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MickGael · Post by **MickGael** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 7:19 pm

Depressing? Maybe. Certainly bleak, stark and beautiful:

bazwillrun · Post by **bazwillrun** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 7:23 pm

Any Crap..sorry meant rap...the fact that such utter shite is even classed as music i find depressing !

sbj · Post by **sbj** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 7:32 pm

Functional · Post by **Functional** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:03 pm

T-CM11 wrote:
Functional wrote:I think all of us understand that we're not talking about that.
I do and you do, and some others do... But this is not a private gathering of incrowd (necessarily) - this is a public forum on the international cyberinternetwebz.
The OP should've defined the context more clearly. There are plenty of people out there that call melancholic depressive, and not in a positive way. (no pun and/or irony intended)

If you don't feel like posting anything melancholic / depressive, then don't. It's just one of those qualitative things where you can't put it into simple terms, just something you know when it's there. I'm interested in such music hence I asked for it, knowing fully well that most of the stuff won't be in my taste at all. Maybe something will be (and so far, there has been!) and I'll be happy. I didn't use the term "sad music" (although, one could apply to some extent similar criticism there, "hey, this kind of music makes me sad in not-good-way") because to me sad is far more neutral, less associated with that kind of "all hope is lost" and more with that "hey, it's a bad day, but there's always tomorrow" kind of thing.

We all know it, there's a whole spectrum of this stuff. A teenager could post something by blink-182 because, well, you know, it can be that sort of thing to them. So let them post it. If someone can't figure out what I mean, then maybe there's nothing she or he could have posted in the first place. Maybe there is. But chances are, nobody will lose any sleep for it, right?

And by the way, I do not object to these discussions at all. It's very intriguing matter. But I think the focus is better spent elsewhere than the question "What do you mean by it?"

Continuing with the depressive theme:

Karma_tba · Post by **Karma_tba** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:17 pm

Another Lonely Christmas - Prince.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:13 pm

Nearly anything with rap, anything with autotune, almost anything with oh oh oh's or seasick-sidechain compression.

Hooj · Post by **Hooj** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:53 am

Both of these --> (especially the First one)

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:34 am

Richard deHove · Post by **Richard deHove** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:07 pm

Musicisbest · Post by **Musicisbest** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:32 pm

The Eels can get DARK when they want to but hey, so can I...

mhog · Post by **mhog** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:59 pm

Musicisbest · Post by **Musicisbest** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 10:02 pm

I think some of the most depressing music is the "pop super star" main street music that so many record companies have get behind.

You know, music that is really made simply for the sake of making money.

Now that's depressing.

Having said that, there is always good music being made, but these days its on "independent" labels.

rp314 · Post by **rp314** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 3:40 am

Richard deHove wrote:

Nice. It reminded me a bit of Dido's Lament.

And as long as I'm posting something by her...(although I admit to not fully knowing what depressing means in this context...)

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:25 am

Musicisbest wrote:I think some of the most depressing music is the "pop super star" main street music that so many record companies have get behind.

You know, music that is really made simply for the sake of making money.

Now that's depressing.

Having said that, there is always good music being made, but these days its on "independent" labels.

What you don't understand is that "record companies" are in business to make money, not pamper stars. Yes, they do that, but in the end it's always about scratching someones back. Also, do some research on the failures of the music business. Like one hit wonders, records that failed to sell, or terrible deals that left them wishing they hadn't.

Like it or not, it's a business. You have to be good or REALLY lucky to make it.

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:30 am

Functional wrote: Though 2muchachos isn't quite as old, but still I love how they mix up folk like this. This song is in russian though. "Up On A Gray Wolf". innocent sort of lyrics about wolf taking her away from dreams, or so I've understood based on my russian knowledge. Might err heavily here.

The lyrics in this song don't make much sence, basically it's about a girl who sees a gray wolf in her dreams and asks him to take her somewhere far away. Gray wolf is a common archetype of Russian folklore.

And if you want more Russian depressing music, here ya go, depression is something we are really good at.

Most depressing music you know of?