Albums whose flip side is stronger

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Or in our CD age, the second half is better. This seems to be a fairly rare occurence, at least in my experience. I'd pick as one example the Go-Betweens' "16 Lovers Lane."

― Jim M (jmcgaw), Sunday, 19 January 2003 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Yet another category where I can namedrop Paul's Boutique. Also The Cold Vein and Electric Ladyland. I am tempted to be a smartass and nominate Meddle, but I won't.

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Sunday, 19 January 2003 20:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Supermodified, but you have to start with it flipped already, i.e. first half is better.

― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 19 January 2003 20:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Emergency & I... :-(

― Adam A. (Keiko), Sunday, 19 January 2003 20:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Neu! 2, of course.

― jot eff pe, Sunday, 19 January 2003 20:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Culture 'Two Sevens Clash'
the a-side is great, but the b-side's even better!

― michael (michael), Sunday, 19 January 2003 21:09 (twenty-three years ago)

HOUNDS OF LOVE.

― matt riedl (veal), Sunday, 19 January 2003 23:07 (twenty-three years ago)

_Disintegration_

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 19 January 2003 23:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Spirit Of Eden is kind of the opposite, only it's all good. So not at all. I'll shut up.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 19 January 2003 23:15 (twenty-three years ago)

phrenology, dude!

― naked as sin (naked as sin), Sunday, 19 January 2003 23:16 (twenty-three years ago)

there's any number of cds that sound better when you flip 'em over!

― bucky wunderlick (bucky), Monday, 20 January 2003 01:36 (twenty-three years ago)

The first half is great, but The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

― Sean (Sean), Monday, 20 January 2003 01:38 (twenty-three years ago)

nothing comes immediately to mind, but I still believe that the fourth fifth (tracks 7-9 of a ten song album) or so of an album is usually where you can tell what the band's on-autopilot sound is, and therefore how easy it is for them to make great music. They always save a good one for the end usually, but the middle of side 2 is the true test of a classic album. Bands who do better there on side one don't know what their strengths are.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 20 January 2003 01:42 (twenty-three years ago)

typo. better there THAN on side one.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 20 January 2003 01:42 (twenty-three years ago)

"Ritual de lo Habitual" - Jane's Addiction

― Hayden (Hayden), Monday, 20 January 2003 02:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Hardnose the Highway

― Burr, Monday, 20 January 2003 04:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Viva! Roxy Music

― Burr, Monday, 20 January 2003 04:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Dan is probably correct with Disintegration.
Also, Ocean Rain by Echo and the Bunnymen.
Mercury Rev - Yrself Is Steam
Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine

I think this happens more than you might have thought!

― Clarke B., Monday, 20 January 2003 06:23 (twenty-three years ago)

fear of a black planet : b-side wins again and again

― george gosset (gegoss), Monday, 20 January 2003 06:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Disintegration was the album that immediately jumped to mind - good call. Also, Rage Against the Machine's debut.

― Julien S. (Julien Sandiford), Monday, 20 January 2003 06:58 (twenty-three years ago)

when i bought my cassette copy of 'it takes a nation of millions' lo those many years ago, it was wound so side B was the opening side. until i rebought it on CD a few years back, i always thought the LP opened with 'show em watcha got', and i think i prefer that configuration...

― stevie (stevie), Monday, 20 January 2003 10:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation
Prodigy - Fat of the Land
XTC - Wasp Star

This was much harder than I thought it would be.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Monday, 20 January 2003 23:09 (twenty-three years ago)

White Light/White Heat

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 20 January 2003 23:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

eerrrr... I guess you're right!

― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 January 2003 00:07 (twenty-three years ago)

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