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02-10-2005, 02:34 PM
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Re: \"Darkest\" Album Ever?...
Dirt is a good choice, but I'd have to go with The Wall. At least on Dirt, there's a certain, "yeah, I'm a junkie, but at least it's fun sometimes" vibe to it. The Wall is a steady descent into madness, and you don't really get the feeling that the protagonist is enjoying it at all along the way.
In high school band, we played a piece that was meant to simulate the fire-bombings of Dresden. We made noises like bombs falling in the distance and even screamed at the top of our lungs at the moment the city is being attacked. Apparently the marching band arrangement calls for the band to march in a swastika. Not happy stuff. 
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02-10-2005, 10:45 PM
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Re: \"Darkest\" Album Ever?...
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In high school band, we played a piece that was meant to simulate the fire-bombings of Dresden. We made noises like bombs falling in the distance and even screamed at the top of our lungs at the moment the city is being attacked. Apparently the marching band arrangement calls for the band to march in a swastika. Not happy stuff. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah man, I also played this in high school. Great song. Very intense. Bob
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02-11-2005, 04:38 PM
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Re: \"Darkest\" Album Ever?...
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I'd have to go with The Wall..... The Wall is a steady descent into madness, and you don't really get the feeling that the protagonist is enjoying it at all along the way. [/ QUOTE ] I'm kind of surprised to hear somebody suggest the 'The Wall'. If I were going to nominate a Pink Floyd album for this, I would have gone with 'The Final Cut'. It is infinately more dark and depressing IMO.
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02-10-2005, 03:01 PM
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Re: \"Darkest\" Album Ever?...
While not the bleakest Nirvana stuff, In Utero, should get a nod. The most depressing songs by Nirvana were never put out on major albums.
random lyrics on in utero: "I lie in the soil and fertilize mushrooms" "Look on the bright side is suicide"
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02-10-2005, 03:25 PM
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Re: \"Darkest\" Album Ever?...
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Should we say, right off the bat, that death metal doesn't count? That's infinite darkness there, brah... [/ QUOTE ] yes, I guess I should've qualified that I don't really necessarily mean "goth" (and all its implications) when I say "dark".....
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02-11-2005, 02:32 PM
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Re: \"Darkest\" Album Ever?...
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Should we say, right off the bat, that death metal doesn't count? That's infinite darkness there, brah... [/ QUOTE ] Typical death metal is more about Satanism for show, few artists really believe in or practice any of that. Larry Lalonde (who was in Possesssed when they recorded 7 churches) has said a few times he thinks anyone who is actually into that stuff is pretty stupid. Even bands with fairly dark-sounding names (Death, Morbid Angel) focus more on philosophy lyrically and idealogically. The guys who wanted to be really evil went into black metal, which is where my choice is. Darkthrone's Transylvanian Hunger. Very atmospheric and dark.
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