I realized a while ago there's a(n annoying?) trope of bands/artists ending their albums by getting up, walking to and through a door, and closing it behind them. The Replacements, Neutral Milk Hotel, Julien Baker, and a few more I'm forgetting. What are your annoying music cliches? Also, while we're here, drop a list why not?
They ended a song with it not an album, and they closed the door then hustled away, but it's from 1972...
Wilco did it on Being There.
The story was that Tweedy's son was being fussy and his wife carried to ask him when he'd be home. I think you can hear him say something about it being the last take at the start of the song and he literally got up and walked out while they left the tape running.
After hearing the story, I kind of like it. Adds a little context.
Ah, yes. That's one of the ones I was forgetting.
01. "Violin Concerto in A, RV 347 (ed. Malipiero): II. Largo" – Itzhak Perlman – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / 3 Violin Concertos
02. "Getting It Right" – Caitlin Rose – CAZIMI
03. "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" – Prince – Originals
04. "Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues" – Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
05. "BASQUIAT (feat. Saba)" – Jamila Woods – Legacy! Legacy!
06. "A Message for Austin/Praise the Lord/Enter the Void" – Thundercat – Apocalypse
07. "Listen Up" – Walt Mink – El Producto
08. "American Caveman" – Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan's Slingshot
09. "Soberland" – Hinds – I Don't Run
10. "Check" – Young Thug – Barter 6
Not necessarily a cliche, but the lyrics on Train's Soul Sister ".....untrimmed chest" annoys the crap out of me. If I hear the beginning of that song, I leave whatever building I am in. The dumbest sentence in any song ever written. (Yes, I realize that I am exaggerating)
The dumbest sentence in any song ever written.
Did I ask too much? More than a lot.
The worst is probably some other lyric by Train
Universal enshittification.
I didn't read, but generally understand the Doctorow enshittification idea. My hope is this continued drum-banging leads to the upcoming, more-online-capable generations considering putting their money toward non-shitty products and services. Of course, I have personal reasons to want this, but also I really believe there can be lots of good niche products that can both be profitable (to pay 10-20 people to work on them) and useful (to the people that want to use them).
The current super-enshittified area I'm thinking about: streaming omg.
Yes. All it takes is people not willing to put up with it.
Recently I posted on some social network: "Once upon a time if you wanted a product or service, you paid for it. That, but for online things."
To be fair, the early internet was not built for commercial transactions so sharing was a common paradigm. When e-commerce entered the picture that all changed, but it didn't happen overnight and without resistance. What e-commerce reinforced is that when the commons and capitalism clash, capital usually wins.
People usually shop based on price and not service. And then they complain when they don't get service for the lowest price.
I'm also likely to do that but I'm trying to be more aware of it and be willing to pay when service is better.
don't even get me started on subscription-model pricing.
Smart TVs can really tick me off sometimes. If they're so damn smart, how come they're so damn slow? I thought waiting for the TV to warm up went out with vacuum tubes.
Well, it takes time to check all of your HDMI connections to see if it's time to insert a new HDMI advert.
As long as there's alternatives/competition, I'm just a wary spectator.
I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
Add it Up - Violent Femmes - (self-titled)
Slab - Wombo - Slab
Cage Then Brick - The Hidden Orchestra -
- Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
Methinks this list may not be entirely random... 🧐
I'm trying to fix it! Stupid phone
I thought he was just really into that song.
It's a good song...
I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
Add it Up - Violent Femmes - (self-titled)
Slab - Wombo - Slab
Cage Then Brick - The Hidden Orchestra - To Dream is to Forget
Soft Like a Flower - Cherry Glazerr - I Don't Want You Anymore
Kakistocracy - Maruja - Knocknarea
Calm Like a Bomb - Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
Veronica Mars - Blondshell - (self-titled)
Bargain Bin - Weakened Friends - Quitter
Glass House - Screaming Females - All at Once
On the other side, loved how the album Glass Houses shows a picture of Billy throwing a rock at a glass house and the opening sound of the album is the glass breaking.
The one thing I really friggin hated when I was a kid were hidden tracks. Usually it wasn't a very good song anyway. The only time I didn't hate it was on Under the Table and Dreaming where the album ends with the song #34 and tracks #12 through #33 are all blank. The extra pause then before you get to that song appeals to me. Not sure if Her Majesty was ever a hidden track or if it was always listed; I like that one, too, and it's location. I've tried fitting the song in where it was originally supposed to go and it felt awkward to me.
Into the Great Wide Open -- Tom Petty
What I Don't Know -- Dwight Yoakam
Nice Guys Finish Last -- Green Day
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song -- Jim Croce
The Change -- Garth Brooks
Ne Me Quitte Pas -- Regina Spektor
When Cowboys Didn't Dance -- Lonestar
Creeque Alley -- The Mamas and the Papas
Cups -- Anna Kendrick
The Execution of All Things -- Rilo Kiley
Here to second the hidden track deal. I hated espcially a song that was 20 minutes long with 13 minutes of silence between the two songs. Not only a pain on a CD, but the song name, etc usually wasn't listed.
Yeah, the "one track/long pause bewteen" sucks. Totally screws up the shuffle function. Put in blank tracks if you want but I hated the gap.
"Zamboni" was originally a hidden/bonus track. By far, Martin's best-known and most-played song.
Yes. One hit wonder that hid their one hit. Brilliant!
Sorry - I read "one hit" and thought this was the game log
Well, the bass player did play in the Twins fantasy camp.
I can't think of a single song I would listen to that has a door closing at the end. I think in my realm you're more likely to hear the door opening at the start.
01. "Diary" - Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
02. "Beginner's Guide to Suicide" - Orange Goblin - Healing Through Fire
03. "Love Reign Down" - Black Label Society - Stronger Than Death
04. "Light" - Ancient Bards - Origine (The Black Crystal Sword Saga, Part 2)
05. "Hardcore" - Beast in Black - Dark Connection
06. "One More Magic Potion - Ensiferum - Victory Songs
07. "Njord" - Brothers of Metal - Emblas Saga
08. "Tanelorn (Into the Void)" - Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time
09. "Mystic Symphony" - Orden Ogan - To The End
10. "Tithonus" - Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine
1. "Sonatine III - Be Over" - Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine soundtrack
2. "Epilogue (Psalm 121)" - Pat Metheny - Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack
3. "Soldier of Fortune" - Marc Jordan - Talking through Pictures
4. "God Moving over the Face of the Waters" - Moby - Heat (Music from the Motion Picture
5. "Elsie Cubitt" - Patrick Gowers - Sherlock Holmes: The Series
6. "Fading Out" - Primitive Radio Gods - White Hot Peach
7. "To One in Paradise" - The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagionation
8. "The Legend of Ashitaka Theme" - Joe Hisaishi - Princess Mononoke soundtrack
9. "Always Returning" - Brian Eno - Atmospheres & Soundtracks
10. "Romance for String Orchestra, Op. 11" - Gerald Finzi - Finzi (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult)
1. Man on the Silver Mountain - Ronnie Montrose
2. The Magnificent Seven (Theme) - Elmer Bernstein
3. She Makes Me Laugh - The Monkees
4. Eden is Burning - John Mellencamp
5. Calling Elvis - Dire Straits
6. Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker
7. Groovy Kind of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
8. Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
9. Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead
10. Skies the Limit - Fleetwood Mac
1. "Kissing the Beehive" - Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer
2. "Satellites" - Doves The Last Broadcast
3. "I'm Writing a Novel" - Father John Misty Live at Cine Joia, São Paulo, Brazil 11/8/2022
4. "Two Lovers" - The Rural Alberta Advantage Departing
5. "Lay Low" - My Morning Jacket Okonokos
6. "You Don't Have Cancer" - Kowloon Walled City Container Ships
7. "Fool in the Rain" - Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door
8. "Essentially" - Japanese Breakfast Essentially - Single
9. "Fairweather Friends" - Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork
10. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" - Deftones Around the Fur
I might listen to this list tonight.
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Friday/checks Archives/ year to neglect to see if there’s a Friday Music Day.