Mellow/Sad/Depressing Rock Songs (1 Viewer)

[Abraham]

My curse - afghan Whigs

"your kisses scourge me..."

 

[Amused to Death]

The Cure

 

[Amused to Death]

OK, this one is so mellow and relaxing it could melt your face (given the right preparation...I'm told )

Genesis

A Trick of the Tail was an awesome album.

 

[Guest]

Sick Puppies -

 

[gianmarco]

Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You

Working seven to eleven every night,

It really makes my life a drag,

I don't think that's right.

Ive really, really been the best of fools,

I did what I could,

cause I love you, baby,

How I love you, darling,

How I love you, baby,

How I love you, girl, little girl

.

But baby, since Ive been loving you, yeah,

I'm about to lose my worried mind, oh, yeah.

Everybody trying to tell me

That you didn't mean me no good.

Ive been trying, lord, let me tell you,

Let me tell you I really did the best I could.

Ive been working seven to eleven evry night,

It kinda makes my life a drag.

Lord, you know it aint right.

Since Ive been loving you,

I'm about to lose my worried mind.

Said Ive been crying,

My tears they fell like rain,

Don't you hear,

Don't you hear them falling,

Don't you hear,

Don't you hear them falling.

Do you remember, mama, when I knocked upon your door?

I said you had the nerve to tell me

You didn't want me no more,

I open my front door hearing my back door slam,

You must have one of them new fangled,

New fangled back door man,

Ive been working from seven, seven, seven,

To eleven every night,

It kinda makes my life a drag, a drag, drag,

Ah, yeah, it makes a drag.

Baby, since Ive been loving you,

I'm about to lose,

I'm about to lose, lose my worried mind.

ETA-Not a true rock song, but have to mention Wicked Game by Chris Isaak.

 

[Popinski]

A few I don't think have been mentioned for this thread:

Modest Mouse - The World at Large

Pearl Jam - Just Breathe

 

[bushdocda]

Released just before he died of cancer:

Oh forgot about that, brutally good.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

And one last one...The best Elton John song ever, imho:

Elton gets a lot of crap for some of his later stuff, but this is the real thing.

 

[GunslingerEnder]

Tool - The Patient

Puscifer - Horizons and Momma Sed

 

[GunslingerEnder]

What the he k I will go ahead and add a Perfect Circle - Noose

Yes Maynard has dealt with a lot but he loved his mother that is for sure

 

[Scrooloose]

Nirvana unplugged stuff is good especially

 

[Nugget]

My first thought was Silent Lucidity.

 

[Scrooloose]

ETA-Not a true rock song, but have to mention Wicked Game by Chris Isaak.

But a beauty non the less

 

[Scrooloose]

My first thought was Silent Lucidity.

and

 

[Scrooloose]

And one last one...The best Elton John song ever, imho:

Even though I didnt want to go back beefore the 90s, this one chamged my mine.

 

[The Gator]

Slipknot-Snuff

 

[Amused to Death]

And one last one...The best Elton John song ever, imho:

Early Elton was pretty good even though I'm not much of an EJ fan. MMAtW is an awesome album IMO.

 

[Mister CIA]

and then there is the entire shoegaze scene...

Was my first thought. More brooding and introspective than Mellow/Sad/Depressing, but the OP might like Mazzy Star and Brian Jonestown Massacre. I would have thought these two were shoegazers too, but AllMusic does not extend the definition to them.BJM

. Tread lightly, Townes can take you places you ought not go to.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Cordelia's Dad - Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay

I had a dear companion

she's not with me now

the lillies of the valley

are weeping o'er her brow

and I'm sad and lonely

and I'm weeping all the day

for my lovely laughing little Nell

of Narragansett Bay

Oh toll, toll the bell

all at the early dawn of day

for lovely little Nell

so quickly passed away

laugh and toll so merrily

to see the waves go by

for gaily blew the morning breeze

all on the day she died

One day from me she wandered

and soon was in the boat

the cord was quickly loosened

and on the tide afloat

and it's years since we last parted

but here I weep today

for my lovely laughing little Nell

of Narragansett Bay

Next day her form was useless

washed up on the beach

I stood and gazed upon her

betrayed by sense and speech

and it's years since we last parted

but here I weep today

for my lovely laughing little Nell

of Narragansett Bay

I had a dear companion

lost upon the swell

and the tears I've shed since she's been dead

might've drowned her just as well

for Nell was only six years old

all on that awful day

when she was drowned straight off the sound

by Narragansett Bay

 

[Koya]

Sail Away Sweet Sister - Queen

 

[Mr. Ected]

Another Peter Gabriel song...

- Peter Gabriel with Kate BushKinda cool video. It was shot all in one take.

 

[skycriesmary]

radiohead - how to disappear completely

elliott smith has a catalog full of mellow/sad/depressing songs

I was just about to post this. I'd like this played at my wake.

 

[Scrooloose]

and then there is the entire shoegaze scene...

Was my first thought. More brooding and introspective than Mellow/Sad/Depressing, but the OP might like Mazzy Star and Brian Jonestown Massacre. I would have thought these two were shoegazers too, but AllMusic does not extend the definition to them.BJM

Extremme is good

 

[Tiger Fan]

This song just came across my fb page. Thought of this thread immediately

Glen Hansard - Bird of Sorrow

 

[Apple Jack]

The waiting around to die from the be here to love me doc is devastating.

 

[glock]

Stipe is that awesome.

 

[The Gator]

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

Red Moon - The walkmen

Mad World - Gary Jules

Waiting Around to Die - The Be Good Tanyas

Man in the Moon - Grinderman

Who's gonna Save your Soul - Gnarls Barkley

No More Can on the Brazos - Ian Gillan

Forget Her - Jeff Buckley

Need Your Love So Bad - Whitesnake

Changes - Black Sabbath

Listen to the Rain - Evanescence

Black - Danger Mouse

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Another dirge about a bird:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gIxWoNf6ZQ

 

[Koya]

Cigarette by the Smithereens

 

[Parrothead]

OK, this one is so mellow and relaxing it could melt your face (given the right preparation...I'm told )

Genesis

 

[Rove!]

Red Moon - The walkmen

Mad World - Gary Jules

Waiting Around to Die - The Be Good Tanyas

Man in the Moon - Grinderman

Who's gonna Save your Soul - Gnarls Barkley

No More Can on the Brazos - Ian Gillan

Forget Her - Jeff Buckley

Need Your Love So Bad - Whitesnake

Changes - Black Sabbath

Listen to the Rain - Evanescence

Black - Danger Mouse

upacked yp

 

[peaces]

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