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he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
edited August 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
I always hate when songs "fade out" on studio recordings...why cant they just end as if they were playing them live? Never really understood this. Just wondering if this bothers anyone else...do you prefer the "fade out" or an abrupt, direct END to a song?
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    It depends on the song but usually I don't care.
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  • threefish10threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    i did always find fade outs a bit silly. but i ain't gonna go bat shit if a song fades out. it doesn't bother me, but yeah i found it out.
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  • TheBeardedFellowTheBeardedFellow Posts: 317
    It doesn't bother me that much, but i always look forward to hearing how bands end songs like that live. I remember seeing PJ on Letterman when Yield was out and hearing for the first time how Wishlist ends
  • The Crooked HeartThe Crooked Heart Posts: 116
    I don't like it because I always feel weird singing along.
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    Some songs it works, some songs it's like "what awesome little musical jewels did they get rid of?"
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    or when they are talking over the beginning of the tune, this bites.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Depends on the song for me... some songs have music that works with a fade out, and then some songs just call for an abrupt end.
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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    I'm not a fan of the fade out.
  • markin ballmarkin ball Posts: 1,075
    DewieCox wrote:
    Some songs it works, some songs it's like "what awesome little musical jewels did they get rid of?"

    Yeah, like " I wish I was the radio song, the one you couldn't turn off".
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Posts: 12,158
    I used to slowly turn the volume down on songs I didn't want to listen to so that my brother would think it was ending. It didn't always work though. It would be halfway through one of his songs and I'd try to fade it out and he would notice, lol
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  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    Gotta say I'm not a fan of the fade out either - it just sounds way too produced, you know? If anyone knew how to do an abrupt end to a song, it was the Ramones for sure!
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  • Jeremy's SpokesmanJeremy's Spokesman Posts: 225
    I don't like fade outs. They seem like a...lazy way to end a song, I think.

    Also, if you're listening to a REALLY GOOD song and it fades out, it makes you feel like you're missing part of the song! (IE: Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower.)
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