On Tue, 26 Dec 1995, Lee Fogel wrote:
quoted 5 lines So what's the deal with these CDs that give you a long gap of> So what's the deal with these CDs that give you a long gap of
> silence, followed by one last "bonus" song? 3 recent purchases,
> the 2 Mouse on Mars and that fabulous T-Power release do this. Am
> I the only one who throws 5 CDs in the changer for continous sonic
> bliss only to get bummed out by these multiminute gaps?
No, they're awful and usually pretty stupid and meaningless.
quoted 3 lines The gaps> The gaps
> aren't even indexed so you can't skip them without missing the final
> song. Am I missing something "intelligent" here? Grrr.
No. It's a stupid old trick. Worse, where CDs are concerned I think who
started it was Front 242. It's kind of embarassing to see people like
Pete Namlook and Richie Hawtin resorting to this. It's okay for Mouse on
mars though because they're crap anyway. :) And Current 93 use it for a
nice effect now and then...but those are the kinds of records than when
they're over, they're OVER, and you don't necessarily throw on another
record immediately any more than you would throw in another videotape
after watching a movie. For dance and ambient music where a changer is
good to have, it's really annoying.
einexile