Strange records that ease things when you're down
 

By that I mean I expected Nick Drake or the Cure's Disintegration to help the tears out of my system when I was on the verge of falling to pieces, and their music did work on that aspect, and it still does.
By "strange record" I mean some form of music that isn't soothing per se.
The B-side (or what was when records were two-sided) of the Buzzcocks' Different Kind of Tension always gets the stress away from me, and I don't know why it works that way (especially I Believe).
Anyone else felt comfort in something of that kind?

grouper - dragging a dead deer....

lifesavermusic

Noise music usually...

Jane's addiction - Ritual de lo habitual

the saddest VU songs tend to cheer me up?

Metal Machine Music

Seconded.

Depending on the mood:

Anger:
Complete Discography-Minor Threat
Sing Sing Death House-The Distillers

Sad:
The Queen Is Dead-The Smiths
Misery Is A Butterfly-Blonde Redhead
DDN (these are extreme cases)

I think people are missing the purpose of this thread... isn't it to do with records you listen to when you're down which don't seem like depressing records?

I think Blonde Redhead, Grouper and The Smiths are melancholic enough not to be so strange as to listen to them when you're down.

I listen to early 90's heavy techno.

Listening to depression records when you're down just exacerbates the problem.

BRH/ CAT Power (early) Deftones (early) /

That's it.

Noisy music does help too 'cause there's no word I guess.
Still can't point out why the repetition in some songs do help when they did not seem to be designed for that.
Finding relief in sharing someone's melancholy I understand and do, or lurking into a more troubled soul, but these other songs I'm slightly confused about seem more efficient as I don't rely on someone else's frailty yet these songs carry something with them close to "down".
I don't know.

I will try these bands mentioned above.

when I am down I ussually listen to hard fast stuff.

when I'm down I put on beefheart. Never fails to cheer me up.

Why? - Elephant eyelash

"I stuck my beef in her heart"

well...i guess i just cant resist the chance to backup grouper...sorry for missing the point...how about "for the punx" by the casualties?...contrasting your struggles with those of some crusty punx always is uplifting/amusing

Gave you love, Gave you heart
All you gave me broken heart
Gave you love, Gave you heart
All you gave me broken heart

Broken heart, I want it back
Broken heart, I got it back

Punk rock love!

yup

Anything specific?