Redruth Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 on albums that you otherwise enjoy, name trac(s) that you just could not help removing, tracs which ruin the listening experience for you. do you believe this should never be done? have you modified an album trac list with success? have you ever modified an album in any way? have you destroyed an album out of anger? if you were to destroy your entire music collection, how would you choose to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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modey Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 All the fucking shitty intermission tracks on Tool albums. Same with the throwaway trippy psychedelic noise bits on the first Mudvayne album. And, while I'm at it, any album with a non-musical 'intro'/'outro'. Seriously, what's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crono3 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Nope... I'm strongly against altering albums like that. If I really don't like a track I'll skip it or even endure it, but I would never actually remove it from the album. I know I'm not the only one like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Only when they've got some remixes/b-sides/live versions tacked on at the end, because 90% of the time they aren't all that great & just serve to make the album too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Only when they've got some remixes/b-sides/live versions tacked on at the end, because 90% of the time they aren't all that great & just serve to make the album too long. yeah, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretstik Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Yonks ago I altered the White Album running order so that it matched the gold-label mid-70s cassette issue. But fuck removing tracks etc., kids today and their digital-age idiocy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Only when they've got some remixes/b-sides/live versions tacked on at the end, because 90% of the time they aren't all that great & just serve to make the album too long. yeah, this. +1. Also, a lot of jazz reissues tack on 'alternate takes' of album tracks, sometimes they're decent enough on their own merits but why would you listen to another slightly varied version of track you just heard moments ago (particularly the one that was deemed best for inclusion on the album in first place) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jur Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Ventolin on Aphex Twin's ...I Care Because You Do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 considering how cheap hard disk space is, i see absolutely no logical reason why someone would do this. just keep everything and make playlists of tracks you like if it's that important to avoid shit. i often end up liking things on albums that i skipped originally, so it would be counter intuitive for me to start deleting tracks off albums i haven't properly listened to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve33 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I don't think I have removed any tracks on from my hard drive, but I did this a lot when I owned an iPod. The following are tracks I ALWAYS skip. I could probably list examples all day, here are some albums that I feel are perfect, minus one shitty song. Drukqs: Btoum-Rumada and Gwely Mernans I Care Because You Do: Come on You Slags Deerhunter's Halycon Digest: Helicopter (And the Saxophone in Coronado) Fatboy Slim's You've Come a Long Way Baby: California Franz Ferdinand's Self Titled: Auf Achse Franz Ferdinand's YCHISMB: Eleanor Put Your Boots Back On Gorillaz' Demon Days: the last two tracks Leafcutter John's TSIDTTR: Move On Lolita Storm's Girls fucking shit up: Meat Injection Merzbow's Merzbeat: Tadpole Portishead's Dummy: It's a Fire Vsnares' Rossz: Felbomlasztott Mentökocsi Why's Elephant Eyelash: Waterfalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I never remove files from my hard drive, but have made custom playlists (bibio's mind bokeh - take off your shirt, for example). Radiohead have commented in several interviews that theyre (or at least, some of the members) are unhappy with the finished version of hail to the thief. Thom has since posted a blog post with an alternate track listing, which I have put together as a different album to the original. and um, it's actually a good listen^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManjuShri Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 To Explain Grades of Beef on TRS-80's Shake Hands with Danger. http://www.amazon.com/Shake-Hands-With-Danger-TRS-80/dp/B0000AKCLW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marach Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Nobody mentioned Squarepusher's Vacuum Garden yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peteisfat Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Radiohead have commented in several interviews that theyre (or at least, some of the members) are unhappy with the finished version of hail to the thief. Thom has since posted a blog post with an alternate track listing, which I have put together as a different album to the original. and um, it's actually a good listen^^ I've never heard of that before, I'll have to check that out. On the subject of Radiohead, I've listened to that Ok Computer/In Rainbows tracklist theory that popped up a while back. It's flows pretty well, but it's not as mind-blowing as some people claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 remember when boxing day said he deleted pocket calculator from computer world because it disrupted the flow? haha what a knob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretstik Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Radiohead have commented in several interviews that theyre (or at least, some of the members) are unhappy with the finished version of hail to the thief. Thom has since posted a blog post with an alternate track listing, which I have put together as a different album to the original. and um, it's actually a good listen^^ I've never heard of that before, I'll have to check that out. pigster, do you have a decent link? I could only find something in Yahoo Answers and a few dodgy forums which I'm loathe to trust 100%. And I agree with the playlist option, that's one aspect of digital music that I do appreciate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hautlle Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 You guys only edit out whole tracks? I edit out minuscule portions of tracks that I don't like. That little snare sound 35 seconds into 4 from the RDJ album? Yup, I cut it out. That shit won't be ruining my listening experience anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noise Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 You guys only edit out whole tracks? I edit out minuscule portions of tracks that I don't like. That little snare sound 35 seconds into 4 from the RDJ album? Yup, I cut it out. That shit won't be ruining my listening experience anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I don't tend to omit whole tracks, but some I will change the speed of if I prefer it faster or slower. (example: Aphex Twin's Curve remix on 26 Mixes is so much better slowed down). Oh I did edit out all of the weird wankery at the end of the Broadcast track "Man is Not a Bird" as I thought it distracted from what is otherwise a great track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve33 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 You guys only edit out whole tracks? I edit out minuscule portions of tracks that I don't like. Oh yea, I've done that too. Gonjasufi's outro in Klowds is so damn annoying. And I've cut out a lot of blank spaces that lead to bonus tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'm not into modifying albums to my personal taste. I like to hear them as a whole, as they were intended. This does not mean I'll listen to a 10-minute static track, or minute-long ear-piercing track, etc. Those automatically get the boot. Deerhunter's Halycon Digest: Helicopter (And the Saxophone in Coronado) I really like that song! I like the album as a whole but I could think of about 3 songs I would remove if I was into removing songs from albums. Radiohead have commented in several interviews that theyre (or at least, some of the members) are unhappy with the finished version of hail to the thief. Thom has since posted a blog post with an alternate track listing, which I have put together as a different album to the original. and um, it's actually a good listen^^ I've never heard of that before, I'll have to check that out. pigster, do you have a decent link? I could only find something in Yahoo Answers and a few dodgy forums which I'm loathe to trust 100%. And I agree with the playlist option, that's one aspect of digital music that I do appreciate. I'd be interested to hear this, as I've never grown to appreciate Hail to the Thief. Maybe I'll play it next as I've been on a Radiohead kick this week (Playing The Bends right now). Hope I can find the track list somewhere online and I'll just make a playlist in Spotify. Some albums I can remember modifying: Tool - Undertow (cut out tracks 10-68) Marcy Playground - Marcy Playground (cut out "Sex and Candy") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 supposedly it's this: there there the gloaming sail to the moon sit down. stand up go to sleep whereiendandubegin scatterbrain 2+2=5 myxomatosis a wolf at the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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