jameskinsella
The Fly
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- Dec 6, 2006
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I personally don't consider "bonus tracks" to be part of the album asthetic. None of my albums have bonus tracks on them, so I don't know what it is to hear HTDAAB end in Fast Cars, or ATYCLB end in TGBHF.
I always forget about others not having these tracks on their albums. The Ireland/UK versions both contain these 'added tracks.' To me, having TGBHF at the end of ATYCLB book ends that album with two great tracks. I find it hard to imagine the album without it. It adds greatly to ATYCLB, in my opinion. Similiarly with Fast Cars on HTDAAB, though that album still doesn't do much for me. It does, again, add significantly, to it. Although not to the same extent as the former.
It's a pity most don't have these tracks on their versions. To me they are, especially TGBHF, an essential part of the album experience.