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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. 

Share yours!

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puptent
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2 complete albums:

B. W. Stevenson "We Be Sailin"

The Byrds "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"

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puptent
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shoot. didn't read the instructions clear through,

again

dayglow
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@sgreg1    With any type of best of lists your going to have some with extreme biases towards a specific genre. Here are some solid examples of a top 100 classic rock albums list.

Most-Pink Floyd DSOTM 

Many-The Cars ST

Some-Dire Straits Brothers In Arms

Few-U2 Joshua Tree

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solarboy297
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In 1977 the original lineup of the Animals reunited and released Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted. Remains a truly great lp with killer vocals by Eric Burdon and keyboards by Alan Price. The production is clean and the mix shows what a great lineup this was.

som
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Neil Merryweather - Star Rider on the 1975 album Kryptonite. Definitely a lesser known singer but he has recorded with quite a few well known artists over the years. 

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