Matt D From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 51 Posted (11 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 678 times:
Do any of you know any songs that have "errors" in them, such as poor mixing, bad and disjointed editing, etc?
Here are a few that I can think of:
"Dust In The Wind" by Kansas: In the middle of the song, where the long fiddle chord is played, you can clearly hear the dropout caused by the bad tape splice when that violin loop was created.
"Sex" By Berlin: Right after singer Terri Nunn (How's that for irony) sings "I'm A Boy...." if you listen carefully, you can hear sort of a low male laugh in the background. It sounds to me like a mike was left on. Although I don't know for sure, I don't think that laugh was intentional.
"Hold On" by Wilson Phillips: Right at the opening of the second chorus, the left channel drops out about 6 dB for about half a second. For some reason, it's hard to hear if listened to directly off CD, but any CD-R or tape will pick it up, and then it's VERY noticeable.
JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (11 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 647 times:
On Crystal Ball by Styx during the long keyboard bit, you can hear where the guy accidently hit an ajoining key while hitting the correct one.
Ryanb741 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2002, 3219 posts, RR: 17 Reply 2, posted (11 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 640 times:
All of the Spice Girls' songs appear to have errors, because where there are supposed to be vocals all you can hear is this terrible out of tune wailing.....
I used to think the brain is the most fascinating part of my body. But, hey, who is telling me that?
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38597 posts, RR: 79 Reply 3, posted (11 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 631 times:
JetService:
Oh my God, I thaught I was the only person that recognized that!
Styx is one of my favorite groups!
Other mistakes:
California Dreaming - Mamas & the Papas.
Did you know the vocal chorus couldn't come in at the right time and so they recorded the song with the chours coming in 1 second before it was intended.
Turned out to be a hit!
RUSH
Working Man.. The feedback from Alex Lifeson's guitar can be picked up when he takes a break in the middle of his guitar solo.
Bad mistakes:
Everything on MTV, the Grammys and all boy groups and girl groups.
Ryanb741:
The Spice Girls are great!
I have two of there albums. I don't know how they sound though! I can care less about there music!
Matt D From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (11 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 624 times:
One other one I just remembered:
An obscure song from the Beatles' early career:
"Every Little Thing"
During Paul's guitar solo, he knocked over an ashtray with his guitar. I guess the "take" was otherwise perfect. So it was kept. In that song, you can hear the metallic "clink" in the background as the ashtray fell.
JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13 Reply 6, posted (11 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 617 times:
Superfly! YES!!!! Styx rocks!!!!!!! In sixth grade (about 1980), one of our assignments in music class was to make a video to a song. My partner's dad filmed a local hockey game for us and he and I ran it to 'Foolin' Yourself'. (I was really in to 'Grand Illusion' at the time) On the film, one of the players took a nasty check and fell down to the ice injured. It happened during the lyrics, "Get up! Get back on your feet..." The music teacher assumed we intended that and thought we were freakin' geniuses. Was pure bull$%it luck!!! LMAO! She did give us high marks for the choice of tunage.
Funny you should mention Calif. Dreamer. I had just picked that up off Napster before it went down. I have it next to Age of Aquarius. I must say one thing about hippies. They weren't right about much, but they sure got the music right!!!!!
TeXstud323 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (11 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 606 times:
not as detectable on the original Rumours CDs but evident on digitally remixed, right before the beginning of the song "The Chain" you can hear Lindsay Buckingham whisper "Oh Phuk".
747-451 From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 2417 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (11 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 564 times:
Didana Ross and the Supremes "No Matter What Sign You are"- on the album, the song litterally drops out as if the master was damaged (crinkled) (when the mastered it for CD, they repoaired it a bit).
A "general" mistake in music...generally giving talentless sexpots and "boy" bands contracts...
Sccutler From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 5103 posts, RR: 28 Reply 10, posted (11 years 11 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 557 times:
Oh 'Fly...
...I was cleaning out my workshop, and there it is... a genuine 8-track recorder!
On the shelf above the old first-generation stereo open reel deck (Sears Silvertone).
Ooh, eat your heart out!
...three miles from BRONS, clear for the ILS one five approach...
ILOVEA340 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 2100 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (11 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 554 times:
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29367 posts, RR: 61 Reply 12, posted (11 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 552 times:
I almost bought a Styx CD this evening at work....
Instead I ended up with a Doctor Demento Set. The 30TH aniversery Collection.
I am listening to Weird Al Yankovic's "Yoda" right now.
It just isn't the same is it?
OBAMA-WORST PRESIDENT EVER....Even SKOORB would be better.
JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13 Reply 14, posted (11 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 541 times:
'All Of My Love' by Led Zep. has the same error in the keyboard solo as the Styx song. Extra key strike.
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