Smother Em Eh 7,125 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I always hear people say things like well I don’t like so n so’s album cuz of all the filler And others things like....... “TF would’ve been better if it didn’t have those “filler” songs on it.” And I always wonder everytime I see something like that, and wonder “what is filler exactly”? (When talking about pop music) So WTF is filler? Can someone please explain it to me. Get Applause & G.U.Y to 1B views! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,110 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 A filler is a song that sounds cheap and unfinished that just got put on an album to fill some space between the singles and it's clearly audible that the song wasnt given much attention Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 26,828 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Imo it's a song which is clearly not as good as the others and that was put in the album by default to fill the tracklist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am I A Girl 2,027 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I’m not 100% sure mysel... think it’s a song that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with the theme of the album or just doesn’t work well with the other songs!! basically it’s a song put on an album to make the tracklist / album longer (I think) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJudasGaga4 67,907 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 A filler to me is like if they need 14 songs for an album and they only have 13, they just make a random song that doesn't have to do with anything that an album means like Jewels N Drugs on ARTPOP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabirartfling 9,063 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Drake's discography Give your love to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvanas 5,768 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I mean it's supposed to be songs that are placed on a album that don't add to the narrative or don't match it's overarching concept. I'd say that Formation is filler on Lemonade. People just call songs they don't like fillers. "Who are we, if not slaves to this torment?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 katy perry's albums are really good examples of fillers vs single material https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepentingSinner 2,642 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 31 minutes ago, KatieJudasGaga4 said: A filler to me is like if they need 14 songs for an album and they only have 13, they just make a random song that doesn't have to do with anything that an album means like Jewels N Drugs on ARTPOP. Jewels N Drugs is not filler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUO YI 6,089 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 13 minutes ago, ryanripley said: katy perry's albums are really good examples of fillers vs single material Teenage Dream isn’t The night sky tells all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Just now, Graffiti Heart said: Teenage Dream isn’t it actually is i was shocked at the difference between singles and album tracks https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextruper17 8,908 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, LittleLocoCoco said: Jewels N Drugs is not filler. I've heard fillers that are better than Jewels N Drugs. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUO YI 6,089 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 minute ago, ryanripley said: it actually is i was shocked at the difference between singles and album tracks No I enjoy the album completely. If there’s a song I dislike that’s Firework. The night sky tells all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Just now, Graffiti Heart said: No I enjoy the album completely. If there’s a song I dislike that’s Firework. i still bought the album since i like all the singles which is like half the album but i don't plan on buying any others https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 It really depends on how the process of making the album imo. If the artist has 3 or 4 really good songs ready to go, they need to rush to fill up the remaining 7-10 tracks in order to release a full LP and capital on those 3-4 songs that can be hit singles. And example of this would be Madonna’s Music (which i think is an absolutely brilliant album). But songs Music, Impressive Instant, and Don’t Tell Me where written before the rest of the album. In fact Music (the song) was released before the album was even completed. So M+Mirwais hustled to fill up the 8 remaining tracks to release the album in time to capitalize on Musics (the song) colossal success. Just compare Music which was produced in that way with the superior albums American Life, Confessions, or ROL—which were completed with a cohesive sound and theme and then the singles were picked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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