July 28, 201511 yr The closing track "Awaken" from the 1977 Yes release "Going For The One" might've been the first song ever to make me float out of my bed at the age of 13 with its transcending power. It taught me early the rewards that there could be by patiently sticking with a long progressive rock style song with multiple parts. (Not counting "In-a-gadda-da-vida" by the Iron Butterfly that had already changed my life by the age of 5). I read on Wikipedia where Jon Anderson was once quoted in saying that he considered this song to be the best track in the band's recorded output. With as many spectacular songs in their huge catalogue, that's saying a lot. [video=youtube;98-iBpbEbNk]
July 28, 201511 yr It's hard to specify any deep cut Led Zeppelin songs because throughout their entire amazing output every song felt like a hit. With that said, "Thank You" from Led II is just such an amazing gorgeous emotional track that never fails to rip my heart out.
July 28, 201511 yr I guess that it would be pretty fair to say without too much objection that Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon is a complete masterpiece from start to finish. With every listen I can just live in the moment where I'm satisfied with every note that I'm hearing without thinking ahead to a song that I can't wait to hear.
July 28, 201511 yr I guess that it would be pretty fair to say without too much objection that Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon is a complete masterpiece from start to finish. With every listen I can just live in the moment where I'm satisfied with every note that I'm hearing without thinking ahead to a song that I can't wait to hear. "The Great Gig in the Sky". Clare Torry's vocals - and they aren't even words - 'nuff said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAydj4OJnwQ Edited July 28, 201511 yr by mcpapa
July 28, 201511 yr Always liked the two little acoustic ditties on Jethro Tull's classic "Aqualung" - Cheap Day Return and Wond'ring Aloud.
July 28, 201511 yr "Under African Skies", from Paul Simon's Graceland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4soNdasI7_s
July 28, 201511 yr Just an observation, but it seems like albums are a thing of the past. Gone are the days where you bought the album, probably for one or 2 hit songs, then listened to it over and over, and fell in love with the artist's other non-hit songs. It seems like these days, kids just download the hits, and rarely get acquainted with the rest of the tunes on the album.
July 28, 201511 yr Just an observation, but it seems like albums are a thing of the past. Gone are the days where you bought the album, probably for one or 2 hit songs, then listened to it over and over, and fell in love with the artist's other non-hit songs. It seems like these days, kids just download the hits, and rarely get acquainted with the rest of the tunes on the album. Excellent point, and I completely agree. Our new age of rapid information it seems has messed with our attention span to just sit still long enough to take in an entire album without distraction. Personally, it's my own fault for allowing it to happen, but I too have become a victim of it. I don't listen as intently as I once did to full length albums, and at times I make attempts to relive that good old fashioned feeling, but before I know it I'm pausing the record because my attention is being divided by something else, crippling the chance that I might resume listening, and then ultimately promise myself that I'll try again some other time, which rarely ever happens. The tradeoff it seems, and I hope, is that I keep my mind active and fine tuned with a deluge of info to avoid my head turning into a slowed up state of mush, however I could on that account just be fooling myself... I really don't know? I do however believe that music is also a great way to nourish the mind, and spending my time focused on that will never be something that I'll regret doing.
July 28, 201511 yr What are some of your favorite songs off of popular albums that WERE NOT, as successful as, other songs off of said album. Asia's self titled 1982 debut album, which was the #1 album in the United States for the year 1982, had two massive hits on the Billboard Hot 100....Heat Of The Moment #4 & Only Time Will Tell #1 7. However, it's a toss up for me for my favorite tune off of this album, it's either Sole Survivor or Here Comes The Feeling. Big yellow bike + sony walkman = I listened to this 'tape' every day for at least a year on my paper route. 5:30am, crank up Asia. Love it.
July 28, 201511 yr "Carry On", from CS&N's Deja Vu. From Deja Vu, I'd go with "Helpless", and on CSN I'd say "49 Bye Byes" or "Helplessly Hoping". Excellent deep cuts.
July 28, 201511 yr It's hard to specify any deep cut Led Zeppelin songs because throughout their entire amazing output every song felt like a hit. With that said, "Thank You" from Led II is just such an amazing gorgeous emotional track that never fails to rip my heart out. I agree with you that every album is so deep it's hard to separate which songs are the hits. A couple of my favorites deeper cuts are Your Time is Gonna Come from LZ1, Tangerine on LZ3, and my favorite, Ten Years Gone on Physical Graffiti.
July 28, 201511 yr Fleetwood Mac's second self-titled album from 1975, the first album with the classic Buckingham/Nicks/Fleetwood/McVie/Perfect lineup, was a breakthrough hit in the US and worldwide for the band on the strength of memorable Top 20 pop charters such as "Rhiannon," "Say You Love Me" and "Over My Head." But the album is full of great tunes, and it could be argued by this rock'n'roll snob that "Monday Morning," the opening track, as well as "Landslide," are the two best. I've always preferred the Lindsey Buckingham songs such as the ones you guys already mentioned. Going back to Buckingham Nicks he had some good stuff on there as well including maybe his best song, Stephanie, an instrumental. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh1mvG6dmYo
July 28, 201511 yr The Band - Music From the Big Pink Top song was "The Weight" it only reached as high as #63 . But the album is now concidered to be one of the more influential albums in rock history.
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