Pick an artist and list your favorite track from each of their releases

Rose is excellent ... in fact, that whole album remains one of my favorites in the fantastic BC discography ...

 

Good choices, but surely THE essential track on friends is "Can I put you on?"?

 

King Crimson 1969-1974

In the Court - Moondchild
In the Wake - Cat Food
Lizard - Cirkus
Islands - Islands
Earthbound - 21st century Schizoid man
Lark's Tongues - Lark's Tongues pt.1
Starless & BB - Fracture
Red - Starless
USA - Easy Money

(someone else want to tackle the later LPs?)

 

XTC

Statue of Liberty (White Music)
Crowded Room (Go 2)
Ten Feet Tall (Drums and Wires)
No Language In Our Lungs (Black Sea)
Jason and the Argonauts (English Settlement)
Ladybird (Mummer)
Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her (The Big Express)
What In The World??... (Dukes of Stratosphear 25 O'Clock)
Season Cycle (Skylarking)
You're My Drug (Dukes of Stratosphear Psonic Psunspot)
Chalkhills and Children (Oranges and Lemons)
That Wave (Nonsuch)
Greenman (Apple Venus Vol. 1)
We're All Light (Wasp Star: Apple Venus Vol. 2)

 

Poco:

Make Me A Smile (Pickin' Up The Pieces)
Hurry Up (Poco)
I Guess You Made It (Deliverin)
Just For Me And You (From The Inside)
And Settlin' Down (A Good Feelin' To Know)
Magnolia (Crazy Eyes)
Drivin' Wheel (Seven)
Sagebrush Serenade (Cantamos)
Let Me Turn Back To You (Head Over Heels)
Angel (Poco Live)
Too Many Nights Too Long (Rose Of Cimarron)
Livin' In The Band (Indian Summer)
Twenty Years (Last Roundup)
Heart of the Night (Legend)
Midnight Rain (Under The Gun)
Widowmaker (Blue And Grey)
Cajun Moon (Cowboys & Englishmen)
Ghost Town (Ghost Town)
How Many Moons (Inamorata)
If It Wasn't For You (Legacy)
Never Loved, Never Hurt Like This (Running Horse)
Under The Gun (Bareback at Big Sky)
Do That You Do (Wildwood)

 

Todd Rundgren (excluding Utopia and in concert/live albums)

Runt - We Gotta Get You a Woman
Ballad Of - Wailing Wall
Something/Anything - Cold Morning Light
Wizard/True Star - Just One Victory
Todd - Don't You Ever Listen
Initiation - Initiation
Faithful - Cliche
Hermit - Fade Away
Healing - Compassion
Ever Popular - Hideaway
Acapella - Pretending to Care
Nearly Human - Parallel Lines
2nd Wind - If I Have to Be Alone
No World Order - Worldwide Epiphany
Individualist - Espresso
With a Twist - Fidelity
One Long Year - The Surf Talks
Liars - Godsaid
Arena - Weakness

 

For Elton's "The Big Picture" I have to go with "Something About the Way You Look Tonight", I love that song. It's so latter day Elton!

 

The Move

Fire Brigade (The Move)
Beautiful Daughter (Shazam)
When Alice Comes Back to the Farm (Looking On)
The Words Of Aaron (Message From The Country)

 

Ah, what the heck...


Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks:

DP 1 - Here Comes Sunshine
DP 2 - Not Fade Away (reprise)
DP 3 - Wharf Rat
DP 4 - Not Fade Away
DP 5 - Estimated Prophet
DP 6 - Stella Blue
DP 7 - Weather Report Suite
DP 8 - Dancing In the Street
DP 9 - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
DP 10 - China Cat Sunflower
DP 11 - Bird Song
DP 12 - Mind Left Body jam (after Let it Grow)
DP 13 - jam after He's Gone
DP 14 - Playing In the Band (12/2 version)
DP 15 - Not Fade Away (yet again)
DP 16 - Caution (Do Not Step On the Tracks)
DP 17 - Eyes of the World (bonus track from 3/31/91
DP 18 - jam between Scarlet>Fire
DP 19 - Dark Star
DP 20 - "Orange Tango Jam" (between Eyes and Dancin')
DP 21 - She Belongs to Me
DP 22 - Viola Lee Blues
DP 23 - The Other One
DP 24 - Weather Report Suite
DP 25 - Werewolves of London
DP 26 - Dark Star
DP 27 - Shakedown Street
DP 28 - Eyes of the World
DP 29 - Not Fade Away (bonus track from 10/11)
DP 30 - Hey Bo Diddley
DP 31 - Eyes of the World (my favorite)
DP 32 - Althea
DP 33 - Sugaree (my favorite Sugaree - Scarlet Begonias is a verrrry close second from this show)
DP 34 - Truckin' (bonus track)
DP 35 - The Other One
DP 36 - Dark Star (the last five minutes leading into Morning Dew is quite possibly my favorite Grateful Dead performance ever)

 

Emitt Rhodes

1. Live (w/ The Merry Go Round) - LP: Live/You're A Very Lovely Woman
2. Mother Earth - The American Dream
3. Somebody Made for Me - (s/t)
4. Better Side of Life - Mirror
5. Farewell To Paradise (Farewell To Paradise)


Great thread idea

 

Gentle Giant (the studio albums)

Nothing at All - (Gentle Giant) 1970
Plain Truth - (Acquiring the Taste) 1971
Peel the Paint - (Three Friends) 1972
The Boys in the Band - (Octopus) 1972
Experience - (In a Glass House) 1973
Aspirations - (The Power and the Glory) 1974
Free Hand - (Free Hand) 1975
I Lost My Head - (Interview) 1976
I'm Turning Around - (The Missing Piece) 1977
Words from the Wise - (Giant for a Day) 1978
Inside Out - (Civilian) 1980

 

(I think) no one has tackled The Beatles yet, so here is my highly subjective 2 cents. UK LPs (+ 2 EPs):

PPM - There's a Place
With The Beatles - It Won't be Long
HDN - I'll be Back
For Sale - What you're Doing
Long Tall Sally EP - I Call your Name
Help - I've Just Seen a Face
Rubber Soul - In My Life
Revolver - Tomorrow Never Knows
Sgt. Pepper - Getting Better
MMT EP- Blue Jay Way
White Album - Martha my Dear
Yellow Submarine - Hey Bulldog
Abbey Road - You never give me your Money
Let it be - Two of Us

And,

The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl - Things We Said Today
Past Masters 1 - She Loves You
Past Masters 2 - Rain
Live at the Beeb - Some Other Guy
Anthology 1 - No Reply
Anthology 2 - Tomorrow Never Knows
Anthology 3 - Helter Skelter

And and,

the best track not on any of these records- Strawberry Fields Forever

 

OK, let’s (finally) hear it for the Kinks!

Studio cuts only

Kinks – You Really Got Me
Kinda Kinks – Tired of Waiting
Kinks Kontroversy – Where Have All the Good Times Gone
Face to Face – Sunny Afternoon
Something Else – Waterloo Sunset
Village Green – Do You Remember Walter?
Arthur –Arthur
Lola – Apeman
Percy – God’s Children
Muswell Hillbillies – 20th Century Man
Kink Kronikles - This Is Where I Belong
Everybody’s in Showbiz– Supersonic Rocket Ship
Great Lost Kinks Album - When I Turn Off The Living Room light
Preservation Act 1 – Sweet Lady Genevieve
Preservation Act 2- Money Talks
Soap Opera- Ducks on the Wall
Schoolboys in Disgrace – No More Looking Back
Sleepwalker – Juke Box Music
Misfits – Misfits
Low Budget – Superman
Give the People What They Want – Art Lover
State of Confusion – Come Dancing
Word of Mouth – Summer’s Gone
Think Visual – Lost and Found
The Road – The Road
UK Jive – Loony Balloon
Did Ya – Look Through Any Doorway
Phobia – Scattered
Waterloo Sunset ’94 EP – On the Outside
To The Bone – To The Bone

 

Santana

1st S/T- Persuasion
Abraxas -Incident at Neshabur
3rd S/T- Touissant L' Overture
Caravanserai- Waves Within
Welcome- Samba De Sausalito
Borboletta- Promise of a Fisherman
Amigos- Europa
Festival- Maria Caracoles
Moonflower-Flor De Luna
Inner Secrets-Move On
Marathon- Aqua Marine
Zebop!- Brightest Star
Shango- The Nile
Beyond Appearances- Right Now
Freedom- She Can't Let Go
Spirits Dancing in the Flesh- Soweto
Milagro- Gypsy/Grajonca
Supernatural- El Farol
Shaman- Aye Aye Aye
All That I Am- El Fuego

Solo LP's/ Live Lp's/

Fillmore 68- As the Years Go Passing By
Live with Buddy Miles- Marbles
Lotus- Every Step of the Way
Illuminations- Angel of Air
Love Devotion Surrender/ Mclaughlin- Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord
Swing of Delight- Love Theme from Spartacus
Havana Moon- Daughter of the Night
Oneness- Life is Just a Passing Parade
Blues For Salvador- Bella
Viva Santana- Super Boogie- Hong Kong Blues
Santana Brothers- Luz Amor Y Vida
Sacred Fire- Live in Mexico - Toussaint L Overture

 

We must be slipping around here. I'll toss in my picks from the so called "core" 13 + PM. Not necessarily the best songs mind ya, just my favs at this point.

PPM - There's A Place
WTB - Not a Second Time
AHDN - Things We Said Today
BFS - No Reply
Help - Help
RS - In My Life
Revolver* - Eleanor Rigby (or And Your Bird Can Sing...? hmm)
Sgt. Peppers* - A Day In the Life (or Getting Better...?)
MMT - I Am the Walrus
Yellow Sub - Hey Bulldog
White Album - Julia
Abbey Road - Something
LIB - I Me Mine
Past Masters V1 - I Feel Fine
PM V2* - Rain

* = could change tomorrow.

 

No-Man

Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession - Only Baby
Flowermouth - You Grow More Beautiful
Heaven Taste - Heaven Taste
Wild Opera - Housewives Hooked On Heroin
((Speak)) - Pink Moon
Returning Jesus - All That You Are
Together We're Stranger - Together We're Stranger
Schoolyard Ghosts - Wherever There Is Light

Porcupine Tree

On the Sunday of Life... - Radioactive Toy
Up the Downstair - Small Fish
The Sky Moves Sideways - The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One)
Signify - Dark Matter
Stupid Dream - Don't Hate Me
Lightbulb Sun - Lightbulb Sun
In Absentia - Trains
Deadwing - The Start of Something Beautiful
Fear of a Blank Planet - Anesthetize

 

Talking Heads

Don't Worry About The Government
Found a Job
Air
Crosseyed and Painless
Burning Down The House
And She Was
Love for Sale
Mr. Jones

 

Yes

Looking Around (Yes)
Clear Days (Time and a Word)
Perpetual Change (The Yes Album)
South Side of the Sky (Fragile)
Close to the Edge (Close to the Edge)
The Remembering (Tales from Topographic Oceans)
The Gates of Delirium (Relayer)
Awaken (Going for the One)
Onward (Tormato)
Tempus Fugit (Drama)

Someone else can do the Rabin and post-Rabin years if they so choose. I'm not familiar enough with those albums.

 

Dream Syndicate

When You Smile (The Days of Wine and Roses)
Merrittville (Medicine Show)
Now I Ride Alone (Out of the Grey)
Whatever You Please (Ghost Stories)

 

Queen

Great King's Rat (I)
March of the Black Queen (II)
In the lap of the Gods (Sheer Heart Attack)
Prophet's Song (Night at the Opera)
Good old fahioned lover boy (Day at the races)
My melancholy blues (News of the world)
Mustapha (Jazz)
The Game (The Game)
Football Fight (Flash Gordon)
Under Pressure (Hot Space)
I want to break free (The Works)
Who wants to live forever (Kind of magic)
The miracle (The miracle)
Innuendo (Innuendo)

 

AC/DC
Livewire (High Voltage)
Ride On (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap)
Whole Lotta Rosie (Let There Be Rock)
Riff Raff (Powerage)
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be (If You Want Blood)
Girl's Got Rhythm (Highway to Hell)
Given The Dog A Bone (Back In Black)
For Those About To Rock (FTATR)
Rising Power (Flick of the Switch)
Jailbreak ('74 Jailbreak)
Sink The Pink (Fly On The Wall)
This Mean's War (Blow Up Your Video)
Fire Your Guns (The Razor's Edge)
The Furor (Ballbreaker)
Meltdown (Stiff Upper Lip)
Rock 'n' Roll Train (Black Ice)

The Beatles
Anna (PPM)
All I've Got To Do (WTB)
I'll Be Back (AHDN)
Rock n Roll Music (BFS)
I Need You (Help)
In My Life (RS)
She Said She Said (Revolver)
Getting Better (Sgt Pepper)
Fool on the Hill (MMT)
Cry Baby Cry (The White Album)
Hey Bulldog (Yellow Submarine)
Here Comes The Sun (Abbey Road)
Two of Us (Let It Be)
Ticket to Ride (1962-66)
Strawberry Fields Forever (1967-70)
Bad Boy (PM1)
Rain (PM2)

 

The Who
The Good's Gone (My Generation)
So Sad About Us (A Quick One)
Relax (The Who Sell Out)
We're Not Gonna Take It (Tommy)
Young Man Blues (Live At Leeds)
Won't Get Fooled Again (Who's Next)
Love Reign O'er Me (Quadrophenia)
However Much I Booze (The Who By Numbers)
Trick of the Light (Who Are You)
Another Tricky Day (Face Dances)
Athena (It's Hard)

 

The Black Crowes

Jealous Again (SYMM)
Remedy (SHAMC)
Wiser Time (Amorica)
(Only) Halfway to Everywhere (TSAOC)
Kickin’ My Heart Around (By Your Side)
Soul Singing (Lions)
Wounded Bird (Warpaint)

 

Favorite artist - The Beach Boys

Favorite songs from their original studio albums (many decisions were difficult):

"Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" from Surfin' Safari
"Farmer's Daughter" & "Lonely Sea" (a tie) from Surfin' USA
"Surfer Girl" from Surfer Girl
"No-Go Showboat" from Little Deuce Coupe
"Fun, Fun, Fun" from Shut Down Vol. 2
"Hushabye" from All Summer Long
"Little Saint Nick" from The Christmas Album
"Do You Wanna Dance?" from Today!
"Girl Don't Tell Me" from Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
"Devoted To You" from Party!
"You Still Believe in Me" from Pet Sounds
"Wind Chimes" from Smiley Smile
"Let the Wind Blow" from Wild Honey
"Wake the World" from Friends
"Cabinessence" from 20/20
"All I Wanna Do" from Sunflower
"Disney Girls" & "A Day in the Life of a Tree" (a tie) from Surf's Up
"Cuddle Up" from Carl and the Passions - So Tough
"Steamboat" from Holland
"Everyone's in Love with You" from 15 Big Ones
"Let's Put Our Hearts Together" from Love You
"Pitter Patter" from M.I.U.
"Angel Come Home" from L.A. (Light Album)
"Livin' with a Heartache" from Keepin' the Summer Alive
"Where I Belong" from The Beach Boys
"Somewhere Near Japan" from Still Cruisin'
"Summer in Paradise" from Summer in Paradise
"Don't Worry Baby" (Lorrie Morgan) from Stars and Stripes Vol. 1

 

Kiss

(not counting live albums or compilations)

Kiss - Black Diamond
Hotter Than Hell - Watching You
Dressed To Kill - Rock Bottom
Destroyer - Detroit Rock City
Rock & Roll Over - I Want You
Love Gun - Shock Me
Alive II studio side - Rocket Ride

(the solo albums)
Peter Criss - I Can't Stop The Rain
Ace Frehley - Snowblind
Paul Stanley - Take Me Away (Together As One)
Gene Simmons - Mr. Make Believe

Dynasty - Magic Touch
Unmasked - Two Sides Of The Coin
Music From The Elder - A World Without Heroes
Creatures Of The Night - Creatures Of The Night
Lick It Up - A Million To One
Animalize - I've Had Enough (Into The Fire)
Asylum - king Of The Mountain
Crazy Nights - Come Hell Or High Water
Smashes Thrashes & Hits - none of the 2 new tracks did anything for me
Hot In The Shade - Silver Spoon
Revenge - God Gave Rock & Roll To You II
Carnival Of Souls - Master & Slave
Psycho Circus - Psycho Circus
The Box Set - It's My Life


Iron Maiden

(not counting live albums or compilations)

Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera
Killers - Murders in the New Morgue
Number Of The Beast - Children Of The Damned
Piece Of Mind - The Trooper
Powerslave - Powerslave
Somewhere In Time - Alexander The Great
Seventh Son Of a Seventh Son - Infinite Dreams
No Prayer For The Dying - No Prayer Of The Dying
Fear Of The Dark - Judas My Guide
The X-Factor - Sign Of The Cross
Virtual XI - When Two Worlds Collide
Brave New World - Wicker Man
Dance Of Death - Montsegur
A Matter Of Life and Death - For The Greater Good Of God



King Crimson

(not counting live albums, compilations nor the ProjeKcts)

In The Court Of The Crimson King - 21st Century Schizoid Man
In The Wake Of Poseidon - Pictures of a City
Lizard - Lizard
Islands - Sailor's Tale
Larks Tongues In Aspic - Exiles
Starless And Bible Black - Fracture
Red - Starless
Discipline - Frame By Frame
Beat - Sartori in Tangier
Three Of A Perfect Pair - Three Of a Perfect Pair
Thrak - People
The ConstruKction Of Light - FraKctured
The Power To Believe - Eyes Wide Open