Wizard of Oz / Darkside of the Moon

[Tin]

Wow, I just found out about this and everyone from work and I tried it out.  You start the Darkside of the Moon album at the 3rd lions roar in MGM and let them both play. Some of the things that line up and coincidences are just wild.  It's like a music video for the entire album

[fishinfiend]

Stay out of those cow pastures.  

[Big Phish]

Stay out of those cow pastures.

seriously, thats some good advice.

[Muddy]

Wear your Timothy Leary shirt when you do this

[cart7t]

If you're actually capable of syncing the music to the 3rd lions roar, you obviously haven't smoked enough to truly enjoy the music in the first place.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

You really just found out about this?

Holy &%*, do I feel old.....    

[ArcticCat500]

wow, I was 9 when it came out, "I know it by wrote" older brother so I grew up listening to it all.

but I dont remeber ever hearing about this.   maybe it just slipped my brain, whats left of it, dam 70s n 80s.

[.dsaavedra.]

(Ever tried playing Black Sabbath backwards??? It's either the devil speaking, or Ozzie, but who can tell the difference?!?! )

which songs? or do you mean the song Black Sabbath?

and Tin, i'm suprised you haven't heard of this until now... i've never played them in sync but i should sometime...

[mrlitetackle]

just heard about it, eh...... huh..known of this one for some time.....................

cow pastures are a dangerous place to start the journey in too, dont start till you leave.

[bilgerat]

Play a country song backwards. Your wife comes back, your tractor starts again and your dog comes back from the dead.

[.dsaavedra.]

But seriously, I believe there was a lawsuit about one of these older rockbands. They said if you played the song backwards, it told you to kill yourself. KISS maybe...i'm not sure.

i know the song you're talking about...i think it was a Queen song but i can't remember which one!

[Cigarlover 1]

Are you guys talking about Suicide Solution by Ozzy?  A kid killed himself back in the 80s while listening to it and the parent sued Ozzy.

[bilgerat]

Are you guys talking about Suicide Solution by Ozzy? A kid killed himself back in the 80s while listening to it and the parent sued Ozzy.

Probably from the same gene pool as the kid who burned his house down after watching Beavis and Butthead ignite aerosol spray cans to make a flamethrower.

[frogtog]

OH how can I ever forget Beavis and Butthead I walked around for a year with my T shirt pulled up on my head. Oh those were the days.

[Bassn Blvd]

If  

(Ever tried playing Black Sabbath backwards??? It's either the devil speaking, or Ozzie, but who can tell the difference?!?! )

I had the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath cassette when I was about 9 yrs old.  I listened to that tape at night to go to sleep, until I started having horrible nightmares. My dad made me throw it away when I started waking up screaming and my brother started sleep walking.

[RobE]

This thread has devolved to the point where it is not only clear that it is not a Music Forum but, you guys don't have Quad Stereo systems with 8 Tracks in your boats, either!  

The 'art' of back-masking started with the Beatles on thier 'White Album'. Listening to the song Revolution # 9 backwards (on an LP spun backwards on a turntable) hinted that Paul had died. Certain lyrics in the song, when played (faster) in reverse, appeared to recite "Paul is dead man".

Who discovered (or leaked) this remains unknown but, it's intrigue prompted the Beatles to attempt it in a more accurate manner on the 'Sgt Peppers' album. What the listener needed was a big imagination.

Other bands, including the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, also made attempts at back-masking with frail results.

In the early '70's, Black Oak Arkansas released a live album where Jim Dandy repeated the word "Natas" over and over at the beginning of a song. It was intended to say "Satan" when played backwards. That gig didn't go over too well, either. The grooves on an LP are intended to hit the needle from only one side and from the other direction, the word was distorted as 'Na-tasheeee'.

Soon after, Pink Floyd surmised that perhaps content could be buried in the mix at a low enough volume that it would register as being heard but, not loud enough that it would be audible. This experiment also failed, even though those with expensive equipment CAN extract the message of calling Pink at the Funny Farm from the forward played music.

While Black Sabbath was rumored to have dabbled with the idea, they probably just said it outright. Ozzy, going solo, took it to another level but, still, 'In Your Face'. The song Suicide Solution held no back-masking or hidden messages.

When Judas Priest was dragged into court in the early '90's, the prosecution had no credible evidence and the case was dismissed.

The young men that took thier own lives were not instructed to do so by some 'subliminal suggestion' on a heavy metal album. They did so of thier own accord. The music of thier choosing was simply a reflection of thier own thoughts.

If I want to hang myself? I might choose one of David Allan Coe's more sinister albums. If I want to go fishing? Maybe Jerry Reed or Dolly Parton.  

[.dsaavedra.]

If

(Ever tried playing Black Sabbath backwards??? It's either the devil speaking, or Ozzie, but who can tell the difference?!?! )

I had the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath cassette when I was about 9 yrs old. I listened to that tape at night to go to sleep, until I started having horrible nightmares. My dad made me throw it away when I started waking up screaming and my brother started sleep walking.

thats hardcore lol. sabbath bloody sabbath is by far my least favorite sabbath album (out of the ones that i have, i have their first 6 albums, they got sucky selloutish after that). the song sabbath bloody sabbath is great, but the album as a whole is a thumbs down.

i like sabbath a lot, but i don't like ozzy's solo work. however, suicide solution is definitley my favorite ozzy song its a great song, not worth killing yourself over though  :-/ ;D

[Bassn Blvd]

I believe the cassette /record was "We sold our souls for rock-n-roll"

[.dsaavedra.]

I believe the cassette /record was "We sold our souls for rock-n-roll"

oh ok, thats their greatest hits album (one of them at least...) my dad has this one. i think its funny your dad made you throw it away  ;D

[Palomar]

They actually did a study and found out it is the devil you hear when you play a record backwards, They have a quote caught on record by the devil and it says

" HEY STUPID, YOUR PLAYING THE RECORD BACKWARDS"!  :

[cart7t]

This thread has devolved to the point where it is not only clear that it is not a Music Forum but, you guys don't have Quad Stereo systems with 8 Tracks in your boats, either!

The 'art' of back-masking started with the Beatles on thier 'White Album'. Listening to the song Revolution # 9 backwards (on an LP spun backwards on a turntable) hinted that Paul had died. Certain lyrics in the song, when played (faster) in reverse, appeared to recite "Paul is dead man".

Who discovered (or leaked) this remains unknown but, it's intrigue prompted the Beatles to attempt it in a more accurate manner on the 'Sgt Peppers' album. What the listener needed was a big imagination.

Other bands, including the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, also made attempts at back-masking with frail results.

In the early '70's, Black Oak Arkansas released a live album where Jim Dandy repeated the word "Natas" over and over at the beginning of a song. It was intended to say "Satan" when played backwards. That gig didn't go over too well, either. The grooves on an LP are intended to hit the needle from only one side and from the other direction, the word was distorted as 'Na-tasheeee'.

Soon after, Pink Floyd surmised that perhaps content could be buried in the mix at a low enough volume that it would register as being heard but, not loud enough that it would be audible. This experiment also failed, even though those with expensive equipment CAN extract the message of calling Pink at the Funny Farm from the forward played music.

While Black Sabbath was rumored to have dabbled with the idea, they probably just said it outright. Ozzy, going solo, took it to another level but, still, 'In Your Face'. The song Suicide Solution held no back-masking or hidden messages.

When Judas Priest was dragged into court in the early '90's, the prosecution had no credible evidence and the case was dismissed.

The young men that took thier own lives were not instructed to do so by some 'subliminal suggestion' on a heavy metal album. They did so of thier own accord. The music of thier choosing was simply a reflection of thier own thoughts.

If I want to hang myself? I might choose one of David Allan Coe's more sinister albums. If I want to go fishing? Maybe Jerry Reed or Dolly Parton.

Another play on the myth was the Electric Light Orchestra's song, "Fire on High"..  The very beginning of the song was intentionally recorded backwards, it's clear when you listen to the song.  Playing the record backwards left no question as to what was being said.    

[ArcticCat500]

it amazes me that all the talk of backward masking and no one has mentioned the great Led Zepplin, it was beleived that Jimmy Page was a master of the art, Page owned and lived in Aleister Crowley's home, the most infamous satanist.  Page a devoted follower turned the Zepplin empire into a backwards masking nightmare, and Stairway To Heaven was born.  Along with several others.