[irishsammy]

Gotta be Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.  The raw emotion and bleakness of the album just makes me feel like everything's gonna be OK. 

 

[AudiA4]

for me, rock is a good kind of music when I am sad, i often listen to 'too much love will kill you - by queen' or 'hey jude - by the beatles'

 

[TheDreamthinker]

For me probably Winter by Joshua Radin.....

 

[Maverickmonk]

Scar Tissue & Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers: The lyrics allow me to stay introspective, while the tonality of the lighter guitar sound tends to slowly bring me up
 
Broken & Careless Wisper - Seether: When I need to think and work things out, usually progressing to Remedy, Fake It, and Rise Above This to bring me back up in the end
 
DJ Tiesto when I need to push it all aside and ignore it
 
Evanescence - Amy Lee's voice is just amazing, but the lyrics trend towards more introspection

 

[Deep Funk]

DJ Shadow's "Blood On The Motorway" from the album "The Private Press" is one track I can seriously recommend. 

 

[Proglover]

Marillion (Fish), in particular the Misplaced Childhood record
 
and The Eagles

 

[dex85]

i too can't listen to happy music when i'm sad. there is more what i like, what i can think of now are some songs by Brian Eno, Cat Power and Lilac Wine by Jeff Beck
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab6jAFyz0pE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woGp4gJiTbk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9kPIp4MtX0
 
EDIT: almost forgot on Eric Clapton's Lonely Stranger and Old Love
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCFYq3qJ1zE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loEW6Tod8Xc

 

[Tiemen]

When I'm sad, I need upbeat music, good time rock'n roll.  Someone like Dave Edmunds and the like....

 

[logwed]

When I'm extremely upset for a day or so I don't listen much, but if I do it's usually some Anglagard.
 
If I'm down for a while (every damn February) I tend to lean into metal and prog metal (Mastodon, OSI and such)

 

[Guidostrunk]

Pantera

 

[WhiteCrow]

Butthole surfers, upbeat sounding. or super loud angry music because when I'm sad I'm usual angry too an example being Slayer. 

 

[garlleg]

The Empyrean is a wonderful album for me to listen to when i'm feeling down..and most other music by john frusciante for that matter

 

[Proglover]

Neil Young

 

[SoulSyde]

Hans Zimmer - Time
or
Smashing Pumpkins - Thru The Eyes Of Ruby

 

[keythe-]

Hmmm, for me I'll listen to things like Creed, Seether, Alter Bridge, Incubus, a bit of Blink-182, Rise Against, Ra, some Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santana and maybe Hendrix? Hahaha, something like that I guess. It ranges. HI GUYS! I'm new here