i was listening to that joe henderson tune 'short story' this morning and noticed a little flub just after the drum solo. the rest of the band doesn't really come in together, but it still sounds really cool. this is also the case in the tw lifetime tune 'fred.' the band totally drops out before coming back in. it's kinda funny. there's a black sabbath album where a lot of this goes on, too, though i'm sure that was caused by outside forces.

i love these kinds of recording glitches, though. it makes the performance human.

have you spotted any flubs that you like?

It's always sounded to me like Charlie Watts flubs about three times during "Respectable", either getting off timing or missing a downbeat, but it's perfect for the song -- makes it sound a little out of control.

The bass player comes in a full count early coming out of the dueling guitar break in the Allman Brothers "One Way Out" off of the "Eat a Peach" album.  Fun to hear 2 drummers scramble to follow the bass player.

You can hear what sounds like the snares being snapped "on" in the first couple of bars of "Sunshine of Your Love".

The singer comes in several bars early before the second verse begins in the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie".

The tambourine in the Rolling Stones' version of "Time is on my side" is unbelievably out of rhythm with the drums.  It's part of the song for me.

Goodness-gracious, there are SO MANY tunes with a squeaky Speed King, but they almost always add beneficial ambiance to the piece, IMHO.  

There's the stick drop at the end of Alice Cooper's "Be My Lover".  In interviews, Neal Smith claims that he was spinning his sticks when he dropped it, but I've listened to that song MANY times, and I don't think he had time to twirl a stick

LOL....are you serious tho? There's other tunes? Or am I just "biting" on some "bait"? I can't think of any other tunes.

  There's a Police song where SC goes to double-time for the choruses and regular time for the verses. At the start of the 3rd verse he plays two-beats of double time AND THEN goes back to his regular beat. I've always wondered if he meant to do it or not. I'll try to think of the song and then post it.

I took Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire in the Trailblazer today....I think that was done with all "one takes".... I'm sure there's a place in the title song where Billy Cobham drops a stick,keeps double bass going,and comes back in with a crash. Really don't notice,I've listened to this off and on over 30 years..just lately I think I realized that's what happened. The whole recording is like that, Inner Mounting Flame,same way. All one takes.

The first time I saw them I was in high school,must have been '70 or '71...my guitar playing buddy said.."you gotta hear these guys"...he was into jazz while the rest of us were still listening to Hendrix,Cream,Who,etc. So,we went to the University of Cincinnati to see... Inner Mounting Flame was just released..Cobham was playing a 5pc set of natural maple Ludwigs with a single pedal. First time I saw a China. Small audience, was free,nobody knew..theystarted with the Inner Mounting Flame song...I was'nt even sure what was going on.....I was amazed. Was'nt sure it was "music",I did'nt have a reference point  to "hear"..I'd never seen music played with that much intensity. That was my introduction to fusion/whatever. I was hooked.
Next time I saw them after the release of Birds of Fire in a small venue in Cinci...Cobham had a double bass set of clear Fibes. When McLaughlin started the 12 string intro to Birds of Fire,he mis-picked the piece and had to start again...some jerk(could'nt have been more than 200 people) said..."C'mon man..." John had a look on his face like he had been stabbed thru the heart. He's a really strange fellow,anyway..but they went on to play the whole album. Truly amazing and changed my view of music. I think you could call that a ...milestone for me.      BTW,mud,this post is not a "topper" to yours. I hope you don't take it that way.

I think "So Lonely" was also the name of the tune.

There's the classic ending of Metallica's Master Of Puppets guitar solo, where Kirk Hammet gets his string caught underneath a fret, making a squeal. They decided it sounded cool, and kept it.