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    Posted: February 17 2007 at 18:48
I must apologize for bringing up a non-prog song, though I love it too much to not bring it up. The song is Pantera - Floods. The end, with the rain and the distorted guitar just sends shivers down my spine.

and also, I really enjoy the ending to Thick as a Brick(pt. II), it's so simple and easy, you know, they just jump back to the beginning and sort of  "complete the cycle".
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Arena - Solomon
Marillion - Forgotten Sons
Pendragon - Am I Really Losing You?
Steve Hackett - Every Day
Camel - Rhayader Goes to Town
Genesis - Supper's Ready
Fish - Scattering Crows
Pink Floyd - High Hopes
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Intro: a classic: Roundabout (Yes, "Fragile")
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Points: 4888 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:03
 
Some of my fave prog outros of all time:
 
   PULSAR - 'The Strands of the Future'
   KING CRIMSON - 'Starless'
   GENTLE GIANT - 'Three Friends'
   YES - 'Awaken'
   HAPPY THE MAN - 'Mr. Mirror's Reflection on Dreams'
   KANSAS - 'The Pinnacle'
   MIKE OLDFIELD - 'Hergest Ridge'
   VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - 'Man-Erg'
   UNIVERS ZERO - 'The Ripper' 
   GENESIS - 'The Musical Box'
     
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The Mars Volta - Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore

The meandering trumpet soloing with increasing background hiss and then the reprise of the repeating theme from the end of Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus, leading into the explosive/drunken sounding beginning of Cassandra Geminni. A bit long and "noodly" maybe, but I think it's pretty effective.
 
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
 
The way it pretty much dissolves into total chaos at the end fits well, and contrasts with the controlled middle instrumental sections.
 
King Crimson - Lizard
 
Fading out with a quite unique guitar solo then coming back with some kind of circus music. An unusual way to end an epic song to be sure.
 
Henry Cow - Deluge
 
Abstract improvisation gradually turns into a somewhat melancholic song, providing a strangely significant-seeming ending to the album.
 
 
As for intros (although they weren't actually mentioned in the title), I always thought of Genesis' Dancing With the Moonlit Knight as having one of the quintessential prog intros, but that might be because it was one of the ones I heard a sound clip of on a website when I was first investigating progressive rock.
 
I'm also quite partial to the low-key introduction to Cut The City by the Mars Volta, which makes me think of abandoned airports for some reason.
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Genesis Fading Lights beautiful
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Originally posted by BiGi BiGi wrote:

An intriguing and not-so-easy task

Some choices of mine:

  • Steve Hackett - Shadow of the Hierophant (if you can call that an outro)




yea, +1 for me also.
Might also add

- "Every day" in Spectral Mornings by Steve Hacket (i can say that the "outro" is nearly the last 4 minutes... fading, yes, fading, but the whole minutes leading to that fade are awesome)

Edited by lmollea - February 06 2007 at 04:36
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An intriguing and not-so-easy task

Some choices of mine:

  • Steve Hackett - Shadow of the Hierophant (if you can call that an outro)
  • The Beatles - Hey Jude (ditto)
  • The Beatles - I want you
  • Genesis - Seven Stones
  • Genesis - The Return of the Giant Hogweed (also intro)
  • Yes - Parallels (also intro)
  • Yes - Does it really happen? (also intro)
  • King Crimson - Starless
  • The Beatles - The End
  • The Beatles - A day in the life
  • Iron Maiden - The Prophecy
  • Genesis - Harold the Barrel (soooo creepy...)
  • A-Ha - Hunting high and low (ok, say what you want, that chord sequence always sends a shiver down my spine)
  • Mike Rutherford - At the end of the day
  • Queen - You take my breath away
  • Pink Floyd - Sheep


I'm afraid this is not exhaustive...
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some ideas for the outro:
- "blue blue sky II" in On Air by Alan Parsons
- "Lady Fantasy" in Mirage by Camel
- "Finally Free" in Metropolis pt. II by Dream Theater (open your eyes nicolas! is just pure genius)
- "Starless" in Red by King Crimson
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i know its not prog but i love the outro to alice in chains - "would?"
Two other songs that stand out in this regard are "life is all dynamics" devin townsend
and the finale to dream theater's "a chang of seasons"
those last two are very big... grand endings, which i like. there are a million other songs outros that are equally cool or probably better but those are the few that come to mind immediatly
 
just remembered another one Used,  by Pain of Salvation. i LIVE for that ending. whew quite the build up. ok thats it


Edited by Mikeypoo - February 05 2007 at 23:00

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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2007 at 11:45
Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

Ah yes, "outro." Truly an underrated word, right up there with "underture."

Anyways, I'll give my nod of the hat for the moment to "Baker Street Muse."



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Baker St. Muse is really unique!

I would like to point out Thick As A Brick too - the intro, the outro, the ending of Part I, beginning of Part II...every sound there is perfect.
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 Siberian Khatru Yes
Chamber of 32 doors Genesis
 The end The Beatles
Hamurger Concerto Focus
 In the Cage Genesis
Harold the Barrel  Genesis
Echoes Pink Floyd
Starship trooper Yes
First Light Camel ( the atmosphere just builds and builds until Mel collins unleashes )
The Lamia Genesis
Crises  Mike Oldfield
 Turn of a friendly card Alan Pasons Project
The Light lies down on Broadway Genesis (eerie ! )
The Supernatural Anetheitist  Genesis
If I could change your mind Alan Parsons Project
Incantations part 4 Mike Oldfield
Broadway melody of 1974 Genesis
 
 
 
Hope this helps


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My fav actually comes in the middle of a song but it is an ending of sorts. JT thick as a brick when side 1 is closing. It took me many listens to 'get the joke' but now I have to chuckle every time I hear them trying to end. good stuff that.


Fade outs are something I generally like. DOn't know how many of ya have done this but on many fade out at the very end something changes. you only hear it if you pump up the volume to ridicuolous levels. I wonder if such things survive into the digital realm of cd's?

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Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

Originally posted by Floydian42 Floydian42 wrote:

Ooh! Roundabout has a good intro


This is about endings not beginnings. I hope you meant outro.


I did indeed, thanks for catching that
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My favorite outro is Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part 1 because of the build up of tension from the violin to the cool bassy part to the percussion instruments. Very cool. 
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There two great outros which came to my mind at first:
Eloy - "Land of No Body"
Eloy - "The Light from Deep Darkness"
They were the real masters of superb outros which combining bombastic symphonic & psychy-space moods at these times.
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Originally posted by Floydian42 Floydian42 wrote:

Ooh! Roundabout has a good intro


This is about endings not beginnings. I hope you meant outro.
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Ooh! Roundabout has a good outro

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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 04 2007 at 13:52
How about a bit more commentary to support the nominations.
 
The thread is a bit dry with just lists of titles.
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