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Logan
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Posted: May 03 2024 at 16:52 |
I noticed in the recent Cool Britannia topic, which sadly I have nothing much of an educated or interesting nature to add, that the song "Creep" was specifically mentioned from the Radiohead debut Pablo Honey. Like many (I'm in Canada), that is the first song I heard from Radiohead and it is the track off that album I have seen mentioned by far the most times. That was a hit single, but I way prefer Blow Out" which to me is the standout track on that album and I have not noticed being given much attention (mind you, I lead a pretty isolated life and when it comes to music often judge by my memory of discussions in PA). I have read that "Blow Out" is Jonny Greenwood's favourite from Pablo Honey and that it is a track Radiohead has played in concert many times. So what are some favourites of yours off albums that get overshadowed by a more famous track or by more famous tracks?
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^ I love "The Song Is Over", it's my favourite off Who's Next and one of my favourite The Who songs.
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quite a popular expression in certain areas of the film industry,
It's Hard is not one of The Who's most popular albums, but I
really like it (it's the first album I bought on cassette), especially
for "I've Known No War" which does get overshadowed by "Eminence Front"
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With Led Zeppelein IV, "Stairway to Heaven is massive, and I like it a lot too, and I also have heard "Rock and Roll" playing a lot on the radio, in a commericial (and I kind of hate that song). I'm most into "When the Levee Breaks", "Misty Mountain Hop", and especially "4 Sticks" of that album, which give me chills in part. |
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When the Leeve Breaks - Led Zeppelin
The Prophet's Song - Queen Welcome Home - Metallica |
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Keeping in line with mentioning the Who, 'Sea and Sand' is a criminally underrated track from a great album.
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The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.
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The same can be said of Zep's splendid Physical Graffiti. There are, of course, radio staples like "Kashmir", "Trampled Underfoot", "The Wanton Song" and "Custard Pie", which are all really great songs, but "Ten Years Gone", "In My Time of Dying" and the absolutely beautiful acoustic "Bron-Yr-Aur" are my favorites.
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Indeed. I especially particularly love "Ten Years Gone" off that album. "In the Light" and also "Down by the Seaside" are some others I really like. Superb album.
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The most notable example that comes to my mind currently is Talking Heads's Remain In Light from which most people only know "Once In A Lifetime" which is a great song but I personally prefer "The Great Curve" and especially "Born Under Punches" |
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On a more obscure note, the title track on Univers Zero's Heresie, sort of overshadows it's magnificent B-side and it's true masterpiece (imo) of "instrumental storytelling" which is Jack the Ripper.
I love the epic Echoes like everyone else, but everyone else don't seem equally exited about Meddle's A-side - or Fearless. I also feel that the only "big" track on Trespass is The Knife but I have a soft spot for nearly the rest of the album and White Mountain in particular (btw the streaming numbers on both those songs has got to be wrong on Spotify) |
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^^ That is true of me with "Once In A Lifetime" for Remain in
Light. That and "Psycho Killer" are the first songs I think of when
thinking Talking Heads. Both were hits that have loved. ^^
"Fearless" was the first Pink Floyd track I really loved and remains
one of my very favourite songs by anyone. The first album I ever bought
by anyone was Pink Floyd's compilation Works and "Fearless" was
the standout for me. "Echoes" is amazing, but when I made yet another
playlist (just for my own pleasure) with two tracks per artist,
"Fearless" was THE Pink Floyd one I knew I wanted. That said, "Pillows
of Winds" is another personal fave (love the atmosphere). And "One of
These Days' was one of the first Pink Floyd tracks that stood out to
me. As for Heresie, "Jack the Ripper" is the one which I would
first think of. Love it. And I love "White Mountain" from
Trespass (my first fave off that album). I
had expected that people's overshadowed faves would quite often be
favourites of others. To poorly adapt a phrase, "The more we are
different, the more we find we are the same, and vice versa". I'll
do Stereolab, and I think this would be a globally and locally less
popular pick. I got into Stereolab due to a 90s British music meets
sometimes, very, very dark sketch comedy radio show by Chris Morris (of
Brass Eye and The Day Today etc.) called Blue Jam. Both "Cybele's
Reverie" off Emperor Tomato Ketchup and "The Flower Called
Nowhere" off Dots and Loops were used in the radio show. I
adored them and still do. Those were my first favourites when hearing
the full albums. I also know from reading that "The Flower Called
Nowhere" commonly overshadows the rest of Dots and Loops.
Interestingly, "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" is the major epic of
the album at over 17 minutes, but I would still say it is overshadowed
by "The Flower..." That said, while I love the whole album, I would go
with the penultimate album song, "Ticker-Tape of the Unconscious" as my
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Overshadowed by Supper's Ready. |
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From 5:05 they went jazzy. |
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^^ That's a fantastic example, thanks. "Supper's Ready" has sure been my favourite off Foxtrot, an album that had never fully clicked, but listening to "Get "Em Out By Friday", I am reminded of what a terrific track that is (it's now my favourite off the album). Seems I definitely should revisit the whole album.
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It's my favorite one too. Tony Banks really kills it on the organ. |
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^ my favorite song by Yes. Probably one of the best piano riff in a rock song ever (though it holds close ties with The Song is Over mentioned above)
Edited by Gnik Nosmirc - May 05 2024 at 07:21 |
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It's a great, great underrated song. It's also one of my favorites.
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Overshadowed by Starless. |
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The short compositions of Can's Soundtracks and Magma's Udu Wudu, overshadowed by two of my favourite epics.
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