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Most depressing albums of all time?

A sad song on an album is expected, but an album full of depression and substance abuse is genius. I'm wondering, what are some of your favourite albums - sad or not - that manage to tear you up/depress the hell out of you?

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Permalink Reply by Andy Riggs on July 31, 2010 at 5:59am

David Crosby solo debut, 'If Only I Could Remember My Name' - great record, depresses me because of what he wasted in the next 40 years

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on August 1, 2010 at 12:28am

agree !

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Permalink Reply by Adam Sheets on July 31, 2010 at 6:08am

Elvis Presley- From Elvis Presley Boulevard
John Mellencamp- Life, Death, Love and Freedom
Nirvana- Unplugged
Johnny Cash- American IV
Bob Dylan- Blood on the Tracks
Bruce Springsteen- The Ghost of Tom Joad

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Permalink Reply by natsteel on July 31, 2010 at 10:55am

Oar by Skip Spence

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Permalink Reply by Rick Sepulvado on August 1, 2010 at 1:40am

Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen

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Permalink Reply by Janice Brooks on August 1, 2010 at 9:11am

"I Wonder do You Think Of Me" Keith Whitley
Released after his death in 1989, it's loaded with Depressing cuts such as Tennesse Courage, Heartbreak Highway, I'm Over You, and a more tender take on Brother Jukebox which Mark Chesnutt would release as a single.

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Permalink Reply by Greywolf on August 1, 2010 at 11:50am

No Depression here man.

Seriously, though, I don't listen to stuff that makes me depressed. I used to, but then I realized "shit this music makes me depressed what the hell am I doing"! Now that's not to say that I don't mind all kinds of emotions and expressions in music, but I don't consider flat out depression to be something I'm interested in. Melancholy, blues, lovesick blues, lonesomeness, etc... but not depression.

But to answer your question, I find that in my limited exposure to his music, Neil Young's music depresses me.