Emotional solos, singing, etc...
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Topic: Emotional solos, singing, etc...
Posted By: Dalezilla
Subject: Emotional solos, singing, etc...
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 16:50
A weird thing occured today. I was once again talking about music with my friends. Like normal I said that "wow that solo by so and so is so emotional and gives chills to me every time" and "Peter Gabriel sings really emotionally in that Genesis song" etc... Well all of a sudden one of my friends says that he doesn't know what I mean by emotional.  I tried to explain, but he didn't get it. He listens to pretty much only DT so that might explain it  . (no offence to our DT fans, I like 'em too  ) Well anyway I think he's really missing a lot of great music and I'd like to show him some emotional guitar solos, emotional singers, etc... I'm not saying that music has to be necessarily emotional, but there are a lot of great emotional moments in prog and I'd just like to show some of those to my friend.
So any suggestions for any emotional parts of songs or solos or singing or whatever? Just don't give me band names, because I know what bands are emotional and what aren't. I just don't feel like thinking too much right now.
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 16:54
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Marillion - Easter |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 16:55
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Solos: "Neverland" by Marillion
"King" by Marillion
"Beautiful" by Marillion
"Easter" by Marillion
"Season's End" by Marillion
"The Final Straw" by Marillion
"Heart of Lothian" by Marillion
"Incubus" by Marillion
"Jigsaw" by Marillion
"Forgotten Sons" by Marillion
"Script for a Jester's Tear" by Marillion
Singers:
Hogarth
Fish
The game is over.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 16:56
 didnt take you long stonie.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 16:58
I was trying to beat E-dub to the punch.
 Never know when he'll pop out of nowhere and praise Marillion.  Seriously, Easter is probably the best song ever. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
king of Siam wrote:Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 17:05
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ROTFLMAO!!!! My reputation preceeds me.
In terms of solos, you really can't top "Easter". I think I had heard when H presented that song to the band upon joining, Rothers nailed that solo on the first take. H happened to have his tape recorder running, and we should all feel fortunate. The solo on "Fallin' From The Moon" from "The Great Escape" is up there, too. Vocally, I'd say "Living With The Big Lie", "The Great Escape", "Afraid Of Sunlight", and "This Strange Engine" (especially live) give me the chills. Outside of Marillion, Neal Morse's "Oh To Feel Him" from Testimony and his final moments on "The Great Nothing" are spine chilling, too. E iTunes: "The Temple Of The Living God" from Neal Morse's ? ------------- 
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Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 17:13
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Marillion - Sugar Mice. Works for me every time. Yes - Turn Of The Century. Superb atmosphere, melody and, for once, understandable lyrics from Anderson. He sings it wonderfully well! |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 17:22
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I'll go a long way with Stonebeard and E-Dub here. For some variation you may add A little too far New York City don't mean nothing Somewhere in time Believe All of those can be found on Streets by Savatage. There's more to mention I guess, but this immediately popped up since I'm doing a review on the album. ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to info@iskcrocks.com |
Posted By: Magic Mountain
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 17:30
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Alex Lifeson's solo in the middle of "La Villa Strangiato" on Rush Hemispheres.
Gilmore on many songs such as "Shine on You Crazy Diamond", "Dogs", "Comfortably Numb"
For non-prog, Neil Young has very emotional guitar solos.
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Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 17:38
Most Defintely, "Tirn of the Century" is one of my favorite songs of alltime. Extrememly emotional, Howe's acoustic playing is top notch.
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 17:40
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I'm listening to Neal's 12 and will have to add Steve Hackett's guitar solo on "12". Holy Mother Pearl, that adds so much to that tune!!! This whole disc is jaw dropping.
E iTunes: "Entrance" from Neal Morse's ? -------------
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Posted By: Epitath
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 17:42
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Well, theres different oppinions about this but The guitar solo in 21st Century Schizoid Man by KC. Its a chromatic solo therefor it might be a little weird the first time you hear it, but often it shows that either you hate it and think it sounds like ****, or you really like it and find it both emotional but also extremely creative and skillfull... I dont know what your point of view on it is but mine is deffinately Emotional master solo!! ------------- 
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 18:12
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Camel -Lady Fantasy. If he doesn't know what emotion is after at least 2-3 listens to the song then he's surely a robot.  ------------- 
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Posted By: Bt-Tor
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 18:42
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Rush - Emotion Detector, Mission (Live), The Weapon Marillion - Easter, among others. kinda of going blank... |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 18:48
That song is so beautiful, it brings tears to my eyes  ------------- 
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Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 18:49
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You know, a lot of McLaughlin's solos in Mahavishnu Orchestra are pure emotion. The raw, firy intensity has some sort of emotion. -------------
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 19:54
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I'd reccomend Sigur Ros and Explosions in the Sky but I know you already have all of their stuff.
Good Solos:
The Knife - Genesis
Starship Trooper - Yes
Stariway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Lady Fantasy - Camel
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Suppers Ready - Gensis
Close to the Edge (organ Solo) - Yes
Cygnus X-1 - Rush
Emotional Songs
Dogs(the end section) - Pink Floyd
CLose to the Edge - Yes
Suppers Ready- Genesis
and:
Basically anything by GYBE!
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 20:11
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Starless - KC House with no door - VDGG Soon - Yes ...that should clear all doubts ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 21:13
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Bands- Opeth, Pink Floyd Songs- Octavarium, A Change of Seasons (by Dream Theater geez), Cassandra Gemini, Cygnus X-1, Wings for Marie pts. 1 and 2 Oh, and for happy emotion, Sigur Ros- Takk... (the whole album) ------------- 
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Posted By: Kleynan
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 23:07
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It doesn't get any more emotional than Firth of Fifth. ------------- 
You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks. |
Posted By: -Radioswim-
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 23:56
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call me crazy... "Song" - "album" - "Artist" "Rainbow's End" - Breathless - Camel "Tell me" - RainDances - Camel "Space-Dye Vest" - Awake - Dream Theater "SuperHero" - Superhero - Carptree "harvest of Souls" - Dark Matter - IQ "Guiding Light" - Seventh House - IQ "Neverland" - Marbles - Marillion "Never comes the day" - On the threshold of a Dream - The Moodey Blues "How is your life today" - Lightbulb Sun - Porcupine Tree "Stop Swimming" - Stupid Dream - Porcupine Tree "Love Beyond Words" - Snow - Spock's Beard "Bridge Across Forever" - Bridge Across forever - Transatlantic All of the listed, have atleast caused me to choke up if not ... cry... at some point or other. I am one that is known by many as a softy. I cry, a lot... take that how you will. these songs are none the less, emotional as heck. As for the solos, look no further then Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, and IQ. Tons of solos in their works. ------------- 
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Posted By: Matt Dickens
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 01:45
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"Hope Leaves" by Opeth "Trains" by Porcupine Tree
and I find a lot of Tool to be very emotional particularly some of the songs on Aenima like "Eulogy", "Push*t" or "Third Eye" also the song "10,000 Days Wings pt 2" is very emotional. ------------- If it ain't broke don't break it. |
Posted By: Asphalt
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 02:43
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also, if he's into DT and we're talking about emotional, how could we forget Pain of Salvation? Any song, any album, there will be something there, somewhere |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 02:51
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Marillion's Steve Hogarth sends shivers up and down my spine when he sings "Beautiful", "Afraid of Sunlight" and "King". Steve Wilson does something similar with "Trains", "Heart Attack In A Layby" and his vocal interlude in "The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase 1". These guys sure no how to turn on the emotional taps.! ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: DantesRing
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 03:29
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Quite honestly, the one that gets me the most is Pink Floyd's 'The
Final Cut' (the song, not the album. When he's singing the refrain
"would you send me packing... or would you take me home" and his voice
breaks on the final note... moves me every time. In addition, it
features one of Gilmour less showy, yet most powerful solo. I really
feel that it encapsulates his sound perfectly.
------------- I'm the shadow man, the jumping jack The man who can, but won't look back |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 03:42
| To stay with Pink Floyd, one of the most emotional songs I've heard is "When the Tigers Broke Free", in which Roger Waters relates the circumstances of his father's death at Anzio during World War II. His singing there is utterly heart-wrenching, especially the last line when he sings "and that's how the high command/took my daddy from me". Brings tears to my eyes every time. |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 03:52
| Thanks! I've got pretty much everything listed so far. I'll try and play him most of the stuff you guys mentioned. |
Posted By: Epitath
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 05:38
agreed... when the flute plays the steve hackett written melody... whoa! -------------
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Posted By: unforgivable74
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 07:57
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'A Collection' and 'The Only Unforgivable Thing' by Marillion. Oh, and talk about running over the edge of a cliff to find that you can fly, the '....Or you could love' bit of 'A Few Words For The Dead' where the band come in. Lifts me everytime. Oh, just one more, the vocal build at the close of 'This Strange Engine' again by Marillion. Guess who my favourite band is! ------------- Laughs as I clean my teeth, laughs as I rub at my eyes. |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 08:43
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http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=251 - http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=251
First two songs on the MP3 stream. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 11:37
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Obviously, Marillion are the kings of emotional solos.
Well, emotional solos are a Neo progressive affair.
On the other hand, I would like to mention 2 great emotional solos:
roger waters - wghat god wants pt3, the 2nd solo: ..."Christ it's freezing inside"...
anyone's daughter - adonis (the solo at the end) ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: crimson magus
Date Posted: August 26 2006 at 12:43
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Man, go play him some Hendrix to feel the magic. He was, he is and he 'll always be the most progressive of all guitar players.
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Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 00:38
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A lot of Genesis music is very emotional (Peter Gabriel era). Firt of Fifth of course, and After the Ordeal from SEBTP. I also get choked up whenever I listen to Visions of Angels from Trespass. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 00:46
To name a few Marillion solos that is, but yes Rothery is the king of emotional guitar solos (along with David Gilmour). ------------- 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 00:52
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<<'A Collection' and 'The Only Unforgivable Thing' by Marillion. Oh, and talk about running over the edge of a cliff to find that you can fly, the '....Or you could love' bit of 'A Few Words For The Dead' where the band come in. Lifts me everytime. Oh, just one more, the vocal build at the close of 'This Strange Engine' again by Marillion.
Guess who my favourite band is!>> Excellent! Always great to have a Marillion fan aboard...especially a fan of Mr. H. Welcome. E -------------
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Posted By: Fusionman
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 00:54
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Pretty much any Roine Stolt solo. Some solos he does are so perfect it hurts. ------------- 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 00:56
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Afraid Of Sunlight is full of emotinal moments as well. I mentioned "Afraid Of Sunlight" (especially "I've been in pain for so long. I can't even say what hurts anymore". Lyrics that simply ache.)
"Beyond You" - the section that starts with, "If I was a child, I would refuse to leave," and you have that Spector 'Wall Of Sound' image. "Gazpacho" - Immediately following the section of "...you can tell it to the ocean" and the band simply explodes. I'll have that on in the car and when that moment arrives I can literally see the back windshield vibrate. E -------------
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Posted By: GyrusRex
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 01:51
I still love johns solo in the life divine with carlos santana from beggining to end that solo just blows me away. vdgg- refugees, arrow, undercoverman, house with no door, camel- never let go, squigely fair, rennasiance- mother russia and everything else they do ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/FaminePulse/?chartstyle=freckles"> 
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Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 06:15
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just give him Anathema's Eternity or Alternative 4 or Judgement..and some tissues... |
Posted By: mr_johnny_lee
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 13:59
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Slow emotional solos are my favourite, here are a few:
Pink Floyd - Comfrtably Numb, On The Turning Away
Genesis - Firth Of Fifth
Marillion - Easter (easily of the most emotional solos)
Roger Waters - What God Wants, Part 3
Dream Theater - Lines In The Sand, Finally Free, Razor's Edge (Octavarium), Another Day, Goodnight Kiss, Hell's Kitchen, Hollow Years (Live @ Budokan), Through Her Eyes (Live Scenes From New York), Spirit Carries On
Liquid Tension Experiment - Freedom of Speech, State Of Grace
Queensrÿche: Silent Lucidity
Spock's Beard - She Is Everything
Neal Morse - God's Theme 1
A few emotional singing which pops into my head:
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb, Hey You, Mother
Marillion - Seasons End
King Crimson - Epitaph
Dream Theater - Space Dye Vest, Anna Lee, Through Her Eyes, Spirit Carries On Porcupine Tree - LazarusSpock's Beard - Carie, She Is Everything
Neal Morse - Oh, To Feel Him
As you can see I'm a big DT fan. |
Posted By: decypher
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 14:20
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Marillion - Jigsaw - Solo and Vocals Marillion - The Space - everything DT - Space-Dye Vest, about the only time that LaBrie sounds something like emotional  Marillion - Dry Land - Vocals, ok the solo is great too Fates Warning - Static Acts - Solo, fantastic! Fates Warning - Nothing left to say - EVERYTHING, pure passion Gerard - Killing our Mother, Condemning our Children - cheesy, emotional vocals Gerard - Ruins of a glass Fortress Part 2, Keyboard leads at the end of the midsection before the the last part  Yes - Changes - Vocals!!! Asgard - Nobility |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 14:23
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I forgot probably the most emotional non-Marillion solo ever:
"Watermelon In Easter Hay"
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Posted By: Godfrey
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 14:26
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Road to Babylon - EVERYTHING!!!
Pink Floyd - Dogs - mainly guitar solo ------------- 
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Posted By: Beldir
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 17:05
| Since "Watermelon..." was already mentioned, I'll add St. Etienne to the list. Another fine example of emotional playing by mr. Zappa. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 17:07
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 18:21
Thom Yorke is a very emotional singer... that is if you like minging. (moaning + singing) 
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Posted By: willy
Date Posted: August 27 2006 at 18:40
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Gilmour's solo at the end of comfortably numb Hackett's solo in the lamia ------------- 
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Posted By: sean
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 11:54
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emotional soloes: Pink Floyd-Comfortably Numb
Yes- Close to the Edge (the organ solo in Part IV)
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Posted By: Asphalt
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:14
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thumbs up for PF - Dogs also, one bit that is highly emotional and highly recommended is Rush - The Necromancer from about 1:10 on and on 'till 3:40 yet another bit is Threshold's Critical Mass; there is a keyboard/guitar solo in the middle of that title-track that is simply gorgeous |
Posted By: Hierophant
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:15
How about... Outside Now, Packard Goose, Blessed Relief On the outside zappa's music is just humorous noodling, but on the inside there is so much passion and and sheer creative energy, it's a shame that the humor in his music turns so many people off of it. ------------- 
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Posted By: gong
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:44
| Peter Gabriel. |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:46
| Zappa's guitare solos. |