Rich NATA Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I've been listening to The Twilight Sad recently; a band whose own Twitter page describes them as a 'Scottish band who enjoy making miserable music.' Which got me thinking; which miserable albums do you actually enjoy listening to? I'm going to go for some early Cure; a band I love for their serious/miserable material, but who confuse me when they go to the other end of the extreme with their pure pop... I mean, the band who gave us Killing An Arab and A Forest also gave us The Lovecats and Friday I'm in Love (?!?!?!) So, my miserable album nominations go to The Cure's, 'Seventeen Seconds' and especially 'Faith'. Love them both, but especially the 'Faith' album and especially the songs All Cats Are Grey, The Funeral Party and the title track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Unknown pleasures joy division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Jesus & Mary Chain's Darklands has its miserable moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) Portishead - Dummy Anything by Pink most probably Edit for the obvious The Smiths eponymous first album although it's one of, if not, my all time fav album and has anger with the miserableness Edited March 31, 2018 by Ally Bongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 This Mortal Coil - Blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich NATA Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 P.S. the album which prompted this thread was, The Twilight Sad's, 'Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave'. recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, bonzo said: Unknown pleasures joy division. I think Closer is darker than Unkown Pleasure and Ceremony is arguably even darker, I find Berlin genuinely depressing though it is a great album and any Throbbing Gristle album could push you over the edge. Edited March 31, 2018 by Larky Masher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkyboy and the fluffer Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Midnight Organ Night by Frightened Rabbit and Seamonsters by The Wedding Present are pretty miserable but pretty good all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) Voivod Nothingface maybe. I think some Slowdive albums could be considered miserable, but I'm not sure I got to the end of them Edited March 31, 2018 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich NATA Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 57 minutes ago, shunkyboy and the fluffer said: pretty miserable but pretty good all the same. Well, that's really what I'm getting at... Miserable, but great albums. ... And not so much miserable, but evocative, I'd say Bowie's Low and Heroes albums. On the subject of Bowie, knowing what we now know, the final track on Blackstar always gets me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Air - the virgin suicides album. Fucking miserable and slit your wrists stuff, but total genius at the same time. When I get pished on Oban 14 it's a cracking listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Larky Masher said: I think Closer is darker than Unkown Pleasure and Ceremony is arguably even darker, I find Berlin genuinely depressing though it is a great album and any Throbbing Gristle album could push you over the edge. I'm drunk noo, ceremony wiznae an album wiz it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Almost anything by Cowboy Junkies is miserable, and the stand-out is The Caution Horses. Love it. I was also trying to think of a miserable blues album, but blues seems to celebrate bad times and cheer you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Grim Jim said: Almost anything by Cowboy Junkies is miserable, and the stand-out is The Caution Horses. Love it. I was also trying to think of a miserable blues album, but blues seems to celebrate bad times and cheer you up. Listen to Ted Hawkins. Edited March 31, 2018 by fringo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, fringo said: Listen to Ted Hawkins. Fuck sake fringo, saw ted supporting billy Bragg in 1980 something he was brilliant. Walked on stage like an auld boxer towel roon his neck sat on a stool and gied it laldy. Thanks for the memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Maybe not miserable but Mogwai come on die young is probably their most melancholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 12 minutes ago, bonzo said: Fuck sake fringo, saw ted supporting billy Bragg in 1980 something he was brilliant. Walked on stage like an auld boxer towel roon his neck sat on a stool and gied it laldy. Thanks for the memories. I only started listening to some of his stuff in the late 1980s. He played Dundee's Bonar Hall (next to the Uni) around 1986 and I'd never heard of him so didn't go. A mate of mine went and ended up up sitting with him after the show having a couple of beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, fringo said: I only started listening to some of his stuff in the late 1980s. He played Dundee's Bonar Hall (next to the Uni) around 1986 and I'd never heard of him so didn't go. A mate of mine went and ended up up sitting with him after the show having a couple of beers. North to alaska, fringo ma heid is buzzin thinkin aboot this. What a brilliant singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Larky Masher said: I think Closer is darker than Unkown Pleasure and Ceremony is arguably even darker, I find Berlin genuinely depressing though it is a great album and any Throbbing Gristle album could push you over the edge. Ian Curtis chose Iggy Pop's The Idiot as the soundtrack to his suicide. That's a great miserable album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Warren Zevon's Life'll Kill Ya, with songs such as My Shit's Fucked Up and the brilliant Don't Let Us Get Sick. Two years later he was diagnosed with cancer and died soon after (although did have time to play Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner on Letterman). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, bonzo said: North to alaska, fringo ma heid is buzzin thinkin aboot this. What a brilliant singer. I've just found this which you might be interested in. Not listened to it yet (1 hour 15 mins) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, fringo said: I've just found this which you might be interested in. Not listened to it yet (1 hour 15 mins) Cheers for that. Tomorrow's afternoon's watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Been driving a car with a cassette player in it recently. Pulled a tape I made about 25 years ago out of the loft with these on either side of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 7 hours ago, Toepoke said: Been driving a car with a cassette player in it recently. Pulled a tape I made about 25 years ago out of the loft with these on either side of it... Ah yes, Richard & Linda did some great miserable songs. I had "I Wanna See the Bright Lights Tonight". The title track was upbeat, but born of underlying depression. I had an original Philips portable cassette recorder and used to record tunes from an old valve radio via a microphone until someone retrofitted a DIN socket to my sister's portable record player. So I used to have most of "my" records on tape. My folks finally got one of those "music centres" - you know the ones that looked like a sideboard. First time my dad heard me playing an LP on it he said, "That's mournful !", so I think this thread is pressing one of my buttons Some lads used to carry albums to school to swap (actually as badges of honour), and remember a music teacher putting one on. Soon took the miserable prog rock off and stuck on some Glen Miller and then took a class vote. Shit, I've just been Toepoked down a memory lane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, bonzo said: I'm drunk noo, ceremony wiznae an album wiz it? Ceremony is a song that Joy Division played (and I say them play it at their last ever gig) but it was was on Movement which arguably the last Joy Division album rather than the first New Order one, but I find it one of the darkest Joy Division songs though it is one of the my favourites. Edited April 1, 2018 by Larky Masher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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