Darkest music

[Invader Zim]

There is some music that is so dark it can change the mood of even the jolliest of occasion. Entire genre's of music are dedicated to reproducing this kind of music, yet a lot of the best most monumental dark music comes from bands which you do not associate with that kind of atmosphere. Below is a list of songs that I think almost epitomise dark music: -

Paint it Black - The Rolling Stones
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Archives of Pain - The Manic Street Preachers (pretty much most of the album, this song is included on, is very very dark.)
Zombie - The Cranberries
Every Breath You Take - The Police (If you actually listen to the lyrics, you may discover that its not all you thought it to be :unsure: )
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Sliver – Nirvana

There are of course a hell of a lot of songs which should be in this list, any suggestions?

[The Forum Idiot]

SLIVER IS NOT DARK! Come on, you must be thinking of Lithium or You Know You're Right...In so far as dark songs go I'd say these:

Garden - Pearl Jam
Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Breeders (cover)
You Know You're Right - Nirvana
Help Me, I'm Hungry - Nirvana
Paper Cuts - Nirvana
Lithium - Nirvana
Lots of nirvana stuff....
One - Metallica
Suicidal Dream - Silverchair
No Association - SIlverchair
Tomorrow - Silverchair
some Alice In Chains no doubt...

[Funky Monk]

Jeremy - Pearl Jam

[GrYnEt]

Nick drake is just creepy.... I love his Music. Melancolik music is often very sad and dark if you ask me.

[all-too-human]

You've forgotten The Doors - The End. Something to drop acid to...

[Take the Power back]

Suicide is painless - manic street preachers
brick - ben folds
i suppose "adams song" by blink 182, as the band is generally upbeat pop/punk.
"no quarter" by led zeppelin

[Purple]

my dying bride - like gods of the sun
children of bodom - everytime i die
caerimonium - fatal crusades
marilyn manson - forsaken
nirvana - depressed
the cure -burn

[Purple]

and sisters of mercy - cry little sister

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by The Forum [email protected] 19 2004, 11:14 AM
SLIVER IS NOT DARK!
Err yeah it is, do you even know what Sliver is about? Clearly not.

Suicide is painless - manic street preachers

The manics didn't write that song, they only covered it, it was the theme of MASH.

[Take the Power back]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21 2004, 02:10 PM
Err yeah it is, do you even know what Sliver is about? Clearly not.

Suicide is painless - manic street preachers

The manics didn't write that song, they only covered it, it was the theme of MASH.
I realize it was the MASH theme, but the on the show, only the music. Who did do it first, Johnny...something? Mathis? Oh well. The song sounds so light hearted, but the lyrics are obviously very deep.

[andresG]

"Suicidal Thoughts" - Notorious B.I.G.

"When I die, fuck it I wanna go to hell
Cause I'm a piece of shit, it ain't hard to fuckin' tell
It don't make sense, goin' to heaven wit the goodie-goodies
Dressed in white, I like black Tims and black hoodies
God will probably have me on some real strict shit
No sleepin' all day, no gettin my dick licked
Hangin' with the goodie-goodies loungin' in paradise
Fuck that shit, I wanna tote guns and shoot dice
All my life I been considered as the worst
Lyin' to my mother, even stealin' out her purse
Crime after crime, from drugs to extortion
I know my mother wished she got a fuckin' abortion
She don't even love me like she did when I was younger
Suckin' on her chest just to stop my fuckin' hunger
I wonder if I died, would tears come to her eyes?
Forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies..."

[Hate Is Art]

As Enigma said pretty much all of The Holy Bible album is dark, especialy the stuff Richie wrote, Die in the Summertime, Walking Abortion et al.

Cant think of any other stuff now, Nine Inch Nails Hurt, The Downward Spiral,

[SittingBull47]

sweet dreams - marilyn manson
I agree. Definitely Nine Inch Nails

[Purple]

nine inch nails - the day the world went away

[truthaddict11]

something I can never have - Nine Inch Nails

and sweet dreams was a eurhythmics cover,

[The Forum Idiot]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21 2004, 02:10 PM
Err yeah it is, do you even know what Sliver is about? Clearly not.

Err...I do know what sliver's about mate and I probably know a tad(LOTS) mroe about nirvana than you. Sliver's about some kid who gets left at his grandparent's house while his real parents are out. O, so disturbing. You're thinking of Polly, Stain, blew and virtually everything from bleach except about a girl

Howabout:
Black - Pearl Jam
Garden - Pearl Jam
Alive - Pearl Jam
One - Metallica
A Tout Le Mond - Megadeth
Use The Man - Megadeth

[Purple]

Originally posted by The Forum [email protected] 24 2004, 08:31 AM

One - Metallica

thats so very correct...

[The Forum Idiot]

Yea... "Back In The Womb its much to real" *puts on ...And Justice For All soon*

[DaCuBaN]

The darkest music is almost alway (to me anyway) instrumental classical - without words, the imagination prevails. I remember hearing the theme to Schindlers List (long before I saw the film - the music made me watch it) and being unable to suppress my emotion. To this day, I cannot listen to it in it's totality.

[truthaddict11]

that would be John Williams, probally the best soundtrack he has done.

I need to add Fell on Black Days and The Day I tried to live by Soundgarden

[Palmares]

Marilyn Manson - Cleansing

Other Manson, NIN, Nirvana.

John Napolitan (sp?) - Suicide Note

Maybe some Placebo too.

[refuse_resist]

Tool and Fear Factory are a few more.

[The Forum Idiot]

In His Hands - Nirvana
Oh, The Guilt - Nirvana
Polly - Nirvana
Cactus - The Pixies
Something Against You - Pixies

[che's long lost daughter]

Most songs by Radiohead

[Floyd.]

Most songs by Daniel Johnson off Yip Jump Music.

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by che's long lost [email protected] 26 2004, 09:08 PM
Most songs by Radiohead
Radiohead aren't dark, just boring.

[DaCuBaN]

Radiohead aren't dark, just boring

Recorded, I quite agree. Live is a totally different kettle of fish

I still wouldn't call them dark though.