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Post by gushingblood on Jan 7, 2009 13:14:47 GMT -5
After listening to Born To Run about 3 times in a row, and deciding that Bruce is one of the most gifted songwriters ever for choosing Thunder Road & Jungleland as his opening and closing tracks, I want to know of other albums where the first and final tracks stand out as not just the best songs on the record, but some of the most extraordinary songs ever.
I'll get the ball rolling
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - Thunder Road & Jungleland
The Hold Steady - BAGIA - Stuck Between Stations & Southtown Girls
The Beatles - Sgt Peppers - Sgt Peppers & A Day in the Life
The Clash - London Calling - London Calling & Train in Vain
The Doors - Strange Days - Strange Days & When The Music's Over
The Stooges - Raw Power - Search and Destroy & Death Trip
The White Stripes - Elephant - 7 Nation Army & It's True That We Love One Another
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Post by bacon on Jan 7, 2009 13:36:45 GMT -5
The obvious choice is Separation Sunday (Hornets and Resurrection)
Perhaps my favorite: Blood on the Tracks (Tangled up in Blue and Buckets of Rain)
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Post by 212margarita on Jan 7, 2009 14:22:37 GMT -5
Seperation Sunday jumps to mind for me as well, and actually all of the Hold Steady records are really strong in that respect. Other ones i thought of were:
Tool-Aenima- Stinkfist and Third Eye
Nirvana - In Utero - Serve the Servants and All Apologies
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Post by gushingblood on Jan 7, 2009 14:39:17 GMT -5
Nirvana - In Utero - Serve the Servants and All Apologies Is the In Utero version of All Apologies 20 minutes long, with 3 mins of song, 14 minutes of silence, and then 3 minutes of noise and distortion. Because I swear I left it on my CD player whilst doing homework, forgot that the CD had ended, then BOOM *LOUD FEEDBACK* I nearly shat my self, I had no idea what was happening. |
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Post by JonnyJay on Jan 7, 2009 14:39:24 GMT -5
Some may beg to differ, but here's a list based on my collection...
Against Me! - As The Eternal Cowboy - "T.S.R"/Cavalier Eternal
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam - Peacebone/Derek
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - At The Bottom of Everything/Road To Joy
The Clash - London Calling - London Calling/Train In Vain
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive - Constructive Summer/Slapped Actress
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - King of Carrot Flowers pt 1/ Two Headed Boy pt 2
Radiohead - In Rainbows - 15 Step/Videotape
The Replacements - Tim - Hold My Life/Here Comes A Regular
Rilo Kiley - The Execution Of All Things - The Good That Won't Come Out/Spectacular Views
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Don't Make Me A Target/Black Like Me
Television - Marquee Moon - See No Evil/Little Johnny Jewel
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs - Singapore/Anywhere I Lay My Head
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Post by 212margarita on Jan 7, 2009 14:53:41 GMT -5
Some may beg to differ, but here's a list based on my collection... Against Me! - As The Eternal Cowboy - "T.S.R"/Cavalier Eternal Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam - Peacebone/Derek Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - At The Bottom of Everything/Road To Joy The Clash - London Calling - London Calling/Train In Vain The Hold Steady - Stay Positive - Constructive Summer/Slapped Actress Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - King of Carrot Flowers pt 1/ Two Headed Boy pt 2 Radiohead - In Rainbows - 15 Step/Videotape The Replacements - Tim - Hold My Life/Here Comes A Regular Rilo Kiley - The Execution Of All Things - The Good That Won't Come Out/Spectacular Views Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Don't Make Me A Target/Black Like Me Television - Marquee Moon - See No Evil/Little Johnny Jewel Tom Waits - Rain Dogs - Singapore/Anywhere I Lay My Head I agree with all of those, nice list! |
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Post by gushingblood on Jan 7, 2009 14:56:48 GMT -5
I'd have been much happier if Against Me! had ended Eternal Cowboy with Turn Those Clapping Hands Into Angry Balled Fists, instead of Cavalier Eternal, it would be such a ballsy tune to go out on. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced - Foxy Lady & Are You Experienced The Libertines - The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now & What Became of the Likely Lads? Modest Mouse - Good News... - The World At Large(Horn intro doesn't count  ) & The Good Times Are Killing Me Pixies - Doolittle - Debaser & Gouge Away |
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Post by salparadise on Jan 7, 2009 16:03:22 GMT -5
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - Like a Rolling Stone/Desolation Row
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Post by Five Alive on Jan 7, 2009 16:39:55 GMT -5
^^
Highway 61 maybe the all-time champ?
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I'll nominate:
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash - "The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn" and "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda"
(admittedly, the closer is a cover song, but its an all-time weeper of a tune and the Pogues version is light-years ahead of the original, me thinks.)
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Post by Elwoodii on Jan 7, 2009 18:41:55 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm well down with...
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - King of Carrot Flowers pt 1/ Two Headed Boy pt 2
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - Like a Rolling Stone/Desolation Row
I can only think of one right now;
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World - Caring is Creepy/The Past and the Pending
Like a Rolling Stone is probably my favorite start to an album ever.
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Post by Five Alive on Jan 7, 2009 20:26:26 GMT -5
Of new-ish stuff, I'd also give honarable mention to the Thermals - The Body, The Blood, the Machine for "Here's Your Future" and "I Hold the Sound"
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Post by yolatengo on Jan 7, 2009 21:44:25 GMT -5
Here are a few that are dear to me
American Music Club - California - Firefly & Lost Harbor
Yo La Tengo (of course) - Electropura - Decora & Blue Line Swinger
Vulgar Boatmen - You and Your Sister - Mary Jane & Street Where You Live
The Band - Music From Big Pink - Tears of Rage & I Shall Be Released (killer Dylan combo with first one co written by a Band member)
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Post by GlimmerTwin on Jan 7, 2009 21:50:54 GMT -5
the all-time champ is below. Cinnamon Girl  Cowgirl in the Sand |
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Post by red on Jan 7, 2009 23:00:03 GMT -5
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - Like a Rolling Stone/Desolation Row none better. |
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Post by toastie on Jan 8, 2009 6:46:59 GMT -5
Idlewild - Warnings/ Promises - Goodnight (closer)
Biffy Clyro - Puzzle - Living is a problem/ Machines.
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Post by Elwoodii on Jan 8, 2009 8:09:15 GMT -5
I just really got in the Sage Francis album, A Healthy Distrust. Starts with 'Buzz Kill' and ends with 'Jah Didn't Kill Johnny'. I would recomend listening to those two.
Still dont think anything beats Highway 61 Revisited.
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Post by emily on Jan 8, 2009 12:30:16 GMT -5
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited - Like a Rolling Stone/Desolation Row Yes! Also: Let it Be (The Replacements, not the Beatles) - I Will Dare / Answering Machine |
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Post by Five Alive on Jan 8, 2009 13:23:39 GMT -5
Good Call!
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Post by Mahoney on Jan 8, 2009 13:27:17 GMT -5
my my hey hey; hey hey my my: rust never sleeps- neil young
i am the sea/the real me; love reign o'er me: quadrophenia- the who
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Post by lemurskin on Jan 8, 2009 13:45:46 GMT -5
Pixies - Doolittle - Debaser & Gouge Away Nice thread. I think that would have been my top choice, but this comes to mind also: Social D - White Light, White Heat, White Trash - Dear Lover/Under My Thumb...perhaps the most kickass Stones cover I've ever heard. |
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Post by Sunny D on Jan 8, 2009 16:18:04 GMT -5
This is one of the most important things about an album in my opinion.
I think BAGIA was the wost opening/closing album out of all of the Hold Steady. Party Pit/Citrus would have been pretty awesome.
After the last track, you should be thinking: "damn!"
At first I thought To Live and Die In LBI was a horrible opener, but I now think it's an awesome one.
The Mountain Goats have ever done a bad job picking a great opener and closer.
Beck always has badass openers, not always the greatest closers though.
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Post by gushingblood on Jan 8, 2009 16:27:19 GMT -5
I think BAGIA was the wost opening/closing album out of all of the Hold Steady. I think that Stations is their purest rock songs. And just opens with a bang. Southtown Girls was a grower for me, I hated it at first, now it is in my top 5 THS songs. That harmonica/guitar solo gets me every time. Controversial opinion time: Southtown Girls>HARRF>Killer Parties>Slapped Actress *Hides in corner* |
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Post by stephanie on Jan 8, 2009 17:47:32 GMT -5
WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE:  She puts those lips like a leech up to the Sex on the Beach... I want Nightclub Dwight dead in his grave, I want the Nice, Nice up in blazesGoosebumps! Every single time! |
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Post by Admin on Jan 8, 2009 17:59:50 GMT -5
Prince - Purple Rain - Let's Go Crazy/Purple Rain
John Lennon - Imagine - Imagine/Oh Yoko!
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Post by emily on Jan 8, 2009 20:28:47 GMT -5
WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE: She puts those lips like a leech up to the Sex on the Beach... I want Nightclub Dwight dead in his grave, I want the Nice, Nice up in blazesGoosebumps! Every single time! Thoroughly chastised. I can't believe I forgot that one! |
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