Friday, June 21, 2019

VA - The Most Underrated Rock Songs Vol.2 CD1+CD2





MORE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED ROCK SONGS VOLUME 2


VA - The Most Underrated Rock Songs Vol.2 CD1+CD2 (A Butterboy Compilation)

Songs that didn't get the deserved appreciation and recognition for its worth is common in the music industry. There any many tracks on great albums that don't get the applause because the BIG hit got there first or the track was one of many good songs and didn't get the airplay. The performers on this compilation  usually have more popular songs that have appealed to the masses than these, but that does not mean these tracks are not great songs. Simply they were less popular among the majority of listeners.

Back in the 70's rock music was still a towering social force and releasing that music was big business. So many songs from so many bands. With a decade's worth of great rock music it was definitely a crowded field. Classic-rock radio often played the same one or two tracks from an artist, if that. Here's a look at rock songs, primarily from the '70's, (with the odd track from the 60's, 80's and 90's thrown in) that feel underrated today. Maybe you've heard of them, maybe you haven't, but hopefully you will find something new to add to your playlists.


This selection is a followup to Volume 1 posted about a year ago. Enjoy!

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VA - The Most Underrated Rock Songs Vol. 02 CD1 (A Butterboy Compilation)
https://www98.zippyshare.com/v/zUwpt9x1/file.html

VA - The Most Underrated Rock Songs Vol. 02 CD2 (A Butterboy Compilation)
https://www98.zippyshare.com/v/BzHnwVMe/file.html

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Tracklist 1


01    Spooky Tooth - Better By You, Better Than Me    :03:42    1969
02    Doors - End of the Night    :02:54    1967
03    Byrds - Wasn't Born to Follow    :02:02    1968
04    Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride of Man    :04:08    1968
05    It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird    :06:09    1969
06    Rare Bird - I'm Thinking    :05:37    1970
07    Caravan - In the Land of Grey & Pink    :05:00    1971
08    Derek and the Dominos - Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad    :04:45    1970
09    Del Shannon - Move it on Over    :02:55    1965
10    Pink Floyd - Remember a Day    :04:29    1968
11    Smiths - Asleep    :04:11    1986
12    Blind Faith - Had to Cry Today    :08:49    1969
13    Steve Winwood - Night Train    :07:51    1980
14    Jethro Tull - Beggar's Farm    :04:19    1968
15    Atomic Rooster - Friday the 13th    :03:30    1970
16    Rolling Stones - The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man    :03:08    1965
17    Jefferson Airplane - Hey Frederick    :08:34    1969
18    Led Zeppelin - Tangerine    :03:10    1970
19    Janis Joplin - Light is Faster Than Sound    :02:32    1967
20    Alice Cooper - Caught in a Dream    :03:10    1971
21    Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway    :04:52    1974
22    Blood, Sweat & Tears - The Modern Adventure of Plato, Diogenes and Freud    :04:12    1968
23    Jeff Beck - Rock My Plimsoul    :04:14    1968
24    Uriah Heep - July Morning    :10:33    1971
25    Mahavishnu Orchestra - Dawn    :05:17    1971

Tracklist 2


26    Seeds - Can't Seem to Make You Mine    :02:32    1966
27    Beatles - Yer Blues    :04:01    1968
28    Bruce Springsteen - The Ties That Bind    :03:34    1980
29    Cream - Those Were the Days    :02:51    1968
30    Deep Purple - Child in Time    :10:17    1970
31    Uriah Heep - Salisbury    :16:15    1970
32    Doors - Five to One    :04:26    1968
33    Foreigner - The Damage is Done    :04:17    1977
34    Queen - The March of the Black Queen    :06:33    1974
35    Renaissance - Trip to the Fair    :10:40    1975
36    Captain Beyond - Thousand Days of Yesterdays    :03:53    1972
37    Santana - You Just Don't Care    :04:35    1969
38    Ray Charles - (Night Time Is) the Right Time    :03:25    1958
39    Free - Wishing Well    :03:38    1973
40    Yardbirds - I Ain't Done Wrong    :03:38    1965
41    Ten Years After - I'm Going Home (Single Version)    :03:38    1968
42    Link Wray and His Ray Men - Run Chicken Run    :01:49    1963
43    Elvis Presley - Long Tall Sally    :01:55    1956
44    Jeff Beck Group - Jailhouse Rock    :03:14    1969
45    Wishbone Ash - Throw Down the Sword    :06:01    1972
46    Elvis Presley - Trouble    :02:21    1958
47    Janis Joplin - Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)    :03:57    1969
48    Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Fool    :11:59    1968
49    Uriah Heep - The Wizard    :02:59    1972
50    Moody Blues - Peak Hour    :03:29    1967

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13 comments:

  1. Thanks. I'd forgotten some of these!

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    1. Its a fun listen with some really wonderful tracks.
      Cheers

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  2. Thank you. I also heard tunes I haven't heard in a long while.

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    1. When I started listening to these again I really found that it was a rewarding experience.
      Cheers.

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  3. "Underrated", indeed! I like the familiar selections you've included... and the nice array of recordings I've never heard, or heard of... yet. So thank you for the opportunity, Butter - and the great leadoff to the first week of Summer here in the Northern Hemisphere.

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    1. Thank you Aging Child.
      Its always great to dust off some of the songs I used to listen to and enjoyed. I actually remember them more fondly now that they spent some time away from me.
      Cheers

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    2. Well observed; many folks may find the same... with open mind and ears. E.g., I couldn't stand Disco when it was THE Thing, 1976-79, yet now some of those same tracks pluck a sentimental inner string. Other heavy-radio-rotation recordings, now long lost from the airwaves, do the same today: "Fool If You Think It's Over", "Beach Baby", "Born to Be Alive", "Shannon"... and tons more. They haven't gained depth... yet now find a more comfortable place in our hearts. How about that.

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  4. Great selection, Thank you ! Where can I find Vol. 1?

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    1. I'll re-post Volume I today. Thanks for asking.
      Cheers.

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  5. looking for volume one as well did not see it here

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    1. Mystery person...Posted the requested on June 21st as suggested.
      Here is a link
      https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2019/06/va-most-underrated-rock-songs-vol1-cd1.html

      Cheers.

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  6. I love this kind of compilations where I can compare my own selection of songs (only digital, rarely keeping complete albums) with those a person with taste found to be remarkable. Although tastes differ of course, this way I sometimes find great songs I had just not listened closely or often enough to. In this case the Cream track had eluded me. – One flaw I found: The It's A Beautiful Day track “White Bird” is name tagged with the group's name.

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    1. Thanks Wolfgang.
      I am glad you are looking at some of the older posts. There are many gems to be found.
      White bird will be fixed.... soon.

      Cheers.

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