Of all the many things I buy, CD’s have got to be my most loved. They’re re-listenable (hopefully), and they outlast many other stupid things I spend my money on. It’s weird, then that I can only seem to get through about half the cd whenever I listen. It’s not that I lose interest, I just usually move on to doing something else by the time the first half is through. It doesn’t help that the most popular, catchy songs are usually in the first 5 tracks. It’s like they designed it that way….
But…
It turns out that the best songs are actually usually the last ones. Crazy I know. It seems that, once you peel away the catchy crowd-pleasers, there’s usually way more creativity present on the last few tracks. Take for example, this little number. Sure, it starts off strong with all the hits, but the last few songs, like “Just a Thought” and “Necromancer” honestly put the first few to shame. Another example is one of my all time favorite records, The Mouse and the Mask. Later hits like “Space Ho’s” and “Bada Bing” put the rest of the cd to shame, but you wouldn’t know it listening to the first couple of tracks.
Conspiracy Theorists, Unite
Maybe I’m crazy. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. But maybe, just maybe, the government’s behind it all. I don’t really know how they’d profit. I mean, most people probably do listen to the whole cd. If you do, I salute you. Keep on keeping on, and don’t let that first track fool you.
