After all, don't doubt your part be ready to be loved!

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 12:07

The funeral dirge Before A Word Is Said by Miller, Sinclair, Tomkins & Gowen.

Alan Gowen was dying of cancer and indeed died some weeks after the recording of this song. Alan Gowen was one of the most influential musicans in the Canterbury Scene and he died only 33 years young. The funeral dirge, which is his epitaph, is heartbreaking. I doubt if you will find any sadder piece of music within the prog scene.

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Epignosis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32530	Posted: January 04 2010 at 13:16
	Don't know how I could forget Echolyn's "Arc of Descent." Or most of The End is Beautiful for that matter. Edited by Epignosis - January 04 2010 at 13:17
	https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

Drew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2005 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 12600	Posted: January 04 2010 at 12:57
	Every song off of Scarsick by Pain of Salvation Seriously, "To be Over" by Yes and "House of Cards" by Radiohead come to mind I'm sure there are a lot of others but these were the first two that came to mind. They both put me into a funky mood- (good songs though, don't get me wrong)


Drummerboy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: March 12 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 81	Posted: January 04 2010 at 12:53
	A lot of Anekdoten's work falls into this category; "Sad Rain" is a good example. They are heavily into a sad instrument, the mellotron, with a little cello thrown in, and bonus points for being from meloncholy Sweden.

Malve87 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 19 2005 Location: Genova, Italy Status: Offline Points: 252	Posted: January 04 2010 at 06:58
	well... Comfortably Numb, all "The Final Cut" album, except "Not Now John" , "Poles Apart" and "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd. "Exiles", "Starless" and "Epitaph" by King Crimson "Afterglow" by Genesis is very touching, too. maybe "Ripples", too, (always by Genesis) ah and of course "Every Stranger's Eyes" by Roger Waters. Edited by Malve87 - January 04 2010 at 07:00
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	two deeply sad songs from Anathema: One Last Goodbye Inner Silence
	hunger for more prog can never be quenched.

moshkito Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 17713	Posted: December 30 2009 at 17:48
	Hi, I think that sometimes we take things way too literally ... I will not, in any way, shape or form, say that Pink Floyd, Peter Hammill should not be listed in this list ... they should ... But sadly ... the saddest one of them all is not listed here ... Catch Fairport Convention's album "Rising for the Moon" ... and the last cut ... called One More Chance ... and then if you have the guts, then check the piano version on the remix ... and then open your eyes and realize that she died 2 weeks after this, falling down the stairs pregnant and hit her head ... she didn't get another chance, if you will ... and the haunting nature of her voice and song ... is scary ... and we're not talking lyrics here or just some let's pretend I care universe or ... this is real ... and yes it was real for Roger too, but this is much sadder ... Roger had a chance to improve his lot in life ... and even become famous for it and rich beyond all reason ... the weight of Sandy Denny's voice is a hundred times more than anything mnentioned here ... specially when most of the things listed here are just ... songs ... just songs!
	Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com

Prog-jester Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5883	Posted: December 30 2009 at 15:33
	recent favourite - SWANS "Blood Promise" from "Swans Are Dead" live 2CD

Prog-jester Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5883	Posted: December 30 2009 at 15:23
	the saddest song evah is THE CURE's "Homesick" for me. KARATE's "This Day Next Year" and STEVE VON TILL's "To the Field" are pretty close too Except for the already mentioned ones I'd add: MARILLION "Chelsea Monday", "She Chameleon", "Seasons End" A SILVER MT ZION "God Bless Our Dead Marines", "Mountains Made of Steam", "Ring Them Bells", lots of their and GY!BE instrumentals as well TALK TALK's last two albums BRIAN BORCHERDT's "Coyotes" EP, THE SMITHS, PORTISHEAD, though it's all not Prog I like sad songs

Marty McFly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968	Posted: December 30 2009 at 02:39
	delete Edited by Marty McFly - December 30 2009 at 02:54
	There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my

Marty McFly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968	Posted: December 30 2009 at 02:36
	delete Edited by Marty McFly - December 30 2009 at 02:53
	There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my

Marty McFly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968	Posted: December 30 2009 at 02:18
	Dream Theater - certain (non metal) parts of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Dream Theater - The Spirit Carries On Porcupine Tree - Feeling So Low
	There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my

mrcozdude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 25 2007 Location: Devon,UK. Status: Offline Points: 2078	Posted: December 30 2009 at 00:46
	Anything by Throbbing Gristle


NecronCommander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Metal Team Joined: September 17 2009 Location: Madison, WI Status: Offline Points: 16122	Posted: December 30 2009 at 00:18
	Someone mentioned Pain of Salvation's "Trace of Blood", kudos. Also, the song "Finland" by Cult of Luna off of Somewhere Along the Highway. As well as a ton of other stuff off that album.

szati Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 02 2006 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: December 29 2009 at 18:09
	Many of you voted for Pink Floyd but nobody mentioned the ultimate depression album, The Wall, in particular. Man, it's chock full of sad songs, like Vera Lynn, Good Bye Blue Skye, Good Bye Cruel World, Hey You, the first part of One Of My Turns, Nobody Home, etc., but above all, the one that never fails to bring tears in my eyes is Don't Leave Me Now. This tune is full of pain and despair, sung by none other, of course, than Roger Waters whose voice is like he carries all the pain of the world.

cstack3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: July 20 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Status: Offline Points: 7311	Posted: December 29 2009 at 16:50
	Just remembered a couple of classics! How about "Epitaph" from ITCOOCK, and "Lucky Man" by ELP? Either one is weepy enough to drive a prog fan to have a stiff drink (or pipefull of pipe-weed)!

Losendos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 03 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 571	Posted: December 29 2009 at 00:50
	here are some different selections chamber of 32 doors genesis melancholy man the moody blues isn't life strange the moody blues eleanor rigby the beatles she's leaving home the beatles Maccarthur's Park Richard Harris vera lynne Pink Floyd
	How wonderful to be so profound

5ruckers Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 18 2009 Location: Georgia USA Status: Offline Points: 9	Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:57
	how cool that floyd's 'the final cut' has been mentioned a couple of times. this is far and away my favorite floyd album, though many have called it a solo waters LP ... whatever. 'the gunner's dream', if you know anything about the perspective waters always writes from (can't he get some therapy? geez...), is just gut wrenching. night after night - goin' round and round my brain this dream is driving me insane and, for me personally, 'the final cut' song hits tremendously close to home. thought i oughta bare my naked feelings thought i oughta tear the curtain down i held the blade in trembling hands prepared to make it but just then the phone rang i never had the nerve to make the final cut wow.

kenethlevine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog-Folk Team Joined: December 06 2006 Location: New England Status: Offline Points: 8962	Posted: December 28 2009 at 13:23
	It wopuld take me too long to come up with the 3 but I know that Mother Russia by Renaissance would be one of them

cstack3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: July 20 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Status: Offline Points: 7311	Posted: December 28 2009 at 13:14
	"To Be Over" by Yes.... After all, your soul will still surrender... After all, don't doubt your part be ready to be loved!

toroddfuglesteg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Retired Joined: March 04 2008 Location: Retirement Home Status: Offline Points: 3658	Posted: December 28 2009 at 12:07
	The funeral dirge Before A Word Is Said by Miller, Sinclair, Tomkins & Gowen. Alan Gowen was dying of cancer and indeed died some weeks after the recording of this song. Alan Gowen was one of the most influential musicans in the Canterbury Scene and he died only 33 years young. The funeral dirge, which is his epitaph, is heartbreaking. I doubt if you will find any sadder piece of music within the prog scene.

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