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The most interesting aspect of a potential B-side album will be all the songs I’ve yet to hear from the DFN/TATH/PP era, if such songs do indeed exist. I’d also love to hear what was left off IBE. “Hush” and “Skeleton Park” were rightly not worthy of inclusion on either WC or WATS and if those represent the best outtakes of the Bob Rock era, I’m not overly optimistic about hearing any B-side gems from that time period.
Working with songs I do know exist (some of which admittedly may not have a proper studio take), I thought it would be interesting to see what a B-side album could look like. Although I’m hoping for something more along the lines of a 30 song Pearl Jam “Lost Dogs” album, I’m going with the standard 12 song format, in chronological order (to the best of my knowledge for the earlier tunes):
1. Reformed Baptist Blues
2. Wait So Long
3. Get Back Again
4. Crack My Spine Like a Whip
5. It’s Just as Well
6. Anchor on a Thread
7. Scathed
8. Montreal
9. Blonde Solid
10. Radio Show (on FC re-issue, but would like to see it included on a full B-sides album)
11. Problem Bears
12. Ultra Mundane
This is a pretty solid album and I would expect that at least 4-5 of these tunes would make the cut for an actual Hip B-side album. However, if I was to try to place this hypothetical B-side album in my personal Hip catalogue ranking, I’m not sure it surpasses anything other than maybe NFPA. That being said, if a tight studio take of Montreal exists, that alone could certainly make it rise higher. I believe that song to represent the best of their unreleased material.
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I'd add Forest Edge from the IVL sessions. For Christ sakes it's darkness on the edge of town!
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Dante from the DFN sessions is a fantastic song. I would add that one for sure.
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Skeleton Park is one of the best Hip songs ever. I could listen to that song all day long, and don't know why it was left off of WATS. And another vote for Dante, I need to hear a high quality version of it.
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In addition to those mentioned, If You Lived Here, Times Are Passing Us By, Bumblebee and Vegas Strip are amongst my favourites.
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This had a few things I didn't know about too.
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I love most of the songs others have listed but I tried to put together my favourite twelve, and in doing so I left off some great tunes. If someone has a list that differs significantly from mine, I'd like to see it.
A couple of other that I really like:
Nuclear Bar-B-Q:
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Rain, Hearts, Fire:
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Aside from just original "B" sides, I think it'd be great if they even added a few of their classic covers. I love their version of Dylan's "Seven Days". Heck, they could probably make a full "live cover's" album from their early stuff and from the World Container tour. I assume there must be some great soundboard recordings from that tour.
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I stuck to unreleased stuff we've actual heard studio demos of.
Nuclear BBQ
Running For My Life
Get Back Again
Times Are Passing Us By (the more country version)
Montreal
If You Lived Here
Blonde Solid
Dante
Vegas Strip
Bumblebee
Forest Edge
Skeleton Park
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direwolf74 Wrote:potsie Wrote:Escape@Hand Wrote:Skeleton Park is one of the best Hip songs ever. I could listen to that song all day long, and don't know why it was left off of WATS. And another vote for Dante, I need to hear a high quality version of it.
"I never saw someone say that before!" I think Skeleton Park is a "good" song but I can't think of anything I'd push off of WATS to make room for it. Maybe "The Exact Feeling"? 
I can think of a few songs I'd push aside for Skeleton Park (Exact Feeling and Coffee Girl in particular). I'm amazed it was left off the finished album. I love that tune.
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