Tell Me Your 7 Favorite Album Closers NOW

[u2popmofo]

Off the top of my head, Idlewild's 'In Remote Part / Scottish Fiction' would be pretty high on my list.

 

[hardyharhar]

This is tougher for some reason, but here's a few I can think of (old school, of course):


Pink Floyd - Brain Damage/Eclipse (DSOTM) So I'm cheating here,it's one in my mind
Bowie - Rock 'n Roll Suicide (Ziggy Stardust)
Rolling Stones - Salt of the Earth (Beggars Banquet)
Elton John - Burn Down the Mission (Tumbleweed Connection)
Marillion - Forgotten Sons (Script for a Jester's Tear)
Jerry Garcia - The Wheel (Garcia)
Jethro Tull - Wind Up (Aqualung)

 

[FitzChivalry]

5. Electrolite - R.E.M.

Ooooh! Great one, GAF! Much better than 'Find The River', IMO.

 

[LemonMelon]

That whole side of the album doesn't do much for me, to be honest.

Yep. One of U2's very best first halves followed by a monotonous, strangely incoherent second that amounts to very little. The truly odd part is that I actually enjoy it in spite of how much of a dropoff it is. That's just how good the first half is.

 

[cobl04]

i'm one of the few who absolutely prefers the studio version of Bad to the live rendition. i like the guitar better than the synth.

 

[the tourist]

i'm one of the few who absolutely prefers the studio version of Bad to the live rendition. i like the guitar better than the synth.

(but the synth is there in the studio version; it just isn't there for the whole song)

 

[lazarus]

No sequencer, no deal.

And the vocal is awkward as well. "Into the liii-hii-hiight". Makes me cringe.

 

[bono_212]

TUF is front-loaded, but I love the hell out of the b-side as well. I get just as much out of studio "Bad" as live.

 

[cobl04]

(but the synth is there in the studio version; it just isn't there for the whole song)

i know it's there, it's just not as pronounced and the guitar is more evocative for me. glad to see i'm not the only one!

 

[LemonMelon]

It's SO boring unless I'm in the mood to listen for the interplay of the rhythm section, which is actually very interesting.

 

[lazarus]

I'll acknowledge that highlight, but you pinpointed the main problem: it's boring where every live recording I've heard has been transcendent.

 

[IWasBored]

*oops, thought this was the random music thread.