20 min musical journey
Elite choices here.
Thank you, Mr. Jeezy.
The two album closers that come to my mindā¦
Scenario - ATCQ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TLWqn82J4
New York, I Love You, But Youāre Bringing Me Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5kM3iwYVi0
This is an absolute murdererās row of a playlist. So good.
It Aināt Hard To Tell - Nas āIllmaticā
Pump Pump off of Doggystyle is a banger as well
Oooooeee this is a THROW BACK. Fuck I used to bump endless roads and consequences.
Pretty shocked this hasnāt been mentioned yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE9VmQZefWI
The beautiful symmetry of the boys opening the Millennium album with āLarger than Lifeā, a dedication to their loyal legion of fans, and closing the album with a personal dedication to their momsā¦aka their āperfectā fan⦠is a stunning reminder of how talented they are.
Endless Roads is so fucking good.
LCD Soundsystem- New York, I Love You, but Youāre Bringing Me Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5kM3iwYVi0
Talking Heads- This Must Be the Place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsccjsW8bSY
The National- Mr. November
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJsegRQzPQ
half alive- creature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHNPT_QPQ_U
Iāve got a lot of entries for this categoryābut also want to put a pin in on my nomination for the next category: Best Live Album Openers. Let that simmer in the back of your brain for a bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axwpgn3GRMs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpbeS15sHZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-DRbf_AZk
first one that popped in my head
Yikes I forgot this banger!
Closers!
Especially during the winter:
Great culmination to a great album:
Iām not gonna tell you itās the best freshman album of all time but iām not gonna not tell you that either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-DRbf_AZk
my favorite from this list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEJsegRQzPQ
more oh hellos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga0ojr2m31Y
From my favorite album of 2020:
And finally, a 25 minute, 5-movement masterpiece from Sufjanās Age of Adz (disclaimer, youāre gonna want some context around this one):
While weāre talking closers, this video broke my brain and totally changed how I looked at this song:
I was not aware this closed the album. Phenomenal closer.
Iāve got a number, I just gotta do some thinking. Hereās a good one though.
Happiness By the Kilowatt - Alexisonfire - Watch Out
Edited: removed re:stacks repeat.