Heavy music... No distortion.

[zachoff]

On a Townes Van Zandt kick.  Dude wrote some seriously heavy music & most is him and an acoustic. /envy

[clockwork green]

A lot of Michael Gira's work from his solo stuff to Angels of Light is nearly always distortion free. 

[BigSwordfishtrombone]

I guess I can state the obvious and say Johnny Cash. Leonard Cohen's early stuff (Songs of love and hate specifically). I guess you could also look up some songs off of Henry's dream by Nick Cave.

[clockwork green]

I've always found Low to be heavy in a sweet/depressing sort of way...not the sort of thing you'd expect from a Mormon couple. Their song Shame is a great example of that.

[Mr. Foxen]

Deadboy and the Elephant men being acoustic, Velvet Songs for Golden Skulls bootleg, is pretty heavy.

[apekillman]

I always considered "wish you were here" a very heavy record considering some of the lyrical subject matter.

[Ryno]

Anything Mark Lanegan.

[BigSwordfishtrombone]

Anything Mark Lanegan.

I can't believe I accidentally forgot to mention him. One of the best singers/songwriters around too.;__;

[Muffin Man]

Vic Chesnutt

[Blueberry Lazer]

god damn vic chesnutt! I had to break the news of his suicide to my mother (who is the biggest vic fan) on Christmas day a few years back. artie lang stabbed himself that week as well. Worst Christmas Ever. As shitty as things have been in my life lately , i better not attempt to listen to vic right now or i will be sobbing and drunk for the remainder of day/week.

[mawso]

toccata and fugue in d minor

[EddieMullet]

Kraftwerk Trans Europe Express.

Seriously not a real instrument on the whole thing all synths and drum machines, but its one of the "heaviest" non rock albums I ever heard, at times it almost reaches a plodding doom like pace.

Unless a vocoder counts there is no distortion on it.

[Baltar]

Chris Whitley.

[Lumpy]

[Lumpy]

Video distracts from the song but whatever