Overlooked songs....

As there are overlooked bands, there are also songs that commited to crime of having been recorded in albums where there are other bigger, more famous masterpieces. The most recent example I could find (recent as in I just re-heard it, the song is old) is "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" in GENESIS' Foxtrot. The song is a masterpiece of masterpieces, having everything I could ask for of a song in just 5 minutes, almost in the level of "Firth of Fifth", yet it's always forgotten next to the monster epic "Supper's Ready". Nobody ever mentions that song, and it's as big a masterpiece as it's 4-times longer neighbor.

I don't know if it's really overlooked, but the first example that comes to my mind is Yes' "Siberian Khatru"... A fantastic song that is overshadowed by the two epics that precede it. Personally, I think it's much better than "And You And I", but I am not sure if many people share my opinion.

Another similar case is "Have a Cigar" on Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, the one sung by Roy Harper. Luckily, Roger Waters rescued it from oblivion, and played it during his 2006 tour. It's a great, hard rockin' song with great lyrics, but far too many people seem to think it's just filler.


Edited by Ghost Rider - March 07 2008 at 12:21

Can-Utility and the Coastliners

That is my favorite off of the album :)

Also, I love "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)," but it seems to be frowned upon because it isn't "proggy."  It is such a fun song!  I love the flute in it too!

The T wrote: The most recent example I could find (recent as in I just re-heard it, the song is old) is "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" in GENESIS' Foxtrot.

Its the most often mentioned "most overlooked" song I know of. It probably means its not really that overlooked.

Please do not just list song titles here, this is a discussion section.

The T wrote: As there are overlooked bands, there are also songs that commited to crime of having been recorded in albums where there are other bigger, more famous masterpieces. The most recent example I could find (recent as in I just re-heard it, the song is old) is "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" in GENESIS' Foxtrot. The song is a masterpiece of masterpieces, having everything I could ask for of a song in just 5 minutes, almost in the level of "Firth of Fifth", yet it's always forgotten next to the monster epic "Supper's Ready". Nobody ever mentions that song, and it's as big a masterpiece as it's 4-times longer neighbor.   Any other example you'd like to mention?

is it only me or has anybody else noticed the similarities between "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" and "Astral Traveller" from the second Yes-album "Time and a Word"? not only is the riff the same (dah dah dah da-da-da), the keyboard solo is almost identical


Edited by BaldJean - March 07 2008 at 14:15

BaldJean wrote: The T wrote: As there are overlooked bands, there are also songs that commited to crime of having been recorded in albums where there are other bigger, more famous masterpieces. The most recent example I could find (recent as in I just re-heard it, the song is old) is "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" in GENESIS' Foxtrot. The song is a masterpiece of masterpieces, having everything I could ask for of a song in just 5 minutes, almost in the level of "Firth of Fifth", yet it's always forgotten next to the monster epic "Supper's Ready". Nobody ever mentions that song, and it's as big a masterpiece as it's 4-times longer neighbor.   Any other example you'd like to mention? is it only me or has anybody else noticed the similarities between "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" and "Astral Traveller" from the second Yes-album "Time and a Word"? not only is the riff the same (dah dah dah da-da-da), the keyboard solo is almost identical

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Easy Livin wrote: Please do not just list song titles here, this is a discussion section.

My Floyd pick would be 'Fearless' - it's the Can-Utility of Meddle, overlooked because of 'One of These Days' and 'Echoes'.  I do agree with the statement that these sonds are talked about as 'overlooked' so much that they can't really be that overloked.

Other great songs that come to mind from BIG albums are 'Epitaph' from In the Court of the Crimson King, and 'One More Red Nightmare' from Red (ferocious Bruford on the latter).