Side 2 Track 1 Belters

[@nicknikipediacaulkin5943]

So glad you included something by the Beach Boys and XTC, James! Really enjoyed this video but then, I enjoy all of your videos!

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Thanks Nick!

[@philharding3289]

Great video, tricky to think of examples! Some that come to mind: The Replacements 'Bastards of Young', Pet Shop Boys 'It Couldn't Happen Here', Buffalo Springfield 'Flying on the ground is wrong'

[@zylbher1]

Spanish bombs is one of the most beautiful Clash songs . Great guitar arragements by mick Jones

[@matthewmedley8532]

Some great choices and good video. Love ballroom dancing.

[@Suburbangeek]

What a huge topic - open to much grumbling! I was surprised not to see these Beatles tracks appear on your list: Within You Without You, Martha My Dear & Here Comes The Sun

[@gatefold33]

Very interesting James and this has got me thinking. A few criteria I could apply to this, belters is one but maybe also the relationship with the side 1 closing song too perhaps. I'll have my list ready in a few years, cheers Dale

[@richardsinger01]

Stargazer on Rainbow Rising. Absolute belter. Best side two opening track I can think of right now.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Good one Richard, haven't listened to that album for quite a while.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Great topic... and love your picks! (Kate Bush, The Clash, XTC...) My picks (in no particular order): BEACH BOYS - God Only Knows (Pet Sounds) XTC - No Thugs In Our House (English Settlement) XTC - Greenman (Apple Venus Vol. 1) XTC - Earn Enough For Us (Skylarking) XTC - Human Alchemy (Mummer) R.E.M. - Catapult (Murmur) THE CLASH - Spanish Bombs (London Calling) LAURIE ANDERSON - O Superman (Big Science) THE DELGADOS - Bits Of Bone (Universal Audio) THE CHILLS - Pyramid / When The Poor Can Reach The Moon (Silver Bullets) ELTON JOHN - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) GUIDED BY VOICES - Gold Star For Robot Boy (Bee Thousand) GUIDED BY VOICES - Free Agents (Earth Man Blues) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - The Boxer (Bridge Over Troubled Water) YES - Wondrous Stories (Going For The One) THE BEATLES - Eight Days A Week (Beatles For Sale) THE BEATLES - Here Comes The Sun (Abbey Road) FLEETWOOD MAC - The Chain (Rumors) GENESIS - Back In NYC (The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway) CHEAP TRICK - She's Tight (One On One) BEACH HOUSE - The Traveller (Thank Your Lucky Stars) SUPERTRAMP - Dreamer (Crime Of The Century) PINK FLOYD - Goodbye Blue Skies (The Wall) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Mister Kingdom (Eldorado) NEIL YOUNG - Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps) NEIL YOUNG - Old Man (Harvest) THE SHINS - New Slang (Oh Inverted World) KATE BUSH - The Dreaming (The Dreaming) KATE BUSH - And Dream Of Sheep (Hounds Of Love) THE CHAMELEONS - Swamp Thing (Strange Times) U2 - Stories For Boys (Boy) ABLE TASMANS - Dog Whelk 2 (Store In A Cool Place) ROLLING STONES - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Out Of Our Heads) ROLLING STONES - She's A Rainbow (Their Satanic Majesties Request) THE ZOMBIES - Changes (Odessey And Oracle) I'm sure I missed a billion... but those will have to do for now...

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Great selection! I thought about including Goodbye Blue Sky from The Wall.

[@robison5396]

One or two great songs highlighted here..Feel Flows is incredible, Robin Pecknold of The Fleet Foxes commented it was a favourite and highly influential. Chocolate Girl is a great song and probably my favourite of theirs along with Real Gone Kid. I need to listen to Frank, I don't think I've ever heard it.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Hi Rob. Frank is very difficult to find these days as it sold zilch at the time. The Squeeze reissue programme is way overdue!

[@robwalkerletthemusicplay]

Hi James some great choices this is a fun one .. I think side2 openers are usually the best tracks your video proves it .. I also watched johns initial video Hey manhattan springs to mind for me 👍

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Hi Rob...great suggestion for Hey Manhattan. Thanks for dropping in.

[@robwalkerletthemusicplay]

@@jamesgriffithsmusic just finished watching your recent update. 👍

[@henryhemming1494]

Inspired choices by you (and John)!

[@CookieMusic43]

Hi James, some really good choices. Pleased to see your no.1, a song that I wasn't keen on at the start but really love now.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Thanks Richard. The one thing I'm not too keen on with Love Circles is the discordant guitar solo, which Glenn now also hates apparently!

[@pc31thevinylpoliceman]

Hi James, this is a really interesting thread. I’m a bit of a sequencing obsessive so this is a great idea. Sweet Virginia is a great S2 opener I agree, excellent track and I bet that went down well live. Spanish Bombs, so good, love it. Mike

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Hi Mike, sorry for late reply. Yes, I'm a sequencing obsessive too!

[@dixielandfarm]

The album reboots - love hearing the experience described that way! Exile almost becomes a different album on side two.

[@bacarandii]

The first thing that came to my mind was Side 2 of Joni Mitchell's "Hejira," which begins with the epic (8:40) journey on the Staten Island Ferry to buy herself a mandolin. One of the great songs about romantic disillusion. Also, "Hejira" has one of my favorite album covers, a black and white image that perfectly captures the music inside. I have it framed on my wall alongside three other great b&w covers: Elvis Costello's "King of America" (one of your picks), Bowie's "Heroes" and "The Ramones."

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Hejira is an album I need to revisit.

[@matthewmedley8532]

Sin city an absolute gem also. Powerage my favourite AC/DC album.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Thanks Matthew!

[@smautomat]

Speaking of Squeeze, I think that “Is That Love” is a fantastic side two opener on their brilliant East Side Story album.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Agreed!

[@martinlarsson5254]

Nice choices! I really like The king of America album. One of Elvis best LP's.

[@samglendenning9884]

Fantastic video James; really good choices there with ‘Feel Flows’ and I absolutely love ‘Skylarking; it’s in my Top 5 albums of all time and ‘Earn Enough For Us’ is one of my fav tracks on that album 💙 I agree; I think LC gets a lot stronger as the album progresses within Side 2 and ‘Spanish Bombs’ is an awesome track on there bud. I love the ‘Frank’ album from Squeeze which I consider to be underrated James; I actually be interested in a video from you where you do a review or revisiting of that album perhaps? 😀🙏🍿🎸🎶

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Good idea Sam, I will definitely get to 'Frank'.

[@samglendenning9884]

@@jamesgriffithsmusic awesome stuff James and say hi to Frank from me hehe 😂👍

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I have never listened to that Beach Boy Album. I need to check that song out. I really like Carl Wilson writing

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Hi Steve. Surf's Up is essential for the title track and Feel Flows. Probably my favourite two Beach Boys tracks.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Hi Steve. Surf's Up is essential for the title track and Feel Flows. Probably my favourite two Beach Boys tracks.

[@marksmadebyrobots]

Track one on side two of Violator by Depeche Mode is Enjoy the Silence, which is about as good as it gets, really.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

That's my favourite song by DM.

[@FatCityVinyl]

Someone the other day was making me think of transitions between album sides, and how important the sequencing of tracks is to maintaining interest when the LP is flipped over. Something that became less of a concern in the CD era. Have it in mind to revisit London Calling (I love Lost In The Supermarket too) and Surf's Up now, gosh it has been a long time since I've listened to those. By the way what's the deal with copies of Surf's Up in the UK not having ringwear, John was showing a similar one recently as well, over here the ringwear is nearly ubiquitous on every one I come across, almost like they came from the factory that way lol. Cheers!

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

I can't remember now where I picked up my copy of Surf's Up...I think it was a charity shop. Interesting the way that side 1 closers often lack the required punch when listened to on CD - always a bit anticlimactic to just hear the first song on side 2 starting without having first made the effort to turn the record over. Thanks Doug!

[@Exisles]

Trying hard to think of a Bowie album that does not have a great side two opener.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

I nearly included V2 Schneider!

[@philgascoigne5467]

Some great choices James👍 I’m glad you picked Earn Enough for Us from Skylarking.For me the album goes downhill after that. Should have been a single!

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Thanks Phil. I'm inclined to agree about Skylarking - side 1 much better overall, though I do like a couple of songs on side 2.

[@bradbull3926]

I’ve only given this 5 minutes thought but a few more suggestions:- Bitch from Sticky Fingers I’ve Seen the Saucers from Caribou New Lace Sleeves from Trust And then some Beatles ones … Eights Days a Week from Beatles for Sale Hello Goodbye from Magical Mystery Tour Here Comes the Sun from Abbey Road Echoes from Meddle - technically correct but perhaps not in the spirit of the video 😂

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Great suggestions...I nearly included Echoes, just to be provocative!

[@grahampratchett8207]

Good review James agree on most of you've talked about. Have listened to Roger Taylors first solo album? FUN IN SPACE. Highly Recommend a Listen

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

I have the album Graham! I've shown it in at least one video, can't remember which now.

[@vinylrichie007]

I might do this.

[@vinylrichie007]

Exile On Main Street I was considering but I’ve got a better Stones side two song one choice. I likely film this right now but upload it later. Since I did upload a video yesterday.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Will look forward to it.

[@vinylrichie007]

This is a good topic. Several come to mind before you even start. Well more are still coming to mind while you talk about Ballroom Dancing. I have no idea what that sounds like. I must admit John Heaton is a bit unwatchable for me.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

I don't think Ballroom Dancing is up your alley.

[@vinylrichie007]

@@jamesgriffithsmusic John Heaton either.