Albums with one incongruous thrash/metal number

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Half way through Mos Def's Black on Both Sides (a splendid rap album it has to be said), seemingly out of nowhere, loud guitars erupt into action and I'm listening to Anthrax or something. There it is again on Cibo Matto's (admittedly eclectic) Stereo Type A: a few tracks in and they come over all Boltthrower on me (just for one track mind). Does this happen on other albums too? Who do I blame for this? I like a loud guitar in it's place (like, say, on a Boltthrower album) but you know, this to me is a bit like having someone throw an alligator in the hot tub.

― Kim Tortoise, Saturday, 31 May 2003 13:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Cornelius, Point has one, too. The Mos Def one really gets on my nerves because its thesis is incredibly facile.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 31 May 2003 14:30 (twenty-three years ago)

And because it really sucks.

― adam (adam), Saturday, 31 May 2003 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

The last Roots album, in a fashion copped from the Beastie Boys, I believe. That Cibo Matto song is great - the mos def one, shite

― Adam A. (Keiko), Saturday, 31 May 2003 16:39 (twenty-three years ago)

"Pay to Cum" is pretty weird for a reggae album

― dave q, Saturday, 31 May 2003 18:41 (twenty-three years ago)

the opening track to Good Charlotte's Young And The Hopeless sounds like Mercury Rev meets Metallica. No lie.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 31 May 2003 18:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Dammit....JOhn beat me to it with the Cornelius track.

"London" on the Smiths' Louder than Bombs could work here.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 31 May 2003 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Blur - Parklife has "Bank Holiday"

― blutroniq (blutroniq), Saturday, 31 May 2003 18:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Janet "Black Cat" Jackson -- Rhythm Nation 1814

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Saturday, 31 May 2003 23:26 (twenty-three years ago)

The Beatles

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Sunday, 1 June 2003 02:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Yo La Tengo's album "Electropura" is pretty much ruined by that noisy skronky song that comes out of nowhere in the middle. I can't remember what it is called, as I eventually got rid of the disc.

― earlnash, Sunday, 1 June 2003 03:04 (twenty-three years ago)

one at the end of Teenage Fanclub's Grand Prix, I think.

― Aaron A., Sunday, 1 June 2003 03:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Q-tip

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Sunday, 1 June 2003 03:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Snivilisation OWNS THIS THREAD.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 1 June 2003 08:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Yo La Tengo's album "Electropura"

Ah yes, "Attack on Love". Not their finest hour.

Sonic Youth's cover of "Nic Fit" on Dirty was a bit anomalous.

― Nick Mirov (nick), Sunday, 1 June 2003 08:49 (twenty-three years ago)

nick i was *just* going to say that.

― piscesboy, Sunday, 1 June 2003 08:58 (twenty-three years ago)

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