Ignored second side of an album

Hmmm... probably the second side of In the Land of Grey and Pink. It's such a change of pace from the first that sometimes i'm not in the mood

Tarkus does not take my vote, but TAAB does. I've heard it enough times to understand the second side is only a mere remix of the first.

When I turn my CD over in the player I don't hear anything. 

I have no choice but to ignore the second side.


Edited by Slartibartfast - September 04 2009 at 13:14

American Khatru wrote: Okay, I have to say I find some of this crazy.  I mean, when I said early on that I listen often to just side 1 of Tarkus and  A Wizard (and caught a ribbing for it) that was one thing.  Tarkus side 1 stands alone, Wizard side 1 stands alone... makes sense, they're contained concepts.  But, to choose one of the more egregious examples, to not listen to side 2 of Thick as a Brick?!?!?  That I could never think of doing; it's all or nothing, that's a whole piece.  I guess this thread makes me realize that I'm a purist for the most part.  Even with iTunes, 99% I play whole albums, in order, even if the album is a collection of songs and not some concept through (and when it comes to vinyl, it's time to just leave it alone, play that whole record).  If I don't listen to a whole album in one sitting it's just because of time constraints.  Some days you can't take in all of Tales from Topographic Oceans or Tago Mago at once, so you catch up on it the next day.  Now there are times when you need to hear that one song; in a case like that I'm not so crazy as to think, well I want to hear that one 6 minute song so I'm going to have to find 40 or more minutes to do it since I'm a slave to the whole record.  And of course there are times when you don't need to hear that one song.  "Money" by Floyd was mentioned above and it's a good example; who, of a certain age, hasn't heard that song enough on the radio over the decades?  That, or say "Stairway to Heaven", can be skipped often, despite their high quality, just due to the over-saturation of my addled ears.  This way, when on occasion I do play them, it's a special event. P.S. Micky:  Looks like no one got your reference.  Funny though.

tdfloyd wrote: I never was a big fan of Pillow of Winds and Fearless and lets face it, Meddle is all about Echoes.  So side 2 was always first.

raindance wrote: American Khatru wrote: raindance wrote: Sides 3 & 4 of 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'. If any double album should have been a single disc, this is it! Sweet KeeeRIST!  It just keeps mounting.  Laz, you've quite innocently posted a thread that has brought out something really ugly, something I'd rather not know about.  I've got to unsubscribe from this thread; I'm going to look away.   It seems the critics suggest I may have  been too kind for even liking the first half of 'The Lamb'       http://paralleluniverse.msn.com/photos/music/rock-concept-albums/?GT1=28140&photoidx=25

American Khatru wrote: raindance wrote: Sides 3 & 4 of 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'. If any double album should have been a single disc, this is it! Sweet KeeeRIST!  It just keeps mounting.  Laz, you've quite innocently posted a thread that has brought out something really ugly, something I'd rather not know about.  I've got to unsubscribe from this thread; I'm going to look away.

JD wrote: I totally disagree. Sorry, but Bitches Crystal, the Only Way, Infinite Space and Time and a Place are great side 2 tunes. Admittedly, Jeremy Bender and Are you Ready Eddy are throw aways,  but I think because Tarkus itself is such a powerful piece, it's hard to follow up with single songs on the second side. Had it been a longer piece and taken up more of side two (a la BSS) then maybe it wouldn't be thought of in this way.

Phideaux wrote: I totally agree about Tarkus

I totally disagree. Sorry, but Bitches Crystal, the Only Way, Infinite Space and Time and a Place are great side 2 tunes. Admittedly, Jeremy Bender and Are you Ready Eddy are throw aways,  but I think because Tarkus itself is such a powerful piece, it's hard to follow up with single songs on the second side. Had it been a longer piece and taken up more of side two (a la BSS) then maybe it wouldn't be thought of in this way.

Okay, I have to say I find some of this crazy.  I mean, when I said early on that I listen often to just side 1 of Tarkus and  A Wizard (and caught a ribbing for it) that was one thing.  Tarkus side 1 stands alone, Wizard side 1 stands alone... makes sense, they're contained concepts.  But, to choose one of the more egregious examples, to not listen to side 2 of Thick as a Brick?!?!?  That I could never think of doing; it's all or nothing, that's a whole piece. 

I guess this thread makes me realize that I'm a purist for the most part.  Even with iTunes, 99% I play whole albums, in order, even if the album is a collection of songs and not some concept through (and when it comes to vinyl, it's time to just leave it alone, play that whole record).  If I don't listen to a whole album in one sitting it's just because of time constraints.  Some days you can't take in all of Tales from Topographic Oceans or Tago Mago at once, so you catch up on it the next day. 

Now there are times when you need to hear that one song; in a case like that I'm not so crazy as to think, well I want to hear that one 6 minute song so I'm going to have to find 40 or more minutes to do it since I'm a slave to the whole record.  And of course there are times when you don't need to hear that one song.  "Money" by Floyd was mentioned above and it's a good example; who, of a certain age, hasn't heard that song enough on the radio over the decades?  That, or say "Stairway to Heaven", can be skipped often, despite their high quality, just due to the over-saturation of my addled ears.  This way, when on occasion I do play them, it's a special event.

P.S. Micky:  Looks like no one got your reference.  Funny though.