Remove one song from an almost perfect album to make it a perfect album

I'm pleased that no one has wanted to axe Girlfriend In A Coma yet.

Heresy! And it's called "We Will Fall." This song is pure evil. Play it at -8 sometime and get back to me.

Also, delete "Old Man" from Love's Forever Changes and make me a happy camper.

Moz slagging other people off = rubbish, Moz slagging himself off = grebt.

Perhaps to the hundred million folks in India, but I've got my problems with it.

Yes, it's nice thoughts and all
Yes, it's quaisi-authentic musically
But what, just what, does it represent in the Sgt. Pepper context?

Let's just say that when I get to hell that'll be the appropriate log-in music.

I really can't stand "Rio". I mean, REALLYREALLYREALLY can't stand "Rio". But the damn album's NAMED Rio and doesn't really work with any other title, so... crap. Maybe if they substituted "Rio Pt. 2", featuring a lengthy keyboard-centric instrumental, the album would be a LOT better than it already is.

More recently, I think The Wedding Album would've been #2 in my list of favorite albums of all time had "Shotgun" and "UMF" been replaced by "Fallen Angel" and "Time for Temptation", two b-sides from that era. No, wait -- had that happened, it would've been my FAVORITE album overall. Hm. I think I sense a CD burning project. ;)

-- Wooden (josephgoode...), August 11th, 2004.

Maxwell's silver hammer is one of my top 5 favorite songs about a man bludgeoned with a hammer, easily!

BEAUTY, NOT UGLINESS, BEAUTY.

Agreed. Lots of the needless "Hey ----HEY"s could've easily been jettisoned.

Murder Mystery? Are you insane? That's like one of the best Velvet Underground songs, especially during the Yule-era.

I'm close to saying Hit the Plane Down from Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, but I don't have the guts. It's the only Spiral Stairs-song on the album, but far from his best work I'm afraid.

What on earth!? This is one of my favorite tracks! What would be yr complaint against it?!

Hon, I think we'll just have to agree to disagree then. Because I was never really incredibly enamored of the song to begin with, and that combined with the fact that I got so burned out on that particular track made me joyous when I finally upgraded from cassette to CD and thus could actually skip it.

And if you're going to take anything at all whatsoever off of Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, take out "Cut Your Hair". It really doesn't go well with anything on Side 1 in the first place. But overall, that album isn't almost perfect. It's near perfect.

There are a lot of albums I habitually skip songs on, it's odd.

it's supposed to be a musical variety show, no? so they could perform pretty much anything and it would fit.

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I am appalled.

I think I'm just at odds with the Nick Drake canon; 'Way To Blue' is easily my least favoruite track off 'Five Leaves left'

Inspired by a very long road trip and some catching up with old favorites:

Key Lime Pie: perfect if you remove the Status Quo cover (which I can't stand)

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret: "Frustration" bums me out. I confess I skip "Tainted Love" these days and start the album at track 3, but I recognize "Tainted Love" as a superb song, I just don't ever need to hear it again.

"I Made a Lover's Prayer" off G.Welch's Soul Journey. Not awful, but it's the one dirge that album doesn't need; esp. where it lands in the running order.

"I Believe in You," After the Gold Rush.

Downtown from the first B-52's album.

No one mentioned "Escape" off Ride The Lightning?

I don't hate the song personally and I think Ride is Metallica's finest moment (it showed that them pandering to rock radio in 1984 was way better than them pandering to rock radio a decade-plus later) - but it is low-hanging fruit.

I Got The News

Which is fine, but not as perfect as the rest of the songs on Aja

i would rate _ege bamyasi_ so much more highly without "soup" - and i love "aumgn".

Kitchen Person this is so otm

Alan Parson's Eye in the Sky would be perfect sans "You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned"

There is a Beach Boys best of compiled by Brian Wilson himself that is fantastic save for the re-recorded B-side they tacked onto the end for no good reason

I'd take Pride off Unforgettable Fire, let it just be a single.

Take Maggot Brain off of Maggot Brain!!!

― sexyDancer, Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:05 AM (12 years ago)

this hurts me

Take the token Gilbert & Sullivan songs off the Todd Rundgren albums that have them.

"I Believe in You," After the Gold Rush.

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take Super 8 off Jason Isbell's Southeastern

I'd take "London Calling" off that Clash album.

My first thought was to take "Jazz Police" off I'm Your Man, but that was covered upthread.

I'd also take "Meet Me In The Morning" off Blood on the Tracks and "Not Now John" off The Final Cut.

the label pushed CVB to do "Pictures of Matchstick Man" didn't they?

I didn't know that! It makes sense, though.

I Got The News

Which is fine, but not as perfect as the rest of the songs on Aja

― you think Lou Bega gave up after Mambo Number One??? (voodoo chili), Monday, August 15, 2016 9:20 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^ 100% otm

Take Streets of Fire off Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town.

Take "Young Lovers Do" off Astral Weeks.

WHAT THE