The 1 Song That Ruins An Album?

I disagree and think Document is perfect.

 

Yes!!!

Noooooo.

YOSW fits perfectly on W&W.

 

I like it well enough but I think You Might Recall fits perfectly in there in its place.

 

I agree with Communication Breakdown and Dr. Robert being the low points of their albums, but I still love both.

 

Amen.

 

Whaaat, and lose that great guitar solo?

 

Neil Young's "Motorcycle Mama" on the stellar Comes a Time sure tries.

 

My brain just exploded. That statement is pure blasphemy.

 

I definitely agree. It absolutely ruins the album from being perfect.

 

Bowie's "After Today" would have been sooooo much better in its place.

 

There were a few others besides Bad Boy that could have easily fit on Help! If it needed to be a rocker, I'm Down, a ballad, Yes It Is...those were both contemporary enough to fit on Help! I think Wait, that ended up on Rubber Soul, was also already recorded and available for Help!

 

Thematically it kind of fits, but I think it could have been cut down by at least 3/4's and still might have been a bit too long.

 

And how on earth did Can't Buy Me Love end up on Let It Be? Wouldn't bother me to never hear that one again!

 

It would work right after Till There Was You and before Little Child. That's where I always put it on my own comps.

 

I'm pretty sure those got stuck in those LPs for a couple of reasons:

1. deadline pressure -- there just wasn't enough in the can for a full LP and Capitol wanted one now. Shut Down Vol. two is the worst offender Sonny Love vs Cassius Wilson is cringe worthy, Denny's Drums is pointless and, well, I'm not quite so down on Shut Down Part 2 (the instrumental) because I do like mid-60s sounds, but it is pretty seriously tepid when all is is said and down.

2. With the talk tracks, Wilson has said the idea was to 'connect' the band with fans, with talk, comedy, news or all three. Nice in theory, but I still think it was severe deadline pressure.

3. Same with I'm Bugged With My Ole' Man -- whatever one thinks of the lyric, musically it's cribbed right out of '50's doo-wop and impresses as a real rush job with only piano and voice.

 

It also sounds like it wasn't even meant for the album. It doesn't fit at all, like it was something the band did and left in the can for some time and just stapled it on to the end of the LP.

 

It has just always sounded so completely insincere to me, like let's just whip one out.

 

I somewhat partial With The Beatles outtake of that one. If they'd gotten a good take back then if might have fit there. I'd have much preferred it on WTB to Hold Me Tight, for example.

 

No one mentioned:

Nighttime In The Switching Yard on Warren Zevon's Excitable Boy.

I'm not sure I hate it or that it "ruins" the album, but I never liked it there. It just doesn't fit. It's jarring. Someone needs to do something about it.

OK! It's been fun! It's obvious I like this thread and I'll be back when I can!

Later.

 

I think it might have been the only weak track on there besides Little Child myself. I’m sure it wouldn’t have been bad, though, and it certainly would’ve suited being there more instead.

 

By the way you can have multiple responses within a post.

 

It was a joke, bro.

 

Heart: Dreamboat Annie. MAGIC MAN

 

"Dog Years" on Rush's Test for Echo is a complete dog turd, and "Red Hot" on Mötley Crüe's Shout at the Devil is complete filler on an otherwise awesome album.

A much more recent example would be "Eternal" from Depeche Mode's Spirit. That song sounds like it took Martin Gore exactly the length of time of the song to write, complete with lyrics that sound completely improvised, stream of conscious and pointless. Remove that song from Spirit and it's practically a flawless album, but "Eternal"'s spot on the album really grinds it to a screeching halt.

 

Seriously?!

I think it is a turgid song that completely deflates the momentum build up by the superb two opening tracks - Eleventh Earl of Mar and One for the Vine.

In fact I'd probably also sling out All in a Mouses's night and swap them both with tracks off the Spot the Pigeon Ep - including the excellent Inside and Out (IMHO)