August 23, 20223 yr Inspired in part by the news that Kelly & Bruce are in the process, what are the best albums based on a relationship failing? Tunnel of Love and Blood on the Tracks are 1A and 1B to me. What other testimonials to domestic un-bliss am I missing?
August 23, 20223 yr Wasn't a lot of Fleetwood mac stuff written when Stevie and Lindsay were in turmoil? I might be misremembering.
August 23, 20223 yr Popular Post 17 minutes ago, Butch Had Not said: Wasn't a lot of Fleetwood mac stuff written when Stevie and Lindsay were in turmoil? I might be misremembering. Those were just Rumours.
August 24, 20223 yr So you’re saying Kelly is going back on the market? Tunnel of Love is a good one, and autobiographical, because Bruce’s marriage was falling apart during the making of that album. I like Darkness on the Edge of Town. Not all songs are relevant, but songs like the title track and Racing in the Street were in heavy rotation during my divorce. And speaking of Phil Collins, I don’t know about albums, but Throwing It All Away is a great divorce song.
August 24, 20223 yr 12 hours ago, Butch Had Not said: Wasn't a lot of Fleetwood mac stuff written when Stevie and Lindsay were in turmoil? I might be misremembering. Rumours. When everybody was fucking everybody.
August 24, 20223 yr 13 hours ago, Butch Had Not said: Wasn't a lot of Fleetwood mac stuff written when Stevie and Lindsay were in turmoil? I might be misremembering. The stare-down begins around 3:40.
August 24, 20223 yr Author I know the story behind Marvin's album (ordered by a judge to record it & his ex was to receive all of the profits), but was it any good? I thought he intentionally put out a shitty album so she wouldn't get rich off of it.Not really a "divorce" album, but definitely a relationship roller coaster album, Del Amitri's "Change Everything" was a solid look at the various phases of love. "Always the Last to Know" is a deliriously good pop song about cheating on your lover.
August 25, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said: I know the story behind Marvin's album (ordered by a judge to record it & his ex was to receive all of the profits), but was it any good? I thought he intentionally put out a shitty album so she wouldn't get rich off of it. Generally panned at first, but now considered to be an underrated classic by some. It's not What's Going On (not much is), but I wouldn't call it shitty. When Did You Stop Loving Me is one of my favorite MG songs, for example. The emotions are definitely raw on that album, so it can be a tough listen at first. I always thought one of the most interesting facts relating to it was that Anna Gordy considered suing for invasion of privacy after it was released. That says a lot, IMO.
August 25, 20223 yr I would argue that Love is Hell is a better divorce album from Ryan Adams than Heartbreaker but that's splitting hairs. There is a definitive answer to this subject though, albeit from a relatively unknown artist... William Fitzsimmons- The Sparrow and the Crow Disclaimer: Maybe don't watch these if you're actually in the middle of a divorce that you don't want. Edited August 25, 20223 yr by TexasHooch
August 25, 20223 yr I would say anything from GWAR but if I had to narrow it down it would definitely be either Carnival of Chaos or This Toilet Earth.
August 25, 20223 yr On 8/24/2022 at 10:45 AM, GhostOfTomJoad said: Not really a "divorce" album, but definitely a relationship roller coaster album, Del Amitri's "Change Everything" was a solid look at the various phases of love. "Always the Last to Know" is a deliriously good pop song about cheating on your lover. That is one of my favorite albums. It's jam-packed with hook after hook.
August 25, 20223 yr On 8/24/2022 at 8:59 AM, Red Five said: Pretty sure every National album. can confirm.
August 25, 20223 yr 51 minutes ago, deadshank said: Not an album but a simple song. I'd kill for a voice like that. Well-written song, too. Thanks for the link.
August 25, 20223 yr Tom Petty Wildflowers (already posted) is the first that comes to mind. The other one that jumps to mind - mainly because it was my personal divorce album - is True Sadness by The Avett Brothers. It was released in May 2016, the same year my first wife and I divorced. I wouldn't call the whole thing a divorce album, per se, but it's definitely for all of the Seth Avett songs, as he had just gone through it. I pretty much listened to it non-stop that year. There is, of course, "The Divorce Separation Blues", which is obviously pretty on the money, but this song, in particular, gave me all of the feels at the time: Edited August 25, 20223 yr by oSuJeff97
August 25, 20223 yr On 8/23/2022 at 7:55 PM, BrickHorn said: My favorite story about this -- So I had this friend in college who smoked like a chimney. God only knows how many packs this dude fired down every day. Our junior year, he decided that he really needed to quit and so he did. A few months after he quit, we're driving down the road going wherever in Stillwater and "Don't Speak" comes on the radio. We're just sitting there listening to it and about halfway through the song - he just says (very seriously and with a total straight face), "You know... when I hear the lyrics to this song, I feel like it's my cigarettes singing to me..." I was fucking dying. You and me We used to be together, everyday together Always, I really feel that I'm losin' my best friend I can't believe this could be the end It's so hilariously perfect and dead-on... I think about that every time I hear that song to this day.
August 26, 20223 yr Author That is one of my favorite albums. It's jam-packed with hook after hook.The Ones That You Love Leave You Nowhere never even tracked. But that song would be a career for 50 bands at least
August 26, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said: 5 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: That is one of my favorite albums. It's jam-packed with hook after hook. The Ones That You Love Leave You Nowhere never even tracked. But that song would be a career for 50 bands at least SHIT. I'm thinking of "Twisted". Great band, though.
August 26, 20223 yr The album "Strange Tails" by Lord Huron was the soundtrack of my divorce. It's not an album about divorce, per se, but of loss and regret. Things I felt acutely when I was in the middle of it.
August 26, 20223 yr "us" by peter gabriel was a gigantic processing of his divorce from jill. not much veiling of it either starting with the album cover. "come talk to me," "digging in the dirt," "love to be loved," "only us," "washing of the water" are all pretty straight forward...processing the therapy and the end of the relationship. but i have always loved that he finished it with "secret world." such a great and powerful song after the journey through the rest of the album.
August 26, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, MoJames said: This is the answer. Hah. I was playing this after posting that comment. Easy, fun song to play. It's tuned down about a quarter step.
August 26, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, sidis said: "us" by peter gabriel was a gigantic processing of his divorce from jill. not much veiling of it either starting with the album cover. "come talk to me," "digging in the dirt," "love to be loved," "only us," "washing of the water" are all pretty straight forward...processing the therapy and the end of the relationship. but i have always loved that he finished it with "secret world." such a great and powerful song after the journey through the rest of the album. Following up, for anyone that has been to couples’ therapy.
August 26, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, MAROON said: The Road to Ensenada by Lyle Lovett. Post Julia break-up album I love almost everything he's ever released, but that one has a special place in my heart. It's just a little more burnished, a little more lonely. What a songwriter.
August 26, 20223 yr I mean, yeah, it's Julia Roberts: Quote This Georgia road is redThe Georgia sky is blueAnd it looks just like the dayThat carried me to you Oh, the good Lord up in heaven knowsWhat I've been going throughAnd he's whispering to meThat I'll get over you My angel in distressYou look OK to me I'll send you my addressWhen I know what it will beI could easily stay with youOn your side of heaven's door'Cause I don't love you any lessBut I can't love you anymore Furk.
August 27, 20223 yr On 8/26/2022 at 10:30 AM, Nuge said: The album "Strange Tails" by Lord Huron was the soundtrack of my divorce. It's not an album about divorce, per se, but of loss and regret. Things I felt acutely when I was in the middle of it. One of my favorite bands. Strange Trails came out a few years before my divorce, but I saw them play at Moody Theater right in the middle of my divorce for their Vide Noir tour. They closed with The Night We Met, and I bawled like a little bitch during the entire song. Edited August 27, 20223 yr by South Austin
August 27, 20223 yr 20 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: I love almost everything he's ever released, but that one has a special place in my heart. It's just a little more burnished, a little more lonely. What a songwriter. It’s a great album, and one that brings me back to law school, because it came out around that time and I had it on heavy rotation.
August 28, 20223 yr When things with Mrs. Bullneck #1 were unravelling back in 1995/6 I was away on a work assignment and listening to Achtung Baby and Zooropa. There's a few songs like "The End of the World" and "Who's Going to Ride Your Wild Horses" and "Daddy's Going to Pay for Your Crashed Car" that won't make you feel any better. What I really needed back then was Oasis. Edited August 28, 20223 yr by Bullneck
August 29, 20223 yr On 8/28/2022 at 7:39 AM, Bullneck said: When things with Mrs. Bullneck #1 were unravelling back in 1995/6 I was away on a work assignment and listening to Achtung Baby and Zooropa. There's a few songs like "The End of the World" and "Who's Going to Ride Your Wild Horses" and "Daddy's Going to Pay for Your Crashed Car" that won't make you feel any better. What I really needed back then was Oasis. 1. Play "Columbia" 2. Turn volume up to 11 3. Add whores and cocaine 4. ???? 5. Profit
August 29, 20223 yr On 8/28/2022 at 7:39 AM, Bullneck said: When things with Mrs. Bullneck #1 were unravelling back in 1995/6 I was away on a work assignment and listening to Achtung Baby and Zooropa. There's a few songs like "The End of the World" and "Who's Going to Ride Your Wild Horses" and "Daddy's Going to Pay for Your Crashed Car" that won't make you feel any better. What I really needed back then was Oasis. I was coming here to mention Achtung Baby, as most of is about The Edge's divorce at the time. He would later recover nicely with the belly dancer from the ZooTv tour. There is a funny quote by Bono to the effect of "I can't believe how many people come up to us and say One was their wedding song. Don't they read the lyrics?!?"
August 29, 20223 yr Author 10 minutes ago, RiverwalkMiner said: There is a funny quote by Bono to the effect of "I can't believe how many people come up to us and say One was their wedding song. Don't they read the lyrics?!?" Sting's said the same thing about the thousands of people who've told them that Every Breath You Take--a tale of a creepy, possessive stalker--was their wedding song. Might as well play Under My Thumb.
August 29, 20223 yr 39 minutes ago, RiverwalkMiner said: There is a funny quote by Bono to the effect of "I can't believe how many people come up to us and say One was their wedding song. Don't they read the lyrics?!?" It's damn near a perfect song. Incredibly well-written and most consumers pay no attention to the topic.
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