Music Monday

I've always been into music, whether it's pop, rock, country (some), Christian, etc, and it probably isn't that much of a surprise since I'm a musician myself (I play in the bell choir at church and play saxophone, flute, and clarinet). And with everything that I've had to deal with the last year, music has been my one escape to get lost in and just tune everything else out...that and talking with my absolute favorite manager (who actually left this past week).

Just reflecting on the past year and the albums/CDs, that I've bought whether through iTunes, at Target, etc, there are a few that really stand out that have helped me through things just because of how they seem to fit into my life at a particular time, or just the fact that I can relate to the songs with what I've been through at a particular point (however you want to say it...I can relate to them). My top 4 albums, along with a couple honorable mentions, all deal with struggles, hardships, etc as well as some songs about getting through things, coming together, etc on some level (at least how I interpret them) so I won't elaborate much, if at all, on all of them:
1. Building 429 - "Listen to the Sound"

• This album has been on repeat pretty much the whole last week since I bought it.  It has been an extremely tough/stressful/not the greatest sleep kind of week because my favorite manager told me last Sunday (3/17/13) that he was leaving this past Friday (3/22). He is the one who has had my back the last year, knowing everything (or as much as I told him) that was going on, and could really read me like a book knowing when something was wrong and stepped up to pull me aside to see what was wrong. The way the songs are written, it seems to call out to those that have a lot going on and are in a tough situation. This is a Christian album, but I think it speaks to a lot of people.

2. Redlight King - "Something for the Pain"
-Favorite tracks: Old Man, Bullet in my Hand, Comeback, Drivin to Kalifornia

3. Shinedown - "Amaryllis"
-Favorite tracks: all of them

4. Nickelback - "Here and Now"
-Favorite tracks: all of them

5. Adelitas Way - High School Valedictorian
-Favorite tracks: All

Honorable Mentions:
Nickelback - "Dark Horse"
Shinedown - "Sound of Madness"

Just like the albums/CDs that have touched me over the last year, there are some songs that hit home to me. Some are actually on the albums/CDs I listed, so I won't list them (plus, the list would get too long), but here are the songs that hit home/ring true for me:
1. "Remember Me" by Mark Schultz
2. "Some Nights" by Fun.
3. "Heaven Nor Hell" by Volbeat
4. "Stand Up" by All That Remains
5. "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" by Kelly Clarkson
6. "Not Afraid" by Eminem
7. "Lost in Forever" by P.O.D
8. "A Warrior's Call" by Volbeat
9. "Ships in the Night" by Mat Kearney

I know there are other songs that I may have missed, but I think those are the majority of them. So, my question is this...what are some songs or CDs/albums that you can relate to and/or have helped you get through tough/rough patches and situations? I'm curious to see.