Greatest song to close out an album?

the last cd song represent something special for many of us, there´s good ones

stone temple pilots- atlanta, from no.4
stone temple pilots- kitchenware i candybars, from purple
metallica- The Call Of Ktulu, from Ride The Lighting
nirvana- something in the way from nevermind

parting ways.

Boot Camp from Down on the Upside is probably my favorite. Not only was it the closer of the album, but it was all but the swan song of Soundgarden... which worked perfectly, because that desperate, lonesome, longing theme of the song is what Soundgarden were all about.

Anyway, other good ones:

A Day in the Life from Sgt Peppers
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) from Rust Never Sleeps
Darkness on the Edge of Town

Pearl Jam - Indifference

And, I have to agree with the person who said "Find The River".. That is a great beautiful song.

Others are; "Jungleland" on Springsteens masterpiece "born to run".
"Desolation Row" on Dylans "Highway 61 revisited"
and of course "won`t get fooled again" from The Whos "Who`s next"

webberf1 wrote:

Soundgarden - Superunknown: Like Suicide

That is the first song that came to mind when I saw this thread. Perfect ending to a perfect album.

Boot Camp from Down on the Upside is also worth mentioning.

Electrolite - R.E.M. (New Adventures in Hi-Fi)
Would? - Alice in Chains (Dirt)
My hometown - Bruce Springsteen (Born in the USA)
Road to nowhere - Talking Heads (Little Creatures)
Blindspots - Mudhoney (Under a Billion Suns)
All or None - Pearl Jam (Riot Act)
Ambulance Blues - Neil Young (On the Beach)
Night Light - Sleater.Kinney (The Woods)

The Beatles - A Day in the Life
Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times
Pink Floyd - The Trial (though there is a coda after it)

jimed14 wrote:

Queen - Innuendo

Last album they released while Freddy was alive, but they knew Freddy was dying and this was it ... the last song ...

The Show Must Go On

Fantastic call, as are a lot of other ones on here (Tomorrow Never Knows, Inside Job, Something In The Way, etc etc).

To add some new ones:

Rush - Natural Science (Permanent Waves) and La Villa Strangiato (Hemispheres)

Smashing Pumpkins - Daydream (Gish)

Primus - Harold Of The Rocks (Frizzle Fry)

Jane's Addiction - Classic Girl (Ritual de lo Habitual)

GnR-Appetite For Destruction-Rocket Queen
GnR-Lies-One In A Million
Oasis-Morning Glory-Champagne Supernova
The Doors-The Doors-The End
The Doors-LA Woman-Riders On The Storm
The Doors-Strange Days-When The Music's Over
The Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers-Moonlight Mile

Worst Song to end an album
GnR-Use Your Illusion 2-My World

DOSW wrote:

Boot Camp from Down on the Upside is probably my favorite. Not only was it the closer of the album, but it was all but the swan song of Soundgarden... which worked perfectly, because that desperate, lonesome, longing theme of the song is what Soundgarden were all about.

Anyway, other good ones:

A Day in the Life from Sgt Peppers
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) from Rust Never Sleeps
Darkness on the Edge of Town

dude you got it. boot camp closing out down on the up side may be the best album closer EVER. not meaning necassarily its the BEST closing song, but that it fits the best as a closer. so opportune, and just put the album and even sg career into place. leaves you with chills from head to toe.


Soundgarden - Down On The Upside - 'Boot Camp' [read above]
Soundgarden - Superunkown - 'Like Suicide' [best sg song ever?]
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger - 'New Damage' [intense doesn't even describe it.]

Pearl Jam - Yield - 'All Those Yesterdays' [closes out the BEST album of ALL TIME]
Pearl Jam - Ten - 'Release' [just fucking beautiful. made me realize pearl jam is my favorite band ever]
Pearl Jam - Binaural - 'Parting Ways' [unbelievable musicianship. airosmatic, and just amazing, amazing, amazing!]
Pearl Jam - Vs - 'Indifference' [just echoed the theme of vs so brilliantly i think]

Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning - 'Steel Rain' [one of THE BEST songs ever. period. i can't listen to this without getting goosebumps]

Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog - 'All Night Thing' [closed an amazing album with CLASSIC cornell genious]

Alice In Chains - Alice In Chains - 'Over Now' [summed up everything, so fitting.]
Alice In Chains - Dirt - 'Would?' [amazing song. ending the album with a question. "if i would, could you?" very artistic]

Audioslave - Revelations - 'Moth' [audioslaves best song?]
Audioslave - Audioslave - 'The Last Remaining Light' [cornell lyrics at their finest]

Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction - 'Rocket Queen' [best song on the gnr debut]
Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion I - 'Coma' [gnr's best song ever?]
Guns N Roses - GNR Lies - 'One In A Million' [pushes the limits and crosses the line. i dig that.]

Candlebox - Candlebox - 'He Calls Home' [great lyrics that tell a great story. "he says brother can you spare, can you spare a dime? i'm down to my last dollar." closes up an amazing, underrated album perfectly.]

Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast - 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' [got me into maiden. brilliant]
Iron Maiden - Powerslave - 'Rime Of The Ancient Mariner' [absolutely EPIC]
Iron Maiden - Brave New World - 'The Thin Line Between Love And Hate' [a beautiful maiden song? yep]

Rush - Grace Under Pressure - 'Between The Wheels' [closes up an amazing album with a bang. hearing it live sold the deal for me]
Rush - Permanent Waves - 'Natural Science' [just epic, and once again hearing this tune live was AMAZING]

Nirvana - Incesticide - 'Aneurysm' [always been one of nirvana's best tunes ever.]
Nirvana - In Utero - 'All Apologies' [one of Kurt's greats]
Nirvana - Nevermind - Something In The Way [can't you just feel his pain?]

Savatage - Streets (A Rock Opera) - 'Believe' [so inspiring. gives chills]

Stone Temple Pilots - No.4 - 'Atlanta' [brilliant and emotional. great closer]
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple - 'Kitchenware & Candybars'

A Day In The Life - Sgt. Peppers
Brain Damage/Eclipse (Dark Side of The Moon)
Pigs On The Wing pt. 2 (Animals) - I love how parts 1 and 2 bookend the album
Champagne Supernova - Morning Glory
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana Unplugged. The scream at the end is just chilling.
All Apologies - In Utero
Life By The Drop - The Sky Is Crying. Sad, beautiful, everything. How it was just him and a guitar, a live take. The silence at the end, knowing that was it for him.
Would - Dirt

I know I'm missing a TON of awesome closers.