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Cream - Mother's Lament (Disraeli Gears, 1967)

I'm a bit of a sucker for throwaway and hidden tracks, and this is a favourite of mine and my daughters.

Got me thinking, I might have to organise a #HiddenTracksTop10 challenge.

https://youtu.be/sYIg61FTi5s

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Nirvana - All Apologies (In Utero, 1993)

Despondency and sparseness, and quite possibly my favourite Dave Grohl drumming.

Rather unbelievably this will be 30 years old this year.

https://youtu.be/Ba_08WWIWV8

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Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (So Tonight That I Might See, 1993)

Hypnotic.

https://youtu.be/gYbBL_3XLEM

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Deep Purple - Hard Lovin' Man (In Rock, 1970)

Richie Blackmore and Jon Lord freak out. Lord's organ solo is amazing, but Blackmore's playing is full of raw energy and attitude.

https://youtu.be/1BoLgLGRyIc

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Faith No More - Woodpecker from Mars (The Real Thing, 1989)

Heh-Heh-Heh-HEHHH-Heh

Churning Middle Eastern tinged instrumental with a gargantuan bassline from Billy Gould.

Named after Woody Woodpecker.

https://youtu.be/FMGA21QxzsM

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Helmet - Sam Hell (Betty, 1994)

Page Hamilton embraces his inner Tom Waits.

https://youtu.be/KIMx9_2tp48

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Nine Inch Nails - Hurt (The Downward Spiral, 1994)

As closers go it's a bit of a downer. Claustrophobic, dark and bleak, but oddly beautiful.

Trent Reznor gave it life, but Johnny Cash gave it meaning.

https://youtu.be/Ty-bLdf8Bsw

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Mother Love Bone - Crown of Thorns (Apple, 1990)

Grunge ballad.

Love rock awaits you people.

https://youtu.be/rf9lNvUrJlo

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Tortoise - Along the Banks of Rivers (1996)

Cinematic.

Has always reminded me of The Ipcress File by John Barry.

https://youtu.be/NeX5hxyAL54

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Justice - One Minute to Midnight (2007)

John Carpenter-esque banger.

https://youtu.be/wXp1C6Byd2E

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Mad Season - All Alone (1995)

Sparse atmospheric closer. Beautiful, but depressingly prescient.

https://youtu.be/OJar1xAqaWI

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Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)

Manhunter. If you know, you know.

https://youtu.be/Tfpn3wHoNGA

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Pink Floyd - Echoes (Meddle, 1971)

Quite possibly the single best song that Pink Floyd ever recorded.

https://youtu.be/53N99Nim6WE

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Alice in Chains - Would? (Dirt, 1992)

Hypnotic rhythms and nihilistic lyrics. I've always loved the way that the tribal drum beat and rolling bassline holds the song together, and that final vocal "If I would, could you", dark.

https://youtu.be/Nco_kh8xJDs

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Mark Lanegan - Tiny Grain of Truth (Blues Funeral, 2012)

Closes what I consider to be Lanegan's masterpiece of an album. Seen this referred to as "electro-swamp-pyschedelia" and can't think of a better way of describing it.

https://youtu.be/lZSxZfRtXsA

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Teenage Fanclub - Is This Music? (Bandwagonesque, 1991)

Great instrumental closer. Whether intentional or not this sounds (and feels) like a nod to Big Country and Stuart Adamson's bagpipe guitars.

https://youtu.be/Mz_rBq7fn1M

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Temple of the Dog - All Night Thing (Temple of the Dog, 1991)

A closer for the wee hours. A song for reflection and introspection.

https://youtu.be/GDjCf2f60QU

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Miles Davis - In a Silent Way (In a Silent Way, 1969)

Despite taking up a full side of album on vinyl it's still technically a closer.

https://youtu.be/8bdBONxS-Es

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The Chemical Brothers - The Private Psychedelic Reel (Dig Your Own Hole, 1997)

Trippy Beatles-esque journey into the 6th dimension.

https://youtu.be/aqGzrjL3kys

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The Sisters of Mercy - I Was Wrong (Vision Thing, 1990)

Bowie-esque.

https://youtu.be/_zdefgePE0k