# Hidden Tracks - What's Your Fave? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299 "2001-08-15T00:52:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/21 "2001-08-15T12:48:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by seriousart \* > \*\*Actually, the Boomtown Rats album was Mondo Bongo. > _Said the lonesome Boomtown Rats fan to himself…_ \*\* Hang on there Buckeroo. I am a huge Rats fan. I went to see _the Wall_ for the first time cause Sir Bob was in it. I even bought _V-Deep_! And don’t forget, _The Fine Art of Surfacing_ had two quasi-hidden tracks. At the end of one side, there’s this weird Geldof chant that goes something like “It’s not funny. I’m not laughing. I’m not laughing. It’s not funny.” The other side has some exaggerated announcer voice going “That concludes episode 3, we will be back short-”, a loud click, then a bad-sounding radio snippet of “Feelings”. These may only be available on vinyl though, I’ll have to check the CD. Damn, I wish I still had my turntable, I’ve only got _Tonic for the Troops_, _Surfacing_, and _Mondo Bongo_ on disc. Oh, and there are actually two pre-tracks on the **Songs in the Key of X** CD. The first song is by Nick Cave and the Dirty Three called _Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum_, the second is the X-Files theme by the Dirty Three. The CD liner notes sort of give you a hint, on the back they say “Nick Cave and the Dirty Three would like to remind you that zero is also a number”. ---
**Author:** ![Pnuk\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Pnuk\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pnuk_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/22 "2001-08-15T12:49:02Z")
One of the Ash albums has a secret track where they stuck into the recording studio drunk and recorded thems elves throwing up and stuff. It’s well good. Actually, I’ve noticed a recent trend for the amount of hidden tracks to decrease. About 3-4 years ago EVERY CD had a hidden track, they’re becoming quite rare now. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/23 "2001-08-15T13:08:21Z")
I’m not a huge fan of all hidden tracks. I especially hate it when they put it on the same CD track at the last song, with silence in-between. The Meat Puppets did that, having “Coming Down” be the last track, then silence, then something else, and I didn’t discover this until AFTER I had used “Coming Down” on a mix tape. Grrr. Also the “Track 0” tracks bother me because there’s no easy way to actually listen to them, should you choose to do so, and often no indication that they’re there. Okay, that being said, Mono Puff has a Track 0 on It’s Fun to Steal called, oddly enough, “Hidden Track”. It’s very odd and disturbing, and I urge you to look for it on mp3. The most interesting/annoying one I’ve seen is “Steve is Here” by Dramarama on their Vinyl album. Not only is it hidden (there’s a slight reference to it on the cd cover) but the way it’s done is odd. The song’s about a minute long, but instead of being a single 60-second track, it’s made up of sixty 1-second tracks. As a result, I had that CD in my changer one day on shuffle mode and I kept hearing these weird, 1-second blips of sound and had no idea what they were. On Depeche Mode’s Construction Time Again album there’s a reprise of “Everything Counts” that is unlisted. I remember the first time I listened to that album the last song was playing and I thought to myself, “I have a feeling there’s something else.” and lo, there was the reprise. ---
**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/24 "2001-08-15T13:19:15Z")
On their first EP, **Opiate** , the song **“the gaping lotus experience”** appears and fuels all the rumors about Tool’s supposed connection with Satanism. On **Undertow** , the song \*\*“disgustipated”\*\*is track 69, and serves as a very scary and funny display of the band’s humor. After 11 minutes or so of crickets chirping, a lonely detatched voice tells of you waking up in a ditch with blood all over yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/25 "2001-08-15T13:56:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > **I’ll second “Eurotrash Girl.” I think there are other hidden tracks (with actual music, not just blank tracks) on that CD as well.** Yes there are. One called “I Ride My Bike” appears around track 88 or so, then at the vey end - maybe track 99 - there is a reprise of “Kerosene Hat” with some different lyrics (here comes old sorbet head). As I understand it, this last track is actually the audio portion from a camcorder that was left running while the band was making up lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/26 "2001-08-15T14:10:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nocturne \* > \*\* > On the Ben Folds Five CD “Whatever and Ever Amen” there is a short interjection as a hidden track. \*\* Actually, mine doesn’t have it, unless you’re counting “Smoke,” which is listed on my CD. There are a few others that come to mind: “Kid Things” by **Counting Crows** , about eight minutes after “St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream” off of _This Desert Life_ The aforementioned **Nirvana** song. IIRC, **Nine inch Nails** has one on one of his CDs, but I can’t recall which one. It’s like track 68 or something. **Diana Krall** has a hidden track on her _When I Look In Your Eyes_ CD. Track #13. “Chelsea,” another by **Counting Crows** , appears on the _Across A Wire_ CD. Disc one. After “Anna Begins,” there’s several minutes of what sounds like a needle on an old record, and then the piano and horn intro. If I think of any more, I’ll add them. ---
**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/27 "2001-08-15T14:13:18Z")
“Fist” by the Deftones on the Adrenaline album. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/28 "2001-08-15T16:06:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Legomancer \* > \*\* > The most interesting/annoying one I’ve seen is “Steve is Here” by Dramarama on their Vinyl album. Not only is it hidden (there’s a slight reference to it on the cd cover) but the way it’s done is odd. The song’s about a minute long, but instead of being a single 60-second track, it’s made up of sixty 1-second tracks. As a result, I had that CD in my changer one day on shuffle mode and I kept hearing these weird, 1-second blips of sound and had no idea what they were. > \*\* WOW WOW WOW WOW!!! A DRAMARAMA FAN!!! ARE YOU FROM JERSEY? I was going to list this song too. I agree it can be rather annoying if you play it on shuffle. I think the one second tracks go from like song 13 to 99 so that is a LOT of little blips. Man don’t get me started on Dramrama I could start a whole thread on them. Unfortuanetly the thread would consist of me and me alone raving about Dramarama. oh well. [sub] [sings]I gave you candy, gave your diamonds gave you pills…[/sings][/sub] ---
**Author:** ![seriousart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/29 "2001-08-15T18:35:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pezpunk \* > \*\* > [sings]I gave you candy, gave your diamonds gave you pills…[/sings][/sub] \*\* [sub] **ahem** [/sub] Give you anything you want Hundred dollar bills I’ll even let you watch the shows you wanna see Just marry me, marry me, marry me You’re not alone, pal… and no, I ain’t from Jersey :). ---
**Author:** ![seriousart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/30 "2001-08-15T18:37:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pcubed \* > \*\*I’ve only got _Tonic for the Troops_, _Surfacing_, and _Mondo Bongo_ on disc. > \*\* If I’m not mistaken, I believe those were the only Rats albums released on CD. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/31 "2001-08-15T18:52:59Z")
I’m partial to the countrified cover of [Raspberry Beret](http://www.canoe.ca/JamSounds2/raspberry.au) (click for a snippet) which appears as a hidden track at the end of the Derailers’ Reverb Deluxe CD. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/32 "2001-08-15T18:54:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by seriousart \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by pcubed \* > > \*\*I’ve only got _Tonic for the Troops_, _Surfacing_, and _Mondo Bongo_ on disc. > > \*\* > > If I’m not mistaken, I believe those were the only Rats albums released on CD. \*\* You’re probably right, and TftT was an import. I really qish their first album was available, that rocked. ---
**Author:** ![Outrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9d8465/32.png) [@Outrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Outrider)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/33 "2001-08-15T18:58:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by unwashed brain \* > \*\*On their first EP, **Opiate** , the song **“the gaping lotus experience”** appears and fuels all the rumors about Tool’s supposed connection with Satanism. On **Undertow** , the song \*\*“disgustipated”\*\*is track 69, and serves as a very scary and funny display of the band’s humor. After 11 minutes or so of crickets chirping, a lonely detatched voice tells of you waking up in a ditch with blood all over yourself. \*\* Speaking of Tool… “Maynard’s Dick” on **Salival** is an awesome hidden song. . . . Hey…don’t blame me, I didn’t come up with the name 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/34 "2001-08-15T20:38:28Z")
I’m not from Jersey and I’m not a huge Dramarama fan, but I really like that CD. Now I’m trying to come up with another hidden track to stay OT. Oh yeah…I dunno if it’s hidden, because it’s sort of listed on the album cover, but the end of the Lemonheads’ ‘Lovey’ album has this bizarre answering machine message. “My head alone could feed a family of four for two weeks!” ---
**Author:** ![HalberMensch242](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@HalberMensch242](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HalberMensch242)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/35 "2001-08-15T21:16:33Z")
NIN has two hidden tracks on the Broken EP, tracks 98 and 99. Both are covers…i think. Physical is a cover of a Revco song, who covered Elivia Newton John, and Suck is a Pig cover. On Tyranny for You by 242, there is one hidden track…i remix of one of the songs on the cd. ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/36 "2001-08-15T21:19:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Superdude \* > **IIRC, Nine inch Nails has one on one of his CDs, but I can’t recall which one. It’s like track 68 or something.** On the _Broken_ EP, tracks 98 and 99 are hidden songs. One of them is a cover of _Physcial_, originally by Adam Ant, I believe. The other one is called _Suck_. I think it’s a NIN original, but don’t know for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Kittie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kittie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kittie)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/37 "2001-08-15T21:28:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sk8rixtx \* > \*\*“Fist” by the Deftones on the Adrenaline album. \*\* I second that. Also, “Always and Forever” By **Good Charlotte** is a great song. It makes me cry 🙂 ~Kittie ---
**Author:** ![orion007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@orion007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orion007)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/38 "2001-08-15T23:01:50Z")
I second **Spoonbender** ’s choice of the hidden track on Green Day’s Dookie. It makes me laugh every time 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/39 "2001-08-15T23:05:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pcubed \* > Oh, and there are actually two pre-tracks on the **Songs in the Key of X** CD. The first song is by Nick Cave and the Dirty Three called _Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum_, the second is the X-Files theme by the Dirty Three. The CD liner notes sort of give you a hint, on the back they say “Nick Cave and the Dirty Three would like to remind you that zero is also a number”. \*\* I know, except it’s only the Nick/Dirty 3 piece that I like. I’m not sure that second track is the Dirty 3 - if it is, it’s the worst thing they’ve ever recorded. ---
**Author:** ![Lodrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Lodrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lodrain)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299/40 "2001-08-15T23:22:30Z")
There’s a hidden track on Depeche Mode’s _Ultra_; a brief instrumental called ‘Junior Painkiller’. I also know of a brief bit at the end of the Barenaked Ladies’ _Gordon_ album, which apparently is nameless, but consists mostly of inter-member banter and brief bits of music. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-tracks-whats-your-fave/76299.md?page=3)