PopTodd Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I mean, I'm listening to a nice little shuffle now. And there's this pretty good little Kinks song playing now -- "Rainy Day in June".Great song, but EVERY time the chorus kicks in, there is a thunderclap, punctuating the first line:"And everybody felt the rain (BOOM!)"everybody felt the rain" Very aggravating. There is also a Guided By Voices song (on the Lounge Ax Rescue comp) that does the same thing. Would be in the top 1/4 or so of my favorite GBV songs if not for the same kind of punctuation, but this time with somebody kicking a guitar amp, causing that springy reverb noise. And, probably worst of all is:Simon & Garfunkel - "The Boxer" One of the best songs, ever. But that big BOOM after the first "La la lai"... UGH! You know what I'm talking about?You agree? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 how about the snoring in GBV's "Ex-Supermodel"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 or REM's "We Walk" w/ the giant boom (which iirc was the sound of a billiards break) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 How about the irritating musical saw on The Flatlanders? LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 "Highway 61 Revisited" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 "Highway 61 Revisited" ... you're kidding right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Revolution #9 (null) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 ... you're kidding right?The annoying slide whistle thing? That does need to go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 "Highway 61 Revisited"Always wondered how that song would sound without the whistle. Better, I am thinking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 i'm thinking of lots of metal songs simultaneously with thunder effects Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I hate that morse code segue that sounds like a broadcast interruption before the chorus in Starman. Or that ZAOOOOOOWWW in Flying Burrito Bros' "Wheel" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Cars Can't Escape (2nd half would likely have been altered if it had gotten into Jim Rourke's hands, I suspect.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 And, probably worst of all is:Simon & Garfunkel - "The Boxer" One of the best songs, ever. But that big BOOM after the first "La la lai"... UGH! You know what I'm talking about?You agree?I would include Wilco's "The Art of Almost" for the same reason. "Don't Fear the Reaper" = cowbell (thanks SNL...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Pink Floyd has a few offenders:Bike (horn)Atom Heart Mother (motorcycle)Another Brick in Wall Part IISeamus (dog howling) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Pink Floyd has a few offenders:Bike (horn)Atom Heart Mother (motorcycle)Another Brick in Wall Part IISeamus (dog howling) Yeah, the squeaking section of Echoes can be a bit of a mood killer too. And I'm with Todd on The Boxer. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 good call on boxer. the annoying part with Flatlanders is not the saw, it's jimmy dale gilmore:) i will say that i am way tired of that audacious avant break down in the live versions of via chicago. come on guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 The kids crying in Lou Reed's The Kids. I get why it is there but it freaks me out every time ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Frank Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 King Crimson: Parts of the Lark's Tongue in Aspec album.The Neil Young track 'Someday' off the Freedom record. Has a couple of really bad effects in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Everlasting Dong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 MMJ - "Highly Suspicious". The entire song is just one continuous fart sound effect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifegoesoff Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Roger Water's "The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking" has at least one annoying sound effect in every song on the album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kim Bodnia Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I can't describe the sense of melancholy every time I hear the singing saw in Aeroplane over the sea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Everlasting Dong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 The kids crying in Lou Reed's The Kids. I get why it is there but it freaks me out every time ... No way man! That's fantastically disturbing. Also, the Highway 61 whistle is perfect. What'sd the Victoria Williams song where it starts out muffled then someone walks to the door and opens it and it sounds normal? I just want that song to sound normal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 When I was in college, I had an attic apartment in a house. There was a baby in the basement apartment of the Sam house. The baby's crying at bedtime sounded exactly like the crying in that song. Bothered the hell out of me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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