why on some cds theres like 5 minutes with no music on them ? They put that on there for purpose? For a example The group Filter has at the last song 5 mins of blank room on there.
Me too. Two examples. On Sarah McLachlan's "The Freedom Sessions", the album ends (or so one thinks) and about 2 minutes later there is an incredible version of Tom Wait's "Old '55". It's not on the liner notes. I wonder if some have missed this. On Mary Chapin Carpenter's "time* sex* love*" on SACD, there is a long song for the last number - about 7 minutes. I noticed the track times as I was listening, but was surprised when the last (and very beautiful) song seemed to finish. There was a blank space of some 30 seconds, and then some every weird stuff from a recording session, starting with MCC laughing uncontrollably, and ending with a very nice song. Fun stuff. Regards, Metralla
There are a lot of cds like this (Nirvana's Nevermind is another example) where the cd ends and then several minutes later a song starts playing on the same track number. Many times the song is not even mentioned on the album I don't know the reason for these. it's almost like a little bonus surprise when you first buy the album. It could be a marketing ploy to create some word of mouth excitement (like the hidden bonuses on DVDs) and give the customer a little something extra that they weren't expecting.
I think the fist time I encountered this on CD was with Cracker - Kerosene Hat. The unlisted "Eurotrash Girl" is a gem.
Bonus Track Examples: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles (1967) Sgt. Pepper's Inner Groove "Nevermind" - Nirvana (1991) Endless, Nameless "No Alternative" (Compilation; 1992) Verse Chorus Verse by Nirvana "Purple" - Stone Temple Pilots (1994) Twelve Gracious Melodies "Dookie" - Green Day (1994) All By Myself "Smash" - The Offspring (1994) Instrumental Version of 'Come Out And Play' "Pure Frosting" - The Presidents Of The United States Of America (1998) Hot Karl "Americana" - The Offspring (1998) Larry "Bud" Melman sings 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy, accompanied by Spanish music. Here's a very interesting example: "Factory Showroom" - They Might Be Giants (1996) If you pop the disc in, it should start of on track one: 'S-E-X-X-Y," but if you hit rewind on your CD player, it should go into track negative one, 'The Token Back To Brooklyn.' This is the only example I know of of such a bonus track.
Yea, Like Steve's DCC The Zombies Greatest Hits Track 15 Bonus "She's Not There" starts at 3:15 in STEREO!
I have another such example..."Songs In the Key of X" is a kind of various artists tribute to the music and atmosphere of the X-Files TV show. Rewind from the start of track 1 and you get the Dirty Three doing a weirded out version of the X-Files theme. These so called "hidden tracks" became a bit of a habit for a time...you still hear them on new CD's from time to time. Keep the faith! Togo
Hidden tracks website Here you can find tons of hidden tracks: http://www.mwmw.com/pathetic/hidden.html Regards, Joachim
My favorites have to be the ones on the Ray Charles 50th anniversary box set. A bit of chatter and piano on one disc, a Coke commercial on another, and a beer commercial on another.
Re: Hidden tracks website Thanks for the link, Joachim. I think the hidden tracks before the start of the CD are very interesting, and discovered a few I didn't know through this web site. One I don't think they listed is on the David Bowie CD RarestOne Bowie.
