Do you enjoy interludes?

[ThaFame 243]

Alica Keys too

[Anveeroy 59,089]

You forgot about Janet Jackson. Most of her albums have interludes. 

[Miracle 14,068]

6 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

Lana has one interlude on Honeymoon, Rihanna has 3 on Anti (very melodically pleasant despite their length) so yes I like them.

But Anti only has one interlude? Higher is a proper song, just a very short one. Goodnight Gotham is...who knows what that is.

 

[janetjackson 245]

You're forgetting the pop originator of interludes, Ms. Janet Jackson.

Control, Rhythm Nation, janet., The Velvet Rope, All For You, Damita Jo...

And yes, I love them when done right. Especially since it can make for a more cohesive album/story. 

[janetjackson 245]

11 minutes ago, Anveeroy said:

You forgot about Janet Jackson. Most of her albums have interludes. 

Thank you, mama! As far as I know, Janet was the first mainstream artist to do interludes. It's definitely her signature.

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

Not when artists like Tinashe use them cause they just think they sound cool

But Interludes that are part of a story or concept album are good. Mood setting interludes meant to transition parts of albums sonically  (so like from the upbeat to the slower section or vice versa) are a mixed bag for me.

Interludes that are emotional or conceptual transitions that are just interesting sound worlds for about a minute or so are also nice.

 

 

[FfFfFfFF 55,003]

25 minutes ago, Miracle said:

But Anti only has one interlude? Higher is a proper song, just a very short one. Goodnight Gotham is...who knows what that is.

 

It narrows down to what you want to believe it's an interlude or not.

James Joint 1:12

Yeah, I Said It 2:31

Higher 2:00

Goodnight Gotham 1:28

 

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

1 hour ago, ARPiT said:

This is better than the whole album

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I haven't listened to the album yet  nor planning to 

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Except Your Body  

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not "your" body .... I meant the song Your Body 

 

 

 

'Cease Fire' is lyrically one of her best, I suggest you to listen at least that one.

[nickkoko 922]

Honestly, interludes on albums are hit or miss for me. They can be done really well, like for example, Tinashe's Indigo Child interlude on Aquarius. I wish it was a full song tbh

 

[tomdsgn 1,913]

Sometimes I think they're just half finished songs that they liked so they just chuck them in. If they have a purpose and don't interrupt the flow of the album, sure. 

[arrtpop 2,751]

9 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said:

It narrows down to what you want to believe it's an interlude or not.

James Joint 1:12

Yeah, I Said It 2:31

Higher 2:00

Goodnight Gotham 1:28

 

yeah I said it is a full song though. its just short

[thedirtymonster 690]

Interludes, for me, are really hit or miss...and most of the time it's a miss...

I will say some of the BEST interludes from the top of my head are:

Christina Aguilera in Back To Basics, Mariah Carey in Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel "Betcha Gon' Know", and Kelly Clarkson's "I Need a Minute" Intro.

[Cassidyfal 758]

They are made for if you listen to a album from first to last song, but no done does that anymore cause they press shuffle

[Original Diva 4,958]

I don't mind them. Sometimes they just don't sound right though. Like on Fergie's Double Dutchess interludes..

 

But i think the manifesto of mother monster intro would have sounded cool at the start of Born This Way..

[Oriane 20,517]

I love the concept of using intros and interludes. It works very well on concept albums, and rap albums, because it flows with the story. Unfortunately these days people skip songs, put them on shuffle, they don't listen to the albums the way they were intended to be, so these interludes lose their meaning.

These intros set the mood and meaning of the albums :