Depends on the pressing. The track list on the back of my CD copy of Thick As A Brick has it listed as “1. Thick As A Brick 22:45 2. Thick As A Brick 21:05”, but the actual CD has only one track (43:37).
On the original album, it was perforce two tracks, because the song is longer than one side of an LP. Around 22:45 you had to flip over the record.
Well, I was unhappy that Side Two of “Abbey Road” came as individual tracks for each segment—so I took my vinyl version and created one single track going from “Because” to “Her Majesty.”
I like watching the credits too, partly for a sense of completion. Partly because I feel the people who work on films deserve some credit. Mostly to calm down because watching movies in theaters gets my anxiety level up.
On DVDs of TV programs, I usually watch the episode credits through at least once. It’s nice when you see familiar names crop up in the non-acting jobs. “Huh, so Randy Burgess was a grip on this, too. Good on ya, Randy.”
I really don’t understand people who jump out of their seats as soon as the credits start, as if said seats have suddenly become red hot. Even in an ordinary movie’s credits there is usually some interesting snippet of information, and of course a Marvel or Disney movie will always have a post-credits scene.
I watched Frozen on DVD with some self-proclaimed fans, all of whom looked at me strangely when I giggled a little at the bit where Elsa throws away her tiara, because none of them had ever sat (or even fast-forwarded) through the credits for that post-credits scene.
It’s the done thing in Japanese cinemas to sit through all the credits, and I’ve seen a small number of films that put an important final scene after them.
Yeah, it’s a bonus “Thank you for sitting through 15 minutes of text at the end of a two hour movie”
Can anyone else recall the days when the end credits were maybe 5 minutes tops?
That was then they pre-loaded: the opening credits listed the full cast and key production, so the end credits didn’t have as much to show. Of course, then you didn’t have 15,000 animators or effects people to display.
I do wish movies would put in some sort of “bonus scene after the credits” announcement, though. Not everyone is as consistent about it as Marvel, and sitting for 15 minutes in hope and getting nothing is rather annoying.
There are a number of websites that will tell you if there is any scenes during or after the credits of movies. I like aftercredits.com because it just says yes or no to if there are scenes. You have to click to unhide the details of the scene, so you don’t have to worry about reading a spoiler.
Some of the credits are for people who work very hard for not much financial reward, and whose work has a big impact on the final work, people like Musicians, and score preparation, I don’t understand why in some movies the caterers and truck drivers get a credit, yet the members of the orchestra don’t
You did that without the Beatles Police showing up at your door? You must live in an isolated location.
If you want to drive people crazy, play the Patti Smith cover version. Out of context, the song is remarkably hard to identify.
Well, we had these big black round things we called “albums” or “LPs.” You had to get up and flip them over to hear Side Two. I hear they’re making something of a comeback…
They aren’t saying anything, really. Sweetheart could probably tell that they’ve been sampled, and had their tones altered by a synth. It would be like listening to a DJ playing a repeated sample of one of your friends saying “Hey!” over and over. It’s like that, only set to music.
That’s a problem that I have with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. I love the 1st, 2nd and 4th movements; but the 3rd movement is such a thematic mess, as far as I’m concerned, that I can just barely tolerate having to slog through it.
That’s why I don’t have much classical music on my iTunes. Symphonies are one piece of music in four acts—downloading them is in track segments. (Hmm. I must check around on iTunes and see if anybody’s got whole symphonies for sale.)
This is why all my music albums are just a single continuous mp3
The CDs for Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick and Monty Python’s Previous Record came as two tracks. I was not amused.
Depends on the pressing. The track list on the back of my CD copy of Thick As A Brick has it listed as “1. Thick As A Brick 22:45 2. Thick As A Brick 21:05”, but the actual CD has only one track (43:37).
On the original album, it was perforce two tracks, because the song is longer than one side of an LP. Around 22:45 you had to flip over the record.
DJ Kid Koala’s “Your Mom’s Favorite DJ” has two tracks, a left one and a right one. 😉
Matching Tie and Handkerchief has three sides, all of them Side A. Naturally it’s Monty Python.
Well, I was unhappy that Side Two of “Abbey Road” came as individual tracks for each segment—so I took my vinyl version and created one single track going from “Because” to “Her Majesty.”
So when you get new albums, do you just append them to your MP3?
I like watching the credits too, partly for a sense of completion. Partly because I feel the people who work on films deserve some credit. Mostly to calm down because watching movies in theaters gets my anxiety level up.
And because you never know what the sequel will be like. Hidden Figures II will be AMAZING!
On DVDs of TV programs, I usually watch the episode credits through at least once. It’s nice when you see familiar names crop up in the non-acting jobs. “Huh, so Randy Burgess was a grip on this, too. Good on ya, Randy.”
I really don’t understand people who jump out of their seats as soon as the credits start, as if said seats have suddenly become red hot. Even in an ordinary movie’s credits there is usually some interesting snippet of information, and of course a Marvel or Disney movie will always have a post-credits scene.
I watched Frozen on DVD with some self-proclaimed fans, all of whom looked at me strangely when I giggled a little at the bit where Elsa throws away her tiara, because none of them had ever sat (or even fast-forwarded) through the credits for that post-credits scene.
I always think schwarma.
Um… maybe they like, really really have to pee?
Depending on the movie, I stay. I even do it with video games sometimes, if the game made me think it deserves it.
It’s the done thing in Japanese cinemas to sit through all the credits, and I’ve seen a small number of films that put an important final scene after them.
Yeah, it’s a bonus “Thank you for sitting through 15 minutes of text at the end of a two hour movie”
Can anyone else recall the days when the end credits were maybe 5 minutes tops?
That’s what killed short subjects—the credits shouldn’t be longer than the movie.
That was then they pre-loaded: the opening credits listed the full cast and key production, so the end credits didn’t have as much to show. Of course, then you didn’t have 15,000 animators or effects people to display.
I do wish movies would put in some sort of “bonus scene after the credits” announcement, though. Not everyone is as consistent about it as Marvel, and sitting for 15 minutes in hope and getting nothing is rather annoying.
Well, the benefits of sitting through all the credits are, no bathroom line and not being pushed down the stairs by a jerk when exiting.
There are a number of websites that will tell you if there is any scenes during or after the credits of movies. I like aftercredits.com because it just says yes or no to if there are scenes. You have to click to unhide the details of the scene, so you don’t have to worry about reading a spoiler.
I might be Scottish. I paid for the whole bleeding movie, I’m gonna watch the whole bleeding movie, yer damn sassenach
Some of the credits are for people who work very hard for not much financial reward, and whose work has a big impact on the final work, people like Musicians, and score preparation, I don’t understand why in some movies the caterers and truck drivers get a credit, yet the members of the orchestra don’t
My favorite credit is for the “wrangler” the person in charge of dealing with the non-human livestock. Some of the titles are precious.
Someday, somewhere, there will be a movie featuring a white goshawk, that credits an “albino falcon wrangler”. I have faith in this.
Previously there was one Google hit for that job description. Now there are two. Congrats on being #2.
I think it was one of the Dr. Phibes movies where the end credits roll, there’s a blank screen for a couple of seconds, then Vincent Price chuckles.
For years and years I used to start Side Two of “Sgt. Pepper” at “When I’m Sixty Four,” skipping “Within You Without You.” It’s a legitimate practice.
(Actually in later years I came to like “Within You Without You.” Go figure.)
You did that without the Beatles Police showing up at your door? You must live in an isolated location.
If you want to drive people crazy, play the Patti Smith cover version. Out of context, the song is remarkably hard to identify.
Well, we had these big black round things we called “albums” or “LPs.” You had to get up and flip them over to hear Side Two. I hear they’re making something of a comeback…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fUltzgPLG4 is Patti, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tdmaEhMHE is… something horrible I am exorcising by passing it on…
Her subordinates at the new Skin Horse probably call her O.C.Dawg behind her back.
Seconded and thumbs up for coming up with it first.
I suppose track 7 is the barking dogs Jingle Bells. Sweetheart would know what they’re really saying.
They aren’t saying anything, really. Sweetheart could probably tell that they’ve been sampled, and had their tones altered by a synth. It would be like listening to a DJ playing a repeated sample of one of your friends saying “Hey!” over and over. It’s like that, only set to music.
Or it is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZWdQx58pD4
Although it is track 15 on the album it was first released on.
Someone needs another rampage.
But how will they get the coffee stains out of the carpet?
That’s a problem that I have with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. I love the 1st, 2nd and 4th movements; but the 3rd movement is such a thematic mess, as far as I’m concerned, that I can just barely tolerate having to slog through it.
That’s why I don’t have much classical music on my iTunes. Symphonies are one piece of music in four acts—downloading them is in track segments. (Hmm. I must check around on iTunes and see if anybody’s got whole symphonies for sale.)
Sorry Sweetheart, you are just extremely discipline-able.