...if you heard it 3 times(start,middle,end)...im positive that is intentional.. just my thoughts
Actually, I hear the 'howl' 4 times in the track 'The Promise'.
For the benefit of those who want to try it out, here are the
estimated times into the playback when you hear them:
1) 6-8 seconds into the intro of the song (least audible)
2)
14-16 seconds into the intro of the song (most audible)3) 2 min, 25sec - 2 min, 27sec into the song (audible)
4) 2 min, 33sec - 2 min, 35sec into the song (more audible)
Sorry for the adjectives, I didn't measure with an SPL meter.
Incidentally, these 4 occurrences of the 'howl' which goes
like, 'hooooooo!' in a rising-falling intonation, are all heard
in the 'quiter' passages of the song where in there is no vocals
and only the piano is playing and the bass tones have subsided.
It is also worthy to note that the gap between the first 2 occurrences
(1 & 2) is 8 seconds and the next 2 occurrences (3 & 4) is also 8 seconds.
I should emphasize that the howls are not 2 seconds long. They are about
only 1 second long but I gave 2-second ranges to ensure you won't miss
them.
As I mentioned, many speakers I've tested using the track are able
to reproduce the 'howls' to varying degrees. Some barely audibly, others
quite audible and still others, not audible at all. Also, some speakers can
only reproduce the loudest of the 4 occurences, some 2 out of 4, some
3 out of 4, and some, all 4, albeit, not at the same audibility level.
- Kevlar