Topic: Great album endings? (Read 33800 times)

thermodynamics · « **Reply #50 on:** 13 Mar 2006, 19:17 »

built to spill - there's nothing wrong with love - preview bonus track

it is fucking hilarious! "look for the record with me on the cover!"

Trollstormur · « **Reply #51 on:** 13 Mar 2006, 21:23 »

I don't know about album endings, the the beginning of Tsjuder's "Kill for Satan" rules.

"DO I LOOK LIKE SOMEONE WHO CARES WHAT GOD THINKS?" *face-smooshing unholy metal*

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #52 on:** 13 Mar 2006, 21:44 »

Quote from: the tree

It took me a while to get my head around Her Majesty, I eventually figured that it was possibly the least produced track released by the Beatles and they were making some kind of point about how they were still "just a bunch of guys y'know."

That would have been nice. However Her Majesty is only there because of a mistake made by an engineer.

Laffy · « **Reply #53 on:** 14 Mar 2006, 13:13 »

I Was A Teenage Hand Model from QOTSA's debut was great. Homme's voice is ze zex, and the song is just awesome . It also ends the album in a great way, since the song is very different from the rest of the album.

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Kyuss - ...and the Circus Leaves Town - Spaceship Landing.

Yay.

Kirbo · « **Reply #54 on:** 14 Mar 2006, 13:18 »

Phantom Power by the Tragically Hip, the last track Emperor Penguin fuxing ownzors.

Ravenbomb · « **Reply #55 on:** 14 Mar 2006, 13:49 »

"Hey Hey My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young, from Rust Never Sleeps
"Outside the Wall" by Pink Floyd, from The Wall
"Silver and Gold" by Joe Strummer, from Streetcore
"Eclipse" by Pink Floyd, from Dark Side of the Moon
"Closing Time" by Tom Waits, from Closing Time

Storm Rider · « **Reply #56 on:** 14 Mar 2006, 21:24 »

Dream Theater - Images and Words - Learning to Live

After seeing them play this live, it's quickly becoming one of my favorite songs.

Johnny C · « **Reply #57 on:** 14 Mar 2006, 21:35 »

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Mogwai Fear Satan is awesome but for Mogwai closers I'd take Stop Coming to My House.

Hells yes.

I'm going to take issue with "This Heart's On Fire." It works right up until the last like fifteen seconds of it, which piss me off every time. JUST FUCKING END IT HUGE, ASSHOLES.

I can't believe I didn't include Metric's "Love Is A Place" from Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? What an ending.

Shaft · « **Reply #58 on:** 15 Mar 2006, 01:09 »

I am sure I have seen this topic before, and I'm sure I mentioned

Oceansize - Everyone Into Position - Ornament/Last Wrongs
Animals On Wheels - Designs and Mistakes - Stan's Soluble Fish
Boards Of Canada - MHTRTC - Happy Cycling
Reuben - Very Fast Very Dangerous - Return Of The Jedi + Boy

Thrillho · « **Reply #59 on:** 15 Mar 2006, 08:28 »

Quote from: Ravenbomb

"Outside the Wall" by Pink Floyd, from The Wall

I always found that track to be boring and insubstantial after The Trial, but I guess it's conceptually essential.

Kirbo · « **Reply #60 on:** 15 Mar 2006, 09:14 »

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"Outside the Wall" by Pink Floyd, from The Wall

I always found that track to be boring and insubstantial after The Trial, but I guess it's conceptually essential.

The best thing about Outside the Wall, is the "This is where" at the very end, Floyd's ability to connect the ends of albums is so good.

amok · « **Reply #61 on:** 15 Mar 2006, 11:01 »

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I have this feeling that I should probably know why Kyuss are. BUt I don't.

That's just sad

everyone must know and love Kyuss.

Get the "Welcome To Sky Valley" CD. "Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop" is one of the most rockin' songs in the entire universe.

Also consider picking up "Wretch", their first CD, solely for the blistering 2-minute rifftastic intro track. Josh Homme was a badass rock guitarist way before he even thought of forming a band called QOTSA.

Thrillho · « **Reply #62 on:** 16 Mar 2006, 08:47 »

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"Outside the Wall" by Pink Floyd, from The Wall

I always found that track to be boring and insubstantial after The Trial, but I guess it's conceptually essential.

The best thing about Outside the Wall, is the "This is where" at the very end, Floyd's ability to connect the ends of albums is so good.

But that connects to the start of the Wall...during the opening, there's a "where we came in?"

Misereatur · « **Reply #63 on:** 16 Mar 2006, 08:59 »

Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers from the album Pawn Hearts.

Nothing like an epic 23 minutes of mindless prog' rock.

mberan42 · « **Reply #64 on:** 16 Mar 2006, 11:08 »

Mogwai - Young Team - Mogwai Fear Satan --- Seconded
Oasis - (what's the story) Morning Glory - Champagne Supernova --- Seconded

The Wrens - The Meadowlands - This is Not What You Had Planned --- Surprised nobody has mentioned this one yet.

futile · « **Reply #65 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 23:18 »

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"Eclipse" by Pink Floyd, from Dark Side of the Moon

YES. But you have to listen to that together with Brain Damage. That heartbeat... And that quote at the end:

"There is no dark side of the moon. As a matter of fact, it's all dark."

WHAT DOES THAT SHIT MEAN??? Will somebody please get high and think about it and then tell us?

Joseph · « **Reply #66 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 00:09 »

It means that the moon produces no light of its own, and just reflects the light of the sun instead.

Ravenbomb · « **Reply #67 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 07:18 »

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"Outside the Wall" by Pink Floyd, from The Wall

I always found that track to be boring and insubstantial after The Trial, but I guess it's conceptually essential.

The best thing about Outside the Wall, is the "This is where" at the very end, Floyd's ability to connect the ends of albums is so good.

But that connects to the start of the Wall...during the opening, there's a "where we came in?"

exactly

Thrillho · « **Reply #68 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 09:05 »

Quote from: Dark Flame

It means that the moon produces no light of its own, and just reflects the light of the sun instead.

33 years on, and the stoners' work is done.

JLM · « **Reply #69 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 10:10 »

The Album Leaf - In A Safe Place - Bonus Track: I'm not sure if the track actually counts as part of "Moss Mountain Town" or not. All I know is that the first time i heard this I didn't get it. Finally I cranked up the volume on my speakers and heard quite possibly the best ending song ever.

B. Fleischmann - The Humbucking Coil - Aldebaran Waltz - More than ending song, B. Fleischmann managed to keep the appropriate tone and feel for every song on this album. One of the first great releases of 2006.

That's all I got for now.

j_nuh · « **Reply #70 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 10:45 »

In Remote Part / Scottish Fiction - Idlewild

All time best album closer ever.

Merkava · « **Reply #71 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 18:56 »

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The Wrens - The Meadowlands - This is Not What You Had Planned --- Surprised nobody has mentioned this one yet.

I didn't mention it because it just doesn't fit in with the rest of the album. I also think Everyone Chooses Sides should have been the last track.

Erm...more light from more light by J Mascis and the Fog.
Have we said 'The good times are killing me' by modest mouse yet?

ACK! Can't believe I forgot this one...it's my favourite ending ever.

CURSIVE: THE UGLY ORGAN-STAYING ALIVE.

Hell fucking yes.

Also, probably my favorite album closer is Source Tags and Codes by And You Will Know us By the Trail of Dead. It's a beautiful song, working in the melody created through the transition through Relative Ways was a great touch, especially after the transcendence of that wordless chorus. To top it all off, there's a pause, and then some chilling violins.

What a beautiful album. The last three songs together are the best part.

RoboticSithDrone · « **Reply #72 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 19:27 »

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - Eclipse
Pink Floyd - The Wall - Outside the Wall
AC/DC - Back in Black - Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

ShreddingMyNotes · « **Reply #73 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 21:11 »

The song "Staying Alive" off of "The Ugly Organ" by Cursive... one of the coolest endings ever.

futile · « **Reply #74 on:** 20 Mar 2006, 00:17 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

Quote from: Dark Flame
It means that the moon produces no light of its own, and just reflects the light of the sun instead.

33 years on, and the stoners' work is done.

That... that makes so much sense. Wow.

What are you, some kind of professor of music?

Zaarin · « **Reply #75 on:** 20 Mar 2006, 01:07 »

"Love, Reign O'er Me" by the Who is a pretty damned awesome closer to a pretty damned awesome concept album. Pete Townshend probably never wrote a finer song.

Quadrophenia is without a doubt the greatest album they produced; screw Who's Next.

joey13 · « **Reply #76 on:** 20 Mar 2006, 01:25 »

Paramore- All We Know Is Falling- My Heart

The screaming at the end is cliched, but it's still a great song by itself, and although the entire album doesn't seem to have any concept of any kind, it still makes the whole thing feel complete. Stopping on 'Franklin' always made the whole cd sound stupid.

Boys Night Out- Trainwreck- Dying

Just perfect. The whole 'doctor-talking-into-his-little-tape-recorder' angle was great. A wonderful way to complete a great concept album.

mberan42 · « **Reply #77 on:** 20 Mar 2006, 09:30 »

Quote from: j_nuh

In Remote Part / Scottish Fiction - Idlewild

All time best album closer ever.

Oh crapfuck, I can't believe I forgot that one!

Also, The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts - California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade

Kirbo · « **Reply #78 on:** 20 Mar 2006, 09:40 »

Quote from: Zaarin

"Love, Reign O'er Me" by the Who is a pretty damned awesome closer to a pretty damned awesome concept album. Pete Townshend probably never wrote a finer song.

Quadrophenia is without a doubt the greatest album they produced; screw Who's Next.

I'd argue Tommy is better, but I love both.

Quadrophenia is the better movie.

Sonik Granch · « **Reply #79 on:** 21 Mar 2006, 21:08 »

I guess I have a lot of favorite ones...so ill just get to the ones i remember right now, lets see:

sonic youth - washing machine: the diamond sea
I think this was the best way to end this crazy experimental album, with a 19 minutes song that gets to the heart.

kashmir - zitilites: zitilites
not a very original album, but it has some prety good songs... and this song adds a little something to the end.

radiohead - pablo honey: blow out
many people doesnt like this album, I found it to be one of the best from radiohead...and this song happens to be my favorite radiohead song.

matts gustafson & sonic youth with friends : hidros 3
the hole album is a 64 minutes song, recorded live and it was an inprovisation with lyrics by kim gordon......from begining to end the music is all confusing with some amazing changes trough the song, and that´s pretty much it..... altough, it´s ´retty hard to enjoy this record.

guess that would be about it

BillyxRansom · « **Reply #80 on:** 23 Mar 2006, 10:34 »

Quote from: Zaarin

Not to mention the mind-scrambling "never could be any other way".

my mom thought the cd was skipping when we heard that years ago. because apparently neither of us ever heard the album in full until cd's came out.

....?

msouva · « **Reply #81 on:** 25 Mar 2006, 16:48 »

I'd have to say:

The Who- Who's Next- Won't Get Fooled Again
Radiohead- The Bends- Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Radiohead- Amnesiac- Life in a Glasshouse
Weezer- Weezer (Blue)- Only in Dreams
AFI- Sing the Sorrow- ...But Home is Nowhere (Hidden Track in particular)
Alkaline Trio- Good Mourning- Blue in the Face
Boston- Boston- Let Me Take You Home Tonight
Queen- Innuendo- The Show Must Go On
Queen- Hot Space- Under Pressure

And Radiohead's other albums have good enders too, but those just stick out in my mind. As for "Under Pressure," it shall be summed up this way:
Queen + Bowie = Awsome

greenMonkey · « **Reply #82 on:** 25 Mar 2006, 20:15 »

Love Reign O'er Me. YES.

Won't Get Fooled Again is good, but Love Reign O'er Me is just fucking insane after listening to the rest of Quadrophenia (which I haven't done in a while, because for some reason it depresses me).

minkles · « **Reply #83 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 13:28 »

Dunno if these have been mentioned, but:

-The Streets- A Grand Don't Come for Free- Empty Cans
-Animal Collective- Feels- Turn Into Something
-Arcade Fire- Funeral- In the Backseat
-Belle and Sebastian- If You're Feeling Sinister- Judy and the Dream of Horses

Worst album ending- Neutral Milk Hotel- On Avery Island- Pree-Sisters Swallowing A Donkey's Eye.
Seriously. What is this?

trio_core · « **Reply #84 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 14:20 »

Opeth - Blackwater Park - Blackwater Park

Twelve minutes of GRAAAAAAAH AWESOME.

Also, I second Animal Collective's Turn Into Something. Great closer.

MajinTrunkz · « **Reply #85 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 19:25 »

Sorry if someone's mentioned this already, but I didn't read the whole thread.

Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica - "What People are Made Of"
Just a great way to end the album, with the last line, "THEY AIN'T MADE OUT OF NOTHING BUT WATER AND SHIT! ALRIIIIIIIGHT!" And an awesome album comes to an end.

Merkava · « **Reply #86 on:** 29 Mar 2006, 16:50 »

Very good track. I loved how different it was from the rest of the album.

What I thought was a very very cool ending was Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice On Ice" on Lonesome Crowded West. I was very moved by that track, actually.

books_out_loud · « **Reply #87 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 17:15 »

the endings to:

neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea
the getup kids - something to write home about
the mars volta - deloused in the comatorium

were really good.

soap · « **Reply #88 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 17:43 »

broken social scene - its all gonna break from broken social scene
the horns make for such a huge finale

kyuss - whitewater from sky valley
one of my favourite 5 songs... just the moment when that huge rolling riff kicks in near the start of the song WOW

corrosion of conformity - in the arms of god from in the arms of god
the riff heavy riffs after peppers scream near the end, perfect.

far - waiting for sunday from water & solutions
a beautiful way to drift away at the end of the album. its also possibly my single favourite album.

sigur ros - popplagið from ( )
brilliant tense coiling build up before it finally lets loose. the last 5 minutes are better than pretty much the rest of the album.

metallica - damage inc from master of puppets
easily one of their best songs in my opinon

jeff buckley - dream brother from grace
beautiful

emperor - inno a satana from in the nightside eclipse
im not sure why but i know it works

books_out_loud · « **Reply #89 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 18:22 »

now that i think about it 'relationship of command' was a pretty great end to a career.

Soidanae · « **Reply #90 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 19:13 »

Soap, I thought that that song, damage inc, was an abomination on the face of that album. It was just utterly worthy of desposition.

Spartan Pho3nix · « **Reply #91 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 19:58 »

Two Headed Boy Pt 2...wait...I already posted that...errr...ha...ha....ha

DSOTM again.

via Chicago · « **Reply #92 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 19:59 »

Guster's "Rainy Day" at the end of "Lost And Gone Forever" would have to be my favorite.

Freelance Physicist · « **Reply #93 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 20:40 »

Pearl Jam - Vitalogy - "Immortality"

What's that? The song after Immortality? I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. No, there is no...

THERE IS NO SONG AFTER IMMORTALITY!

The Hammered · « **Reply #94 on:** 30 Mar 2006, 20:50 »

Sonic Youth - s/t - The Good and the Bad
Awesome song, and the song itself has an awesome ending too.
And I'm not sure if I posted this already, but: Ramones - Road to Ruin - It's a Long Way Back to Germany
And not really an album (unless you have the soundtrack, which I ought to get some time), but I must list it: Katamari Damacy - Katamari of Love. FUCKING AWESOME.

BillyxRansom · « **Reply #95 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 08:29 »

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Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing - Evil Dildo

I'd totally forgotten this. Fucking brilliance in bonus track form.

i thought i was tripping very very hard when i heard that voice saying all that shit about fucking someone in the asshole or some shit. i'm straight edge too. haha.

Omnicide · « **Reply #96 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 15:57 »

Mr. Bungle- Goodbye Sober Day [California]
The most outright insane song they ever did. Death Metal, calypso and Balinese monk chants. Oh my oh my.

Fugazi- KYEO [Steady Diet Of Nothing]
An album of slow grinders until this track. Like the theme song to some giant japanese robot battle.

Bob Dylan- Desolation Row [Highway 61 Revisted]
A ten-minute Ginsberg adventure- just one man with a guitar and harmonica.

Shellac- Watch Song [1000 Hurts]
In which Steve Albini finally loses it and challenges you to fisticuffs.

And the obvious 'uns.

The Who- Won't Get Fooled Again- Who's Next?
Jimi Hendrix- Voodoo Child (Slight Return)- Electric Ladyland
Velvet Underground- Sister Ray- White Light/White Heat
Curtis Mayfield- Superfly- Superfly
The Pixies- Gouge Away- Doolittle

Too long for a first post I know. Pleased to meet ya.

tetsuotheironboy · « **Reply #97 on:** 05 Apr 2006, 13:45 »

For dumbass comedy value, theres a track at the end of either 'welcome to sky valley' or 'blues for the red sun' by kyuss (don't have em with me, can't remember which one) where they do a kind of lounge tune with 'i know that you can and will lick my doo-wah' as the main lyric. After an hour of stoner rock sludgery, its something of a shock.

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Author Topic: Great album endings? (Read 33800 times)

thermodynamics

Laffy

Ravenbomb

futile

Ravenbomb

j_nuh

Merkava

RoboticSithDrone

futile

Zaarin

joey13

Sonik Granch

msouva

trio_core

Merkava

books_out_loud

soap

books_out_loud

Spartan Pho3nix

via Chicago

Freelance Physicist

The Hammered

Omnicide

tetsuotheironboy