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Are there any albums for which you appreciate the transition between two consecutive tracks? Feel free to share, as well as to mention why you enjoy listening to these transitions.
From my own listening habits, a couple of favorite examples come to mind from live albums by the jam bands Phish and the Grateful Dead, where the band members improvise their way from the first song to the next one in the concert. The whimsical jamming that “connects” the songs is, in each example, my favorite part of the live album that they’re from; this is probably because the jamming sounds to me creative and exploratory in its own right, yet also guides a smooth transition from the first song to the next one:
“Halley’s Comet” -> “NICU” from Phish’s LivePhish, Vol. 1 12/14/95 (Broome County Arena, Binghamton, New York) album:
https://open.spotify.com/track/568c5NqGzZZ3OamGOalvnE?si=7pYJcdFRSeqUwmQ9qqhjHA
https://open.spotify.com/track/0jMqbjDYObKxBNzeES9cto?si=D7PzgtIUSnWWWlPUIdmDQw
“Scarlet Begonias” -> “Fire on the Mountain” from the Grateful Dead’s Cornell 5/8/77 album:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ydjxozpSUZLzmi82KV4Qp?si=SjmxYbN7RQeLOkuL8o78bw
https://open.spotify.com/track/0r9ZSCNXKinpOBUl943m3l?si=K8EtVK4vRNaqxl8CBUykPQ
I’m curious to hear if anyone else also enjoys transitions between songs on albums, whether from live performances or studio releases. Cheers!
(I'm assuming the second song will autoplay, only linking the first parts)
Opeth's Watershed was the first album i heard from them, the transition from first to second song has and will stick with me forever, not even really a "proper transition" so much as having the rug pulled out from beneath you.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3P0LXXybFHgu2aY1NyGViV?si=Gp5cCAYsRIWrVZX03_eq3w
Nonpoint was probably the first band that showed me one can groove to heavier music.
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Y4HChPpoyvfDzOwm6T5l7?si=NNFwjt9HRWmI90L_4pGDsg
Of course.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3EeoMkZF8NhX9FdCSxG8MB?si=ZmgeTmV2QsG1LrAuDU2oCQ
Thanks for sharing these examples, @tynon_1221! I was coincidentally listening to a few songs from Lateralus (my current favorite TOOL album) earlier today, and had forgotten how well “Parabol” introduces the next track, “Parabola.” I also think that the transition between Opeth’s “Coil” and “Heir Apparent” sounds really cool, kind of like the sound of a jet flying overhead; and I agree that Nonpoint’s “The Longest Beginning” sets the groove in place nicely for the next track. Cheers!
I was waiting til i went to work to check your suggestions, very cool! Not even albums, just one long song, a musical novel with hefty chapters. Thank you for the respite in that easy listening, almost makes me feel guilty for my usual preferences... 🤣on that note, also want to directly thank you for indirectly leading me to The (()John()) Candy via the Game thread, usually takes me days to decide to follow someone on Spotify but that was an easy decision.
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