To me, that sort of music isn't necessarily an indication of a dark and hopeless mood. I mean, obviously people who create it must have had some sad or painful experiences to deal with - but the pain has been transformed into something beautiful, and true beauty never really brings me down. It elevates me. It feels cathartic to empathize with someone else's pain through art... it is as though, because of the beauty that arose out of it, the pain had not been for nothing. I like to think that the saddest songs in the world are a form of autotherapy for their authors, as well as for their listeners. They certainly have fulfilled that function for me on countless occasions...
Yes, Parisienne Moonlight can trigger powerful emotions. I'm not quite sure yet what my favorite Anathema song is, since I have downloaded about 60 of them, and still haven't had a chance to listen to the entire playlist more than 2-3 times... but Flying and Closer are definitely in the top ten, along with A Simple Mistake. Btw, while the early albums are pretty dark (with suicidal themes, particularly on Eternity), in recent years the band's creative energy seems to have turned towards serenity and hope. I like to think that their discography documents a musical journey of healing...
Anyway - sorry for the long ramble, but it seems no one else on my flist is a fellow Anathema fan.;)
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Date: 2011-11-27 03:20 am (UTC)Yes, Parisienne Moonlight can trigger powerful emotions. I'm not quite sure yet what my favorite Anathema song is, since I have downloaded about 60 of them, and still haven't had a chance to listen to the entire playlist more than 2-3 times... but Flying and Closer are definitely in the top ten, along with A Simple Mistake. Btw, while the early albums are pretty dark (with suicidal themes, particularly on Eternity), in recent years the band's creative energy seems to have turned towards serenity and hope. I like to think that their discography documents a musical journey of healing...
Anyway - sorry for the long ramble, but it seems no one else on my flist is a fellow Anathema fan.;)