Production errors / glitches / mistakes

[Strat]

No mistakes. Just happy accidents.

[Strat]

I mentioned this earlier but here is for listening purposes. Someone else tell me if im just hearing things or does this totally seem like a production error? 1:03 mark at the beginning of the solo. It sounds like they tried to boost the levels for the solo but instead cranked everything up

[dimejinky99]

If you wanna go full tilt, U2’s entire career is born out of a mistake. Edge tripped on a pedal one day and it made a mad noise and he went ‘that’s funny..’

Worked out for them

[wease]

I mentioned this earlier but here is for listening purposes. Someone else tell me if im just hearing things or does this totally seem like a production error? 1:03 mark at the beginning of the solo. It sounds like they tried to boost the levels for the solo but instead cranked everything up

They probably did. Remember, that was probably recorded with only one or two microphones.

[Kevin Davis]

At the beginning of "Top of the Hill," Tom Waits starts singing but then stops mid-sentence and asks the engineer to turn his voice up before starting back up.

[wease]

During the opening of Sweet Home Alabama, when Van Zant says “turn it up”, he was telling the engineer to give him more volume in his headphones. They thought it sounded cool, so they left it in.

[Norah]

that song where eminem had no snare in his headphones

[surfndestroy]

Stevie Ray Vaughan's Little Wing, you can hear the hum of the amplifier in all the quiet passages.

[Blaine Ryan]

In Nirvana's "Polly," Kurt Cobain sings "Polly said" just before the final verse starts, but they left it in.

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

In Nirvana's "Polly," Kurt Cobain sings "Polly said" just before the final verse starts, but they left it in.

Wrong. It was always there, right from the first 4-track demo.

[Blaine Ryan]

In Nirvana's "Polly," Kurt Cobain sings "Polly said" just before the final verse starts, but they left it in.

Wrong. It was always there, right from the first 4-track demo.

Not saying you're wrong (I haven't heard the demo), but Butch Vig says otherwise in this video (at about 1:32):

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

In Nirvana's "Polly," Kurt Cobain sings "Polly said" just before the final verse starts, but they left it in.

Wrong. It was always there, right from the first 4-track demo.

Not saying you're wrong (I haven't heard the demo), but Butch Vig says otherwise in this video (at about 1:32):

...and he's wrong, as he often is. He was mercilessly mocked by the fans for making this claim.

[Brett]

At about 2:10 into Efrim Menuck's "August Four, Year-of-Our-Lord Blues" there's a little piece of ringing feedback that occurred accidentally and got stuck in the looper for the rest of the song. He mentions it in the liner notes of the album, saying that it makes him "believe in high force."

[dimejinky99]

Off topic but I’ve always said pj don’t know how to end songs and hence fade outs on some of their best tunes. I’d love to hear the full takes no fades

[epilogue]

that song where eminem had no snare in his headphones

[Jorge]

Off topic but I’ve always said pj don’t know how to end songs and hence fade outs on some of their best tunes. I’d love to hear the full takes no fades

I've had the same thought, particularly during live jams. So many end with what sounds like the band going "uhh I guess this is a good spot to end on"

[bune]

What about the noise at the beginning of Nothingman? I saw someone mention it sounds like tape rewinding, I can see that.

[VinylGuy]

What about the noise at the beginning of Nothingman? I saw someone mention it sounds like tape rewinding, I can see that.

It is. Its the demo.

[bodysnatcher]

In Nirvana's "Polly," Kurt Cobain sings "Polly said" just before the final verse starts, but they left it in.

Wrong. It was always there, right from the first 4-track demo.

Not saying you're wrong (I haven't heard the demo), but Butch Vig says otherwise in this video (at about 1:32):

...and he's wrong, as he often is. He was mercilessly mocked by the fans for making this claim.

Wendy is correct.

The story is Kurt sang it wrong on the demo (started singing too early), but the band liked it, so kept it. Butch just takes credit for it.

[AndySlash]

At about 2:10 into Efrim Menuck's "August Four, Year-of-Our-Lord Blues" there's a little piece of ringing feedback that occurred accidentally and got stuck in the looper for the rest of the song. He mentions it in the liner notes of the album, saying that it makes him "believe in high force."

i like this.

Off topic but I’ve always said pj don’t know how to end songs and hence fade outs on some of their best tunes. I’d love to hear the full takes no fades

I've had the same thought, particularly during live jams. So many end with what sounds like the band going "uhh I guess this is a good spot to end on"

haha, yes, i don't think this has been described better. it's often frustrating when listening to shows.