Spectre should've been on AMSP.
I know it's been like a whole year since this albums release and I missed the time to have this discussion but I have no idea why Spectre wasn't on AMSP. It's a fantastic song that goes largely untalked about, and it easily deserves a place among the other AMSP songs. It fits musically and thematically into AMSP. I'm just going to list all the reasons it should be on the album:
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Following the Alphabetical order thing it fits nice and comfortable between Present Tense and Tinker Tailor. The last words of Present tense (in you I'm lost) even line up with the beginning of Spectre (I'm lost, im a ghost....).
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I've read around that there was something about the potential surrounding tracks that indicated there was supposed to be something between them. Like the losless audio files had cuts at the end of Present Tense and beginning of Tinker Tailor, indicating there was a track to be in between them (see point #1!!!). Could this all be baloney though, and I just want to justify putting Spectre on the album? Maybe.
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If exit music (for a film) can be on OK Computer, Spectre (not for a film) should be on AMSP!
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Spectre was the perfect lead single for AMSP in that it epitomizes everything AMSP would sound like. Awesome falsetto, musical buildup, powerful haunting strings, etc. Not to mention it gives the album a much needed pick me up to somewhat further justify opening with the intensity of BTW. So why not include it on the album?
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The only potential issue with Spectres inclusion in the tracklist is runtime, clocking in at 56 minutes. However because this album is so solid there's never a dull moment. It completely earns that just under an hour badge and should wear it with pride! (I even add Ill Wind to the end as a bonus track, even when it's over an hour it's still not too long imo)
Thats my case for putting Spectre on the album. It fits, it works, and most importantly it sounds nice and compliments it's surrounding tracks. What do you guys think?
Posted Aug 14, 2017, 7:14 PM UTC · edited