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05-14-2016, 12:08 PM
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Angel3010 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 39
What does b-side mean? Hey, I'm wondering what does b-side mean I've often heard "I prefer b-side of some band" etc.
05-14-2016, 12:13 PM
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The Batlord Zum Henker Defätist!! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Beating GNR at DDR and keying Axl's new car Posts: 48,199
It means "next to". __________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
05-14-2016, 12:14 PM
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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593
When singles were released on vinyl, the single was on the A side and some other song would be on the B side. B sides tended to be things like quirky tracks that didn't make it onto the album or remixes or whatnot. So when people talk about liking B sides, they usually mean they like the artist's less well known material. __________________ 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
05-14-2016, 12:48 PM
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Paul Smeenus David Hasselhoff Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Back in Portland, OR Posts: 3,681
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Originally Posted by Angel3010 Hey, I'm wondering what does b-side mean I've often heard "I prefer b-side of some band" etc.
Thanks for making me feel old. My first record I owned (in 1966, I was 8) (not my initials on the jacket or record) __________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by grindy Basically you're David Hasselhoff.
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05-14-2016, 12:54 PM
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RoxyRollah Oracle Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Closer then you think..... Posts: 4,365
Means flip the ****in record when the a sides done. __________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre Roxy is unable to perpetrate violence. It always somehow turns into BDSM between two consenting adults.
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Originally Posted by Frownland I just want to say your tits are lovely.
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Originally Posted by grindy Roxy is the William S. Burroughs of our time.
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan I like Roxy, she's awesome and her taste in music far exceeds yours. Roxy is in the Major League bro, and you're like a sad clown in a two bit rodeo.
05-14-2016, 01:34 PM
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bob_32_116 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: 32S 116E Posts: 324
The song on the A-side was normally considered the more saleable song by somebody - the company, the artist, or both. Often the idea would have been to release the single as a teaser; people would buy the single, decide they liked it and consider buying the album. Hence, there was probably resistance to putting the best of the remaining songs on the B-side, if they wanted to leave something in reserve to get people to buy the album. Nilsson made fun of this custom by putting the song "Buy My Album" on the B-side of one of his single releases - I am not sure which. Occasionally though the B-side would be something more interesting and experimental than the A-side, especially if the artist was involved in the choice of song. There would have been less pressure from the execs on what was acceptable, since the A-side was supposed to be the selling mechanism. There are a few examples of the B-side becoming the hit, to the surprise of the musician and the label. When Bob Lind was about to release his first single, there were four songs in the can, and there was discussion about what should be the single. Lind said "I don't care which one you release as long as it's not Elusive Butterfly. That's the worst one." The other guys agreed, and chose "Cheryl's Goin' Home" for the A-side; however, in the hope of later releasing a follow-up single, they put "Butterfly" on the B-side so the other two songs would both be available at a later date. The story goes that the single enjoyed moderate success until a DJ, apparently uninentionally, played the B-side on radio instead of the A-side. The station was deluged with inquiries asking what was that fantastic song, and in a short time "Elusive Butterfly" was a huge world-wide hit, No. 1 in several places. His one and only hit.
05-14-2016, 03:00 PM
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Plainview Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 721
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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus Thanks for making me feel old. My first record I owned (in 1966, I was 8) (not my initials on the jacket or record)
This is a Double A-side, though, right? Like those were both huge singles so I can't see Day Tripper being classed as a B-side. __________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadChannel The overuse of babe/baby, the lack of any sort of discernible originality, the melodrama and the general sense of an especially heinous sort of hardcore vapid stupidity all make me want to jab my eyes out with a drill-press and then hang myself from the CN Tower with an electrified rope that sends shocks in excess of 10,000 volts through my body as I slowly die. While listening to Dream Theater.
05-14-2016, 03:06 PM
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bob_32_116 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: 32S 116E Posts: 324
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Originally Posted by Plainview This is a Double A-side, though, right? Like those were both huge singles so I can't see Day Tripper being classed as a B-side.
Sometimes singles were classified as double-sided. Very often, they were released as an A-side and a B-side, but then reclassified as a double-sider after the event, when it became clear that both songs were popular and were getting airplay. The Beatles had a number of these: Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby, Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever, Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus, Ob La Di, Ob La Da/While my Guitar Gently Weeps, and others.
05-14-2016, 05:02 PM
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RoxyRollah Oracle Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Closer then you think..... Posts: 4,365
Means flip the record or you aint hearing ****. __________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre Roxy is unable to perpetrate violence. It always somehow turns into BDSM between two consenting adults.
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Originally Posted by Frownland I just want to say your tits are lovely.
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Originally Posted by grindy Roxy is the William S. Burroughs of our time.
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan I like Roxy, she's awesome and her taste in music far exceeds yours. Roxy is in the Major League bro, and you're like a sad clown in a two bit rodeo.
05-14-2016, 05:39 PM
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Neapolitan carpe musicam Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Les Barricades Mystérieuses Posts: 7,710
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Originally Posted by Angel3010 Hey, I'm wondering what does b-side mean I've often heard "I prefer b-side of some band" etc.
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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus Thanks for making me feel old. My first record I owned (in 1966, I was 8) (not my initials on the jacket or record)
The first 45 I bought was for the song on the b-side, Ruby Tuesday. __________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by mord Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
"it counts in our hearts" ?ºº? “I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion.” Jack Kerouac. “If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.” Aristotle. "If you tried to give Rock and Roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." John Lennon "I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous." Keith Richards
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