What Constitutes Filler (rock, favorite songs, albums, member, track)

Roygbiv · 02-16-2009, 09:59 PM

You know its filler because its pretty blatant. Filler is a song that does not add (and usually takes away) from the experience of the overall album.

It's not a bridging track between one song to the next, it doesn't conclude nor introduce a track or its redundant to the theme of the album.

lucifer_sam · 02-16-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

Of course this is a very subjective matter. Some people feel that skits and other irregularly short tracks (think Tool) are always filler - I don't.

If Faaip De Oiad and Viginti Trees aren't filler I don't know what is. Tool are pretty notorious about trying to fill out albums with worthless songs; they structured Lateralus to fill up the CD completely.

Sneer · 02-16-2009, 10:03 PM

Filler is songs that do not contribute to the message or mood the album is trying to convey in any sort of constructive way whatsoever. With this in mind, albums that lack a message or mood are all filler and no killer

simplephysics · 02-16-2009, 10:05 PM

I'd say every Animal Collective album is at least 30% filler.

Roygbiv · 02-16-2009, 10:25 PM

^ even strawberry jam?

simplephysics · 02-17-2009, 05:56 AM

If there is an exception to that statement SJ would be it, but it's not completely innocent.

Guybrush · 02-17-2009, 06:00 AM

I'm pretty much with Roygbiv. When I describe a filler, I mean a mediocre song that may be safely skipped when you listen to an album. Most likely, it adds nothing new. It's not bad (then I'd call it that), but it would be better if there was a really good song in it's place, so overall they are usually not good on an album unless most of the other songs are even worse.

Stamper · 02-17-2009, 06:20 AM

Filler is any song on an album that does not go with the general flow or is just bad. Or both. So as a result many popular artist's albums are full of filler seeing as how the most prominent musical statement is now the single. And since it's pretty hard a have an album that is 1 hit single after another something has to fill in the blanks...

mannny · 02-17-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

I'd say every Animal Collective album is at least 30% filler.

I agree, I would like this band so much more if this wasn't true.

To add to the topic, I agree with what has been said. For me, filler can also be a song on an album that doesn't really take a risk, or it just seems safe. Generic sounding and uninteresting usually means filler to me.

**Janszoon** · 02-17-2009, 10:59 AM

The quinessential filler song in two parts:

02-16-2009, 09:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Roygbiv marquee moon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 759	You know its filler because its pretty blatant. Filler is a song that does not add (and usually takes away) from the experience of the overall album. It's not a bridging track between one song to the next, it doesn't conclude nor introduce a track or its redundant to the theme of the album. __________________ Roygbiv's Review Revue LATEST REVIEW SILENT SHOUT BY THE KNIFE

02-16-2009, 10:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Filler is songs that do not contribute to the message or mood the album is trying to convey in any sort of constructive way whatsoever. With this in mind, albums that lack a message or mood are all filler and no killer __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

02-16-2009, 10:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
Roygbiv marquee moon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 759	^ even strawberry jam? __________________ Roygbiv's Review Revue LATEST REVIEW SILENT SHOUT BY THE KNIFE

02-17-2009, 06:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I'm pretty much with Roygbiv. When I describe a filler, I mean a mediocre song that may be safely skipped when you listen to an album. Most likely, it adds nothing new. It's not bad (then I'd call it that), but it would be better if there was a really good song in it's place, so overall they are usually not good on an album unless most of the other songs are even worse. __________________ Something Completely Different Last edited by Guybrush; 02-17-2009 at 06:24 AM.

02-17-2009, 06:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
Stamper Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 60	Filler is any song on an album that does not go with the general flow or is just bad. Or both. So as a result many popular artist's albums are full of filler seeing as how the most prominent musical statement is now the single. And since it's pretty hard a have an album that is 1 hit single after another something has to fill in the blanks... __________________ My soul has grown deep like the rivers -Langston Hughes-

02-17-2009, 10:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	The quinessential filler song in two parts: __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm