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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Actually, I'm mistaken.

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

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.

OP - thanks for starting this thread - and thanks to everyone digging deep - it's pretty cool that you can jump on Qobuz or whatever and listen to many of these great tracks, save what is interesting and expand your library.

Here’s a good one:

’End of the Night’ by The Doors.

Plug in your lava lamp, put on your Nehru jacket and light up or crunch on whatever it is you old hippies were into..!

A black light probably wouldn’t hurt either.