Songs that start good but suck too much to finish

[Saint Nick]

Usually songs go south once they get to the bridge. Lots of songs lately I've noticed have terrible bridges/transitions. Not sure what's going on.

 

[clamum]

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites -Skirllex

I know its dub step but I like he beggining of the song

Kinda agree with ya but I do like the song. "First of the Year (Equinox)" is much better IMO.

 

[D1gger]

Not only does it (agualung) not suck after the beginning, but the end if basically the beginning over again, including said intro, so it's pretty much impossible for it to start off good but not finish that way.

QFT.

aqualung is in my top ten list of songs of all time.

 

[Fritzo]

This stuff really bothers me. Why do musicians make a song that starts cool then turns to shit? Is that intentional? Was it their goal to suck?

Lloyd - miss that pussy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrQAdM581Pk
This song starts good. Talented singer, good backup singers, good instrumentals, good enough lyrics. Then it turns to complete shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CrQAdM581Pk#t=147s
That's not just 1 bad verse. That's 1/3 of the song.

Jethro Tull - aqualung
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xY7Heaqg8
One of the most easily recognized intros ever. Everybody has heard this song. Then it turns to shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u1xY7Heaqg8#t=185s
Just hearing that made you less of a man.

Rolling Stones - can't you hear me knocking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fa4HUiFJ6c
I love this song. It's catchy as hell and it's fun to play in Guitar Hero. Then half the song is this shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3fa4HUiFJ6c#t=189s



Any others you know of?

Can't You Hear Me Knocking's ending is awesome. That samba beat groove is very cool.

 

[HumblePie]

My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade.
Love the start of this song and then the second half turns into some crappy grungy punk junk.

Lost Prophets - Sway
8+ minute song with half of it awesome and the other half will put you to sleep.

Shinedown - Sound of Madness
Drum intro is freaking awesome. Rest is okay, but not nearly as great as the intro

The Smiths - Meat is Murder
Another one with a decent intro that just turns to plain crap.

Slipknot – Before I Forget
Starts good, goes bad, goes good, and goes bad. One rollercoaster of a song in how it's done style wise.

There was a Lacuna Coil song that I can't remember that does the same thing. Starts off one way and changes directions completely part way through. Can't remember which one it was. I know of others but none of them I can remember off the top of my head.

 

[thraashman]

The Doors - Light My Fire (the hugely long instrumental is tedious)
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (the lyrics end, then the song goes on 4 more minutes or something)

 

[Gibson486]

rhcp - rain dance maggie. I wish it would stop after the funky bassline and cowbell (ie before the chorus)

do not get me started on that song!!!!!!!!!

 

[PingSpike]

Smashing Pumpkins - Drown. The first 2 or 3 minutes are about as good as it gets for SP...then there's like 7 minutes of guitar distortion that doesn't have any semblance of melody and barely even fits with the rest of the song.

 

[Gibson486]

Smashing Pumpkins - Drown. The first 2 or 3 minutes are about as good as it gets for SP...then there's like 7 minutes of guitar distortion that doesn't have any semblance of melody and barely even fits with the rest of the song.

That pretty much describes Oasis' Be Here Now album. It starts off with this decent song that is an awesome wall of sound. You got all excited thinking, "man, this is gonna be great". But then the rest of the album just barely does anything and it is full of guitar solos just for the sake of having a guitar solo.

 

[MotF Bane]

Crazy train.

coheed and cambria welcome home

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[AstroManLuca]

All the korean pop shit.

Incorrect; those songs start bad and stay bad.

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride

I dunno, I kind of like the long instrumental session in the middle but I can understand why some people don't. Wikipedia says the single version is almost two minutes shorter than the full version.

I'll say Hey Jude. Great song but I am almost never able to finish listening to it because of the very long outro. Might seem strange since I am fine with the instrumental sections of Light My Fire and Magic Carpet Ride, but that might be because in Hey Jude it's just the same thing repeated over and over again with no changes. If they were to cut the fade-out length from 4 minutes down to, say, 45 seconds, I'd be fine with that.

 

[ShawnD1]

U2-Mysterious Ways

http://youtu.be/TxcDTUMLQJI

I like that entire song. Which part do you dislike? To link to a specific time in a youtube video, right click on the video and select something like "copy url for this time"

Magic Carpet Ride

Yes! I remember that song from a Dodge commercial. I asked my mom what song that was and she told me. She had it on LP. Started out great then the second half is just.... wtf man

 

[Pheran]

Crazy train.

coheed and cambria welcome home

Begone ye heathen! Those songs are both awesome.

Between the Buried and Me - Prequel to the Sequel

This song is 1:30 of instrumental awesomeness, then the terrible screaming vocals start.

 

[angminas]

G&R- Welcome To The Jungle
Happy Rhodes- Proof
Genesis- Ballad Of Big

 

[MotionMan]

Sweet Child O' Mine

Love the first 30 seconds. Mostly downhill from there.

MotionMan

 

[preslove]

quite the opposite...starts bad and gets better.

talking heads - once in a lifetime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU

Uh... the beginning is essential to that song. The end wouldn't be possible without the beginning.

 

[Ns1]

do not get me started on that song!!!!!!!!!

the most positive thing that I can say about rain dance maggie...

it's better than the second single off that album.

 

[DrPizza]

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4xwmZ6zi4

Starts getting monotonous around here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4xwmZ6zi4&t=163s

The shift to suckiness is so slow and gradual that you don't notice it unless you tune into the song in the middle.

 

[sciwizam]

Sacrifice (Reprise) - The Expendables

First 16 secs, then downhill.

 

[ShawnD1]

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4xwmZ6zi4

Starts getting monotonous around here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4xwmZ6zi4&t=163s

The shift to suckiness is so slow and gradual that you don't notice it unless you tune into the song in the middle.

Good catch.

I wish more musicians would figure out the key to a good song is brevity.

 

[Oil]

The Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

Good until the singing starts. Terrible, awful singing

 

[AnonymouseUser]

One of the oldest and worst offenders: The Beatles - Hey Jude

Yeah I know everyone on this forum will think I'm insane but...

Thunderstruck

I just hate his voice so much that once it gets past the "great for sporting events" part I can't stand it.

Nope, I completely agree.

 

[lxskllr]

I wish more musicians would figure out the key to a good song is brevity.

Negative. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing for awhile. Crappy musicians shouldn't make long songs, or songs of any kind really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7jTIXMzP7g

Edit:
More lengthy goodness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AybTjWSmpws
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwDHBqFedFg&feature=related

 

[Howard]

Kawaii!

How is the pic related to the link?

 

[Cerb]

I wish more musicians would figure out the key to a good song is brevity.

Nah. It is important not to repeat the same thing so many times that it's dull, instead of stopping while it still has your attention, but that does not necessitate brevity.

The canonical example, Thick as Brick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUGBJA-eYEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2s7Jl46Zvk&feature=related

Zep - In The Light:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXFUnnoSphY

Zep - Ten years Gone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9bP-LbR8u8

Steppenwolf: Monster/Suicide/America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thfPnorJOss&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL84419B9E97BE2B79

Karn Evil 9 1st Impression (merged):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbEMsHn38nU

NIN - Reptile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhkXxmnYHc

Edit: Oh, and how could I forget this one?
Allman brothers band - Whippin' Post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eshNVYygv-s
When I saw them last ('06?), they drew it out to ~20 minutes so some of the band could have a piss, beer, and pot break .