Great Medley's...

Tour2ma
Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
edited November 2004 in Music & Movies
Spinnin' Sat AM tunes and 2nd one up was "The Home Team" (AKA ZZ Top). 1st two tracks.... "Jesus Just Left Chicago/ Waitin' on a Bus".... Wha La... instant thread...

I know there are tons of other worthy candidates. You gotts fav?
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Tour...
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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited October 2004
    If you mean a good morning album. Hotel California seems to be picking me up nicely. ;) Now I'm ready to go CD shopping.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Not Ed Zachery...

    More like two songs joined at the hip forming a medley...

    Easy one from your native land would be The Guess Who's "No Sugar Tonight/ New Mother Nature".

    Often the "two songs" are presented separated with a slash between them in the song list...
    More later,
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  • dcarlson
    dcarlson Posts: 1,740
    edited October 2004
    Not quite what you're looking for but how about... Neil Young - Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand? They always seem to be presented together. They will kick off the to be released Greatest hits in November.

    The only medley you speak of that I can think of is Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown Thorns. It's a good one too. :)
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  • therockman
    therockman Posts: 349
    edited October 2004
    RUSH 2112, the overture. I hate to listen to just one part of the overture, I really have to hear the entire overture.
    Rocky Bennett
  • Bonham
    Bonham Posts: 87
    edited October 2004
    2112 is pretty much the ultimate. :D

    And the local boys, Mother Love Bone, that's an excellent one.

    Couple more...

    Van Halen: Eruption/You Really Got Me
    Judas Priest: The Hellion/Electric Eye

    Dunno if it counts, but Green Grass and High Tides Forever from the Outlaws is just awesome.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited October 2004
    Crosby and Nash from their self titled 1971 album..."Where Will I Be?/Page 43". Probably my favorite.
    Originally posted by dcarlson
    Not quite what you're looking for but how about... Neil Young - Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand? They always seem to be presented together.
    Actually one of those was part of a medley on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's Four Way Street. The entire medley was "The Loner/Cinnamon Girl/Down By The River". Of course performed by Neil.

    Another great medley from that same album performed by Stephen Stills was "49 Bye-Byes/America's Children"

    For what it's worth, IMO the entire side 2 of the Beatles Abbey Road is a medley.

    And then of course there are the medleys that were made famous in my RRR thread for Barry Manilow - Live. :D "Very Strange Medley"....Six min. of a medley of his commercial jingles from Burger King, State Farm, Pepsi, Stridex, Dr. Pepper, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Band-Aids. And "Jump Shout Boogie Medley" an eight min. medley which included "Jump Shout Boogie/Avenue C/Jumpin' at the Woo", and ended up with the theme from American Bandstand "Bandstand Boogie" (actually quite good). And last but not least...."It Could Be Magic/Mandy".
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Damn, shack-daddy, that's it... I'm resurrecting the RnRR threads as soon as daylight savings goes bye-bye....

    I've missed reading your music posts...
    2112 is pretty much the ultimate.
    Thanks, trm and Bonham... I've had Rush's "Chronicles" for over a year and it's yet to see the light of day... 2112 is there on disk #1, so it's up next...
    More later,
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited October 2004
    I'm resurrecting the RnRR threads as soon as daylight savings goes bye-bye
    Cool....

    Bruce, given you sig and all...how could you not mention "The Bomber (Medley): Closet Queen/ Cast Your Fate To The Wind", James Gang, Rides Again. (Must be in mouring for OSU...7-33, OUCH!)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Because... it wasn't playin' at the time.. :(
    More later,
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  • Bonham
    Bonham Posts: 87
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    I've had Rush's "Chronicles" for over a year and it's yet to see the light of day... 2112 is there on disk #1, so it's up next...
    If you don't have it, get the actual 2112 album. Chronicles only has a little less then a third of the full 2112. It's slightly more then 20 minutes long.
    Just... Bonham

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Thanks, I may have to.. what was on the comp disc was pretty interesting...
    Nice SDA stuff in the opening of "2112"... Just have some issues to overcome re: the vocals...
    More later,
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited October 2004
    Never cared for the studio rendition of 2112 (although I've been a huge Rush fan for over 20 years). The live version on "All the World's A Stage" is decent (although not very well recorded a missing a movement of the piece), but the live version on "Different Stages" kicks!

    Other medleys that come to mind are:
    "Heartbreaker/Livin' Lovin' Maid" (it always kills me when the local radio stations cut it after Heartbreaker...they flow together so well and there is not a full tracking space between them)

    and
    "Days of Graduation/Ronnie and Neil" from Drive By Truckers "Southern Rock Opera" I know not many have heard this but I think it just rocks.

    And since all concept albums (such as The Wall and about everything done pre 1980 by the likes of Genesis, Yes, ELP etc...) seem to be full of medleys I'll throw out another one. There is a band of Portland Oregon called "The Decemberists" that have 3 CDs out, one of which is a concept EP called "The Tain" which has 5 movements. Brilliant stuff...reminds me of a mix between "Abbey Road" and early King Crimson.

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Sounds interesting...

    Here's an oldie...
    Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, "Devil in the Blue Dress/ Good Golly Miss Molly"

    And a more up to date, if 1980 can be considered "up to date", personal favorite, albeit more obscure:
    The Kings, "This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide" (off of "... Are Here")... Great stuff...
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    More later,
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  • ninerbj
    ninerbj Posts: 870
    edited October 2004
    Joined at the hip...
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  • pmckeealaska
    pmckeealaska Posts: 808
    edited October 2004
    without a doubt and without exception, the greatest medley of all time is the second side of the Beatles album "Abbey Road". With songs like You never Give Me Your Money", "Golden Slumbers" and "The End"......who can touch them. Great playing and simply awesome singing, especially by McCartney. I was just listening to it last night and I never cease to be amazed by the talent those guys displayed in playing it, much less writing it. An absolute masterpiece. Can there ne any doubt that they are the greatest rock group of all time? Not by me there aint!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Richardson, TX knows its ****...

    Also IMO one of the great album sides of all time...
    More later,
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    Vox Copuli
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,029
    edited November 2004
    ...as an honorable mention:

    Robert Palmer's "Sailin' Shoes/Hey Julia/ Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" from his first album.

    Also, man.... umm, like, don't forget the Dead's "St. Stephen -> The Eleven" on Live/Dead, either.

    The aforementioned Journey 'medley' is a fine one, too.


    Of course, the suite that ends Abbey Road (and, indeed, ends the Beatles legacy) is the winner, at least in the R&R category.
  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    I am embarrassed that that Palmer (RIP) trio escaped me... more than HM worthy, IMO...

    "Sneakin' Sally... " was one of the very few Playboy review based buys I made that I was thrilled to own...

    (walks away muttering... "Damn.. first I forget Joe, now Robert... I'm losing it... .... .... Wait a minute, I don't recognize this room and who stole my underwear?" )
    More later,
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    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited November 2004
    how about Swansons vegetable Medley... peas, corn and baby carrots. Can't get no better than baby carrots.:rolleyes:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,029
    edited November 2004
    how about Swansons vegetable Medley... peas, corn and baby carrots. Can't get no better than baby carrots

    You're getting dangerously close to succotash, there, buddy! :-)
  • NuckingFuts
    NuckingFuts Posts: 77
    edited November 2004
    CCR's green river
  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited November 2004
    Tour missed it by a couple years............

    Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels "CC Rider/Jenny Take a Ride"


    Not a big Beatle fan here, so the whole album side thing goes to Frank and The Mothers for "We're Only In It For The Money" (The album with the cover that made fun of the Sgt. Peppers cover).

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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by ninerbj
    Joined at the hip...
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    Journey FEELING THAT WAY-ANYTIME

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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited November 2004
    Dream Theater - The Big Medley

    It's on the Change of Seasons Album, one of my favorite medleys and hasn't been mentioned yet...

    I stuck a copy out on my server HERE in case anyonw wants a listen...gotta warn you though, it's about 15 megs, so will take a minute to download...