Deep Cuts

[LuvTim]

Thanks for mentioning Dancing With The Moonlight Knigt MSB.

Elton John:

First Episode At Hienton
Texan Love Song
Dirty Little GIrl
Tower Of Babel
Sartorial Eloquence
Goodbye Marlon Brando
Whipping Boy
Look Ma, No Hands

Love Tower of Babel! Was just playing CFATBDC album yesterday! 😃

[WS82Classics]

Elton John-wise, "Grimsby," "You're So Static," and "Ticking," all from the 'Caribou' album, are interesting deep tracks.

His fairly obscure version of "Pinball Wizard" is both funny and surreal at the same time. B-sides "Cold Highway" and "Sick City" are also good.

Have 'Captain Fantastic' on LP, and have been meaning to get around to listening to that one for a while.

[Jonny Come Lately]

I won't be doing a revised list just yet, but I should be able to participate more fully in this discussion in a couple of weeks time when my life is less hectic. What I will say now is that I think some absolutely great deep cuts have been mentioned since the thread was restarted.

Neil Young: "Don't Cry No Tears," "Danger Bird," and "Barstool Blues."

Very glad to see these get a mention! I love the Zuma album, which I find tends to be somewhat forgotten amongst the other classic Neil Young albums (save for the rightly praised Cortez the Killer) even though it offers a very strong set of songs. When I went to see Neil play with Crazy Horse in Liverpool in 2014 he played Don't Cry No Tears and Barstool Blues and I loved both. I see you mentioned the title song from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and Out On The Weekend - these are also favourites of mine.

With Led Zeppelin, this is a bit naughty as it's strictly a B-side not a deep cut but I definitely want to mention Hey Hey, What Can I Do (originally released on the Immigrant Song single), which is a great track. I really like For Your Life from Presence (great riff). From Physical Graffiti, I absolutely love The Wanton Song and I think Bron-Yr-Aur is just beautiful. I also don't think Your Time Is Gonna Come and What Is And What Should Never Be (in both cases, I love the dynamics, especially the latter) get the praise they should.

Of the early Genesis songs mentioned, I like Can-Utility and the Coastliners a lot. I also think Moonlit Knight is great although I don't personally consider it to be a deep cut, as it is effectively the title track of the Selling England by the Pound album. The only real difference between it and Hotel California (the song) is that it wasn't released as a single, both are equally important to their respective records, whereas Can-Utility is a track that most people wouldn't immediately think of when they think of the band, more like say Bitter Creek or King of Hollywood.

I'll revisit some of the other artists I like when I have a bit more time, so watch this space!

[NOLA]

With Led Zeppelin, this is a bit naughty as it's strictly a B-side not a deep cut but I definitely want to mention Hey Hey, What Can I Do (originally released on the Immigrant Song single), which is a great track.

JCL, it's one of my favorites, too. Hootie & The Blowfish did a good cover of the song, and I listen to it quite frequently. They've also played it in concert from time to time.

[NightMistBlue]

I was going to object about calling Elton's cover of Pinball Wizard obscure, but I checked the Billboard reference book of Top 40 songs and much to my surprise it wasn't even top 40. I could have sworn that everything Elton released in the 70s in the U.S. went to the top of the charts.
Anyway, his version of PB is brilliant.
Another obscure Elton fave of mine is House of Cards. I believe it was the B-side to Someone Saved My Life Tonight.

[MortSahlFan]

Steely Dan - Kind Spirit
John Lennon - Aisumasen
Fleetwood Mac - Man of the World
The Who - 905
Pink Floyd - Stay
Paul McCartney & Wings - Backwards Traveller
Bob Marley - Pimper's Paradise

[Annoying Twit]

David Bowie: After All, Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud, Cygnet Committee, Sweet Thing, Lady Grinning Soul, Win, She'll Drive the Big Car, Always Crashing In The Same Car, Scream Like A Baby...oh there are SO many......

For Bowie, "The Buddha of Suburbia" could be said to be a deep album. Very few know it, but IMHO it's very good.

[UndertheWire]

For Bowie, "The Buddha of Suburbia" could be said to be a deep album. Very few know it, but IMHO it's very good.

I had no idea David Bowie did the soundtrack for that tv series, even though I watched it.

[Annoying Twit]

I had no idea David Bowie did the soundtrack for that tv series, even though I watched it.

The album is mainly a 'regular' album of songs, rather than incidental soundtrack music. Full of excellent, IMHO, songs like "Untitled No. 1"

I'm not sure that many of the songs on the album actually appeared in the television series.

[MortSahlFan]

I think I saw it here, but Procol Harum's "Too Much Between Us" is now my favorite song by them.. I listened to that song on repeat for hours..