Top 10 Worst Things About Intro/Outro/Interlude Tracks in Albums

In the Wake of Poseidon had 5 excellent tracks then a set of "Peace" tracks that don't even have anything at all.

There are so many great albums that would be a flawless album if it weren't for these kinds of tracks.

Examples,Ænema Laterallus, 10,000 Days by Tool, Several albums by Bathory, A-lot of Black Metal albums,and loads more.

Most of them aren't even above 1:00 so why even bother making them there own track or why even put it on there in the first place.

They're usually only on the album just to get a longer run time. These kinds of tracks are more common on CD albums than on vinyl or cassette albums because some artists feel the need to fill up the disc. This is understandable, but there is a good way to do this and a bad way to do it. The good way is to include songs that were recorded during those same sessions or just songs that weren't included on any previous album (examples include outtakes, B-sides, demos, remixes, etc.). However, the bad way to do it is to just put loads of interlude tracks like what Tool does (there are five of them on Ænema, three on Lateralus, and two on 10,000 Days).

Like Wind, Rain, Water, Waves, Random noises etc what's the point of making these songs I now it's to build up atmosphere but why not just include it as part of the song that's after it.

This does not make them unique especially if they are just a sound effect, I'm not saying different is a bad thing but it doesn't make since to have a short acoustic guitar track in between two Death Metal songs.

There is only a few interludes I know that aren't Rain. Wind, Water, Waves, Acoustic Guitar, Piano or "Evil" Noises

Because of several reasons on this list.

Electric Ladyland would be my favorite Hendrix album if the first song wasn't a lame intro song