“Bear Melt” from “Bless It’s Pointed Little Head” by Jefferson Airplane
“Starship” from “Blows Against the Empire” by Paul Kantner & the (original) Jefferson Starship
“Mann’s Fate” from the self-titled debut Lp by Hot Tuna
“Casey Jones” from “Workingman’s Dead” by (who else?) the Grateful Dead
“The Wheel” from “Garcia” by (who else?) Jerry Garcia
“Get It While You Can” from “Pearl” by Janis Joplin
“Ball And Chain” from “Cheap Thrills” by Big Brother & the Holding Co. (featuring Janis Joplin)
“Both Sides Now” from “Clouds” as well as…
“Twisted” from “Court & Spark”, both by Joni Mitchell
one more for “A Day in the Life”, “Tomorrow Never Knows”, and everything that is Beatles, although one could argue that you CAN’T actually find a filler in Beatles albums…
“I Ain’t Superstitious” off Truth by Jeff Beck.
“Pilgrims Progress” off A Salty Dog by Procol Harum.
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On my copy, BR is followed by God save the queen.
Currently I’m hooked on Janine off Soul Coughing’s Ruby Vroom.
Back when I was learning audio engineering I recall being told that on vinyl albums the last track should be the fourth best song. The best should go first, the second best at the end of side one to encourage further listening, the next best at the start of side 2 for the same reason. Ending with a lame song leaves the listener less fulfilled like a weak movie ending can detract from all before it.
Good call; I was just listening to that one. But I think the better final track on a Soul Coughing record is “So Far I Have Not Found the Science” from El Oso.
“Tommorrow Never Knows” from Revolver is a good one.
“Crusoe” from In No Sense? Nonsense! by The Art of Noise
“Work that Skirt” from Whammy! by The B-52’s
“Debra” from Odelay by Beck
“Ain’t No Good” from Motorcade of Generosity, the only Cake album I can still listen to.
“Sailor Beat the Blood Out” from White Dirt by Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, a GA band that nobody’s ever heard of
“Cedar Tree” from Rites of Passage by Indigo Girls
“Levitate Me” from Come on Pilgrim by Pixies
And the untitled track from the end of Green by R.E.M.
But the first one I thought of was “When the Levee Breaks” from Led Zeppelin IV. So that one wins.
(Before anybody points it out, I just noticed that “So Far I have Not Found the Science” is not the last track on El Oso. I guess it’s just the last track I usually listen to. So I’ll shut up now.)
There is a two word reply to this: Doctor Robert
But I do like both those choices.
The first two that come to my mind:
“Working Man” RUSH by Rush
“You can’t always get what you want” Let it bleed, the Stones
“Chalkhills and Children” from Oranges and Lemons by XTC.
“I Shall Be Released” from Music From Big Pink by The Band.
“Beyond Love” from Mind Bomb by The The (Matt Johnson).
“Sad Songs and Waltzes” from Fashion Nugget by Cake.
“Neverland”/“pH Factor” from Repercussion by The dB’s (original track is a great pop song; the second is a wonderful instrumental and CD-only bonus track); either qualifies.
“Discipline” from Discipline by King Crimson.
“40” from War by U2.
“You’re Wondering Now” from The Specials by The Specials.
“Street Spirit [fade out]” from The Bends by Radiohead.
“Dirt Track Date” from Dirt Track Date by Southern Culture On the Skids.
“Shrivel-Up” from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!
Are we including covers?
"Paint It Black" from *The Feelies* by The Feelies.
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" from *London 0, Hull 4* by The Housemartins.
I’d like to nominate, for “best last-song consistency (in a good way) throughout their discography”, Talking Heads:
"Pulled Up" from *Talking Heads: 77*
"The Big Country" from *More Songs About Buildings and Food*
"Drugs" from *Fear of Music*
"The Overload" from *Remain in Light*
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" from *Speaking In Tongues*
"Take Me To the River" (cover) from the live LP *Stop Making Sense*
"Road to Nowhere" from *Little Creatures*
"Wild, Wild Life (ext. remix)" from *True Stories*
"Cool Water" from *Naked*
Actually of the three Doors’ albums generally considered best, all had terrific final cuts. “The End” on The Doors has already been mentioned. Then there’s “When The Music’s Over” on Strange Days, and “Riders On The Storm” on L.A. Woman.
I actually like The Soft Parade, and its eponymous closing track, but that’s not generally well regarded.
“She loves my Cock” found at the end of **Jackyl[/b}
Can’t beat it!
Some others have mentioned Floyd, but I thought I’d add Eclipse from the one of the greatest albums of all time, Dark Side of the Moon.
Better Things - The Kinks - Give The People What They Want and a second vote for Waterloo Sunset
All Apologies - Nirvana - In Utero. Hell of a last song for their career
Mystery Acheivement - The Pretenders eponymous debut album.
Happy Trails - Van Halen - Diver Down. While not a great song, it was a great way to close an album.
Fk You and Your Cat** - Goldfinger’s eponymous debut
Dangerous Type - The Cars - Candy-O