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Badabec 
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Gentle Giant's "A Cry For Everyone"
I also like the ending of Emerson, Lake And Palmer's "The Three Fates (I Clotho, II Lachesis, III Athropos).
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Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela
E além disso se via da janela
Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor
- Antônio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho & Vinícius de Moraes - Carta ao Tom 74
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Zargus
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Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:02 |
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A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers.
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NotSoKoolAid
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Posted: February 04 2007 at 05:48 |
Opeth's "Closure"
(Just kidding?)
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gong
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Posted: February 04 2007 at 01:51 |
' Won't Get Fooled Again'
'Stairway To Heaven'
'The End' (The Doors)
Edited by gong - February 04 2007 at 02:18
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kirklott
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 23:14 |
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Great topic.
The band is clearly Yes, with many song candidates ranging from Silent Wings of Freedom to That That Is.
But it's last few moments of Tempus Fugit that always give me the biggest head rush: massive organ riffs, stampeding drums, Steve Howe's lightning-like guitar, and the wacky Yes-Yes-Yes vocoder.
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"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin
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Fassbinder
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 19:24 |
 BaldFriede wrote:
Fassbinder wrote:
No question at all -- my all-time favourite ending of a song is that of "My Room" (Van der Graaf Generator, Still Life). |
Since you mention VdGG, I think one of the greatest endings was that of "Wondering" in the life version at the Royal Festival Hall in London almost two years ago. It led right back to the beginning of the concert, the lone opening flute notes of "Undercover Man", with Jackson playing them, slowly fading out, forming a full circle with the beginning. I could not have imagined a better ending; in fact no-one wanted an encore after that, and not only because Hammill had announced that this was definitely the last. It just HAD to be the unforgettable ending of an unforgettable event. I am usually not a great fan of that song and consider it to be one of my least favourite of VdGG, but this ending, and the lyrics of the song too, which fitted the occasion exactly, make me think they couldn't have ended this fantastic evening any better.
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Actually, I didn't notice this similarity at the concert itself. But, thinking of this a posteriori, I have to admit it was a great idea (if it was intended; I tend to believe it indeed was).
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taylanbil
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 18:10 |
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considered as a whole, the albums "thick as a brick" and "dark side of the moon" have remarkable intros / outros; but the best outro for me goes to King Crimson's "Starless" after a close battle with "Gates Of Delirium" from Yes.
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zbida
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 15:44 |
Outro - maybe Starless...
Intro - "Can you tell me where my country lies?...
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DarioIndjic
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:55 |
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Epitaph
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Ars longa , vita brevis
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Yito
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:14 |
I have many to mention (especially the endings of Genesis  ) but my favorite ending of all time is OCTAVARIUM of Dream Theater; great guitar solo, with great arrangements.
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Psalm 96
1 Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
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KingBarbarossa
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 10:47 |
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Something that comes immediately into mind for me is the Intro of the Aqua album by Asia. It is technically a track by itself but actually just an Intro. It brings the album title and the cover art together in a particular wonderful way.
I whish there was much more of these atmospheric moments on the album and they had kept up the water theme more throughout the album.
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SirPsycho388
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 10:01 |
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There are way too many to list them all... so I'm just gonna go with The Beatles - "The End" ..... a perfect way to end their career
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Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can
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jplanet
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 04:43 |
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Intros:
Revealing Science of God - Yes -- absolutely most unique, hair-raising, adrenaline-rush intro EVER!
Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Welcome to the Machine, In the Flesh, Breathe, Sheep- Pink Floyd....yeah, they were damned good at writing great intros.
Roundabout, And You and I - Yes
Outros:
Gates of Delirium - Yes
Aquatarkus Live - ELP
Beatles - The End
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BaldFriede
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 04:03 |
Fassbinder wrote:
No question at all -- my all-time favourite ending of a song is that of "My Room" (Van der Graaf Generator, Still Life). |
Since you mention VdGG, I think one of the greatest endings was that of "Wondering" in the life version at the Royal Festival Hall in London almost two years ago. It led right back to the beginning of the concert, the lone opening flute notes of "Undercover Man", with Jackson playing them, slowly fading out, forming a full circle with the beginning. I could not have imagined a better ending; in fact no-one wanted an encore after that, and not only because Hammill had announced that this was definitely the last. It just HAD to be the unforgettable ending of an unforgettable event. I am usually not a great fan of that song and consider it to be one of my least favourite of VdGG, but this ending, and the lyrics of the song too, which fitted the occasion exactly, make me think they couldn't have ended this fantastic evening any better.
Edited by BaldFriede - February 03 2007 at 15:47
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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The Whistler
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 03:54 |
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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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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russellk
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 03:44 |
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Favourite ending: Mike Oldfield's 'Ommadawn Part 1'.
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Fassbinder
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 00:47 |
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No question at all -- my all-time favourite ending of a song is that of "My Room" (Van der Graaf Generator, Still Life).
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Olias
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 00:28 |
Ufff----
"Awaken"...Of course that one from Yes...
HIGH VIBRATIONS GO ON
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Olias
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Posted: February 03 2007 at 00:22 |
Memorable Endings
- "Wonderland" by The Watch
- "To take him away" by Sandrose
- "Eruption" by Focus
- "Birdman" by McDonald & Giles
- "Supper's Ready" from Genesis In Concert 1976 -- Bruford drum beat
- "Safe" by Chris Squire
Honourable Mention for those Psychodelic last seconds of "The Ancient" by Yes
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Freak
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Posted: February 02 2007 at 23:02 |
Great Intros
"Return Of The Giant Hogweed" - Genesis; You immediately know you're going on a ride.
"Vidrar vel til loftrasa" - Sigur Rós; The piano is just perfect.
"Brave" - Marillion; The bagpipes and white-noise create this wonderful texture for the rest of the song to work around.
Great Outros
"Supper's Ready" - Genesis; Yeah, fadeouts are often lame. I just can't argue with the minutes preceding the fadeout. The singing is out of this world, and Banks just creates this sound that cannot be matched.
"The Dead Flag Blues" - Godspeed You! Black Emperor; The last section, entitled "(Outro)", is just pure musical magic.
"Pigs On The Wing (Part II)" - Pink Floyd; I'm putting this up there with the others mostly because it's such a great release from all the tension and darkness in the middle three epics.
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