Owen Posted January 16, 2008 Posted January 16, 2008 I realise that any recording can be art and art is not about perfection, but about communicating. I realise that we have no right to judge other peoples playing. Having said that, I teach on a music course and I am compiling a list of recordings which have mistakes in them to develop the critical listening skills of my students. I did this a couple of times on the 'pit and possibly here (or wherever we were at the time). Could you point me in the direction of your favourite mistakes? TIA Quote
bass_ferret Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I've made a few, but then again, too few to mention. Quote
LukeFRC Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 can you have mistakes in original compositions? theres an alarm clock that goes off in "Day in the life" which wasn't planned.... Quote
ARGH Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Noel redding goes into the intro riff during the fade out of "Fire" by mistake Chas Chandler reckoned no-one would notice it,so it stayed. Quote
Guest Jecklin Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 not a mistake in terms of "oops I played that wrong", more in the sense of an oversight in terms of preparation before a recording: The bass drum pedal squeaks the whole way through sex machine by James brown. Once you hear it you can never block it out. I'm a BIG fan of incidental sounds in recordings. I hate over produced studio "purity", prefering a more spacious and realistic (less accurate?) live room sound, I like hearing the mechanics of how a sound is produced. Ie key clicks from wind instruments etc etc That said I just can't hack listening to this track anymore. Quote
JoeS Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Sting falling on the piano and then laughing at the beginning of Roxanne by The Police immediately springs to mind. Quote
chris_b Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 [quote name='owen' post='121806' date='Jan 16 2008, 10:40 PM']Could you point me in the direction of your favourite mistakes?[/quote] Trevor Bolder screws up, with knobs on, when he goes into the chorus of Gene Genie too early. And they left it in!! All the guitar and vocal parts of Broken Dream by Python Lee Jackson. It was only a demo until Rod hit the big time! Quote
Freuds_Cat Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I've heard tell that the seeming improvisation of the guitar intro to Smoke on the water on Made in Japan (or was it Europe....cant remember) was unintended thereby making it a royal cockup/impro. haha yep that Trevor Boulder one is a beauty. Quote
Owen Posted January 17, 2008 Author Posted January 17, 2008 [quote name='ARGH' post='121868' date='Jan 17 2008, 12:17 AM']Noel redding goes into the intro riff during the fade out of "Fire" by mistake Chas Chandler reckoned no-one would notice it,so it stayed.[/quote] Thanks, I have used that one (not being ungrateful here!), and on listening closely it sounds as if the whole rhythm section goes into the intro riff and it is Jimi that ploughs on regardless. Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Howabout Fingertips while Stevie's playing his harmonica, Bass Player Larry Moses can be heard asking "What Key? What Key?" Quote
ARGH Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 "We are the roadcrew" By Motorhead... The guitarfeedback is Eddie Clark flat on his back laughing at the lyrics Quote
ARGH Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 [quote name='owen' post='121928' date='Jan 17 2008, 07:49 AM']Thanks, I have used that one (not being ungrateful here!), and on listening closely it sounds as if the whole rhythm section goes into the intro riff and it is Jimi that ploughs on regardless.[/quote] I have a Noel quote to say that its his fault...Mitch may have followed,but its his mistake. Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Not a playing mistake, but something that ended up on the released version that usually goes unnoticed: On Hey Jude at 2:58, one of the band says "f'kin' 'ell" under the vocals. Quote
cetera Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 There's an obvious wrong note on the acoustic (?) guitar on Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.... Quote
andy67 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Bon Scott (RIP) on a bootleg AC/DC recording was too pissed to sing the verse in high voltage...the band kept playing for about three minutes before he was able to begin and even then he was all over the place....god bless him! Quote
Deep Thought Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 There's the little 'F*ck!' at the beginning of Green Day's 'Good Riddance'. Quote
Alien Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Sting seems to lose his place at one point during 'So Lonely', where he plays the wrong change and cuts it short - I think it's during the lead break IIRC. Andy Quote
bremen Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 [quote name='merchant' post='121881' date='Jan 17 2008, 12:44 AM']I'm a BIG fan of incidental sounds in recordings. I hate over produced studio "purity", prefering a more spacious and realistic (less accurate?) live room sound, I like hearing the mechanics of how a sound is produced. Ie key clicks from wind instruments etc etc[/quote] For sure! Live at Leeds is full of mistakes and is wonderful. A few false endings on the Wailers live at the Lyceum, also a beautiful recording. Quote
jakenewmanbass Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 there is a nose whistle on the intro to Caroline i see you' on James Taylors October Road album don't know if you consider it a mistake, but its extraneous. Quote
gypsymoth Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 "full of mistakes and wonderful" couldn't agree more - one of the wonderful things about music is that there is no injury or harm caused by mistakes, and often a benefit. pretty risk free compared to structural engineering, medicine, skateboarding, or paiting the eaves on your house. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother and the Holding Company. the record that made Janis Joplin, and it wouldn't have happened without that band and record, which has been torn to pieces by those favoring technical proficiency. Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) Not sure what album, but Hendrix covering Van the Man's "Gloria": " Gloria, G.O.L.R.I.A" Ella Fitzgerald live at Ronnie Scotts completely forgetting the chorus to "The very thought of you". The absolute pro that she is manages to not only rescue it but get huge laughs too!! Edited January 17, 2008 by Old Horse Murphy Quote
Bilbo Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 If I recall correctly, there is a blooper in Jimmy Page's guitar solo on 'Stairway To Heaven'. Two decades since I listened to it so not 100% sure. Can anyone conform (I don't have a copy)? Quote
P-T-P Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) There's a bit of a ham-fisted note (not wrong as such, but not what was intended) played by Adam Clayton at around the 3.40 mark on the track "Love Rescue Me" from U2's Rattle and Hum album. Edited January 17, 2008 by P-T-P Quote
cheddatom Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Primus! Between the Les and Herb (or is it brain? the 1st one) they must have 50 recorded mistakes, at least. I could try to write some down, but, i'd be risking ruining the CDs for myself. Quote
ARGH Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Latter half of "New dawn fades" by Joy Division,Hooky jumps the descending riff half a bar to early. really throws the rest of the band out for a few seconds. Quote
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