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Sad? I always felt the fade-out was a cop out for people who couldn't figure out how to end the song. Good riddance.
by NickBusey 8y ago
Sad? I always felt the fade-out was a cop out for people who couldn't figure out how to end the song. Good riddance.
- splodge 8y agoAgree
- dang 8y agoOK, we've taken sadness out of the title above.
- NikolaeVarius 8y agoWhile I hate fade outs in general, there are very specific ways that fade outs can be used well: see "Ministry of Lost Souls" by Dream Theater.
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- smrtinsert 8y agoAbsolutely.
- tjr 8y agoAs I listener, I would generally agree, and as a musician, I would definitely agree -- about myself! But sometimes it does seem to work nicely. For example, I'm not sure that a definite ending would have improved The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows".
- kazinator 8y agoBut it isn't; some pretty fantastic bands who have a great live ending to a song end up having a fade out on the album from time to time. Here is one: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av14050662/ https://www.bilibili.com/video/av14050662/ That song has a lame fade out on the Glamour album [1988]; what a waste. Love this live ending!