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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32236 Location: Buenos Aires
I think EPs often get unfairly overlooked in favor of full-length albums, when sometimes they can deliver a perfectly fulfilling experience on their own. There are plenty of "great albums" lists but not a whole lot of "great EPs" lists, so let's make one.
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I was gonna lead with the Primus Nigel EP that Ello posted.
I’m willing to argue that the best EP ever is the original release of Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls, and Marches. (I highlight the original because later releases added other singles, and all versions are fantastic but the initial six song release is a monster in its own right).
Also:
Radiohead - Airbag (I like this more than OK Computer)
Rolling Stones - 5x5 Goose - Autumn Crossing (2023 release) The Black Keys - The Moan The Black Keys - Chulahoma Alice In Chains - Sap Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies Fantastic Negrito - Deluxe EP Guns N Roses - G N R Lies (I thought this was considered an EP) Marcus King Band - Due North My Morning Jacket - Chocolate and Ice (even if for Cobra alone) Pearl Jam - Merkinball Primus - Miscellaneous Debris The War on Drugs - Barrel of Batteries
Love this one! This and their debut are still my favorite releases by them, and I've loved them all.
Ello Sailor wrote:
Another great call! Also their Peel Sessions EP from around the same time -- what a great era for SP.
IMO, Mogwai are the kings of the EP during my lifetime:
Mogwai - EP+2 (or +6 depending on your region) Mogwai - Travels in Constants Mogwai - My Father My King (rec. by Albini!) The Clientele - That Night, a Forest Grew The Clientele - Minotaur Calexico - Convict Pool The Decemberists - The Tain Death Cab for Cutie - Stability Black Thought - Streams of Thought Vol. 1 and 2 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Cheyenne Mize - Among the Gold The Tallest Man on Earth - Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird
There are also a lot of great, historical ones in jazz from the days before LP's (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sinatra, etc.), though many of those were quickly compiled onto fuller-length collections early in the album era, which is how they've been reissued ever since and is likely how they'll be remembered. Same with some '60's rock EP's like the Beatles' Long Tall Sally (anthologized on Past Masters) and the Rolling Stones EP (which was chopped up piecemeal across a few different releases).
I love a good EP. I'd much rather bands release an EP a year than wait 3-4 years between full-lengths.
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