RussTCB Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sweersa said: A Greatest Hits album featuring a previously unreleased song is a bit odd, unless they really anticipated it being a real winner. While I enjoy Atlas, it's not exactly a catchy tune, or "single" worthy in my opinion. Not like Better or Hardschool. Tom Petty is the only artist I can think of who had a massive hit with a previously unreleased song that was included on a Greatest Hits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) U2s Electric Storm was a part of their 90s Gh album. It was a fairly huge hit at the time. You Know You're Right was also featured (actually first track) on Nirvana's GH album. Edited April 8, 2020 by Coma16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, RussTCB said: Tom Petty is the only artist I can think of who had a massive hit with a previously unreleased song that was included on a Greatest Hits. It's not very common, but off the top of my head... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Gordon Comstock said: It's not very common, but off the top of my head... I love those 3, particularly the first and last. But they're not really big hits, are they? Not as big as Mary Jane's Last Dance, at least? (Sorry, I'm totally detailing the thread with this reply) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 29 minutes ago, RussTCB said: Tom Petty is the only artist I can think of who had a massive hit with a previously unreleased song that was included on a Greatest Hits. I think Lenny Kravitz had a pretty big hit with Again which is listed as previously unreleased on his greatest hits. But no, there aren't many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, RussTCB said: I love those 3, particularly the first and last. But they're not really big hits, are they? Not as big as Mary Jane's Last Dance, at least? (Sorry, I'm totally detailing the thread with this reply) I don't know how they'd compare to Mary Jane's Last Dance, but they're pretty big... Primal Scream wasn't as big as the Dr Feelgood hits but it's still one of their 'must play' songs at shows. That Eminem song has over 700 million views. You Know You're Right was a #1 hit, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoGNR5 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 31 minutes ago, username said: I think Lenny Kravitz had a pretty big hit with Again which is listed as previously unreleased on his greatest hits. But no, there aren't many. Yes, I think it was one of the biggest songs that year. Tupac had a hit with “Changes” on his GH too. It was a posthumous release though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAU3R Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Not a big hit, but the Stones released Doom & Gloom on their 2012 compilation and played it throughout their 2012-2013 tour, and I think it's a good song 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy squire Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Siempre bon jovi,is a big single Edited April 8, 2020 by Izzy squire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 The Beatles - Free as a Bird was released on Anthology 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlSlashthebest Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, username said: I think Lenny Kravitz had a pretty big hit with Again which is listed as previously unreleased on his greatest hits. But no, there aren't many. Yes a top song and he gave a lot of himself on the video clip !!!!! (naked) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Creed said: Great Song, but it was not a hit. MJ's last album had also good stuff, but only the Timberlake single was successful. It seems like...once you're out, its hard to get a new super hit. Basically time, fashion and public taste move on. You have your moment as a musician when everything aligns. Most musicians accept that and just try not to move forwards producing music they still believe in I guess.....but they'll never be as 'hot' again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlvai Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Kind of impossible to make an album with more than 1 hit i believe..... when u made your top ones 30 years ago. But i will love this new thing with Slash n Duff on it. Hit me mthrfckrs!!!! I dare u! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 7 hours ago, SAU3R said: Not a big hit, but the Stones released Doom & Gloom on their 2012 compilation and played it throughout their 2012-2013 tour, and I think it's a good song That's one of my favorites. Great song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Just Sixteen is one of my favorite Libertad songs and the live version kills, with Slash on vocals in that one part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoochild Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 13 hours ago, Creed said: Great Song, but it was not a hit. MJ's last album had also good stuff, but only the Timberlake single was successful. Not sure what if "hit" is the right word, but I think Free As A Bird was actually quite successful for what it was (a reworked demo from a tape sourced track): Source: https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/free-as-a-bird/#Chart_success In the UK, the single sold 120,000 copies in its first week, entering the UK Singles Chart at number two. It remained in the charts for eight weeks, but was kept off the top spot by Michael Jackson’s Earth Song. In the US, Free As A Bird reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming The Beatles’ 34th Top 10 single in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnR Chris Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie discusses why he keeps livestreaming performances from his home during the pandemic: "It's given me a purpose." "We have a moral obligation to pitch in,” he says of his charity broadcasts. “There’s no excuse not to." https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ben-gibbard-coronavirus-livestreams-976029/ Edited April 9, 2020 by GnR Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 09/04/2020 at 4:32 AM, allwaystired said: I'd still go for them putting out another Greatest Hits with a re-recorded Hardschool on, then touring the hell out of that for the next 10 years. If they release anything at all that is. I thought if the band wanted to walk away from UMG and create their own label, they would do another greatest hit with maybe a new song or just a cover song and that wraps up the UMG contract. Any new music would then be released on their new label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 09/04/2020 at 8:09 AM, allwaystired said: Basically time, fashion and public taste move on. You have your moment as a musician when everything aligns. Most musicians accept that and just try not to move forwards producing music they still believe in I guess.....but they'll never be as 'hot' again. Which might be the reason why gnr minus axl, wanted to tour straight away after recording illusions. Their last product was lies in 89, and last show was farm aid. 12 months can be an eternity if your not in the public eye and i think more slash was concerned that gnr was no longer hot in the fans and public eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinaleblood Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Yesterday Stone and Mike from Pearl Jam showed up for a cool Q&A session on Reddit. Wouldn't it be cool if Axl, Duff and Slash... "Ok nevermind". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use Your Delusion 1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 08/04/2020 at 8:34 PM, Coma16 said: U2s Electric Storm was a part of their 90s Gh album. It was a fairly huge hit at the time. You Know You're Right was also featured (actually first track) on Nirvana's GH album. U2 also had a big hit with Sweetest Thing which was packaged with their best of 80s work (I think) and a former b side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Use Your Delusion 1 said: U2 also had a big hit with Sweetest Thing which was packaged with their best of 80s work (I think) and a former b side. Yeah and their 2006 had two new songs on it. One of them was good, but the other one sucked (the one with green day). RHCP’s GH album also had two new songs on it that were big hits at the time and have since become fan favorites. And then there’s the occasional “b-side gets repurposed into lead single,” like the example you mentioned, along with others like RHCP’s Soul To Squeeze, Pearl Jam’s Yellow Ledbetter, etc. Edited April 10, 2020 by rocknroll41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use Your Delusion 1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, rocknroll41 said: Yeah and their 2006 had two new songs on it. One of them was good, but the other one sucked (the one with green day). RHCP’s GH album also had two new songs on it that were big hits at the time and have since become fan favorites. And then there’s the occasional “b-side gets repurposed into lead single,” like the example you mentioned, along with others like RHCP’s Soul To Squeeze, Pearl Jam’s Yellow Ledbetter, etc. Window in the Skies, reached top 5 in the UK I remember. U2 are actually quite a gold mine or the odd song that isn't on a major album. Miss Sarajevo, Ordinary Love also spring to mind, plus Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill me (really good song!) from the mid 90s. Edited April 10, 2020 by Use Your Delusion 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackparker123 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Use Your Delusion 1 said: Window in the Skies, reached top 5 in the UK I remember. That might be the last truly great U2 song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use Your Delusion 1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Just now, jackparker123 said: That might be the last truly great U2 song. It certainly has their classic sound. I have to be honest, I'm a big fan of U2 but really didn't like their more polished post 2000 work. I think I might be in the minority though and say No Line on the Horizon is really haphazard but there are 4-5 solid songs on there, Magnificent is great 'arena rock' U2. Songs of Innocence was probably more consistent but had less stand out tracks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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