Dusty Chalk Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Alright, I'm thinking suites of songs that are shorter than an album side. Some that I particularly enjoy are: Robert Palmer, Sneakin Sally through the Alley, beginning of side 1 -- "Sailing Shoes"/"Hey Julia"/"Sneakin' Sally through the Alley" Rupert Hine, The Wildest Wish to Fly (US version), end of side 1 -- "I Hang on to My Vertigo"/"Firefly in the Night"/"A Golden Age" Planet P Project, Pink World, end of side 3 -- "Behind the Barrier (Pt. 2)"/"March of the Artemites"/"This Perfect Place (Pt. 2)" -- all of side three is dang near perfect, but it comes to such a wonderful crescendo with the March of the Artemites suite. This all came about because I saw a song that I couldn't think of hearing without hearing the song that immediately follows it. If I had to encode this in MP3 format, I'd wrap it up all as one file. Do you have any that you'd like to mention? Single song suggestions and side-long submissions will be immediately disqualified, pointed to and laughed at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 You're not talking strictly instrumental are you? If not; I need some time to brainstorm, but one that immediately came to mind is the Led Zeppelin duo, Heart breaker/Living Loving Maid. I get violently angry when I hear HB on the radio w/out LLM. I dig the complete rhythm changeover. I also like to hear Dave Brubeck's first few songs on Time Out played in correct order. Simply from repeated listening, anything different sounds odd. So Blue Rondo A La Turk > Strange Meadow Lark > Take Five. Also the first half of ...And Out Come The Wolves by Rancid. Minus one song, to remain qualified Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 You're not talking strictly instrumental are you? No, instrumental pieces, songs with vocals, or a mix of the two will all qualify....one that immediately came to mind is the Led Zeppelin duo, Heart breaker/Living Loving Maid. I get violently angry when I hear HB on the radio w/out LLM. I dig the complete rhythm changeover.Yeah, good call on that one -- that's a perfect example of the sort of thing I'm talking about.I also like to hear Dave Brubeck's first few songs on Time Out...You know, every time this album comes up, I think to myself -- do I have that? Have I heard it? Recently? After this, I'm pretty sure I haven't. Ever. Need to fix that forthwith. Also not familiar with Rancid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Time out is mandatory listening, even if you are not that into jazz. Its like the Waynes World line; "I lived in the suburbs, so I was issued it with samples of Tide.". That Rancid album is the best punk rock album I have ever heard. Its a real grower; something you can leave on repeat for months at a time. At least thats what I did in high school, when I had little money to get new music. I've not enjoyed their other albums anywhere near as much. They were kind of a flash in the pan, for me at least. Though the song Bloodshot is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yeah, I know, I know, it comes up all the time. A couple more from me: Steve Hackett, from Spectral Mornings -- "Lost Time in Cordoba"/"Tigermoth" Eric Johnson, from Tones -- "Trail of Tears"/"Bristol Shore" Genesis has done this rather wonderfully a couple of times now. Two examples: "Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers..."/"...In that Quiet Earth"/"Afterglow" from Wind & Wuthering & "Duke's Travels"/"Duke's End" from Duke ...come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 There's a 3-song stretch on the new Murder by Death CD, Red of Tooth & Claw that just go together perfectly... "Fuego!", "Theme For Ennio Morricone" and "A Second Opinion". I also love the last 3 songs of NIN's Still. "And All That Could Have Been", "The Persistence of Loss" and "Leaving Hope" are another amazing 3-song run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungrych Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 It's hard to beat Orion and Damage Inc at the end of Master of Puppets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absorbine_Sr Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Be Bop Deluxe - Modern Music: Modern Music/Dancing in the Moonlight/Honeymoon on Mars/Lost in the Neon World/Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids/Modern Music (reprise) And yes, it was shorter than an album side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider Help on the Way -> Slipknot -> Franklin's Tower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Nine Inch Nails [The Downward Sprial] Eraser > Reptile > The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails [The Fragile Side One] La Mer > The Great Below Nine Inch Nails [The Fragile Side Two] The Way Out Is Through > Into The Void Knife [Silent Shout] From Off To On > Forrest Families Dire Straits "" Sultans Of Swing > In The Gallery > Wild West End Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Also, I really dig the Texas Trilogy that leads off Disc 2 of Lyle Lovett's Step Inside This House... "Daybreak", "Train Ride" and "Bosque County Romance". And the best part is that those 3 songs lead to my favorite on the album, "Flyin' Shoes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 It's hard to beat Orion and Damage Inc at the end of Master of Puppets. That and "To Live is to Die" and "Dyers Eve" from ...And Justice For All Another Girl's Paradise/Scarlet's Walk/Virginia is probably the combo I've played the most in recent years. Either that or Sweet Sangria/Your Cloud/Pancake/I Can't See New York, also off Scarlet's Walk by Tori Amos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Didn't realize even Depeche Mode did this: "Love, In Itself"/"More Than a Party"/"Pipeline" is another one I probably wouldn't want to split up on MP3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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