Bands with great B-sides

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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    gtbrown77 wrote:
    The Beatles


    I agree. Rain, You Know My Name (Look Up the Number), and The Inner Light being my favorites
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  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Blind Melon
    Nirvana
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Pearl Jam
    AIC

    But then again, these bands listed can't make bad songs ;)
  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,987
    The Shins shoulda put their B-side of the alternate version of Split Needles on the album instead of the version they put on the album. Upbeat vs. depressing, too totally different songs, and the former is better.
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  • chris01
    chris01 Posts: 559
    Nirvana - Even In His Youth

    Teen Spirit b-side i think, great song.
  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    Brainofdz wrote:
    The Pixies
    Radiohead
    Oasis
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Nirvana

    a tough nut to crack being that you usually only bother with the b-sides of your very favorite bands

    I agree with this fellow, Pixies put out a good album of B-sides. More Frank Black yelping in spanish is a good thing.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Tiki Barber wrote:
    funny that this is the first thing i see when i open the thread. i was thinking oasis as soon as i looked at it. the masterplan might be one of their best albums, and it's nothing but b-sides. pearl jam has great b-sides too and some of their b-sides from lost dogs are album material and even some of their best songs, but unlike oasis' b-sides, i can see why some of the songs didn't make the final cut.

    yeah, but if lost dogs was only 1 disc, it'd easily rival masterplan. i wish masterplan had been 2 discs though.
  • fada
    fada Posts: 1,032
    bestsane wrote:
    So what are the bands that come out with great & outstanding B-sides?
    In my mind now there are 2 bands: Oasis and Pearl Jam.

    Pearl jam haven't put out a good b side for a while
    I would go with
    Coldplay, arctic monkeys, ocean colour scene ,travis and oasis.
    The beatles had some quality out to.
  • Milestone
    Milestone Posts: 1,143
    Black Crowes B-sides are often better than the official single.
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  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Gomez has basically put out two double disc b-sides records spanning their career.

    I put them right up with In Our Gun as my favorite Gomez albums

    as well
    Radiohead - Pre Kid A (as was mentioned)
    Foo's (TCATS & earlier)
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    c'mon people!! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he wrote 4 songs for every one he released. his Tracks boxset was good but do some digging for his old acoustic demos.. the shit that got him signed to Columbia. "Arabian Nights", "Cowboys of the Sea", "If I Were The Priest", "Southern Son", "Two Hearts In True Waltz Time", "Song For Orphans", "Balland Of The Self-Loading Pistol".. etc.
  • Blind Melon
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    Incubus (Crowded Elevator, Pantomime, the Odyssey, Monuments & Melodies, Punchdrunk, Look Alive)
    Ben Kweller (Tylenol, I Quit)
    Radiohead
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  • bestsane
    bestsane Posts: 131
    Most people would say Radiohead, but it's only true if you count their pre-Kid A b-sides. Post Kid A b-sides are shit to the fullest.
  • nocode23
    nocode23 Posts: 411
    The Cure put out some fantastic b sides.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    pearl jam
    smashing pumpkins
    radiohead
    beck

    all have been said and i agree with all.

    Wilco- they might be a notch below great but some very good songs like cars can't escape

    Neil Young- Not sure if it is technically b sides but he has albums that were not released and some of it sounds great. those tasty cuts should be coming soon during his archives release.
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  • Manimal
    Manimal Posts: 152
    Tom Waits - Orphans - Great compilation
    The Red Hot Chili Peppers, even though I'm not a huge fan of the recent a-sides their b-side are pretty solid
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  • Manimal
    Manimal Posts: 152
    bestsane wrote:
    Most people would say Radiohead, but it's only true if you count their pre-Kid A b-sides. Post Kid A b-sides are shit to the fullest.

    Yeah, amnesiac should be considered a b-side album to kid A. I like it though.
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  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    CM1847 wrote:
    Radiohead's pre-Kid A b-sides were consistently up there with the quality of their studio work, but their more recent stuff has been decidedly lower in quality(except "Cuttooth").

    Smashing Pumpkins, I'll add in the countless outtakes and demos that exist as well, a nearly never-ending supply of songs, find the '89 Demos if you want a treat.

    The White Stripes have a good collection as well, some of their better songs are b-sides.

    Radiohead's 'The Trickster' is incredible.
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  • RyeGuy
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    Weezer
    Hendrix
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  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    bestsane wrote:
    Most people would say Radiohead, but it's only true if you count their pre-Kid A b-sides. Post Kid A b-sides are shit to the fullest.

    It's funny what "critical acclaim" and the freedom to put out any shite you want will do to a band.

    Lewis, Killer Cars, How Can you Be sure!

    For me, despite my love of Kid A and beyond, they turned a corner there that I just wasn't ready for.


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  • orangemosquito
    orangemosquito Posts: 18
    bestsane wrote:
    So what are the bands that come out with great & outstanding B-sides?
    In my mind now there are 2 bands: Oasis and Pearl Jam.
    what are some good oasis b sides????not really into them but like some of there stuff
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