Great albums with terrible last songs

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Hard to think of a major figure who had such little sense of taste as to how to present his talent attractively

There's legends who alienate and rub fans the wrong way but it's hardly ever done as cheaply and as pointlessly

Master of Treacle, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:03 (six years ago) link

A Ghost is Born shouldn't end with the Late Greats right after the great Less Than You Think, which was the perfect ending.

Van Horn Street, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link

BIKE IS FUCKING DOPE

brimstead, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:16 (six years ago) link

I thought I was going to have to vouch hard for “Cassandra Gemini”, but as it is I just want to make the case that an 8-minute funereal jam session is a great final indulgence for a song that’s managed to maintain its energy so well for so long, esp. (as mentioned) when the chorus comes soaring back one last time at the end.

You're all losing so many points on your progress bars (Champiness), Thursday, 12 April 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link

"shut up and play your guitar" is the other zappa album i like, just 3 CDs of guitar solos

brimstead, Thursday, 12 April 2018 22:33 (six years ago) link

Yeah that's one of the ones I owned once. Thought I would dig it! Maybe I'll try dipping back in.

absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Thursday, 12 April 2018 22:46 (six years ago) link

probably doesn't count as it's a hidden track but "Hit to Death in the Future Head" has a nearly 30 minute harsh noise loop as a final track. i've never been able to listen to this great album all the way through.

Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 12 April 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link

my patience with songwriters who are either unable or unwilling to write a love song grows shorter as i grow older

ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Friday, 13 April 2018 00:23 (six years ago) link


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