The Fourth Track Rule

[pearljammer13]

[joedec]

The Cure - Love Song

Guns N' Roses - Out Ta Get Me

Prince - Let's Pretend We're Married

Depeche Mode - Halo

Nas - The World is Yours

Marvin Gaye - Save The Children

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Joy Division - Colony

Notorious B.I.G. - Gimme The Loot

Smashing Pumpkins - Hummer

The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma

U2 - Until the End of the World

David Bowie - Sound and Vision

Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang: 7th Chamber

Black Sabbath - Iron Man

Nine Inch Nails - Sanctified

[gtroda]

There was a period of time in the 90s where I was convinced that the 8th track was the best on every CD. But that has faded over time. It was just a coincidence of my favorite CDs at that time.

I see where you're going since the artist may put what they consider to be their strongest songs at the front so you skip a couple to see if you'll really like the album and not the single.

But I'm not really buy the 4th track rule. I think it's just a random thing if you like the 4th track or not and may not necessarily be a good indication of the rest of the album.

[revolver94]

I'll do mine I guess

Pet Sounds - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
This is my second favorite song on the album, and by the Beach Boys. So over-representative?

OK Computer - Exit Music (For a Film)
That's fair.

Velvet Underground & Nico - Venus in Furs
That's fair.

Kid A - How To Disappear Completely
Fair again.

Exile in Guyville - Dance of the Seven Veils
Very fair.

Is This It - Barely Legal
Very fair.

Violent Femmes - Add It Up
yeah

this is stupid I'm going to stop
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[videoheadcleaner]

My Top 10 of 2012 mix:

Kindness - Gee Wiz
Oren Ambarchi - Fractured Mirror
Dead Can Dance - Amnesia
All India Radio - Golden
Joe McKee - An Open Mine
Grizzly Bear - Yet Again
Jeff Wayne - Forever Autumn
Marconi Union - Always Numb
Mono - Unseen Harbour
Something For Kate - The Kids Will Get The Money

To be honest, most of these are not memorable. Looking at the track listings, the third one was more likable.

[jhuik]

I'm not saying I follow this religiously. But in general, there are many albums that use track one as a warmup or they front load the album. In either of those cases, track four is a reasonable belweather for whether the album is any good. Of course this is a very limited way of assessing an album.
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[jhuik]

Mine is

1. Zero- Pumpkins: yes, very good indication of how I feel about this album and a good microcosm of MCATIS.
2. Backstreets by Springsteen. Not bad but not quite my fave here.
3. Caravan by Van Morrison. See what I mean here?
4. Getting Better from Sgt Peppers: Again, my theory holds very well. Love this track, love this album.
5. Stairway to Heaven, wow.
6. My Wife - the Who. Okay, the theory breaks down. This song is really an acquired taste for me.
7. Glorified G - PJ. Not my favorite on this album but a keeper nonetheless. Not really a microcosm of the album,
8. Breed by Nirvana. Again, not my favourite but not an unfair indication of the album as a whole.
9. Two Headed Boy -Aeroplane by NMH. Yup, fits awesome with the theory.
10. John Wayne Gacey JR by Sufjan Stevens. Yes, good inidcation of how I feel about this album.

So, in summary, my own rule comes out about 6/10 in my own current top ten list.
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[sheep21]

Agree
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