Some bands go out on a meh note. Others go out with a fucking bang. Name some break up/ final albums that you think are fucking great:

The Beatles- Abbey Road (their last recorded.)
Nirvana- In Utero
Talk Talk- Laughing Stock
Nick Drake- Pink Moon
Neutral Milk Hotel- In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Joy Division- Closer
Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
Pavement- Terror and Twighlight


I want to say Pink Floyds The Wall cuz Final Cut was mostly outtakes from the walll

Kate Bush - The Red Shoes.

How is Abbey Road their "last recorded" album? I thought "Let It Be" was half-finished when they broke up and Macca did most of the work by himself. Then there was that public playing on the roof spoof and then it all ended?

What am I missing here?

Novabreaker said:

So if the album was "half finished" would that not make Abey Road the last complete full length to be recorded, not to mention that plenty of people were pissed at Phil Spectors finished product. I could have it all wrong let me know if Im missing something
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Novabreaker said:

The Let It Be album had overdubs added by Phil Spector in 1970. But the actual tracks were recorded at the beginning of 1969. Abbey Road was recorded shortly after.

Cloudbuster said:

Yup.

This illustrates the problem with bands breaking up. Their final album is never really their final album. See Meloh9's post - The Beatles, Joy Division, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, not to mention The Black Crowes, Alice In Chains, Led Zeppelin ... after the final album is released, get ready for a ton of crappy, half-assed live sets, rarities comps and endless "best-of" albums.
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Cloudbuster said:

Abbey Road was Paul saying, "dudes, let's get back into the studio and make one last album after the Let it Be fuck up."

so tho' Let it Be was released afterwards, Abbey Road was recorded last in the sense of musicians actually laying down the tracks, rather than post-production.

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Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Portishead - Portishead.

The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come

namepeace said:

axlfilth said:

Nevermind the Bullocks

also one off the great debuts!

Billy Lawrence - Paradise
Dionne Farris - Wild Seed -- Wild Flower
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

Queen - Made In Heaven

Thunderbird said:

Anyway, Band of Gypsys was Jimi's last album.


Or does First Rays... count?

And besides, all his postumous stuff, it's not crappy Thunerbird

Gotta say Abbey Road.. AMAZING,,,

JediMaster said:

I was somewhat surprised this album didn't get mentioned earlier.

namepeace said:

Soulchild82 said:

But I already mentioned Blowout Comb, which will be 10 in a few weeks.

But good, good choices all. Haven't heard the LONS' last joint in a minute and a half!!!

3bogs said:

Interesting. I must have forgotten all about this - it's been about a decade since I listened to any of that Beatle stuff. But "Let It Be" has so many classic songs on it (at least a few) seems weird that they would have skipped on those and recorded something else instead. Well alright.

Thunderbird said:

Actually, I think that they've handled the Joy Division posthumous releases very well. They're packaged and put together with the true spirit of the band intact and seem more to give their catelogue justice than a cheap cash-in. The singles collection "Substance" and their box set "Heart and Soul" are about as perfect as you can get for those types of releases. Even their live albums are great and I'm not a big fan of live albums. Only "Still" suffers from being all over the place. It probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

Soulchild82 said:

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Who can for get the erie self prophecy of....

GangstaFam said:

Oh, Substance is essential. I meant Still. And Preston 28 February 1980 was a great show, but a crappy recording.

AFGHAN WHIGS - 1965

Natisse said:

Ramonachris said:

CO - SIGN LIKE A MUG!!!!!

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS ONE

Something hot has to be one of their best jams!

Nevermind


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Chico1 said:

That was their second album!