Post #612484 by woofmutt on Wed, Nov 2, 2011 2:01 PM

Added bits of talk or found sound or false starts at the beginning and/or end of songs AND "bonus" tracks hidden after many minutes of silence at the end of an album (especially "bonus" tracks which are nothing more than a sound collage made up of studio chit chat and bad takes).

Sometimes it works and ain't intrusive, and in the context of an entire album it's usually OK. But when hearing the song in a mix of all your music it can really screw up the flow. I hate hearing one song end then "Blah-blah-blah-ha-ha-ha!!!" before the next cut begins. The huge wad of silent minutes that some tracks are buried behind are also annoying as suddenly the music just stops and you're left wondering if the iPod powered down or if all the power just went out cuz it's the end-o-the-world.

Another reason I'm tired of it is that it's all been done before and unless you're absolutely in L-O-V-E with a band it rarely adds anything to the listening experience.

But what I really hate the most about it is that it forces me to crack open the tune and edit the start or end time to get rid of the noise and since I'm one of these idiots who will constantly tweak and retweak stuff until it's exactly just right this wastes valuable minutes (OK, hours) of my time which could be better spent posting rants on Tiki Central.