Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2031578)

That's another really irritating weasel-word I think gets applied to bad/boring songs people don't want to admit are bad/boring. Not saying you're doing so here though, I don't even remember what UA sounds like.

Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 2031581)

This song is awesome and I will not back down on that!

MEGADETH - Never Walk Alone... A Call To Arms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn1p-U3j9Jo

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg (Post 2031591)

I mean that riff is nice but that song is so dad thrash and it has one of those modern Megadeth choruses that is so bland I can't even remember how it sounds after having just heard it.

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2031485)

Nah it's a dying but real concept. It comes from early physical releases before "the album experience" really took hold. A lot of pop artists would record some singles and in order to put it out on an album for more revenue, they would record a few bull****ty tracks to fill out the rest of the record.

Originally Posted by MicShazam (Post 2031475)

I think "filler" is a concept made up by people too impatient to go beyond the singles.

Originally Posted by Karengirl (Post 2033728)

and Frownland. (I don't know how to insert more than 1 quote)

It's both and people are, generally, impatient. That can be their loss, b/c there's lots of great songs on albums which were not singles. I know someone who doesn't like compilations, or best of's for that reason - it's collections of singles and feels that you do miss out by not having an lp/cd of a release in its' entirety. Many musicians put out releases which contain all good tracks, i.e. Depeche Mode, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club...a great example is by an underrated 90s hip-hop artist, Imani Coppola lp Chupacabra (I'll put it here), Pink Floyd; there are examples from every decade, every category. Another is the classic jazz/r&b/blue-eyed soul album: Boz Scaggs Silk Degrees.

Originally Posted by Karengirl (Post 2033728)

It's both and people are, generally, impatient. That can be their loss, b/c there's lots of great songs on albums which were not singles. I know someone who doesn't like compilations, or best of's for that reason - it's collections of singles and feels that you do miss out by not having an lp/cd of a release in its' entirety. Many musicians put out releases which contain all good tracks, i.e. Depeche Mode, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club...a great example is by an underrated 90s hip-hop artist, Imani Coppola lp Chupacabra (I'll put it here), Pink Floyd; there are examples from every decade, every category. Another is the classic jazz/r&b/blue-eyed soul album: Boz Scaggs Silk Degrees.

Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2033818)

The term that you're looking for is "deep cut", aka a song that is obscure (at least in comparison with the album's singles) that is also of quality. Filler remains a negative term.