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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. 

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thecarpathian
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@larsman ,

Very true! I suppose you can't really consider his 'Excitable Boy' album to be a rock classic either. Nonetheless, I'm with you- great song, great album.

rpeluso
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Steven Stills, a wonderful song, and recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSrXEUiclUo

 

lostinseattle
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I came across a song recently by Electric Light Orchestra. It was in the movie American hustle. The song is called Long Black Road and allegedly it’s from a 2001 album called Zoom but it doesn’t show up on the track listings.  I don’t know whether 2001 qualifies as “classic rock“, but the song definitely has a 1970s feel. On Apple Music it does show up on the Japan release version of this album, but I can’t find it anywhere else. It’s an awesome song. I was shocked that I had never heard it before.

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thecarpathian
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Actually, I'm mistaken.

'Excitable Boy' is classic rock, It's not a rock classic.

macg19
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Heavy Metal and All of You by Don Felder from the Heavy Metal sound track. Quite a few cool songs on this album, maybe not top of mind.

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