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We could probably play Billy Graham sermons backwards and sooner or later we would hear some syllables that vaguely kinda sound like "Satan" or sorta like "six six six".....You can probably play Somewhere Over The Rainbow backwards and find satan and six six six in that too. Gimmmmeeee a break!
Regarding this aspect.... Refer to page one of this thread where I talk about the human's strange ability to pick up patterns (read, words) in reverse speach. This is probably all we're hearing, baring Revolution #9 and other intentional inserts.
Do you guys honestly believe that the industry produces these albums with the sincere belief that people will actually buy them with the full intent of playing them backwards?
Actually, I believe the industry doesn't believe that, but I believe the musicians believe a few people will. I'm a computer programmer. Ever heard of "easter eggs" in computer programs? Here's an example: In Internet Explorer, hold down CTRL and select Help -> About Internet Explorer in the menu. Scroll to the bottom of the inserted text and then double-click the Windows flag on the bottom-left of the dialog. The flag will now change to a developer's face. Double-click again to go to the next one.
I just made that up, by the way, so don't try it. The point is: this little goofy code that developers (and myself) like to insert into their code is just for fun, and is an attempt to slide something past their no-humor bosses.
Just because they can! Some easter eggs are so well hidden, nobody could possibly find them by accident. Months after the release of the product sometimes a developer will let slip a hint about an easter egg, and the word spreads across the Internet. Microsoft Excel 97 had an easter egg that was a built-in flight simulator, albeit crude. That's cool!
And so is putting backwards messages into songs. Of course, me being a Christian I'd put something like "Jesus loves you" in it
That'd shut up the satanists looking for further instruction in their music! Hahaha! Another kind of easter egg might be arranging the first letter of each line of lyrics to spell something, like J-E-S-U-S. Rock and heavy metal musicians appeal to the anarchist-wannabe. Hailing to Satan is just one way to "buck the system".