The album is inferior to most of the act's other work, yet it has that one track that makes it worth it somehow

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May also call it "Great single, shame about the album", except my two examples below are both lenghty album tracks:

ELP: Love Beach ("Memoirs Of An Officer And a Gentleman")
Bob Dylan: Knocked Out Loaded ("Brownsville Girl")

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 12 October 2006 12:46 (twenty years ago)

Sgt Pepper (take a wild guess) - no singles but it pwns this thread.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 12 October 2006 12:55 (twenty years ago)

Uh, "A Day in the Life"?

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Thursday, 12 October 2006 12:58 (twenty years ago)

It was either that or "Fuck Me Like A Superman."

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 12 October 2006 12:59 (twenty years ago)

a thousand leaves - sunday
more - cymbaline
heartattack and vine - jersey girl
pocket revolution - bad timing

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 12 October 2006 13:02 (twenty years ago)

The Friends of Rachel Worth - Going Blind
Fold your Hands.. - The Model

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Thursday, 12 October 2006 13:11 (twenty years ago)

I'm The Ocean--Neil Young (Mirrorball)
Going Home--Neil Young (Are You Passionate?)
Leaving New York--REM (Around The Sun)

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Thursday, 12 October 2006 13:17 (twenty years ago)

now playing: leaving new york

such an unmemorable record, i had no idea how this song even sounded

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 12 October 2006 13:19 (twenty years ago)

heartattack and vine - jersey girl

OTM.

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Thursday, 12 October 2006 13:37 (twenty years ago)

"This is England" The Clash - Cut the Crap

― Radio Free Albemuth (DocMartensBoots), Thursday, 12 October 2006 13:54 (twenty years ago)

^^ while that's probably the best song on the album, it somehow doesn't quite make it all worth it

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 12 October 2006 14:00 (twenty years ago)

saucerful of secrets to thread

― Adam S S (Zephery), Thursday, 12 October 2006 14:09 (twenty years ago)

i love remember a day

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 12 October 2006 14:14 (twenty years ago)

I love ALL of Saucerful!

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 12 October 2006 14:15 (twenty years ago)

marcello otm, excepting 'set the controls' which was MUCH better live on Ummagumma and 'see-saw', which is simply dull.

the cure - want (off wild mood swings) is a contender for this thread, ditto xtc for chalkhills and children, ditto breaking into heaven by the stone roses

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Thursday, 12 October 2006 14:22 (twenty years ago)

Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea (Washing Machine)

― MRZBW (MRZBW), Thursday, 12 October 2006 14:24 (twenty years ago)

come on scourage, mint car bro!!! ;)

and mrzbw, you are forgetting a very important song called skip tracer. plus i like almost all of the other songs, anyway

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 12 October 2006 14:30 (twenty years ago)

"Sleight of Hand" from Technicolor. The title track is okay--in fact, all of the songs are pretty okay, but "Sleight of Hand" is totally ace. I am leaving out "It's a Kid's World" on purpose because it was a single but I like SoH better anyways. D.I. go disco!

― owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Thursday, 12 October 2006 15:58 (twenty years ago)

May also call it "Great single, shame about the album", except my two examples below are both lenghty album tracks:
ELP: Love Beach ("Memoirs Of An Officer And a Gentleman")
Bob Dylan: Knocked Out Loaded ("Brownsville Girl")

-- Geir Hongro (geirhon...), October 12th, 2006. (GeirHong)

just heard brownsville girl for the first time recently, and it is totally great

― Maf54 (plsmith), Thursday, 12 October 2006 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Hey. "Wild Mood Swings" contains "Mint Car", which is one of the best Cure tracks ever, and several other great songs in the same style.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 12 October 2006 19:12 (twenty years ago)

"The Whiffenspoof Song" off Godz' Alien. (It was a single before that, sure.)

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Thursday, 12 October 2006 19:13 (twenty years ago)

"Calling America" from ELO's album from 1986, whatever it was called.

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Thursday, 12 October 2006 19:13 (twenty years ago)

"So Serious" was even better.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 12 October 2006 19:16 (twenty years ago)

"Mint Car" fucking sucks and you know it.

HOWEVER, WMS has "Want", "The 13th", "Jupiter Crash" and "Treasure" on it.

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Thursday, 12 October 2006 19:18 (twenty years ago)

"Mint Car", along with "Let's Go To Bed", "Friday I'm In Love" and "Just Like Heaven", represents The Cure at their best.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 12 October 2006 20:00 (twenty years ago)

No it doesn't. All three of those songs are an order of magnitude better written, better arranged and better performed than "Shit Car". Stop being dense.

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Thursday, 12 October 2006 20:01 (twenty years ago)

destiny's child - 'lose my breath'

(although i really really like 'soldier' as well)

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 12 October 2006 20:25 (twenty years ago)

No it doesn't. All three of those songs are an order of magnitude better written, better arranged and better performed than "Shit Car".

I agree they are (slightly) better songs, but none of them starts with a genius line like "The sun is up, I'm so happy I could scream" :)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 12 October 2006 21:01 (twenty years ago)

joy division closer - not bad, great textures, magistral hannet production, but inferior to Unknow Pleaseures and the singles. Except that it has DECADES...........

― minerva estassi (minerva estassi), Thursday, 12 October 2006 22:10 (twenty years ago)

"heartattack and vine - jersey girl"

What about "Till The Money Runs Out"?

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Thursday, 12 October 2006 22:24 (twenty years ago)

ELP: Love Beach ("Memoirs Of An Officer And a Gentleman")

But what about Love Beach and A Taste of My Love? Both are unimpeachable classics.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Thursday, 12 October 2006 22:43 (twenty years ago)

Killing Joke "Total Invasion"

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Thursday, 12 October 2006 23:54 (twenty years ago)

Blondie - Autoamerican ("Rapture")

― nate p. (natepatrin), Thursday, 12 October 2006 23:55 (twenty years ago)

Byrdmaniax-I Trust

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Thursday, 12 October 2006 23:55 (twenty years ago)

Madonna - I'm Breathless has "Vogue" on it.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 13 October 2006 00:04 (twenty years ago)

Elvis Costello, Goodbye Cruel World has "Peace in Our Time" on it.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Friday, 13 October 2006 15:56 (twenty years ago)

Blondie - Autoamerican ("Rapture")

"Angels On The Balcony" is also worthwhile from Autoamerican. Always thought that Siouxsie should have covered it...

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 13 October 2006 15:58 (twenty years ago)

(I also think "The 13th" is superior to "Mint Car," BTW)

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Friday, 13 October 2006 16:40 (twenty years ago)

Continually fascinated by the degree of negativity regarding R.E.M.'s Around the Sun.

Side one of Pink Floyd's More soundtrack is great.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 13 October 2006 16:50 (twenty years ago)

Todd Rundgren - Initiation ("Real Man")

― hank (hank s), Friday, 13 October 2006 16:57 (twenty years ago)

The Replacements "I'll Be You"

― Radio Free Albemuth (DocMartensBoots), Friday, 13 October 2006 18:09 (twenty years ago)

Beach Boys: 20/20 (Cabin Essence)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 13 October 2006 19:15 (twenty years ago)

Graham Parker, Another Grey Area, "Temporary Beauty"

― Ruud Comes to Haarvest (Ken L), Friday, 13 October 2006 19:53 (twenty years ago)

Brownsville Station, AIR SPECIAL, "Cooda Crawlin'"

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:56 (twenty years ago)

Echo & The Bunnymen, What Are You Going To Do With Your Life, "Rust"

― SAS (sschwartzberg), Thursday, 19 October 2006 03:35 (twenty years ago)

I don't consider WAYGTDWYL? as inferior as the '87 self titled, hence:

Echo & The Bunnymen, "Lips Like Sugar"

― turkey (turkey), Thursday, 19 October 2006 05:17 (twenty years ago)

I can't find a track to justify the existence of 100th Window . Why do I still own this again?

― turkey (turkey), Thursday, 19 October 2006 05:27 (twenty years ago)

kent - hagnesta hill (heavenly junkies)

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 19 October 2006 12:25 (twenty years ago)

"Hagnesta Hill" is perfect all over. At least in Swedish (Joakim Berg's English sounds a bit corny)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:25 (twenty years ago)

I can't find a track to justify the existence of 100th Window . Why do I still own this again?

Because it's awesome? (PS: "Future Proof", "Butterfly Caught" and "Small Time Shot Away")

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:29 (twenty years ago)

i think it pales a little bit next to 'isola', geir.

and of course, my main source of reference is the english version these days. though i listened to the swedish version quite a lot when staying in gothenberg. it seems to hold up better, yes

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:37 (twenty years ago)

I like it better than "Isola", and then I like their subsequent output (after "Hagnesta Hill") even better, with "Våpen & Ammunition" being their best ever. Dunno if that one was ever released in English though.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:38 (twenty years ago)

the first song that had me hooked was 'bianca', so i'll always have a soft sport for isola.

'vapen & ammunition'...the tiger one, yeah? my friend brought that one over from sweden a while back and i gave it a few listens. definitely sounded the goods

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:45 (twenty years ago)

Holy shit! I just saw the thread title 5 minutes ago, thought to myself "Aha, Alice Cooper, School's Out" and went to get coffee. Filled my cup (for the 4th time today) & returned to my desk to find the very song itself playing on the radio!

― M. Agony Von Bontee (M. Agony Von Bontee), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Lou Reed, Street Hassle. Hint: the one track is not "Gimme Some Good Times".

― Jamesy (SuzyCreemcheese), Thursday, 19 October 2006 20:55 (twenty years ago)

"School's Out" is a great album, with several tracks way better than the title track. :)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 19 October 2006 20:58 (twenty years ago)

i think psychic hearts is pretty unbearable except for 'elegy for all the dead rock stars' and 'female cop.'

― poortheatre (poortheatre), Friday, 20 October 2006 05:32 (twenty years ago)

"Regret" is the lone bright spot on Republic. The rest of that album seems to me a lame attempt at repeating the style and success of one of my least favorite NO songs, "World In Motion."

― turkey (turkey), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 07:43 (twenty years ago)

Every Squarepusher album after Hard Normal Daddy.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 09:49 (twenty years ago)

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