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Best/Worst Bonus Tracks (Stolen from chwbka's Post)

You know, chwbka's topic is good because so many excellent songs wound up as B-Sides. Why is that? Lots of them were more interesting than the A-Sides.

But, I haven't played a record in years, so I don't even remember which songs were B-Sides. Now, they are all Bonus Tracks. And you know what else? Most of the Bonus Tracks seem to suck. Maybe it's because I have no association with them or no nostalgia. Or maybe they are just not to my taste.

So, what CDs have had the best and/or worst Bonus Tracks according to you?


Brad Day
Atlanta, GA


-~Obscene dreams in rusty beds.~-

Off the top of my head, some of the best bonus tracks were covers;

Lemonheads - Mrs robinson bonus track
Black Flag - Louie Louie

There are many others, but these are the only two that really stick out to me since i later had to "rebuy" the cd again to get it with the "bonus track"...<small>the bastards!</small>

Thanks for the 'props'. I must say I'm a sucker for a bonus track. Especially if it is a different version of a song I love. A few of my favorites...

Adam Ant - Strip (live studio version)
Book Of Love - Modigliani (Lost in Your Eyes) (I Dream of Jeanne Mix)
Bronski Beat - Run from Love (Remix) - 8:16
Flock Of Seagulls - Committed (Extended Version) (5:40)
Human League - Life On Your Own (Extended Version)
Yello - Base For Alec

I think the David Bowie Ryko-discs had some pretty much Godawful bonus tracks. One that stand out in my mind is his version of Moon of Alabama (The Whiskey Song) on Scary Monsters. Now THAT'S something scary!