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Parts of songs that sound like technical or production errors

Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:16 am
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:16 am
Like something fricked up in production or capturing of the sound. A couple I can think of:

Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth

I know the lyric is “what a field day for the heat. A thousand PEOPLE in the street.”

I can NEVER hear the word “people” fully. It always sounds like “a thousand __ple in the street.” Give it a listen, drives me nuts.

Another is Up Around the Bend

“Always time for a good conversation, there’s an ear for what you say”

The lyric of “ear for” always sounds fricked up in the song, like some overdubbing got messed up. Give it a listen as well and tell me if you hear it too, like foggerty was taped twice and they spliced it poorly

Any of y’all ever notice these?
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:39 am to
quote:

Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth



The song was recorded by the band without producers with the full band playing at once rather than on separate tracks. I think Stephen Stills must have pulled back from the mic when singing the first part of people.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
87385 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:41 am to
quote:

I can NEVER hear the word “people” fully
Something there, not sure how to describe.

quote:

The lyric of “ear for” always sounds fricked up in the song
It's messed up. Like damaged tape.
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
16687 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:44 am to
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Parts of songs that sound like technical or production errors


Posted by beauxgy
LA
Member since Feb 2007
3965 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:46 am to
AIC- Them Bones at 1:42. Clinking noise. You can't un-hear it.

Dem Bones
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
24834 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 11:55 am to
Posted by 10 Blade
Member since Jul 2017
134 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 12:23 pm to
Del Amitri “Mother Nature’s Writing”: loud feedback squeal at 3:23 is very distracting and annoying in what is otherwise a very cool song
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
10565 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 12:47 pm to
Asia "Heat of the Moment" guitar solo has got to be one of the worst recorded solos of all time. Pretty much forgets whatever was supposed to be played midway through and completely whiffs on the ending
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
28552 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 12:59 pm to
I don't hear it. I get the quick drum/cymbal fill, but that's it. Is that what you're referring to? I'm on computer speakers so there are definitely tones that won't come through clearly on here.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
177281 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 1:20 pm to
In the outro to Wrapped Around Your Finger it sounds like Sting smoked a string on accident and they just left it in.

LINK

Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
20372 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 1:24 pm to
Dylan’s “Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again” when Grandpa lit a fire on main street and shot it full of holes.
Posted by midlothianlsu
Midlothian, Texas
Member since Oct 2009
1837 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 1:31 pm to
Can’t Buy Me Love

At the 1:20 or so mark you can hear the previous guitar solo behind the solo George is playing on that take. The original track was recorded in Paris and then they worked on it some more at EMI (Abbey Road)
Posted by beauxgy
LA
Member since Feb 2007
3965 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 1:35 pm to
It's likely Kinney, but I can't be sure. It doesn't sound like it is by design. It's
a metallic, cowbell-like sound, no pun intended. Someone on an AIC forum pointed it out. Listen again......or maybe someone else can chime in on what they hear...
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 1:37 pm
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
76202 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 2:54 pm to
smoke on the water? or was that actually a malfunction?
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
19762 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:39 pm to
I was going to mention this one also. There was also a problem with the original tape in regards to Ringo's drums that had to be corrected.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
61992 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:06 pm to
there's a definite clink sound. Listened to it on a few different apps. I've never noticed it before and I've probably listened to that album a thousand times.
Posted by rexorotten
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Member since Oct 2013
5123 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:12 pm to
Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight? Either Elvis or one of the Jordainaires bumped a mic at the end of the song. The Engineer said the take was too good to rerecord it so they cut and spliced the tape.

3:02 in this video.

youtube
Posted by DoctorTechnical
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2009
3025 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:33 pm to
I've always enjoyed "intentional errors" -- as in extra noises -- in the intro or outro of songs.

Example: XTC plugging in their guitars at the beginning of Peter Pumpkinhead
Posted by beauxgy
LA
Member since Feb 2007
3965 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:33 pm to
Like I said, you can't "unhear" it. Hope I didn't ruin it for you.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
19762 posts
Posted on 3/3/22 at 6:20 pm to
Great song.
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