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Author Topic: What are your favorite hidden musical masterpieces? Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 06-01-2009 08:24 PM                     With today's digital downloading growing and complete album sales plummeting, the treasure of finding a "deep track" and having it be one of your favorites by a particular artist is becoming more rare. I'm curious what some people hold as their "hidden masterpieces." These are tracks that never recognized the commercial success or radio play (perhaps due to length, profanity, etc.), but became a favorite as you listened to the album. These could be artists new or old. Any style of music. I am always interested in checking out more obscure tracks by bands. Often they can be better than what is manufactured for the radio to generate sales. I have listed a few of mine, although I have plenty more. My taste leans toward rock, but I listen to a lot of things. Share yours if you wish: Format is Artist/Song/Album Live / Pillar of Davidson / Throwing Copper Beastie Boys / Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun / Paul's Boutique Obadiah Parker / Hey Ya / youtube video (has gained lots of internet attention now) Johnny Cash / Hurt / American IV: The Man Comes Around (a fantastic Nine Inch Nails song and Cash's version is priceless) Pulp / Common People / released as a single Cake / Frank Sinatra / Fashion Nugget Anyway, there's a few. Now you go.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-01-2009 08:49 PM                    Celtic Tigers / I'm Gonna Be (Five Hundred Miles) / Roar Saw these guys in Maui of all places in an Irish Pub called "Mulligans On The Blue". Since my wife is an Irish dancer, we're always on the lookout for good Irish music, and have heard quite a lot of BAD Irish music. These guys are awesome though. In fact, the whole album is great in my opinion.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-02-2009 12:35 AM                        I Am A Camera, Buggles Sea of Love, AB Logic Creepin', Grand Funk Railroad Heart of Stone, Fleetwood Mac (available only on the now-discontinued box set, "The Chain") Odo-Ya, Sergio Mendes (a current fave) Water Sign, Gary Wright Rockin' Heaven Down, Heart Parana, Airto Doin' What I Can, Lindsey Buckingham The Blonde In the Blue T-Bird, Walter Egan The Sea is My Soil, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Jeez, there are dozens of my favorite songs that most people have never heard of. Those are just a few top-of-head favorites.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 06-02-2009 08:54 AM                     quote: Chad Souder Johnny Cash / Hurt / American IV: The Man Comes Around (a fantastic Nine Inch Nails song and Cash's version is priceless) FYI: This did get lots of play on MTV at least. And my entry is Deep Purple / When A Blind Man Cries / B-side of Smoke on the Water single  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-02-2009 09:11 AM                        "Less Than Perfect" by Red 7, preferably the version from the soundtrack to the Joe Dante movie "Explorers". "Walk on the Water" by Creedence.  |  IP: Logged Andrew Bangs Expert Film Handler Posts: 148 From: Kerrville, Texas, United States Registered: Sep 2008 posted 06-02-2009 10:24 AM                        Life Is A Highway / Tom Cochrane Roses Are Red / Aqua Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now / Starship Let's Do It / from: Tank Girl / Joan Jett & Paul Westerberg The Touch / Stan Bush Only Solutions / Journey Never Ending Story / Limahl Caveman (End Title) / Lalo Schifrin Into it Starship Troopers / Zoe Poledouris Just about any orchestration by / Basil Poledouris This is why I love Movie soundtracks... You get so much variety and you hear some things that Would never be played Main stream.  |  IP: Logged Clint Koch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1435 From: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 06-02-2009 10:41 AM                     Mike, I AM A CAMERA is actually a YES song called INTO THE LENS and was recorded when the two guys from the Buggles (Trevor Horn & Geoff Downes) were in the band. It was originally an unfinished Buggle tune that YES completed when Trevor and Geoff joined the band in 1980. This is the only YES album with out Jon Anderson singing. The Ablum in called Drama and consisted of Chris Squire (bass), Steve Howe (guitar), Allen White (drums), Geoff Downs (keyboards) and Trevor Horn (vocals). Sorry, I am a bit of a YES fan as you might have guessed. Anyway, I agree with you, it is a great song. Clint  |  IP: Logged Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 06-02-2009 10:47 AM                        It's always sad when a big hit steals the thunder of another great song from the album. Everyone's sick of Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy," but the same album ("Simple Pleasures") has great covers of "Good Lovin'" and "Sunshine of Your Love." The B-side of "Give a Little Bit" by Supertramp has a great little tune called "Downstream." This makes me wonder about something else: How often does a band record a song knowing that it's probably just filler and they will never play the song in a concert? Perhaps the time they recorded it will be absolutely the last time they ever play it.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 06-02-2009 11:10 AM                     A few more off the top: Randy Newman - God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) Pink Floyd - When the Tiger's Broke Free (from the movie The Wall) Cake - Frank Sinatra Metallica - The Call of Ktulu Beck - Jack-Ass  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-02-2009 11:38 AM                     I loved the later "YES" albums "Going for the One" (which Wakeman came back to record in this one..and we can even go on a side tangent with Wakeman with all of the great solo albums that he shot out..)- "90125" (major classic album!) - "Big Generator" Remember when Anderson went solo with his very rare "Elias of Sunhillow" in 1976 for ATLANTIC, along with him teaming up with Vangelis on two albums "Mr.Cairo" and "Jon and Vangelis"? Can I add RUSH into this progressive rock section? "Tom Sawyer" "Time Stand Still" "Big Money" (one of the best videos on MTv) et.al. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-02-2009 11:45 AM                        Hi Clint - Right -- I knew about the Buggles/Yes connection and that Yes song, but the Buggles version was the one I heard first and I tend to like it better -- it's more pop-ish, I guess. Here are some more of my favorite undiscovered tunes: Sukarita - Judie Tzuke (she was very popular in the UK so some of you UK fans may have heard this) Endings - Ambrosia (the last song on their last album) Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away - Stevie Wonder (one of his great gospel songs) John Cope - Talk Talk (from their Asides Besides collection) Street Kids - Elton John (you kids who think he's only a ballad singer should check this out) Return to Tunguska - Alan Parsons (from his latest album "A Valid Path" - featuring David Gilmour on guitar) Fightin' It Out In The Heart Of The City - Wendy Waldman (on her rock album "Which Way to Main Street," currently not available, unfortunately)  |  IP: Logged Tom Mundell Expert Film Handler Posts: 120 From: Silver Spring, MD, USA Registered: Nov 2007 posted 06-02-2009 12:17 PM                        I'm also a big progressive rock fan (Love Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson...) Yes' album Magnification has a number of great tracks; Dreamtime is simply awesome! Also agree Rick Wakeman has a number of great albums Some of my favorite more obscure songs... The Delicate Flame of Desire (Karnataka) Freeeze! (Aural Vampire) Oblivious (Kalafina) Turn the Light On (Five Star Fall) Dragonfly (The Cruxshadows) Asuka (Rin') Fall Down (Echostream) Stigmata Martyr (Abney Park) Double Rocker (Stereolab)  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 06-02-2009 12:45 PM                        The album "The Trumpet Child" by Over the Rhine is like a river of awesome deep tracks.  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 06-02-2009 01:06 PM                     Muse/Knights of Cydonia/Black Holes and Revelations One of the most awesome songs I've heard in years, I first heard it on the radio on my way to the mx track for my first ride in over 16 years. The lyrics really hit home with my state of mind at the time: "No one's gonna take me alive, the time has come to make things right, you and I must fight for our rights, you and I must fight to survive." Here's a link to the video of this song, it's a bizarre video. LINKY  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-02-2009 03:49 PM                     Here's a handful of rock tunes I like that didn't get much radio airplay: Queens of the Stone Age - In My Head / Album: Lullabies to Paralyze Nine Inch Nails - Just Like You Imagined (instrumental) / Album: The Fragile This tune was mostly obscure until it was put in the "300" movie trailer. The Police - Too Much Information / Album: Ghost in the Machine Metallica - Eye of the Beholder / Album: ...And Justice for All Blue Öyster Cult - Joan Crawford / Album: Fire of Unknown Origin The Fixx - Deeper & Deeper (long version) / Streets of Fire movie soundtrack Stone Temple Pilots - Silver Gun Superman / Album: Purple Alice In Chains - Dirt / Album: Dirt This song was the title track of Alice In Chains' most successful album, but didn't get nearly as much airplay as other much more popular songs like Would?, Rooster and Them Bones. It's still one hell of a fearsome track. Since Rush was mentioned it goes without saying Rush is not a singles oriented band. They sure put on a hell of a concert though! So it's difficult to characterize certain songs on any of their albums as being obscure, deep or undiscovered. At best I can only offer a few album tracks I really like that didn't show up on Greatest Hits releases like Chronicles: Rush - Witch Hunt / Album: Moving Pictures Rush - Digital Man/ Album: Signals Rush - The Body Electric / Album: Grace Under Pressure Rush - Marathon / Album: Power Windows Rush - Turn the Page / Album: Hold Your Fire Rush - Ghost of a Chance / Album: Roll the Bones  |  IP: Logged

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