Fade Outs

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Thursday Jun 20, 2013

I don't get 'em.
I don't like 'em.
Never have.

Just write an ending.

Thoughts?

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Thursday Jun 20, 2013

I think a lot of it has to do with the song. But too much of it is pretty annoying..

MistValkyrie · Post by **MistValkyrie** » Friday Jun 21, 2013

agreed... for most songs it's overused and seems that they just couldn't figure out how to end a song. But once in a while there a song that fits it, like some spacy Pink Floyd stuff.

Naga · Post by **Naga** » Friday Jun 21, 2013

I'd definitely like to hear how some of the best faded-out songs ended. Mr. Crowley and Comfortably Numb are a couple in my head, but there are definitely more that I can sit here, contemplate, and still wonder even beyond seeing what they've come to

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Friday Jun 21, 2013

They usually have to come up with an ending to play the songs live.

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Friday Jun 21, 2013

Yeah, moxham123, that's kind of my point. I understand it can be an effect, every once in a while. So can a fade-in. It's like panning a delay, or double tracking a passage in a solo. It could be a useful effect, if the song called for it. But then you still (should) have to play it live, and fading out just won't work. You can always jam the chorus for a while, then end it. It just seems so unfinished most of the time.

CMOR · Post by **CMOR** » Saturday Jun 22, 2013

While it may not be everybody's cup of tea, talk to the guys in Twisted & Used. They fade out a song live. Don't ask me which song, I can't remember.

But, overall, I tend to agree about the fade out. Sometimes, I really enjoy the ending a band comes up with for the live performance. Especially, when they write it to segue from one song to another.

Klamachpin · Post by **Klamachpin** » Sunday Jun 23, 2013

I feel that most songs should have an ending, a self-contained ending. There is a beginning so there should also be an ending. It just makes sense. However, maybe 1 out of 10 songs it would be appropriate to just let it fade out. It just depends on the feeling going on there. I personally prefer songs with an ending. It's kinda like reading a book. The story is over.