tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post115420892671553894..comments2024-03-12T14:44:22.085-05:00Comments on 3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: An Open Letter Regarding Hidden Bonus TracksPaul V. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874486521264396782noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-1155820895666617782006-08-17T08:21:00.000-05:002006-08-17T08:21:00.000-05:00Even worse than the hidden track at the end of the...Even worse than the hidden track at the end of the CD after 20 minutes of silence is the sometimes hidden track in the middle of the disc that can only be accessed by playing through the entire song preceding it, it is the one that counts backwards into negative numbers on your CD player display but does NOT rip to your computer or show up on the old iPod. This is the biggest sham yet in the hidden track game.Sorniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057350597607764166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-1155818908732186892006-08-17T07:48:00.000-05:002006-08-17T07:48:00.000-05:00I started a small record label a few years back an...I started a small record label a few years back and pleaded with an artist not to subscribe to this kind of chicanery. What a bunch of crap, especially for a debut album from an unknown. Never again.tom.elkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14835689965495302746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-1154381731523878762006-07-31T16:35:00.000-05:002006-07-31T16:35:00.000-05:00Diversified Mortgage Group provides purchase and r...Diversified Mortgage Group provides purchase and refinance mortgages throughout the Twin Cities, and the greater Minnesota area<BR/>http://www.mortgageguys.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-1154337857596106942006-07-31T04:24:00.000-05:002006-07-31T04:24:00.000-05:00I totally agree with you, Paul. But it's a fine li...I totally agree with you, Paul. But it's a fine line sometimes. I do understand artists when they wanna tack something extra at the end that does not really relate to their 'concept' of an album. Hell, I even make hidden bonus tracks on my own compilations. But a pause of 10-30 secs is already more than enough, I'd say.<BR/><BR/>Worst offender if you ask me: World Party's Kuwait City at the end of <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004YS2L/sr=1-3/qid=1154337039/ref=sr_1_3/102-3128353-2972108?ie=UTF8&s=music" REL="nofollow">Bang</A>. Sure, it's a wonderful dig at the Gulf War with glorious Beach Boys vocals. And of course it's sort of a throwaway joke that is truly an added extra to the album and could not really fit anywhere else, but come on: 20 minutes of silence before we can hear it??!!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the hidden bonus track on Ash's <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002N5Q/sr=1-1/qid=1154337093/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-3128353-2972108?ie=UTF8&s=music" REL="nofollow">1977</A>? The bass player throwing up. What was THAT all about?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, did anyone find the hidden Nick Cave tracks on <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002N3A/sr=1-2/qid=1154337135/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-3128353-2972108?ie=UTF8&s=music" REL="nofollow">Songs In The Key of X</A>? You had to rewind back from the first track to discover them. Again, a terrible nuisance to play them, but it did follow the X-files concept to hide certain things...DDayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587704131949770984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-1154320492308646852006-07-30T23:34:00.000-05:002006-07-30T23:34:00.000-05:00hear hear...who ever thought this was a good idea?...hear hear...who ever thought this was a good idea? If you want to leave a present, stick it right after the last track, with track number...wcdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-1154240133374739922006-07-30T01:15:00.000-05:002006-07-30T01:15:00.000-05:00nothing used to make me angrier than hidden fuckin...nothing used to make me angrier than hidden fucking tracks. Especially when I just uplad a new album to my ipod and I am stuck with dead air for 45 seconds followed by bullshit while I am on the motorcycle.<BR/>I think the worst has to be on Queen's Made in Heaven. It feels like forever then followed by some ridiculously long meandering track that pays a disservice to the memory of a gret band.....hidden tracks suck.Allen Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572137416801958769noreply@blogger.com