Glad this isn’t just becoming

Glad this isn’t just becoming another dashboard/emo-hate-fest ;)

This question’s right up my alley so I tried writing up a good response last night and it didn’t work so I’ll not post my incoherent, admittedly emotional (in the sense of being timely), late night ramblings and just answer briefly: Our Lady Peace.
I’ve actually discussed the meanings of several of their songs with other people and my impression is often quite different from others, so maybe it’s not a great example, but basically their songs have always appealed to me as an exploration of hopelessness. Reason that they’re good for listening to when you’re down is that you can identify with what the lyrics are saying. Songs like “4am,” “Middle of Yesterday,” “Superman’s Dead,” “Automatic flo-- actually I think the whole Clumsy CD-- those are songs that I could say reflect exactly the way I feel sometimes, and its just comforting to know that somebody else is writing about the exact same things.
I would say, too, that they sort of work for both aspects of the question, whether you want to get better or just stay down. A lot of the songs give hope, but some don’t. I find myself listening to OLP when I get down and sometimes then I get to feeling better and switch random play back on, or sometimes I go turn out all the lights and fall asleep on the floor with my headphones on, a complete wreck…
so yea... That’s my choice music for when im feeling low. Explains why I know every lyric to every song, ey?

O and in direct response to your question, yes, a band to listen to “when you’re upset” is different from “when you want to feel good” because the latter simply refers to any sort of feel-good music. Yet, if you do already do feel good, then you wouldn’t say that you “want to feel good” so that implies that you’re feeling bad and want to feel better. I think the difference between them is clear but easily misunderstood… or.. uh.. something… this is why i dont vote in the polls.

-Grant-

p.s. just noticed, is the preview screen supposed to say your post is on new years 1990?