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* While "Michael" itself is a TearJerker song, the line "I heard he lost his mind again", which Kozelek implies in the next line that [[FridgeHorror it probably has happened before]], in a more sad sense.
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** Their final album ''Old Ramon'' featured a black and white fish-lens shot of an American flag, which ''already'' gives a creepy feel in a Post-9/11 world.
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* "Down Colorful Hill" (the song, not the entire album) just feels so despairing and sad. The song itself is a tear-jerker, but it's also nightmare fuel. This one is more of the "adult fear" variety where the song is about having complete powerlessness over your actual success in life. No matter how much you pray, or beg, we are all subject to failure outside of our own control.
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* "Down Colorful Hill" (the song, not the entire whole album) just feels so despairing and sad. The song itself is a tear-jerker, but it's also nightmare fuel. This one is more of the "adult fear" variety where the song is about having complete powerlessness over your actual success in life. No matter how much you pray, or beg, we are all subject to failure outside of our own control.
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** ''Ocean Beach'' is pretty sinister looking, too, with the black and white picture of a windmill and a few blurry freaky looking objects in the background.
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** ''Ocean Beach'' is pretty sinister looking, too, with the black and white picture of a windmill and a few blurry freaky looking objects in the background.background.
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* "Evil" has a very disconcerting feel, and the high pitched wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. Then if you listen ''very'' closely midway through, you can hear Kozelek making an evil laugh as well as a sample of a woman screaming "No!" even fainter... Followed by another repetition of "That made me feel good..." Have fun with the nightmares, kids!
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** ''Rollercoaster'' is even worse. It's a picture of an abandoned rollercoaster with a crushed cart in the front.
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** ''Rollercoaster'' is even worse. It's a picture of an abandoned the now-demolished Thunderbolt rollercoaster from Coney Island with a crushed cart in the front.
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It\'s a windmill, not a pier. I live in SF, and the cover shows one of the windmills on Ocean Beach, of the album\'s name. I\'m from SF and I\'ve been there lots of times.
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** ''Ocean Beach'' is pretty sinister looking, too, with the black and white picture of a pier and a few blurry freaky looking objects in the background.
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** ''Ocean Beach'' is pretty sinister looking, too, with the black and white picture of a pier windmill and a few blurry freaky looking objects in the background.
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* "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
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* "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the last 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
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* ''Ocean Beach'' is considerably lighter than the proceeding albums, and is relatively free of any really creepy moments. There is one exception however: the ending section to the beautiful song "Moments", during which the guitar line keeps picking up in intensity and gradually drowns out the other instruments. By the end of the song, it sounds as if the guitar is crying uncontrollably.
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I think this list would be a lot more potent if we separated the bullets by song instead of by album. Just makes more sense that way.
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we've got two tunes. The first one, "Evil" has a very disconcerting feel, and the high pitched wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. The second tune, by the name of "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we've got two tunes. The first one, "Evil" has a very disconcerting feel, and the high pitched wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. The second tune, Then if you listen ''very'' closely midway through, you can hear Kozelek making an evil laugh as well as a sample of a woman screaming "No!" even fainter... Followed by another repetition of "That made me feel good..." Have fun with the name of nightmares, kids!
* "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
* The dead, lifeless performance of the Star Spangled Banner. It makes you feel absolutely frightened to live in the US as it makes it sound like an eerie place run by lunatics in an insane asylum.
* "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
* The dead, lifeless performance of the Star Spangled Banner. It makes you feel absolutely frightened to live in the US as it makes it sound like an eerie place run by lunatics in an insane asylum.
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we've got two tunes. The first one, "Evil" has a very creepy disconcerting feel and the wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. The second tune, by the name of "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we've got two tunes. The first one, "Evil" has a very creepy disconcerting feel feel, and the high pitched wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. The second tune, by the name of "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
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* From "Retrospective" we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about ''drowning at the bottom of the ocean.''
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* From "Retrospective" ''Retrospective'' we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about ''drowning at the bottom of the ocean.''
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we've got two tunes. The first one, "Evil" has a very creepy disconcerting feel and the wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. The second tune, by the name of "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
* From "Retrospective" we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about "drowning at the bottom of the ocean."
* From "Retrospective" we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about "drowning at the bottom of the ocean."
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we've got two tunes. The first one, "Evil" has a very creepy disconcerting feel and the wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. The second tune, by the name of "Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulThatAxe [[CarefulWithThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
* From "Retrospective" we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about"drowning ''drowning at the bottom of the ocean."''
* From "Retrospective" we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we have "Evil" and the [[CarefulWithThatAxe final section]] of "Blindfold".
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we have we've got two tunes. The first one, "Evil" has a very creepy disconcerting feel and the [[CarefulWithThatAxe final section]] wailing at the end is incredibly unnerving. The second tune, by the name of "Blindfold"."Blindfold" starts out very [[TearJerker sad]] but than it picks up in intensity and in the 2 and a half minutes or so [[CarefulThatAxe Kozelek starts screaming like a dying animal.]] The effect is quite unnerving.
* From "Retrospective" we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about "drowning at the bottom of the ocean."
* From "Retrospective" we have the previously unreleased track "Waterkill" a dark tune which appears to be about "drowning at the bottom of the ocean."
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** ''Bridge'' features a ton of plants and vines surrounding an abandoned wooden bridge.
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** There's also the very creepy guitar riff that plays throughout the song.
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* From the ''Bridge'' album, we have "Evil" and the [[CarefulWithThatAxe final section]] of "Blindfold".
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* "Down Colorful Hill" (the song, not the entire album) just feels so despairing and sad. The song itself is a tear-jerker, but it's also nightmare fuel. This one is more of the "adult fear" variety where the song is about having complete powerlessness over your actual success in life. No matter how much you pray, or beg, we are all subject to failure outside of our own control.
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* "Down Colorful Hill" (the song, not the entire album) just feels so despairing and sad. The song itself is a tear-jerker, but it's also nightmare fuel. This one is more of the "adult fear" variety where the song is about having complete powerlessness over your actual success in life. No matter how much you pray, or beg, we are all subject to failure outside of our own control.control.
* Any of the lengthy songs that include repeated "demented" sounding sections like "Mother" and especially "Funhouse".
* Their album covers... Dear lord their album covers.
** ''Down Colorful Hill'' is an abandoned dirtied bed with a ghastly look to it.
** ''Rollercoaster'' is even worse. It's a picture of an abandoned rollercoaster with a crushed cart in the front.
** ''Ocean Beach'' is pretty sinister looking, too, with the black and white picture of a pier and a few blurry freaky looking objects in the background.
* Any of the lengthy songs that include repeated "demented" sounding sections like "Mother" and especially "Funhouse".
* Their album covers... Dear lord their album covers.
** ''Down Colorful Hill'' is an abandoned dirtied bed with a ghastly look to it.
** ''Rollercoaster'' is even worse. It's a picture of an abandoned rollercoaster with a crushed cart in the front.
** ''Ocean Beach'' is pretty sinister looking, too, with the black and white picture of a pier and a few blurry freaky looking objects in the background.
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Not only are they known for their depressing tear jerking nature, RHP is also known for depressing people out of fear as well. Their slow tempo songs can create very scary drone-like atmospheres.
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* The first 50 or so seconds of "Strawberry Hill". It sounds like eerie funhouse music with tons of dissonance and quiet, haunting melodies to boot. Then the beautiful main song comes in and completely resolves all the dissonance.
** The fuel doesn't stop there though. The song is about Kozelek when he was younger, scared out of his mind to go and socialize with the world outside him. Just listen to his description of the people outside his room "They lose control and get louder." Anybody who has suffered from social anxiety can fully relate to this.
* "Medicine Bottle" is the biggest example of theirs. It's almost 10 minutes of Kozelek telling a very vague metaphorical story with very creepy images. With lines like "It's all in my head," repeated over and over again as if he's taunting the listener. The song is basically about how people in relationships wander blindly through it, almost as if walking through a haunted house.
* "Down Colorful Hill" (the song, not the entire album) just feels so despairing and sad. The song itself is a tear-jerker, but it's also nightmare fuel. This one is more of the "adult fear" variety where the song is about having complete powerlessness over your actual success in life. No matter how much you pray, or beg, we are all subject to failure outside of our own control.
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* The first 50 or so seconds of "Strawberry Hill". It sounds like eerie funhouse music with tons of dissonance and quiet, haunting melodies to boot. Then the beautiful main song comes in and completely resolves all the dissonance.
** The fuel doesn't stop there though. The song is about Kozelek when he was younger, scared out of his mind to go and socialize with the world outside him. Just listen to his description of the people outside his room "They lose control and get louder." Anybody who has suffered from social anxiety can fully relate to this.
* "Medicine Bottle" is the biggest example of theirs. It's almost 10 minutes of Kozelek telling a very vague metaphorical story with very creepy images. With lines like "It's all in my head," repeated over and over again as if he's taunting the listener. The song is basically about how people in relationships wander blindly through it, almost as if walking through a haunted house.
* "Down Colorful Hill" (the song, not the entire album) just feels so despairing and sad. The song itself is a tear-jerker, but it's also nightmare fuel. This one is more of the "adult fear" variety where the song is about having complete powerlessness over your actual success in life. No matter how much you pray, or beg, we are all subject to failure outside of our own control.
