Man with square, wire-rimmed glasses sits in bed and explains why 8-Tracks are the "dumbest music format". You cannot fast forward an 8-Track cassette and because of this the companies releasing the 8-Tracks would rearrange the tracks on the album so that there is no "dead space" or silence. CU of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground album. CU of Elton John, Lady Samantha album. Shot of woman standing on porch on an overcast day wearing warm coat. She talks about the cliche of the 70s being a "dead time".