Hello all, I didn't think I'd get as much of a response as I did when I initially posted, fretting about this friend who was dumped in the worst way possible, asking for music that would ease the pain or at least put it into perspective for her. IYFS won hands down over TBWTAS as far as which B+S album would be recommended (personally I agree - IYFS touches my heart on a different level than TBWTAS, which, in comparison, seems more light-hearted, less intense). Archel/Rachel said it best(Ryan agrees): "although b&s are not happy happy, they are therapeutic because they affirm life, in all its minutiae; b&s are about someone caring enough to write songs about the little people, which is why i love them. abstract depression/self-indulgence is not good for a broken heart, but boys on bikes and girls dreaming of horses can be." And I apologize if I didn't thank everyone who emailed me, so I'm doing it now. Thank you. She's doing much better; denial, perhaps for now, but no more crazy talk. Other suggestions, for those who may need to soothe a brokenhearted friend with music, included: Guy Chadwick's first album (thank you Julien, who is an absolutely open-hearted, wonderful guy) The Magnetic Field's - The Wayward Bus/Distant Plastic Trees (thanks Emanuel) the classic Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (I know someone who played that over and over and over... believe me, it'll make you laugh) Arnold - Hillside and I personally think you can't go wrong with "A Brief History" of Elliott Smith. And Lady P? We're working on his comeuppence! All in good fun, of course! cheers, Alexandra ps - hi Carly, hi Alan. ______________________________________________________ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+