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Post by HIStoric on Aug 7, 2021 15:13:19 GMT
Kudos to HIStoric for the indepth response! Enjoyed that. Thanks mate. Glad that you did βΊοΈ
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Post by TonyR on Aug 8, 2021 0:06:44 GMT
MJ - Smile
Said it many times and has been repeated by many, but HIStory starts with a Scream and ends with a Smile. The perfect closer for an album full of sadness, hurt and pain to finish with a note of beautiful optimism.
Madonna - Act of Contrition (Like a Prayer)
Just madness. It's Like A Prayer played backwards with sprawling guitar by Prince as her highness recites the Lords Prayer. Brilliant.
Oasis - Champagne Supernova (WTS Morning Glory)
A superb sprawling anthem to finish off their stunning second album. Nonsense lyrically (slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball!). But showcases Noel's insane songwriting talent of that time.
Alanis Morissette - Your House (Jagged Little Pill)
Unlisted bonus track is a haunting ode to a jilted lover, very much in the style of the album lyrically but by doing it a capella is the antithesis to the loud fraught album that preceedes it.
Fratellis - Milk and Money (Here We Stand)
Another track that just draws a close to the album perfectly. Lulls you in as a piano led ballad before turning into a rousing rock and roll bluster.
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Post by Russg on Aug 8, 2021 16:17:27 GMT
Madonna - Act of Contrition (Like a Prayer) Seriously? Out of all of Madonna's great album closers, Gone, Vogue, Secret Garden, Take A Bow, hell even Rebel Heart, you go with Act of Contrition??? Possibly one of the worst songs she's ever recorded?? You gotta be trolling me Tony!
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Post by TonyR on Aug 8, 2021 17:54:10 GMT
Madonna - Act of Contrition (Like a Prayer) Seriously? Out of all of Madonna's great album closers, Gone, Vogue, Secret Garden, Take A Bow, hell even Rebel Heart, you go with Act of Contrition??? Possibly one of the worst songs she's ever recorded?? You gotta be trolling me Tony! Yeah, Vogue and TAB are better songs (Secret Garden is the worst song on Erotica) but I think this thread doesn't just mean best last song, its the song that draws the album to a close best and rounds off the listening experience of the album when listened to in full. I think Act of Contrition does that superbly.
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Post by MattyJam on Aug 9, 2021 12:25:13 GMT
^^^ That song used to creep the fuck out of me when I was a kid. And Mer Girl. She likes her sinister album closers does Madge.
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Post by aazzaabb on Nov 3, 2021 12:48:05 GMT
A Day in the Life is my most favourite. The rest are in no particular order. A Day in the Life - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)I think this is one of the greatest songs ever made, and I have a strong recollection of riding the bus not long after I first heard this album. I was re-playing this song and the "Aaahhh" part at 2:48 came on, and I just remember seeing my whole life flashing before my eyes and ugh. It hit me on another level. But aside from the song being a spectacular masterpiece, the final chord of this song is not only one of the greatest endings to a song ever, but one of the greatest endings to an album ever as well. The sheer, sustained power of it leaves you in silence as you reflect on what you just experienced. I honestly listen to the song and then when it ends I just think how nothing can top this. You just hear that chord and go "Now that was an ending". Same! It is the absolute greatest album closer of all time! I can never just get up and continue as normal after listening to it. I literally have to sit there for 5 minutes in silence reflecting on what I just heard. It has such an impact.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 19:07:48 GMT
Wings, Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five - Band On The Run The Beatles, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End - Abbey Road Marvin Gaye, Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Whats Going On David Bowie, Rock & Roll Suicide - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars Kanye West, Lost In The World/Who Will Survive In America - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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