Top Ten Non Album tracks!

[Zzzptm]

Psychedelic Rock is usually something associated with bands around 1965 and later, most of them emerging from the UK or USA's hippie culture.

It's easy to overlook The Isley Brother's 1964 single "Testify Pts 1&2", but to me it absolutely stands as an early psychedelic/hard rock outing. Coming out as it did in the first half of 1964, when The Beatles were still doing "Love Me Do" and stuff like that, The Isleys laid down this track with a young Mr. Jimi Hendrix unleashed on guitar:

Effects, feedback, fuzz, studio trickery, it's all there, along with a very relaxed and painterly vocal delivery that is 100% an inspiration for Hendrix' later vocal work.

And I know The Beatles hung on The Isley Brothers' output, having had success with doing covers of their tunes. This thing drops in early '64 and within a few months, The Beatles were doing "I Feel Fine", which used effects and all that. Imitation and the sincerest form of flattery, what what!

It's a great track, as heavy as it got in 1964, and it points the way towards heavier, more experimental, more progressive adventures in the years to shortly come after. This kind of jamming out on the guitar was launching the boats for many an aspiring guitarist that wanted to do more than just a brief solo in between choruses.

[Vyn]

Awesome jam - around the 1:45 mark begins a section of vocalizations that are full-on tripped-out.

[Zzzptm]

Awesome jam - around the 1:45 mark begins a section of vocalizations that are full-on tripped-out.

Indeed.

And that is *1964*~! I can't think of anyone else bending around like that in that time period.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Choice 7

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden

When I got the album The Scream in about 1980, I was disappointed that this song wasn't included. It was their first hit and went Top 10 in 1978. Not quite punk but with some punk elements, some goth and art rock elements. They emerged from the London Punk Clubs scene frequented by the Sex Pistols among others and Siouxsie Sioux was in the background when Bill Grundy interviewed the Sex Pistols on live early evening TV when they first started out... it didn't go well and Grundy was removed from the show soon after!

[Zzzptm]

Not my fave Siouxsie track, but one I do like a lot!

[Vyn]

In 1980 the Damned decided to cover The Official Song of San Francisco. I do believe at one point this found its way onto an album, but not until -years- later, and then as an add-on. Or something. Anyway, here's White Rabbit:

[Charger]

Now that's an interesting version of White Rabbit!


For my 7th pick I'll go with one that might stretch the rules a bit but THIS version has never appeared on an album!

When Jon announced that they'd be doing a full on concept album from the Something Wicked Trilogy it came along with an EP called Overture Of The Wicked with one new track from the upcoming album and re-recordings of the original trilogy.
I was totally blown away with the new versions. Firstly ofcourse Tim's vocals are SUBERB but the music side was totally rearranged as well with a bunch of added instrumentalisation and orchestral parts.
A fantastic job.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

I seem to be a choice ahead, as my 8th selection is:

The Jam - Funeral Pyre

Looking though their catalogue The Jam has loads of non-album songs as singles. This is a particular favourite of mine.

[Ted Sallis]

Resurrecting the Fireball 25th Anniversary theme, my pick is Slow Train, a  kind of unusual sounding track that I've always admired.

Ted

[Charger]

Slow Train is another good song from the Fireball sessions!



My #8 is

Surprise surprise some BLAZE

This one was the limited edition bonus track for Tenth Dimension

What an amazingly quirky riff! Always loved that. Very different sounding track from anything that made it to the album so I can understand why it was left out...but it is still a stellar stellar track!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^
Yeah, you might be predictable... but so am I! That's a good song though.

Pick number 9

Headgirl - Please Don't Touch

Another collaboration by Motorhead this time with fellow rockers Girlschool. Released on The St Valentine's Day Massacre EP in 1981, this did make it onto the compilation album No Remorse. It is simplistic, but it's fun, it's a cover of the song by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. It had Girlscool's Denise Dufort on drums because Philty had injured his neck and is only credited as providing "Insults and Inspiration"!

[Charger]

Hmmm...looks like Vyn and ZzZ are falling behind so let's wait for them to catch up before doing the last one...

But I'll throw in my number 9 now.

This song originally only appeared on the Walking In The Air single but has since seen releases on best of collections and deluxe edition of Oceanborn album.

This is very high on my all time favourite Nightwish songs...most certainly one of my favourites with Tarja on vocals! The melody here is super catchy and the riff has a very nice crunch to it.

I bought the Walking In The Air single from a sale at a record store back in the day (1999 maybe) just for the heck of it...am I glad that I did!

[Zzzptm]

Back from vacation, so I'll post three in a row!

[Zzzptm]

Pick number 9

Headgirl - Please Don't Touch

Another collaboration by Motorhead this time with fellow rockers Girlschool. Released on The St Valentine's Day Massacre EP in 1981, this did make it onto the compilation album No Remorse. It is simplistic, but it's fun, it's a cover of the song by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. It had Girlscool's Denise Dufort on drums because Philty had injured his neck and is only credited as providing "Insults and Inspiration"!

And let us not forget Girlschool's great cover of Bomber, not on any album of the day...

Yeah, they do ALL RIGHT with this one!

And 100% hats off to Motorhead for being so cool with their buddy bands on all these singles, one-offs, and lending of hands. Playing hard on stage is one thing, but being strong allies behind the scenes is more than gold.

[Zzzptm]

This one is one of my faves from Bandcamp. The band is The Sick Bags and the song is "Halfway to Hell". It's a great punk-metal track that captures the spirit where those two genres meet.

It's from an EP and, last I checked, that ain't no album.