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Topic: Depressing Prog
Posted By: Anthony H.
Subject: Depressing Prog
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 15:25
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Which progressive artists/albums/songs do you find to be particular somber/depressing? This can apply to sound, lyrics, or both. Personally, I can't help but feel a little bit somber while listening to post-rock, particularly GY!BE.
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Posted By: JonteJH
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 15:28
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Katatonia -------------  
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 15:35
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 15:51
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Hi,
I can not tell you of any music that has been that depressing at all ... but I can tell you some things that have a sad feel all over it, to the poin tof being scary.
All too often we get hung up on lyrics" to tell us that something is good, bad, or indifferent, and many times the music itself does not reflect that at all ... and falls into conventional categories that are 500 years old ... like "major chords" are uplifting and "minor chords" are sad ... that kind of thing.
That said, one of the prettiest songs I have ever heard, is also the saddest one I have ever heard. It's Sandy Denny in her last recording with Fairport Convention, on the song "One More Chance" ... and she died a couple of weeks later. And even sadder is if you get the remixed version of the album that has her promo on this song done on solo piano with her voice alone ... and it's down right scary ... and you know ... she didn't have another chance. She died soon after.
Put on "Reynardine", then "Quiet Joys of Brotherhood", and then both of these versions of the song ... and remember that the guitarist on Reynardine is Richard Thompson!
Nothing else in music is that somber, or sad for me, although there are a couple of songs in Amon Duul 2 that take me away ... the ending section of "Apocalyptic Bore" is sad in many ways, because you know it's over ... and the absolutely smashing rock pieces are over. It was all songs after that! And they were never half as good as the original. The other one was "You're Not Alone" in the HIjack album ... sung in a way that makes you feel like ... you're in a funeral or something like it. And I hate funerals!
In general, music for me, is always uplifting ... and I only cry for joy 999 out of 1000 times ... ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 15:56
| I find most neo-prog depressing. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 16:17
I was going to say that :P |
Any Colour You Like wrote:Posted By: Juan Carlos de Mulde
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 16:22
 the best soundtrack for the dark season. At some days in winter Im addicted to Opeth. But in summer - never!
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 16:22
You must mean music that has as much originality as ... the next carbon copy?
Well, to be fair ... there are a lot of genre's out there that sometimes don't make sense ... but it's only fair that we listen to the music without the label ... and check each artist individually ... as opposed to stick them to a group ... the problem being, of course, that if we learn to do this, we probably will never list Genesis as progressive, either since the majority of its work was not "progressive". In fact, I would call it "neo-prog" just for fun! ------------- 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 |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 16:25
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KING CRIMSON ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 16:37
I think they mean the genre Neo Prog. Bands like Marillion, IQ, Pendragon etc. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 16:38
I agree about GY!BE. Very sombre and bleak. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 16:42
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Pretty much post-rock as a whole. There was something else I was going to say but it slipped my mind.... ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Theriver
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 17:23
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Very often, the most beautiful song are the saddest one. Is it sad? |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 17:45
| Part The Second is really sad on vast portions of it. |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 17:57
You know that I'm a master of depression.
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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 18:01
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Agalloch is bleak ... really bleak ------------- 
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 20:30
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Pain of Salvation, Later era Queensryche (Promised Land), Pink Floyd (1970's output and the Final Cut), Alice In Chains (dirt and Jar of flies, particularly), Early John Lennon solo material, most of Tom Waits music, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Green Carnation's acoustic Verses, some Opeth, a little dab of Ayreon, especially the Human Equation, a little Devin Townsend, Sigur Ros, some Vangelis, Radiohead (specifically Kid A), like it's been mentioned: a lot of post rock/metal, Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot out the Lights, Will Oldham's (Bonnie Prince Billy's) I See A Darkness, most of Johnny Cash's American Recordings. Oh wait, I wrote all that and totally forgot that he was referring to only progressive music that's depressing. I'm too lazy to filter it out. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 20:45
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Not depressing but very, very sad, is Camel's "Harbour of Tears", which was written after Andy Latimer's father died, and he spent a lot of time with his family and learned about his Irish roots. the music if uplifting though, at least to me, very emotional and beautiful.
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 01:07
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Ulver F#A# (infinity) black metal does the trick for me. for the proggy variety check out Wolves in the Throne Room and ESPECIALLY Negura Bunget. . ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 01:09
| Agalloch, naturally! |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 01:24
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I find melancholia to be the most depressing overall theme in music. Some particularly depressing tracks: ------------- 
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Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 01:45
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We shouldn't forget our jolly Swedes, Anekdoten, Landberk and especially that Morte Macabre album |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 01:47
| Well.. the devorce-albums of Peter Hammill are very depressing, both musically and lyricly. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 04:54
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I find Radiohead Kid A et seq to be particularly bleak, although I do enjoy them.
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Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 05:38
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Porcupine Tree sounds cold and depressing to me. Can't stand them! ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 05:44
Guys,you forgot Shining(the swedish depressive black metallers)!
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Posted By: parapet
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 07:08
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Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways Anathema - The Silent Enigma Katatonia - Discouraged Ones King Crimson - Island Anathema - Judgement ------------- SMART preachers of our doom Telling us there is no room. Not enough for all mankind And the seas of time are running dry. |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: December 14 2010 at 07:10
Discouraged ones!!!! |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 10:40
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Coyote - Kayo Dot
Most of Opeth's stuff (especially their earlier albums)
That's it for now... ------------- 
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Posted By: chrijom
Date Posted: December 15 2010 at 13:42
I find Pink Floyd pretty depressing. 
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Posted By: For6luca
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 14:27
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Posted By: idoownu
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 15:27
| First things that come to my mind would by Kayo Dot and Univers Zero. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 15:40
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Explosions in the sky
Mono
GSYBE
Mogwai
and of course the progressive Cure material - Disintegration, Pornography, Bloodflowers  ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 16:32
the top 5 most depressing albums:
 coyote - kayo dot
 F#A# (Infinity) - godspeed you! black emperor
 Deliverance - Opeth
 Remedy Lane - Pain of Salvation
 Kid A - Radiohead ------------- 
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Posted By: ignatiusrielly
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 14:50
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My top 5 depressing prog songs : 1-Mommy Leave The Light On -The Flower Kings. Not exactly a depressing band but that song is just too much. 2-The great escape/ The last of you/ Falling from the moon- Mariliion. Maybe for personal causes because when Brave came out I was breaking up 3-Exit music (for a film)-Radiohead. Musically i would say the most depressing one.That final line is desperate. 4-Playboy mommy- Tori Amos. A very dark album.I am not one to cry at songs, but that one comes close 5-Autumn-Peter Hammill. Most of the "over"album would qualify. ------------- Four pails of water and a bagfull of salts |
Posted By: hobocamp
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 15:06
Really? "Flies all green and buzzin'..." |
Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 15:07
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This album and this album and just about any post-metal album. Also, Lightbulb Sun can be pretty depressing at times. -------------  
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 15:12
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Posted By: JS19
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 15:29
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Posted By: GypsyJoker
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 16:01
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"Starless." And Tormato, for entirely different reasons.
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Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 16:46
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Guitar Noir (1994) is a dark album by Steve hackett, his darkest for sure. It's very melacholic and romantic....."noir" I guess. But I only get depressed by bad music.
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: September 04 2011 at 18:43
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Anything by Anekdoten is VERY depressive. Same with Morte Macabre.
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Posted By: purplesnake
Date Posted: September 06 2011 at 01:09
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When I listen to the Gates of Delerium I always feel like crying by the end of soon. But it's not exactly depressing. It's just amazing. I think the most depressing music is pop, because it depresses me as to how terrible it is. |