The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014)

Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014) by NickBusey on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @12:25PM (#18240623)

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.

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Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014) by tjr on Thursday October 18, 2018 @01:18PM (#18250181)

As 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".

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Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014) by NikolaeVarius on Thursday October 18, 2018 @12:19PM (#18249583)

While 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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Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014) by kazinator on Thursday October 18, 2018 @01:31PM (#18250303)

But 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/

That song has a lame fade out on the Glamour album [1988]; what a waste. Love this live ending!

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Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014) by dang on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:10PM (#18242628)

OK, we've taken sadness out of the title above.

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Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014) by splodge on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @12:29PM (#18240682)

Agree

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Re:The gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music (2014) by smrtinsert on Thursday October 18, 2018 @01:09PM (#18250098)

Absolutely.

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