Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums


Please share songs you love that get overlooked on classic albums that most consider among the best ever--for example, those that regularly appear on the Rolling Stone top 100 list. Last weekend I played "Hotel California" all the way through and was really digging "Try and Love Again". Can't get it out of my head. Oddly, a Randy Meisner tune with great bass guitar and unique bass drum work by Don Henley--pumping it twice rather than once not sure why. There is some really great stabbing guitar lines, awesome rhythm guitar licks and a nice lead guitar. As always, great harmony vocals to boot. A really great song that seems to fly under the radar because it is on an LP that has so many "hits" and really great songs. 

Share yours!

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@charliech You got a couple of my favorites...

Everything from Life's Rich Pageant. Truly majestic Rock and Roll.

Cream's Swlabr. Clapton comes up with an A+ level lead guitar hook.

+1 @hifiguy42 Absolutely love "Accidently Like a Martyr". 

​​​@milo0812 "Night Train" is a great song and an equally great demonstration cut for percussion and high frequency response. 

Some really good tracks mentioned here--keep them coming. How about "Easy Wind" off Workingman's Dead or "You Tell Me" off Damn the Torpedos. Both classic albums and both excellent cuts that fly under the radar.

"Overlooked" songs?  Three of my favs --

 

All of You by Don Felder from the Heavy Metal soundtrack

https://youtu.be/hHZfyhVOGLY

 

Go Back Home by Stephen Stills from the Stephen Stills album

https://youtu.be/Pd9VNlquFlE

 

Star of the Story by George Benson from the Give Me the Night album

https://youtu.be/n4FpY5xUvoU

Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets album:  "For Someone Special"  Great bass lines and sung by the bass player, Tiran Porter, who supposedly never formally learned the bass, just picked it up along the way and played mostly by ear.  Good stuff!