BEST SONG LEFT OFF AN ALBUM

[RJhog (Admin)]

How do people make this type of mistake?  You have a great song and, for some unknown reason, you don't include it on the album that you are recording.  What do you think are the best songs that were left off of an album?

For me:

Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac (left off of Rumours) 

  This album was huge without Silver Springs, but when you hear it, it makes you wonder why they left it off.

Because The Night by Bruce Springsteen (left off Darkness On The Edge Of Town)

  It was finished by Patti Smith for her album.  It's really a great tune that he never released, but I believe it will be on his box set re-release of the previously mentioned album.

And the award goes to:

Ask The Lonely and Only The Young by Journey (both left off of Frontiers)

  No way these two songs should have been changed to "Back Talk" and Troubled Child".  Wikipedia says that was some goob named Michael Dilbeck's idea.  What a total bonehead. 

[Niels (Mod)]

The best song left of Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the holy" was, well "Houses of the Holy". It appeared on "Physical Grafitti", and thank god for that.

[Jon]

Raven--"Ballad Of Marshall Stack" left off "All For One"
Iron Maiden--"Total Eclipse" was b side of "Run To The Hills" and not on the vinyl, but is on CD
Pink Floyd--"When The Tigers Broke Free" was in "The Wall" movie and not on any studio album, was added into the 2004 remastered edition of "The Final Cut"
Queen had some b sides no included on the album, "See What A Fool I've Been" (Queen II), "I Go Crazy" (The Works) and "Hang On In There" (The Miracle). There's a couple that wre b side that have never been released on an album "A Human Body" (b side to "Play The Game") and "Soul Brother" (b side to "Under Pressure").

[Niels (Mod)]

Yes of course, "Total Eclipse"!!! Good one, Jon.