What are songs that act like a prequel or a sequel to their more popular songs?
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]For that song I wouldn't have chose these two parts. I would've gone for Part 1 and Part 3. Instead of a sequel Part 2 feels like a separate installment if you get what I mean.
Plus that's kind of cheating. Is every prog song split into multiple parts considerable for this? Like also from Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here (the suite?) is split into two large sections, and the folksy Pigs on the Wing acts like a storybook introduction and ending split into two parts and put at the start and end of the album.
There's a ton more examples like that. Especially on concept albums. The Beach Boys'/Brain Wilson has Wonderful, Song for Children (Look), Child is Father of the Man, and Surf's Up exploring the same idea and building on top of one another.
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Ozzy had "Crazy Train" and also "A.V.H." which contained the lyrics
Riding on a train that I can't control
One might say such a train was... crazy.
This also reminds me of Nelly, his song E.I. the line says "I'm a sucker for cornrows" and then his song Shake Ya Tailfeather "I'm still a sucker for cornrows you know I never changed that"
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]ELP's Karn Evil 9 is a pretty epic trilogy.
The first impression part 2 is what got played most often on the radio, but personally i think part 3 is where it shines.
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The Smashing Pumpkins- “1979” and “Perfect”.
People said “Perfect” sounded so much like “1979” that the music video was intentionally made to be a sequel to the latter.
EDIT: The Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band. If you can find a copy of Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991–2000) (a DVD collection of music videos and other goodies; acted as a companion to Rotten Apples), I recommend it. There is extensive audio commentary on the videos. For example, Stéphane Sednaoui who directed “Today”, claimed to had never listen to the song before the first day of filming. “1979” in particular had master tapes got destroyed after someone left them on the roof of their car, so the entire video had to be re-shot. “Perfect” commentary, Corgan makes the connection to the similarities with “1979”; all but one of the original teenage actors from the first video returned. There is a short film version of “Try” that featured a different ending to “Try, Try, Try”. A few live recordings are included, among them “Fuck You (An Ode to No One)” from the final Metro show when they broke up and “Geek USA” (a special mix that utilized maximum volume on the audio system).
Didn’t they also have
The beginning is the end is the beginning &
The end is the beginning is the end?
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The Smashing Pumpkins- “1979” and “Perfect”.
People said “Perfect” sounded so much like “1979” that the music video was intentionally made to be a sequel to the latter.
EDIT: The Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band. If you can find a copy of Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991–2000) (a DVD collection of music videos and other goodies; acted as a companion to Rotten Apples), I recommend it. There is extensive audio commentary on the videos. For example, Stéphane Sednaoui who directed “Today”, claimed to had never listen to the song before the first day of filming. “1979” in particular had master tapes got destroyed after someone left them on the roof of their car, so the entire video had to be re-shot. “Perfect” commentary, Corgan makes the connection to the similarities with “1979”; all but one of the original teenage actors from the first video returned. There is a short film version of “Try” that featured a different ending to “Try, Try, Try”. A few live recordings are included, among them “Fuck You (An Ode to No One)” from the final Metro show when they broke up and “Geek USA” (a special mix that utilized maximum volume on the audio system).
To this day I still haven't heard any of their songs, this might be the day I listen to their songs
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
360 and 365 from Brat By Charli xcx
Also, Haken's full albums Virus and Vector are prequels to the song Cockroach King from their album The Mountain.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Metallica has the unforgiven, unforgiven 2, and unforgiven 3
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To this day I still haven't heard any of their songs, this might be the day I listen to their songs
If you dive in, here's one that I love that I feel is a bit of a departure from their more typical formula with some very pleasant strings
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It depends if an ouverture counts, and how popular of a song.
Bad Religion has Ouverture before Sinister Rouge. They are different tracks but they merge together.
Also, one could argue that most of the songs on the album American Idiot by Green Day, are a prequel to the next one. The songs can be separated but they are parts of a story.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
The Unforgiven and The Unforgiven II by Metallica
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Destiny Potato - The Buildup. It establishes most of the motifs used in Indifferent one track later on the same album.
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Tool
Parabol - ParabolaSounds interesting, I shall listen to this
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Radiohead is good, now there's more to add to my list
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Dream Theater has a song called Metropolis Part 1. Originally they didn't plan to have any additional parts, but it worked out that eventually they decided to follow it up. Instead of a single song, they did a whole album: Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory. And I think it's their best work.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Rush: Cygnus X-1 books I and II. More of a two-part story, but kind of fits the question.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Primus has the four Fisherman's Chronicles songs.
- John the Fisherman
- Fish On
- The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon
- Last Salmon Man
Another thing that might count as an example is that Wings' Band on the Run and Helen Wheels both mention a character named Sailor Sam.
Edit: Added to post.
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
The Prodigy - Omen(Reprise)
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For example, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall part 1 and part 2.
Electric Six has a song called Gay Bar Part Two, the context was purely ironic but it still counts
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The suite on Wish You Were Here (album) is called Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
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Didn’t they also have
The beginning is the end is the beginning &
The end is the beginning is the end?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]“The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning” is an alternate version.
EDIT: The tracks on the single for “The End Is the Beginning Is the End” are all alternate versions.
