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Best album-ending songs?

champbassist

champbassist

Apr 27, 2007
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#1
Which are the closer(s) you think best sum up the albums they belong to?

For me When The Angels Fall off Sting's The Soul Cages album takes the cake. Incredibly sums up the sombre, cold yet delicate mood of the whole album, especially with Sting's gentle "Good Night" wish at the end of the song. It's followed closely by Decades by Joy Division off their second and final album, Closer (pretty ironic album name, eh?). Plus, almost all album ending epics by Dream Theater deserve a special mention :p
 
#2
A Day in the Life - The Beatles (Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band)
We're not Gonna Take it - The Who (Tommy)
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Who's Next)
Love Reign O'er Me - The Who
Brain Damage/Eclipse - Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon)
(Quadraphenia)
Into the Void - Black Sabbath (Master of Reality)
Cygnus X-1 Rush (A Farewell to Kings)
 
#9

"Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
"Jet Airliner (Live)" by The Steve Miller Band (Live!)
"Bold As Love" by Jimi Hendrix (Axis: Bold As Love)
"Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan (Highway 61 Revisted)
"My Hometown" by Bruce Springsteen (Born In The USA)
"Brothers In Arms" by Dire Straits (Brothers In Arms)
"How Many More Times" by Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin I)
"The Call of Ktulu" by Metallica (Ride The Lightning)
"Champagne Supernova" by Oasis (What's the Story? Morning Glory)
"Train in Vain (Stand by Me)" by The Clash (London Calling)
"When the Music's Over" by The Doors (Strange Days)
"Green Grass & High Tides" by The Outlaws (Outlaws)
"MLK" by U2 (The Unforgettable Fire)

...and just for fun, "Time to Get Ill" by The Beastie Boys (Licensed to Ill)

I'd mention Rush, The Beatles, and etc. but they have been listed. :mad:
 
#17
traben182 said:
golden slumbers-the Beatles (Abby road)
Click to expand...

Actually, "Her Majesty" was the last song on Abbey Road. But sometimes people don't count that one.

And the last part of the "Golden Slumber/Carry that Weight" is a song by itself called "The End." That song is great because is shows the distinctive guitar playing styles of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon. They takes turns in 2 bar solos.
 

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