Albums with a great back 40

[lvc]

I've been compiling a list of albums with a great back 40 (in case that metaphor doesn't land, it's the 40 acres in the very back of a farm so basically a closing run of 3, 4, 5 songs).

A Pearl Jam example for me is Binaural. The run of Of the Girl to the end is just so great.

An example from another band would be the last 4 songs on Sturgill Simpson's Sound and Fury or the last 4 songs on U2's Pop.

Thoughts and additions?

[bodysnatcher]

That metaphor still doesn't land

[wease]

Zep IV

[lvc]

That metaphor still doesn't land

It's just the part of a farm you can't see from the porch, so I equate it in my mind to the side b of an LP or, in a world of CDs and streaming, the last handful of songs on an album. Where things can get a little wild but awesome.

[lvc]

Zep IV

How far back would you go. I'd definitely say Going to California and When the Levee Breaks. I'm not a huge fan of Four Sticks.

[epilogue]

There's not a bad song on the record, but I'd argue the back half of Tom Waits' Bone Machine fits this idea.

[Ello Sailor]

"Great tail end"

"Great closing run"

What's this "back 40" shit? I'm so pissed off right now.

[tragabigzanda]

[Ello Sailor]

"Albums that really stick the landing"

See, Trag fixed it.

[zeb]

I've been enjoying these great back 40s of late:

NIN - With Teeth
MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs
Father John Misty - I Love You Honey Bear
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

[VinylGuy]

Zep IV

i recently listened to it because i got it on vinyl as a present and was shocked on how fucking good it is

[doug rr]

Zep IV

i recently listened to it because i got it on vinyl as a present and was shocked on how fucking good it is

this makes me happy and blows my mind at the same time...I have a very good friend that stayed away from them until his 50s...he's a clash guy that wears social D shirts...I'm just glad he's onboard now

[wease]

Zep IV

How far back would you go. I'd definitely say Going to California and When the Levee Breaks. I'm not a huge fan of Four Sticks.

Four Sticks is baller. That odd time signature is badass and the riff is heavy and groovy at the same time.

[wease]

Zep IV

i recently listened to it because i got it on vinyl as a present and was shocked on how fucking good it is

this makes me happy and blows my mind at the same time...I have a very good friend that stayed away from them until his 50s...he's a clash guy that wears social D shirts...I'm just glad he's onboard now

Right on

[wease]

Zep IV

i recently listened to it because i got it on vinyl as a present and was shocked on how fucking good it is

You’d never heard it before?

[Ello Sailor]

NIN - With Teeth

Outstanding hindquarters on that bad boy. Easily the best part of the album.

[VinylGuy]

Zep IV

i recently listened to it because i got it on vinyl as a present and was shocked on how fucking good it is

You’d never heard it before?

yeah of course!!

Probably when i was 14? first Zep cd i got. My mom gave it to me. But its been a while since i listened to it, and recently i wanted to focus more on their latter albums.

I was just shocked on how relentless it is, you could say rock and roll is at its finest on that album.

[tragabigzanda]

[lvc]

"Great tail end"

"Great closing run"

What's this "back 40" shit? I'm so pissed off right now.

Anger at what you don't understand is a pretty normal human response. Aren't you Australian? That would explain your ignorance of a rural american idiom. And your anger issues from what I generalize about Australians.

[liebzz]

Listening today to Wake of the Flood, which ends with Eyes of the World and Weather Report Suite - that’s a great end run of an album - and while 2 tracks does comprise the entire second half of the album.