VA - And in The End...Great Closing Tracks Vol. 01-03 (A Butterboy Compilation) (9 x CDs)

CLOSING TRACKS

VA - And in The End...Great Closing Tracks Vol. 01-03 (A Butterboy Compilation) (9 x CDs)

The art of album sequencing is an ephemeral thing. Figuring out the strongest way to begin an album can be a challenge, but to decide the proper way to conclude a group of songs is equally important. A great album can finish any number of ways, with a slow, quiet, mellow, meditative and somber farewell, on a powerful epic that goes out with a bang.  Do you remember when the last track on an album would finish, and you’d wish the music would just never end? 

An album's closing track is almost as essential as the opening one. Just as an album's opening song plays a pivotal part in a record's cycle, the closing track serves a similar and not totally unrelated purpose. The final song is a summation of an album's musical and thematic themes, a final word on what we just listened to. A closing track can be some of the biggest highlights on an album where many artists offered up their best for last. A closing number can leave you exhilarated and wanting more, or it can be the sign of what's coming next.

I have created 3 volumes each containing 60 tracks dedicated to how to finish an album in style. Each track is a pivotal last track on an album making you want to hit “play” again immediately.

Enjoy!

These were originally shared across separate posts. I've now brought them together in one consolidated post for easier access. (B)

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Track lists

And in The End...Great Closing Tracks Vol. 01

CD1

01 Kinks Waterloo Sunset 3:17

02 Rolling Stones Moonlight Mile 5:58

03 Marvin Gaye Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) 5:26

04 Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows 2:59

05 Rod Stewart Reason To Believe 4:09

06 Radiohead The Tourist 5:26

07 Lou Reed Billy 5:06

08 R.E.M. Find The River 3:52

09 Black Crowes Descending 5:42

10 Neil Young Four Strong Winds 4:05

10 Jethro Tull Nursie 1:34

12 Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros Silver And Gold 2:39

13 Beach Boys Surf's Up 4:13

14 Portishead Glory Box 5:08

15 Paul Mccartney The Back Seat Of My Car 4:29

16 Fleetwood Mac Gold Dust Woman 5:02

16 Eric Andersen Love Will Meet Again 4:06

18 Clash Train In Vain 3:10

19 David Bowie Wild Is The Wind 6:00

20 Doors Riders On The Storm 7:21

CD2

21 Quicksilver Messenger Service The Fool 11:58

22 Prince Purple Rain 8:44

23 Beatles I'll Be Back 2:24

24 Radiohead Street Spirit (Fade Out) 4:12

25 Guy Clark The Dark 3:49

09 Billy Joel Where's The Orchestra 3:17

27 Nick Drake Saturday Sun 4:05

28 Joni Mitchell Refuge Of The Roads 6:38

29 Bob Dylan Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands 11:26

30 Bon Iver Re- Stacks 6:29

31 Derek And The Dominos Thorn Tree In The Garden 2:50

32 Love You Set The Scene 6:51

33 Leonard Cohen If It Be Your Will 3:44

34 Lucinda Williams Jackson 3:42

35 Flying Burrito Brothers Wild Horses 6:22

36 Frank Turner Get It Right 3:26

37 Elliott Smith Say Yes 2:15

38 Oasis Champagne Supernova 7:26

39 Dr. John I Walk On Guilded Splinters 7:35

40 Genesis Supper's Ready 22:52

CD3

41 Boz Scaggs Loan Me A Dime 13:04

42 Deep Purple Soldier Of Fortune 3:16

43 Beatles Get Back 3:07

44 Nirvana All Apologies 3:47

45 Jeff Buckley Dream Brother 5:30

46 Bruce Springsteen Jungleland 9:37

47 Faces That's All You Need 5:07

48 Supertramp Crime Of The Century 5:33

49 Robin Trower Little Bit Of Sympathy 4:18

50 Jimi Hendrix Experience Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 5:15

51 Interpol Leif Erikson 4:00

52 Dire Straits Lions 5:02

53 Manic Street Preachers William's Last Words 4:19

54 Ian Matthews Thro' My Eyes 2:35

55 Elton John Burn Down The Mission 6:21

56 Midnight Oil Antarctica 4:17

57 Elton John Harmony 2:46

58 Mott The Hoople Roll Away The Stone 3:07

59 Damon Albarn Heavy Seas Of Love 3:44

60 Doors The End 11:41

And in The End...Great Closing Tracks Vol. 0

CD1

61 Beatles A Day In The Life 4:59

62 Bob Dylan Desolation Row 11:21

63 Moody Blues Have You Heard (Part 2) 2:31

64 Kinks I'll Remember 2:27

65 Fleetwood Mac I'm So Afraid 4:30

66 Beach Boys Cool, Cool Water 5:03

67 Donovan Teas 2:35

68 Joni Mitchell Cactus Tree 4:38

69 Prince Sometimes It Snows In April 6:49

70 Neil Young Ambulance Blues 8:59

71 King Crimson The Court Of The Crimson King 9:23

72 Idle Race The End Of The Road 2:06

09 Badfinger Meanwhile Back At The Ranch, Should I Smoke 5:17

74 Lou Reed Sad Song 7:10

75 Replacements Here Comes A Regular 4:46

76 Paul Mccartney Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five 5:31

77 Jimmy Eat World 23 7:13

78 Nick Drake From The Morning 2:24

79 Bee Gees Horizontal 3:32

80 Beach Boys Caroline No 2:52

CD2

81 Free     All Right Now 5:33

82 Eric Clapton Let It Rain 5:01

83 Eric Andersen Round The Bend 5:50

84 Al Stewart Modern Times 8:21

85 Magnetic Fields Zebra 2:15

86 David Bowie Bewlay Brothers 5:21

87 Grant Lee Buffalo Rock Of Ages 4:14

88 Crosby Stills Nash & Young Everybody I Love You 2:21

89 Fleet Foxes Grown Ocean 4:36

90 Gram Parsons In My Hour Of Darkness 3:42

91 Bonnie Raitt You've Changed My Mind 4:08

92 Nirvana Where Did You Sleep Last Night 5:05

93 C S N Y Night Song 4:13

94 Roxette Perfect Day 4:06

95 Elvis Costello Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.4 3:50

96 ? And The Mysterians 96 Tears 2:57

97 Mott The Hoople I Wish I Was Your Mother 4:46

98 Grateful Dead Casey Jones 4:25

99 Pink Floyd Eclipse 2:12

100 Duane Allman Whipping Post 5:18

CD3

101 Rolling Stones You Can't Always Get What You Want 7:28

102 Led Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks 7:10

103 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms 7:00

104 Genesis The Knife 8:56

105 Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird 9:18

106 Talking Heads This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) 5:04

107 Suede Still Life 5:19

108 Peter Gabriel Here Comes The Flood 5:55

109 Verve Come On 15:16

110 Blue Aeroplanes Cat-Scan Hist'ry 6:26

111 Pulp Bar Italia 3:43

112 Echo And The Bunnymen Ocean Rain 5:24

113 Afghan Whigs The Vampire Lanois 3:21

114 Arcade Fire My Body Is A Cage 4:43

115 Alice In Chains Would 3:27

116 The Edgar Winter Group Frankenstein 3:27

117 Simple Minds Shake Off The Ghosts 4:01

118 Blue Oyster Cult Astronomy 6:26

119 Gaslight Anthem National Anthem 3:40

120 Doors When The Music's Over 11:04

And in The End...Great Closing Tracks Vol. 03

CD1

121 Van Morrison Almost Independence Day 9:47

122 Isaac Hayes By The Time I Get To Phoenix 18:40

123 Supertramp Child Of Vision 7:28

124 Gary Moore Feat. Phil Lynott Parisienne Walkways 3:19

125 Bee Gees Swan Song 2:57

126 Genesis Afterglow 4:11

127 Roger Daltrey Under A Raging Moon 4:35

128 David Bowie Rock 'n' Roll Suicide 2:58

129 Roy Orbison Running Scared 2:13

130 Cat Stevens Peace Train 4:11

131 Stone Roses I Am The Resurrection 8:14

132 Steely Dan Josie 4:31

133 Versaemerge Lost Tree 7:07

134 Spill Canvas Lullaby 4:42

135 Smiths I Won't Share You 2:50

136 Duran Duran The Chauffeur (Blue Silver) 3:51

137 Bob Marley Redemption Song 3:48

138 Brand New Play Crack The Sky 5:27

139 U2 40 2:37

140 Who Love Reign O'er Me 5:49

CD2

141 Van Morrison Allow Me 3:54

142 U2 All I Want Is You 6:30

143 Sparklehorse Gasoline Horseys 2:39

144 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Death Is Not The End 4:24

145 Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets 4:04

08 Television Torn Curtain 7:10

147 Roxy Music For Your Pleasure 6:48

148 Who Who Are You 5:08

149 Youngbloods Ride The Wind 6:37

150 Chicago Feelin' Stronger Every Day 4:18

151 Spirit Soldier 2:47

152 Super Furry Animals Mountain People 6:17

153 Xtc Chalkhills And Children 5:03

154 Sigur Rós Untitled #8 (Popplagio) 11:45

155 Wishbone Ash Phoenix 10:29

156 System Of A Down Aerials 6:11

157 Tom Waits Anywhere I Lay My Head 2:47

158 David Bowie Fame 4:16

159 Suede The Next Life 3:32

160 Van Morrison Golden Autumn Day 6:34

CD3

161 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers American Girl 3:34

162 Van Morrison Slim Slow Slider 3:17

163 Zombies Time Of The Season 3:32

164 Elvis Costello And The Attractions (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding 3:32

165 Cars Dangerous Type 4:28

166 Red Hot Chili Peppers Road Trippin' 3:27

167 Smiths Meat Is Murder 6:08

168 Sonic Youth The Diamond Sea 19:36

169 Velvet Underground Sister Ray 17:31

170 Electric Light Orchestra Wild West Hero 4:43

171 U2 Love Is Blindness 4:20

172 Turtles You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain 2:45

173 Van Morrison Glad Tidings 3:40

174 X-Ray Spex The Day The World Turned Day-Glo 2:51

175 Chemical Brothers The Private Psychedelic Reel 9:10

176 Spiritualized Cop Shoot Cop... 17:13

177 Pavement Fillmore Jive 6:38

178 Talking Heads Road To Nowhere 4:01

179 AC/DC Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution 4:26

180 Who Won't Get Fooled Again 8:30

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