Localboy80 28.09.2005 07:17 |
I was just wondering what you all though was the worst ending to a Queen song? Mine has to be 'Man On The Prowl'. Such a good sing-along song with great music, that builds into a great ending with the piano and then all of a sudden it just cuts off. Talk about an anti-climax to a song. Even the extended mix ends abruptly, as if someone pulled the plug. I have been trying to think what other songs have bad endings but I really cannot think of any, so I am curious to see what other people think. Do you agree that it is 'Man On The Prowl'? Or is it maybe something else? Also, is there another recording of 'Man On The Prowl' that eventually fades out? Or even better, a version that actually ends with a proper ending? |
Fenderek 28.09.2005 07:35 |
It is one of the worst ending def, but IMO the whole song is one of the WORST things I've ever heard in my life... |
Nummer2 28.09.2005 07:35 |
We Are The Champions (studio) misses a proper ending, while the live version always has one. Strange to me. I also don't like the ending of Another One Bites The Dust, it sounds a bit like taken from a rehearsal to me. Funny topic, I have to start a similar one ... Bye, Nummer2 |
deleted user 28.09.2005 07:44 |
A Winter's Tale cos then I know it's finished. Boo Hoo! |
GreatKingSam 28.09.2005 07:44 |
Get the extended version of Man On The Prowl, thats got a slightly better ending. Sorry Fenderek mate lol, but I've got a lotta time for Man On The Prowl (but I don't know why, I just love it), especially the extended version. |
mike hunt 28.09.2005 08:27 |
man on the prowl is a good song, actually most of the works album is good, well maybe tear it up stinks, but the rest is solid. |
Adam Baboolal 28.09.2005 08:28 |
I can't believe Man On The Prowl is getting slated for its ending. I think it's one of the funniest endings to any Queen song! There's that bloke going ballistic at the piano and I can picture Fred and the gang looking at each other, rolling their eyes. And when the song ends they pull the plug on him! Worst ending?? No chance. Peace, Adam. |
mike hunt 28.09.2005 08:32 |
actually it's a great ending. |
Sebastian 28.09.2005 08:34 |
Sheer Heart Attack |
Serry... 28.09.2005 08:49 |
Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackDitto. |
liam 28.09.2005 08:54 |
i dont like the songs that fade out. queen did it quite a lot. i think its an easy way to finish a song. fat bottomed girls cltcl 7 seas of rhye ect. etc. |
Fenderek 28.09.2005 09:00 |
Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackHe, he- I actually love this one- remember being 14 or something, listening to it and when it ended I thought taht was a blackout or something (it was daylight) :) But I dunno- dislike MOTP, dislike the whole WORKS album (save KPTOW, ITTWWC or HTF). But I like Adam's explenation :) I may actually listen to it again for that reason :) |
zaiga 28.09.2005 09:02 |
Nummer2 wrote: We Are The Champions (studio) misses a proper ending, while the live version always has one. Strange to me. I also don't like the ending of Another One Bites The Dust, it sounds a bit like taken from a rehearsal to me.Both songs have so-called open endings. You expect another measure ending on a downbeat with a finishing chord that resolves into the songs tonic, but instead the songs ends one measure too early and it's left hanging there in the air, unfinished. I actually like it on "Champions", because I think ending it like they do live would have sounded a bit cheesy. It works live though, open endings don't really work live, you have to give the song a proper ending. I agree with other posters that the cut endings of "Sheer Heart Attack" and "Man on the Prowl" sound weird. Also, I'm not fond of fade outs. I agree with a previous poster that it is cheap and an easy way out. I like songs that go out with a bang, such as "Dead on Time" and "Lap of the Gods... revisited", but I think they overdid on "Gimme the Prize", so I'll give that my vote for worst ending. |
JeroenG 28.09.2005 09:30 |
The worst endings are all tracks that have an uninspired fade out! I simply don't like the way fade out's are used simply because 'we don't know a better way to end a song'. There are some fade out's however that work really well, but in that case the 'fade out effect' is used for a reason... To get a certain environment (is that good English? I mean Dutch word 'sfeer') for example. 'Life Changes' by The Cross from Blue Rock (but there are more songs) has this in my opinion. The very long fade out which repeats the same chords on and on works very well there. I don't dislike that kind of fade out's because a well-thought decision was made for using the fade out effect. |
Boy Thomas Raker 28.09.2005 09:42 |
Fat Bottomed Girls ends cold, Liam, it's not a fade out, unless you're talking about the post-final chorus section as a long one minute fade out. |
MercuryArts 28.09.2005 09:52 |
I do like MOTP somewhat. The ending is great. I was just never happy knowing it wasn't Freddie on the piano. |
gem27 28.09.2005 09:55 |
im not a big fan of killer queen, the whole song but the ending is nothing special |
dimcyril 28.09.2005 09:56 |
i agree that fade outs are a cop out for when you can't think of a decent ending |
Nummer2 28.09.2005 10:23 |
Fade-outs sometimes fit to the song. Examples are Don't Stop Me Now and Drowse. Maybe few others, too, can't think of them now. |
Rotwang 28.09.2005 11:31 |
My entry is the album version of Hammer To Fall. Just end the damn thing already!! |
its_a_hard_life 28.09.2005 11:54 |
Show must go on is a sad ending... so is These are the days of our lifes. Thats sad endings.. We are the champions is the worst ending because they cut it out on the single... |
fat_buddino 28.09.2005 11:59 |
Roger Taylor going 'Oooooo Yeah' at the end of Days of Our Lives at Hyde Park in July was pretty awful and cheesy beyond belief! Amazing song, murdered! Sorry guys, don't mean to offend anyone but it was an horrendous (and unecessary) end to a beautiful and poignant song. Was anyone else there and witness this atrocity for themselves? |
Mr.Jingles 28.09.2005 12:05 |
Fade out endings are horrible and a complete cliche of pop mainstream. However, if there's a faded ending that is different from the rest of the entire song, then perhaps it's not too bad. It gets on my nerves to hear faded endings of the exact same chorus in the middle of the song. |
Boy Thomas Raker 28.09.2005 12:17 |
Endings are determined by what the song calls for. A song like 'How can I go on' is perfect for a fade out as it adds a sense of wistfulness, as is 'TATDOOL' with it's percussion reprise. Sweet Lady ends on an extended jam fade out, which is perfect. Please explain how stuff like this is cliched. |
its_a_hard_life 28.09.2005 12:32 |
fat_buddino wrote: Roger Taylor going 'Oooooo Yeah' at the end of Days of Our Lives at Hyde Park in July was pretty awful and cheesy beyond belief! Amazing song, murdered! Sorry guys, don't mean to offend anyone but it was an horrendous (and unecessary) end to a beautiful and poignant song. Was anyone else there and witness this atrocity for themselves?I was there in Hyde Park... I wouldnt go that far about it, it didnt bother me to much, the song was great and when they put Queen in Japan messing about on the screens was great! |
gmhmagic 28.09.2005 12:33 |
Serry... wrote:Couldn´t agree more...Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackDitto. |
deleted user 28.09.2005 12:56 |
JeroenG wrote: The worst endings are all tracks that have an uninspired fade out! I simply don't like the way fade out's are used simply because 'we don't know a better way to end a song'. There are some fade out's however that work really well, but in that case the 'fade out effect' is used for a reason... To get a certain environment (is that good English? I mean Dutch word 'sfeer') for example. 'Life Changes' by The Cross from Blue Rock (but there are more songs) has this in my opinion. The very long fade out which repeats the same chords on and on works very well there. I don't dislike that kind of fade out's because a well-thought decision was made for using the fade out effect.Exactly... Let Me Live has a great ending IMO, and it's faded out. It depends in what way it is faded out, because I think not all songs suit it. |
Mr.Jingles 28.09.2005 13:18 |
BHM 0271 wrote: Endings are determined by what the song calls for. A song like 'How can I go on' is perfect for a fade out as it adds a sense of wistfulness, as is 'TATDOOL' with it's percussion reprise. Sweet Lady ends on an extended jam fade out, which is perfect. Please explain how stuff like this is cliched.Read my post again. Some songs have a faded ending that was especially made because it fits well as a good ending of a song. What I find extremely cliche is to have the chorus of a song fading at the end. IMO, a faded ending like this just shows that the artist and the producers don't have a freakin' idea how to end the song, so they just fade it. |
Mr_Bad_Guy_91 28.09.2005 13:37 |
My worse ending would be when the queen cd finish i have to quickly play it again LOL |
Boy Thomas Raker 28.09.2005 13:55 |
Sorry Mr. Jingles, wasn't replying specifically to you, just the concept that fade out endings are bad. I believe that the rules of rock and roll are there are no rules! |
ok.computer 28.09.2005 14:16 |
Worst endings? That fucking baby-wail at the end of Mother Love. Like a good lasagne, it represents several layers of cheese to an otherwise cracking good song. Oh FUCK it's AWFUL. Also, that little bass riff part just before the end of The Miracle. But NOTHING ruins a song like that wailing BRAT at the end of Mother Love. Have I got issues? You bet.... Cheers Paul |
Pandy Legend 28.09.2005 15:08 |
To refer to a few points: "Fat Bottomed Girls" DOES fade out on "Greatest Hits", but the "proper" version ends on three quick chords with drums in between (like they did live this year). I much prefer this version to the fade out. I think Roger's "Oh yeah" at Hyde Park worked fine. The original ends on Freddie saying "I still love you". Perhaps Roger felt this was "Freddie's line" and so substituted it for a simple "Oh yeah". Without something there, it would have made the end awkward. What would you have preferred? "Man On The Prowl" has an interesting end - it certainly does sound like someone just stopped at the end of a jam. Perhaps that was the intention. Does anyone know why Freddie didn't pianise on this track? The "We Are The Champions" ending works on the album, but as has been said would not work at the end of a concert, however I think it would if it were played mid-concert. A concert ending needs to be defined and BIG!!! I don't mind the baby at the end of "Mother Love". It's relevant to the song. The worst ending I think is probably (sorry) Teo Torriatte. It gets annoying after a while and goes on so long. |
Rick 28.09.2005 15:23 |
Serry... wrote:Their (Queen) goal was to give people who listen to this song a heart attack because of the strange ending. I mean, it's a headbanging, rocking song, then the song stops suddenly.Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackDitto. |
Serry... 28.09.2005 16:02 |
<font color=green>Rick wrote:But they (Queen) gave people who listen to this song a heart attack because of the thought "Shit! What's happened? My player has been fucked up by this LP or what?! Or is this pirate cut release?!" :)Serry... wrote:Their (Queen) goal was to give people who listen to this song a heart attack because of the strange ending. I mean, it's a headbanging, rocking song, then the song stops suddenly.Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackDitto. |
Fenderek 28.09.2005 16:02 |
ok.computer wrote: That fucking baby-wail at the end of Mother Love. Like a good lasagne, it represents several layers of cheese to an otherwise cracking good song. Oh FUCK it's AWFUL.Yep, agreed completely |
Serry... 28.09.2005 16:02 |
Fenderek - we have added our messages in same second! |
Fenderek 28.09.2005 16:17 |
yep, noticed :) |
kweenqueen 28.09.2005 16:34 |
I think that "Funny How Love IS" has a lame ending. I mean, the actual fade starts VERY early and seems to go on forever. I love the song though, it deserves a better ending... Sometime "great ideas" in the studio aren't so great in perspective. |
its_a_hard_life 28.09.2005 16:53 |
Oh and i forgot that "She makes me (stromtrooper in stilettos)" drags on abit too much at the end.... i dont mind Brian huffing, puffing or breathing loud :P but just doesnt do it for me. |
Suigi 28.09.2005 20:10 |
I agree with the idea that fade-outs diminish the ending of a tune. Perfect example would be I Can't Live With You. Decent tune, but that fade-out just makes it cruddy. At least the Rocks Retake does the whole song right. |
mike hunt 28.09.2005 21:45 |
i don't get this rocks retake love. I think the original in much better than the retake. the retake sounds a bit muddy to me. i like original the better. Don't you think this fade out talk is being a bit picky. it seem's queenzone user's love to talk about crap. |
The Real Wizard 28.09.2005 21:52 |
Fenderek wrote: But I dunno- dislike MOTP, dislike the whole WORKS album (save KPTOW, ITTWWC or HTF). But I like Adam's explenation :) I may actually listen to it again for that reason :)Try IAHL and Machines again. Those are actually my two favourite tracks on The Works! |
Freddie's #1 Fan Forever 28.09.2005 22:45 |
Without a doubt, the worst ending of any Queen song is those horrible breathing sounds at the end of "She Makes Me". What the hell??!! |
Danny Buoy 28.09.2005 22:49 |
I would have liked to heard The Hero continue in the same sort of vein as it started rather than changing two-thirds of the way through. |
hotspacerules 28.09.2005 23:37 |
WORST ENDING HANDS DOWN IS: ONE VISION "FRIED CHICKEN" IS NOT FUNNY - IT CHEAPENS THE MEANING OF THE SONG!! |
Fenderek 29.09.2005 04:23 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: Try IAHL and Machines again. Those are actually my two favourite tracks on The Works!It';s A Hard Life yes, I simply forgot about it. But there's something in "Machjines" that I can't bite... It's just... I dunno, I have to listen to it with full awareness and maybe will be able to tell you what is it that makes me not like this one... Thge only thing I can say now is "production"- the whole album suffers anyway... |
Teo_torriate04 29.09.2005 04:45 |
Without doubt it's the NOTW version of Spread Your Wings as compared to the rocking out versions on Live Killers and various boots, and the (brilliant) BBC version, we were definately short changed there. |
jjoorr 29.09.2005 05:38 |
I have never liked the ending of Heaven for Everyone. But maybe it is typical Queen to do something special!? |
Rick 29.09.2005 09:53 |
She Makes Me is a brilliant song. Way too underrated. |
spymyshadow 29.09.2005 10:18 |
Adam Baboolal wrote: I can't believe Man On The Prowl is getting slated for its ending. I think it's one of the funniest endings to any Queen song! There's that bloke going ballistic at the piano and I can picture Fred and the gang looking at each other, rolling their eyes. And when the song ends they pull the plug on him! Worst ending?? No chance. Peace, Adam.and such ending was completely got by chance because of a problem with a too short tape it was dubbed on. But actually motp had an extended piano endig which was supposed to feature in the album. Fortunately or not, it didn't, but it would be great if the original extended version would be available in ht enext future. |
drwinston 29.09.2005 17:00 |
<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote:WTF? Unfortunately, nitpicking posts by holier than thou twits ARE common on Queenzone.<font color=green>Rick wrote:Actually, headbaning isn't common on (proto-)punk songs.Serry... wrote:Their (Queen) goal was to give people who listen to this song a heart attack because of the strange ending. I mean, it's a headbanging, rocking song, then the song stops suddenly.Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackDitto. Without a doubt, The Miracle gets my vote. The cheese is so thick at the end, it's suffocating. |
ok.computer 29.09.2005 18:03 |
May I just one more time, JUST ONE MORE TIME, say that NOTHING is worse, wail-ier, cheesier, SHITER than the squalling of the nappy-filler at the end of Mother Love. Where is the fucking NEED for that bawling rug-rat? It's as useful as George Bush in a hurricane. I still have issues. |
Suigi 29.09.2005 21:44 |
ok.computer wrote: May I just one more time, JUST ONE MORE TIME, say that NOTHING is worse, wail-ier, cheesier, SHITER than the squalling of the nappy-filler at the end of Mother Love. Where is the fucking NEED for that bawling rug-rat? It's as useful as George Bush in a hurricane. I still have issues.I concur. |
carboengine 30.09.2005 13:55 |
hotspacerules wrote: WORST ENDING HANDS DOWN IS: ONE VISION "FRIED CHICKEN" IS NOT FUNNY - IT CHEAPENS THE MEANING OF THE SONG!!I totally agree! Quotes from Jim Hutton's book (paperback version page 24) Mercury and Me: "At the end of a session, the whole group would break off and we'd head off to eat together. We'd find a modest pavement cafe or restaurant nearby and have a simple lunch or supper. After hours working on the same track, the band developed a way of diffusing the tension of their work: they swapped the real lyrics for funnier send-up lines. Those off-the-record versions of Queen hits were always hysterically funny, and the whole studio would erupt in laughter. One night the band recorded one of the tracks destined for Highlander, 'One Vision'. It came out as "Fried Chicken'! Later that night, when I was alone with Freddie, I said to him: 'Come on, for Christ's sake! The band is big enough. You're bold enough. 'For what?' he asked. 'To put that line in. Fried Chicken!' He said nothing." (Page 31) "That same month there was a pleasant surprise for me when Queen released their single 'One Vision'. The final line to the song had been changed to 'Just gimme, gimme, gimme fried chicken!' just as I had suggested." |
Regor 30.09.2005 13:56 |
mike hunt wrote: i don't get this rocks retake love. I think the original in much better than the retake. the retake sounds a bit muddy to me. i like original the better. Don't you think this fade out talk is being a bit picky. it seem's queenzone user's love to talk about crap.Not at all - the ending is one of the most talked about things amongst musicians in the process of creating a song. It leaves you wanting more or breathless or surprised... or in the worst case bored. |
dragonzflame 30.09.2005 17:51 |
I can't believe nobody's mentioned that godawful end to You Take My Breath Away - that yucky unnecessary harmony thing that wrecks the sentimentality of the rest of the song. If they'd just finished on "I love you" it would have been so much better. |
SilverShoes 18.10.2005 17:55 |
Danny Bhoy wrote: I would have liked to heard The Hero continue in the same sort of vein as it started rather than changing two-thirds of the way through.The only thing that bugs me about The Hero is the way it goes from this great anthemic song into the orchestral music (complete with sound effects) from the scene where Flash and Baron are battling in Vultan's castle. Then it abruptly goes into that great reprise of Flash (particularly the instrumental version of the bridge, with Brian playing one of his best solos ever). I kinda wish Queen could have come up with something to go in the place of the orchestral thing. It just seemed like a cheap way to link two great pieces of music, like "We can't think of an actual bridge to put in here, so we're gonna repeat a little bit of the orchestral music, then go back to Queen". As it stands, Brian's playing at the end there, is one of my favorite bits of his playing, not just the instrumental bridge, but the fills he plays when it goes back to the vocal. |
SilverShoes 18.10.2005 17:57 |
carboengine wrote: (Page 31) "That same month there was a pleasant surprise for me when Queen released their single 'One Vision'. The final line to the song had been changed to 'Just gimme, gimme, gimme fried chicken!' just as I had suggested."I wonder what the original line was. |
inthelapofthegods 18.10.2005 20:49 |
Kohntarkosz wrote:obviously "one vison"...carboengine wrote: (Page 31) "That same month there was a pleasant surprise for me when Queen released their single 'One Vision'. The final line to the song had been changed to 'Just gimme, gimme, gimme fried chicken!' just as I had suggested."I wonder what the original line was. as in gimmmie gimmie gimmeie one vison |
john bodega 19.10.2005 10:35 |
The best ending is Track 13! Freddie going "Fab!" Sorry, but I just can't think of any Queen 'endings' that offend me greatly enough to stand out. |
deleted user 19.10.2005 10:37 |
'ooh it's bliss' and it is. |
Fairy 19.10.2005 13:30 |
drwinston wrote: Without a doubt, The Miracle gets my vote. The cheese is so thick at the end, it's suffocating.I totally agree. The Miracle is one of my top favorites. I've always felt that the final part "That time will come..." doesn't suit the song at all and just makes it sound so trivial...Both for the words and the melody. |
The Real Wizard 19.10.2005 13:40 |
There was some talk earlier about how ending a song with a fade-out is an excuse for not finding a better ending. I completely disagree. Would "The Show Must Go On" have been better if the 'go on' repitition had suddenly ended? How about Spread Your Wings? These fade-outs are perfectly correct for the songs. However, I'll agree and say that *sometimes* fade-outs are a cop-out. For example, My Melancholy Blues... that could have used a better ending. |
Serry... 19.10.2005 14:10 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: For example, My Melancholy Blues... that could have used a better ending.For example, like on live version! |
JeroenG 15.11.2005 12:00 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: There was some talk earlier about how ending a song with a fade-out is an excuse for not finding a better ending. I completely disagree. Would "The Show Must Go On" have been better if the 'go on' repitition had suddenly ended? How about Spread Your Wings? These fade-outs are perfectly correct for the songs.See my comment: "There are some fade out's however that work really well, but in that case the 'fade out effect' is used for a reason... I don't dislike that kind of fade out's because a well-thought decision was made for using the fade out effect." |
great king rat 1138 24.11.2005 04:17 |
<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote:It's all POGO POGO POGO!<font color=green>Rick wrote:Actually, headbaning isn't common on (proto-)punk songs.Serry... wrote:Their (Queen) goal was to give people who listen to this song a heart attack because of the strange ending. I mean, it's a headbanging, rocking song, then the song stops suddenly.Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackDitto. |
goinback 24.11.2005 07:29 |
I like how they just decided to put a big explosion at the end of "The Hero"...if you can't think of an ending, use an explosion! I just remembered that "Football Fight" has a really annoying ending...the song ending abruptly and the crowd going "ahh!". The end of "I'm In Love With My Car" and "Let Me Entertain You" are strange too. My favorite ending is probably "Teo Torriate" or "Save Me"...actually I like the end of DOTL and SHA too.... |
@ndy38 24.11.2005 08:06 |
Sweet Lady is definitley up there..... The ending in I can't live with you goes for far too long. |
Munchsack 24.11.2005 08:37 |
The Show Must Go On (which I am actually listening to now). I love the song, but the ending goes on and on with the two words 'go on' over and over. Also, I don't like the way Tenement Funster and Flick Of The Wrist don't end properly without running into the next track. This bugs me a lot. |
Fat Bottomed Queen 25.08.2015 12:05 |
Sheer Heart Attack is one. And Jesus is another one I came up with. "All going down" Then you get that horrid filler unfinished SSOR. |
Chief Mouse 25.08.2015 12:19 |
I dislike fade-outs as a whole and even more so those that have some guitar or vocal adlibs or whatever previously unheard bits buried in there. Like Sail Away Sweet Sister, I don't want John's bass melody to just fade out. I wanted to see where it goes. Same with with Brian's guitar in Scandal or Rain Must Fall ending. It left me wanting more. Maybe that is good, maybe not, I guess it depends and is very subjective. But it annoys me that I sometimes have to turn the volume all the way to hear more of what's going on during the fade. |
Bike It 80 25.08.2015 12:29 |
I agree that fade-outs sometimes are a cheap and easy way out of a song. A good fade-out should be like a zoom-out in cinema : the action goes on but you're moving away from it. For instance, in Don't Stop Me Now, well it's pretty obvious : "DON'T STOP me now", you know, Freddie goes on singing, doesn't want to stop or be stopped but we have to go, so a fade-out perfectly fits in this situation. Or in Drowse, the feeling that time is long, the day doesn't end, it goes on and on and... |
Chief Mouse 25.08.2015 12:31 |
Bike It 80 wrote: I agree that fade-outs sometimes are a cheap and easy way out of a song. A good fade-out should be like a zoom-out in cinema : the action goes on but you're moving away from it. For instance, in Don't Stop Me Now, well it's pretty obvious : "DON'T STOP me now", you know, Freddie goes on singing, doesn't want to stop or be stopped but we have to go, so a fade-out perfectly fits in this situation. Or in Drowse, the feeling that time is long, the day doesn't end, it goes on and on and...Yes. Exactly. Good examples! |
brENsKi 25.08.2015 13:45 |
i always thought the queen song with the worst ending was "Yeah!" but then, the beginning and mid-section aren't up to much either |
TheAdmiester 25.08.2015 18:48 |
Chief Mouse wrote: Same with with Brian's guitar in Scandal [...] It left me wanting more.I felt like I was the only person who noticed this. The ending of Scandal changes so much that it's almost a different song. I've managed to reverse the fadeout as much as possible if you want a listen. There's obviously the point where the original track is just silence and there's no data to pull volume from, so it does just degenerate into noise eventually. |
Day dop 25.08.2015 19:17 |
My take on some of the tracks that have previously been mentioned here... I can't stand the end of the Miracle (the entire track has never managed to grow on me since 1989. I can't see it ever happening either). The way it changes is a complete and utter mess, from the horrible bass/guitar/drum part, to the "That time will come, one day you'll see, then we can all be friends" fade out. It's diabolical. Queen at their laziest. The end of Man On The Prowl always sounded odd to me. Cutting it short like that sounds like laziness too. I'm In Love With My Car... That car sounds terrible. Not only does it need a new cartburettor, it needs a new exhaust pipe. Sweet Lady is a turd of a song from the get go. What difference the end of the song being a turd makes I don't know. We Are The Champions is fine. I've always liked the "Fried chicken" line at the end of One Vision. I don't think it cheapens the track in the slightest. The Show Must Go On has an excellent ending. Just like this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. this comment. |
ARMANDO MARTINEZ 25.08.2015 22:08 |
i think "the Hitman" should have ended with a bang, the fade out just kills the energy of the song. A.M. |
Chief Mouse 26.08.2015 03:17 |
TheAdmiester wrote:Cheers!Chief Mouse wrote: Same with with Brian's guitar in Scandal [...] It left me wanting more.I felt like I was the only person who noticed this. The ending of Scandal changes so much that it's almost a different song. I've managed to reverse the fadeout as much as possible if you want a listen. There's obviously the point where the original track is just silence and there's no data to pull volume from, so it does just degenerate into noise eventually. |
Holly2003 26.08.2015 05:28 |
The Queen I version of Seven Seas of Rhye Funny How Love Is Teo Torriate Spread Your Wings -- should've been a longer guitar outro, like they did live. I like the end of songs like Man on the Prowl, Delilah and Body Language. More precisely, I liked that they ended, as they are terrible. |
Sebastian 26.08.2015 07:38 |
All the ones that fade out. |
tomchristie22 26.08.2015 09:32 |
Spread Your Wings is disappointing on the studio without the shift to double time and full ending. The Miracle's ending is pretty bad. Seven Seas of Rhye is an example of a crossfade into an entirely different piece of music done right. The Miracle's quite the opposite. Not a true example, but the version of Who Wants to Live Forever? that they used for the video clip, which fades out over an added repetition of the chorus (and in doing so, demonstrates that the original got just the right amount of repetitions, and any more begins to sound silly), and drops the 'Who waits forever anyway?' as well as the sublime orchestral coda. It's really odd that they chose to put a fade-out on My Melancholy Blues. They came up with really good full endings for all their songs in live iterations, most of which were none too complicated at all (Melancholy Blues being no exception). Would it have been that much effort for them to do so in the studio? I suppose they must have just felt the fade-out was better suited to those tracks where they used it. |
malicedoom 28.08.2015 09:42 |
Worst endings? That fucking baby-wail at the end of Mother Love. Like a good lasagne, it represents several layers of cheese to an otherwise cracking good song. Oh FUCK it's AWFUL. ...... But NOTHING ruins a song like that wailing BRAT at the end of Mother Love.Agree 1000% Incredible song, and love the Freddie tribute stuff at the end. But the baby crying? Too much. Sorry. |
malicedoom 28.08.2015 09:42 |
Sorry - posted twice. Ignore this - see above. |
scallyuk 29.08.2015 02:07 |
I have heard a rumour that there is a version of champions which ends with "shave and a haircut" I would be interested to her that transition. |
Jake12 30.08.2015 00:03 |
A kind of magic... Wish it would end like it does live |
matt z 30.08.2015 09:37 |
Serry... wrote:Maybe you missed the point. THE POINT. ...Sebastian wrote: Sheer Heart AttackDitto. It's a "bleeding" HEART ATTACK, mate! **(translated to British with Google translator) It fits the song. It means death. Worst ending. .. hmm. Besides Seven Seas of Rhye you mean? ;) I can't think of a bad Queen song ending. But thank you for making me shuffle through over 90 songs. It really made me realize what incredible perfectionists and what colorful musicians they were. Fawrking incredible. Sometimes you forget. Even if just a bit. Thank you! If I had to speak honestly, I'd say there are better examples of the BEST endings. RAIN MUST FALL, RADIO GA GA, I'M GOING SLIGHTLY MAD, LOVE OF MY LIFE. If I truly had to pick a bad one it's DOIN ALRIGHT |
Sebastian 30.08.2015 10:00 |
Of course I get the point, but I still hate that ending. Sometimes those ideas are great, sometimes they're an epic fail and, in my opinion, 'Sheer Heart Attack' was the latter. I agree about 'Mother Love', it's just awful. So awful I had blocked it out... |
matt z 30.08.2015 10:41 |
Wow. Quick response. Well, imho. If it made people question whether their system was working or not then it's a blasting blaring SUCCESS. Haha. That's hilarious. I can imagine some stoners playing that album then hearing silence. And then for 4 seconds someone gets the courage to tinker with the volume knob and then ALL DEAD ALL DEAD comes up and they're taken aback. (With the melody, not the antiquated phrasing) Mother love I can see how some view it as tasteless. That's an artistic choice. They loved their brother in arms and wished him the best of all possibilities... continued awareness and rebirth perpetual. It's a sign of loving someone not wishing to let them go in death. For everybody's sake, I hope there is a point to it all. I had my own beliefs that I felt were known to me before I was even 5. But these days I can't even lean a stick on those beliefs anymore. Such is pain. It's pretty direct and BIG and yes, It's completely un-subtle. Good topic though. I had never looked at MIH as complete trash like some fans here do. |
TheAdmiester 30.08.2015 11:27 |
I've always wanted to have a go at re-doing the ending of Mother Love, but the only way to cut out the crying sound is to make the playground cheering sound (and thus the clip of "Goin' Back" and the rest of the song) fade out very quickly. It almost sounds like a cut in the song but using reverb, and the original version of Goin' Back, I've tried my best to make a new ending. Like I said it's rough, you'll hear where it fades out very quickly towards the end, but I liked how the slow piano worked for an ending. Curious if anyone thinks it should've ended similar to this, except more professionally cut of course. |
ggo1 03.09.2015 13:32 |
I'd always wondered of the end of The Show Must Go On was supposed to represent a locked groove on a vinyl record. For those who may not know what Im talking about, or anyone under 35... On vinyl , the groove is one long line, but a the end it joins up with itself before the arm lifts off the turntable. On most LP's this run off groove would be silent, but it is possible to have music right up to the very end of the groove where it joins up with itself so the record never ends, it just repeats the very last couple of seconds (on an lp) or just over a second for a single. The original Sgt Peppers did this, so did the Who Sell Out. There are probably a hundred others, but that's he effect I always thought they were going for on SMGO. |
tomchristie22 03.09.2015 22:15 |
TheAdmiester wrote: I've always wanted to have a go at re-doing the ending of Mother Love, but the only way to cut out the crying sound is to make the playground cheering sound (and thus the clip of "Goin' Back" and the rest of the song) fade out very quickly. It almost sounds like a cut in the song but using reverb, and the original version of Goin' Back, I've tried my best to make a new ending. Like I said it's rough, you'll hear where it fades out very quickly towards the end, but I liked how the slow piano worked for an ending. Curious if anyone thinks it should've ended similar to this, except more professionally cut of course.There's an instrumental version, I believe, from 'The eYe', which you could use to create a more straightforward fade out ending. |
TheAdmiester 03.09.2015 22:52 |
tomchristie22 wrote:Just checked, that just fades out quickly during the "eeeehdop" from One Vision. Nothing extra I could really use from that.TheAdmiester wrote: I've always wanted to have a go at re-doing the ending of Mother Love, but the only way to cut out the crying sound is to make the playground cheering sound (and thus the clip of "Goin' Back" and the rest of the song) fade out very quickly. It almost sounds like a cut in the song but using reverb, and the original version of Goin' Back, I've tried my best to make a new ending. Like I said it's rough, you'll hear where it fades out very quickly towards the end, but I liked how the slow piano worked for an ending. Curious if anyone thinks it should've ended similar to this, except more professionally cut of course.There's an instrumental version, I believe, from 'The eYe', which you could use to create a more straightforward fade out ending. |