Bum notes in songs
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Listening to In Flight last night which is absolutely an all time top ten album for me, forty years & still love it to death. However, I'm certain there's a bad note on the keyboards at 4:45 on the linked video, as the vocal says 'and for me'. You can look at it either way, I see it in the context of the repetition of the section as a definite error
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ncHXNPEXU
I'm thinking of any other studio albums that had bum notes left in & can't come up with any, as opposed to live recordings where the players obviously only get one chance to nail it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ncHXNPEXU
I'm thinking of any other studio albums that had bum notes left in & can't come up with any, as opposed to live recordings where the players obviously only get one chance to nail it?
What bugs me about modern music is that it tries to be absolutely perfect and never a note wrong or a beat out of time. If we wanted music like that just get a computer to play it. I love things like the kick pedal squeak on 'Since I've been Loving You', I think it brings you closer to a real performance.
Down are one of the few bands that seem stand against it, their studio drum sound even sounds a bit like a real drum kit! That's most of why I prefer the early Orange Goblin albums, it sounds like it was recorded onto ADAT tapes through an analogue desk.
Banish the computer from the studio I say!
Down are one of the few bands that seem stand against it, their studio drum sound even sounds a bit like a real drum kit! That's most of why I prefer the early Orange Goblin albums, it sounds like it was recorded onto ADAT tapes through an analogue desk.
Banish the computer from the studio I say!
Horribly sharp bass... but playing the right notes at least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC2ZY2loo74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC2ZY2loo74
The Police - Does Everyone Stare at 1:02 there is a dodgy note on the piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ezwcimGNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ezwcimGNY
Eddie Strohacker said:
Listening to In Flight last night which is absolutely an all time top ten album for me, forty years & still love it to death. However, I'm certain there's a bad note on the keyboards at 4:45 on the linked video, as the vocal says 'and for me'. You can look at it either way, I see it in the context of the repetition of the section as a definite error
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ncHXNPEXU
I'm thinking of any other studio albums that had bum notes left in & can't come up with any, as opposed to live recordings where the players obviously only get one chance to nail it?
Listen on my mobile so I might be missing something - just I think it's just a different setting of the same chord?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ncHXNPEXU
I'm thinking of any other studio albums that had bum notes left in & can't come up with any, as opposed to live recordings where the players obviously only get one chance to nail it?
SebastienClement said:
Listen on my mobile so I might be missing something - just I think it's just a different setting of the same chord?
Yeah, you can argue it's intentional & I couldn't disagree with any real knowledge, just to me he hits the note once, there's a definite pause & then back to the main melodic thrust & when the bar repeats, it's played straight up, so that's my thoughts on it. If it was a bum note, it was in key, so he would have got away with one!Eddie Strohacker said:
Yeah, you can argue it's intentional & I couldn't disagree with any real knowledge, just to me he hits the note once, there's a definite pause & then back to the main melodic thrust & when the bar repeats, it's played straight up, so that's my thoughts on it. If it was a bum note, it was in key, so he would have got away with one!
Listened with headphones.Are we talking about the bass octaves played on the piano?
If so, there's a repeating phrase of 3 notes. The first two times are the same, then the second two times the 3rd "dum" of the arpeggio is brought down a tone - but the singer does the same.
I can't hear anything weird.
Odd '80s kids cartoon to sell a bear with a tape deck in it's back. Yes - the Teddy Ruxpin intro.
Not exactly a bum note on a studio album, but listen to the pitching on the word 'sky'
https://youtu.be/qW5_PqSdI1I?t=27s
Not exactly a bum note on a studio album, but listen to the pitching on the word 'sky'
https://youtu.be/qW5_PqSdI1I?t=27s
Mastodon2 said:
Mothersruin said:
It's easy top get away with when you play live.
Hit a bum note once, it's a mistake - do it again at the right time, it's Jazz.
I was waiting for this rubbish trope to get trotted out.Hit a bum note once, it's a mistake - do it again at the right time, it's Jazz.
My vote goes to anything that Steve Bailey played fretless bass on, ever.
SamR380 said:
What bugs me about modern music is that it tries to be absolutely perfect and never a note wrong or a beat out of time. If we wanted music like that just get a computer to play it. I love things like the kick pedal squeak on 'Since I've been Loving You', I think it brings you closer to a real performance.
This. Live music means mistakes; I've always thought recorded music should be no different, so long as the mistakes are not detracting from the music in a major way.Gassing Station | Music | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff