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What are other bands' equivalent of Estranged?


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What I mean is songs that are among the top fan favourites but barely known among the general public. Don't take that to include every song that fans generally like; instead as a rule of thumb think if the fan community had a vote like we recently did in the main section would the song have a real chance of winning.

I can think of two songs that definitely fit the bill. One would be Dry County by Bon Jovi. (Don't be put off by the artist, it's a legitimately good song.) It's got quite a few similarities with Estranged: they were released around the same time (early 90s); both had videos but aren't very famous outside the fan communities; both have great guitar work; both are big epic rock ballads; both are on albums that are more serious and introspective than previous albums in their respective bands' discographies; and both are enormously popular among fans. (Bonus: both sound awful nowadays because the singers have lost their voice; truthfully though Jon Bon Jovi was never that good live in the first place.)

The other is Pearl Jam's Yellow Ledbetter. This one gets more recognition from non-fans from what I've seen, but it's still a b-side so not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when people think of Pearl Jam. Again, a good case can be mode for it being the number 1 fan favourite song and a popular show closer.

Any others?

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Freddie Mercury, camper than Kenneth Williams, proverbially kicked Sidney Ferocious's arse. Left him walking out of the studio looking like a complete dick during the recording of Jazz. So much for, punk, rock!

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And here's the big hard man that Indian Fred dealt with. Must've been a titanic battle eh? :lol:

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Fan favourites largely unknown by Joe Public:

Michael Jackson - Who Is It, We've Had Enough, Morphine

Prince - All My Dreams, Sometimes It Snows In April, Empty Room

Tori Amos - iieee, Zero Point, I Can't See New York

Morrissey - Life Is A Pigsty, Speedway

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Neil Young released two whole albums like this in Tonight's the Night and On The Beach; they were too raggedy arse for the Harvest crowd but are regarded, my many of his hardcore followers, as 'his masterpieces'. As I said, Queen, the whole of the Queen II album in fact and numerous songs from their classic Sheer Heart Attack - News of the World run. You could mention, ''You Take My Breath Away'' or, ''Millionaire's Waltz'' for instance? There are too many to name really. Kiss's Creatures of the Night was an unsuccessful attempt at rehabilitating their flagging career. It flopped (although it was big in Brazil) however it is now regarded as a bona fide 'fan favourite'. To a lesser degree, this is true for Revenge also.

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Acrobat by U2 is probably the most popular U2 song among U2 fans that isn't well known or even known at all by the general public. It was never a single or even a B-Side. U2 fans consstently and unanimously always seem to vote it as the song they'd like to most hear live, yet oddly enough the band has never performed it live. It's the only song off Achtung Baby that has never been performed live. It's too bad cause ti wold be awesoem to hear The Edge blast though the outro in a live setting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrobat_(song)

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