We will also add a link to our social media policy page on our website. Once we delete a comment we will explain both in the post and through a personal message to the sender as to why it didn’t meet our standards. We want to establish a fair and open forum for discussion, but personal attacks and threats of any kind actively take away from that purpose. The Daily Evergreen staff reserve the right to delete any comment we deem at odds with that mission. The purpose of the comment section is to foster courteous and constructive discussion of relevant issues. The song trumps the rest of the album through its charm. The dark lyrics coupled with a happy melody create a really weird juxtaposition of dread and beauty. The song’s brightness is ironic, as it describes the Hiroshima bombing during World War II. “Enola Gay” – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Organisation, 1980Īnother new-wave classic, OMD’s “Enola Gay,” is one of the happiest songs out there. The rest of the album struggles to reach the quality of the song. The song truly sounds like I am flying through space after falling in love. Paul Reynold’s reverberated guitar adds so much to the song. The best song on the band’s self-titled is “Space Age Love Song,” a new-wave masterpiece. While many might say Flock’s best song is the iconic “I Ran (So Far Away),” I beg to differ. “Space Age Love Song” – A Flock of Seagulls, A Flock of Seagulls, 1982 It cements the song above the rest of the catalog in “Absolution. The song’s composition is all over the place with chromatic chord progressions, and the instrumental break after the second chorus is a section of pure energy. The song branches into metal, as its opening riff is one of the heaviest riffs I have heard. The album “Absolution” sounds like standard alternative rock, except this one track. However, “Stockholm Syndrome” is an entirely different experience. Most of their material is usually hit or miss. To be honest, I am not the biggest Muse fan. “Stockholm Syndrome” – Muse, Absolution, 2003 It describes the divorce of her parents in a poetic way, and the composition and structure add to the song’s beauty. The song sounds like an alien ascending into the heavens. The only instrument used besides Heap’s voice is a harmonizer, which turns her voice into a robotic angel. The song is the greatest acapella piece I know of and differs from the other songs on the album. Most people know this song as the “Mmm Whatcha Say” song, but only focusing on this part does a disservice to the rest of the song. “Hide and Seek” – Imogen Heap, Speak for Yourself, 2005 I would honestly consider the track one of the greatest songs of all time. It can be sad, energetic, danceable or any other emotion. This is one of the only songs I know that I can’t define emotionally. The song’s blistering drumming and guitar work, coupled with an electric organ, creates music unlike any other I have heard. The music was so perfect I couldn’t stop listening to it. After hearing this song for the first time, I honestly didn’t want to finish the album. This song is the epitome of a track so good it makes the rest of the album look bad. “The Rat” – The Walkmen, Bows + Arrows, 2004 Without further or due, here are songs that completely obliterate the rest of the album. I probably won’t come back to these albums – BUT – I do come back to some of the tracks daily. Sometimes, one single track can define an entire album for decades. Even mediocre or bad albums can produce a gem of a song. I would argue that some of the greatest songs ever written have come from a wide variety of albums. Today, I want to talk about albums that take that to the extreme. Some might have really good songs, but one that stains the album’s clarity. Some albums may have songs that are mediocre but one or two that are great. Whenever I listen to albums, I usually pick out songs that differ in quality from the rest of the album’s material.