Determine Your Favorite Underworld Album - With SCIENCE!

[Billy Goat]

Originally Posted by dubman

like getting a slice of life bit after a bunch of set pieces. gives it space, something more everyday, and fits well into that world. they're not essential, but they're worth appreciating, and a good argument to feature, if an album is a statement.

I forgot about Santiago Quatro that's a 0 for me too! They disrupt the feel of the albums for me and don't fit in with the rest of the album.
The cynic in me says they are fillers and just add an extra track number so a non-die hard fan may be tempted by a longer album!

[dubman]

Originally Posted by Billy Goat

The cynic in me says they are fillers and just add an extra track number so a non-die hard fan may be tempted by a longer album!

that's kind of stupid, dude!

[Billy Goat]

Originally Posted by dubman

that's kind of stupid, dude!

Maybe, but if you think back to 1995 when cd albums were pretty much the only way music was released. Most albums were at least 10 tracks long (4/5 tracks = an ep, 7 was too few for a standard album) and the way record companies controlled how music was sold and packaged meant that to try and make a 7 track album (STITI - Blueski) look a little bit more like a 'normal' album they might stick a short filler track on.
It's just a thought I've had in the past and it's how it feels to me in the flow of the album.

I wonder if it's a little trick like when the last track on album has a 'secret track' after the end of the last track but it's after a few minutes of silence so it makes the album seem a bit longer- eg Massive Attack 100th Window at the end of Antistar there's 10 mins of noise so when you put the cd in it looks 10mins longer than it actually is!
I know I've got other albums from back then (that I can't remember right now) with similar things like that.

Maybe (as it seems) my cynicism is totally off the mark but there always used to be/still are 'filler tracks' on albums and I just feel that Blueski is one and SQ on BBWFASF is another and I am really surprised at how much love it seems to be getting!