10 Great Melancholy Albums aka Albums to Slit Your Wrists To

A Listmania! list by darthminogue
 
Lion and the Cobra
1.  Lion and the Cobra by Sinead O'Connor
The list author says:
  "There's only one Sinead O'Connor (or two, if you count The Cranberries)"
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Under The Pink
2.  Under The Pink by Tori Amos
The list author says:
  "Unlike Sinead Tori has a pretty good sense of humour, while still managing to be traverse the depths"
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Blue
3.  Blue by Joni Mitchell
The list author says:
  "An oldie but a goodie (the album, I mean)"
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Greatest Hits
4.  Greatest Hits by Leonard Cohen
The list author says:
  "The Big Daddy of the genre - also provides the greatest love songs, like Joni"
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Night to Remember/True Colours
5.  Night to Remember/True Colours by Cyndi Lauper
The list author says:
  "Underrated classic from an underrated talent. 'I Don't Want To Be Your Friend' is perhaps the greatest song of all time."
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No More Shall We Part
6.  No More Shall We Part by Nick Cave
The list author says:
  "Almost out-Lennies Lenny, Nick provides his finest album so late in his career.  Not a bad track on here."
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Lovesongs For Underdogs
7.  Lovesongs For Underdogs by Tanya Donelly
The list author says:
  "Much darker than her previous Belly/Muses/Breeders periods, but she still rocks"
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Bright Red
8.  Bright Red by Laurie Anderson
The list author says:
  "This list could be made up of Laurie albums, but I've limited myself to one per artiste.  And this is her finest (with a little help from Brian Eno)."
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The Velvet Underground and Nico
9.  The Velvet Underground and Nico by Velvet Underground
The list author says:
  "Without whom..."
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Deserter's Songs
10.  Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev
The list author says:
  "This could have been Coldplay, Muse, Dave Gray or any number of new sensitive rockers but Merc Rev are slightly more experimental:  faeries get depressed too, sometimes."
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