Songs that are way better then the albums they are on

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 13862 Age : 49

Listening to Fates Warning's "Awaken The Guardian" album, and the song "Guardian" in particular it hit me, this song is unbelievably so much better than the rest of the album. Quite an achievement, considering how good this album is. But nontheless, "Guardian" is in a league of it's own.

Does anyone have other examples like this?

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"Cathedral Spires" on Priest's Juglator CD. The CD isn't their best, but that song, along with "Bullet Train" rules!

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Ate his vegetables Number of posts : 4958 Age : 34

"Talk To Me" off KISS' Unmasked

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Quote :: Cathedral Spires" on Priest's Juglator CD

I love that song, it's epic and one of their best from any album.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5704 Age : 49

I totally disagree about "Guardian". That album is incredible and that song is one of my least favorite on there.

Frantic from St. Anger. I really do like that song.

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Babylon AD - Bang Go the Bells. Horrible album, great song.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3361 Age : 51

Fates Warning - The Apparition. I love The Spectre Within but that song just stands above the rest of the album for me.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

B.O.C.-Burnin' For You. I don't like the rest of the album but that song kicks arse.

Dinky Do Number of posts : 4830 Age : 43

Snuff - Nick Northern off the album Demmamussabebonk ( that song has groove, melody, and killer hooks, the rest of the album is pretty much your mosh variety speed punk )

Korn - Good God off of Life is Peachy (that song could have easily been on there S/t debut)

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2793 Age : 66

I really like the song "Kiss of Death" off Sabbath's Forbidden album, but that album have some real duds on it too. (dud is an old word meaning "stinker").

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akeldama wrote:: B.O.C.-Burnin' For You. I don't like the rest of the album but that song kicks arse.

Not even Joan Crawford or Psychic Wars?

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Deep Purple - Bad Attitude (from House Of Blue Light)

- great track, a couple other "ok" tracks...and the rest is badly over-produced filler, the sound of a band in complete meltdown.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3325 Age : 53

Temple of Blood wrote:: I totally disagree about "Guardian". That album is incredible and that song is one of my least favorite on there.

I like the song, but I'm putting:

1. Prelude To Ruin
2. The Sorceress
3. Valley of the Dolls...

...and then The Guardian after those prime cuts.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3325 Age : 53

xyz wrote:: Frantic from St. Anger. I really do like that song.

I was just going to post this. I couldn't agree more. Great song, and then there is a sizeable drop off after that.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

Schbopo wrote:

akeldama wrote:: B.O.C.-Burnin' For You. I don't like the rest of the album but that song kicks arse.

Not even Joan Crawford or Psychic Wars?

Haha, I get asked that all the time, I don't know why I don't like the rest of the album.

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DenimAndLeather wrote:: Babylon AD - Bang Go the Bells. Horrible album, great song.

:kickbutt: There's lots of good music on that album!

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Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun
The Kings - Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On

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Quote :: Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun

Ugh...one of my top 5 "worst songs ever"

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tohostudios wrote:: Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun

We have a winner!

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

I love the title song but the rest of the album sucks.

By contrast, I like Thorpe's work with the Mick Fleetwood side project, The Zoo.

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tohostudios wrote:: Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun

That was a pretty woeful AOR record for Billy......but remember no Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, means no AC/DC, Angels, Rose Tattoo et al.

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MetalRob331 wrote:: Snuff - Nick Northern off the album Demmamussabebonk ( that song has groove, melody, and killer hooks, the rest of the album is pretty much your mosh variety speed punk )

Korn - Good God off of Life is Peachy (that song could have easily been on there S/t debut)

Wow! I actually have that Snuff album! I also have another one by them with some longass title about wholesale meat prices straight from the lockup. Talk about a band that creates unwieldy album titles...

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rattpoison wrote:

tohostudios wrote:: Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun

That was a pretty woeful AOR record for Billy......but remember no Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, means no AC/DC, Angels, Rose Tattoo et al.

It's a song written, produced and geared directly at stoners.

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