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alan_pfeifer 
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Joined: December 05 2004 Status: Offline Points: 823 |
 Topic: Emotional BreakdownPosted: August 04 2005 at 16:18 |
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The end of Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus from the new Mars Volta album is a pretty big spine-tingler. The solo beforehand is such an amazing buildup. |
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con safo
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Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1230 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 16:09 |
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The cresendo that beings about halfway through Gnidrolog - I Could
Never Be A Soldier , eventually builds up to a thrilling climax,
amazing when the saxaphones come in.
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Raff
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 16:03 |
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There are many such moments indeed, but the one that sticks most in my mind is the ending of Epitaph, with Greg Lake's wistful voice fading out among the waves of majestic Mellotron sounds. Another one is Martin Barre's fantastically heavy guitar cutting in at the beginning of Jethro Tull's My God - when Anderson sings "So lean upon Him gently/ And don't call on him to save...". On a completely different note, as someone earlier on mentioned Kate Bush, I'd say Pull Out the Pin is an extremely moving, haunting song with very deep subject matter (the point of view of a Vietcong in the Vietnam war). |
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bertburt
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Joined: May 12 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 142 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 13:28 |
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Saga - Images......the closing instrumental with Michael Sadler's haunting, bellowing "aaaahhhhh". Very powerful.... The small piano solo in the middle section of Phish's 'Waste'..... |
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Tony R
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 13:25 |
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Eetu Pellonpaa
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 13:21 |
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The most powerful emotional responses for me has came from FRANK ZAPPA's recordings. The sudden atavistic bellowings in them, to be exact. EMUUKHA!
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geezer
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Joined: April 03 2005 Location: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Status: Offline Points: 606 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 13:17 |
This caught my attention.  It is exactly this moment (and the way it continues) that gives me mostly chills from this album. It is vulgar but beautiful at the same time. Probably my favourite song from a brilliant album. Edited by geezer |
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Infinity
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Joined: March 24 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 333 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 12:41 |
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On PLAYING THE GAME from The Power and The Glory by Gentle Giant.... The first bass movement right after the 1st and 3rd verses - the bit after the vocals go "I'll play the game and never ever lose".......goose bump central!
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I can't remember what I said
I lost my head. __________________________ |
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Damen
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Joined: August 04 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1068 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 12:23 |
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Magma's work actually gives me chills, very powerful vocal performances, if you like Zeuhl that is.
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"It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days."
-Chris Squire |
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Tony R
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 11:59 |
It's certainly the first one that hasnt either been derogatory or mentioned bulimia........ |
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chopper
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:56 |
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Blimey, is this the first mention of The Carpenters on this site? It is a nice solo tho' I would add the end of The Remembering, also the "Like a dreamer" bit in the middle. |
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Tony R
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:13 |
http://home.earthlink.net/~mita2112/audio/different-strings- end.mp3 without the fade-out... |
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Publius
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Joined: April 14 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 382 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:10 |
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OK, couple of odd ones here. The Carpenters' Goodbye To Love - One of the finest guitar solos ever on such a sappy love song. As Terry Wogan said on the radio once 'If you don't air guitar along to this, there's something wrong with you'. Also when I listen to Marillion's Script For A Jester's Tear, it evokes nostalgia of a time I didn't even exist....very odd And I know it's the most overplayed, overblown piece of garbage, but the final solo of Comfortably Numb still does it for me. Stevie Ray Vaughan's Little Wing is incredible, far more soulful than Hendrix original piddley 2 minutes 21 seconds version. Yep, nice evocative music :) Also One For The Vine makes me drop what I'm doing and actively listen. |
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I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8
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arcer
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Joined: September 01 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1239 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:02 |
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There are tons of awesome moments... how about The arrival of the distorted guitar on Rush's 'In the End' Alex's fantastic solo on 'Different Strings' The moment the drums kick back in after the eerie monosynth solo on 'Jacob's Ladder' The intro piano on Yes' Awaken always gives me a shiver and the harp interlude in the middle is just really sweet The bit at the beginning of Genesis' 'Turn it on Again' where the offtime stab brings in the drums - so cool Definitely go along with the moment the guitar arrives after the choral section of L'Isola di Niente. Huge sound. The bit in Porcupine Tree's 'Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth' where the song changes from the acoustic guitar part to the instrumental coda, there's a guitar thing there that sounds amazing. I adore the spanish guitar part of Floyd's 'Is There Anybody Out There' the little violin flourishes in it are just beautiful. And then, followed by Nobody Home... what a double whammy. at the moment I'm really loving the acending vocals and slide guitar section of Farewell to Shadowlands by Glass Hammer - it's brilliant. Those are just off the top of my head, there are hundred of others - the opening synth pulse of 'Tom Sawyer', the syth arpeggios on the live version of Genesis' Fading Lights, the synth interlude in the middle of Il Banchetto, for some reason the section that begins 'Everyone would gather on the 24th of May, sitting in the sand to watch the fireworks display' from Rush's 'Lakeside Park'. The drums and bass on the intro to 'Watcher of the Skies', so much expectation in them, the first time I heard I thought, 'oh yes, where is this going to go?!' The piano mid-section of 'South Side of the Sky', the whole Wurm section to Starship Trooper, for the guitar sound and Squire's massively distorted, tremolo'd bass. The burbling Moog that cuts across the mix at the start of the second verse of 'Roundabout', when the synths start to kick in Supertramp's 'Fool's Overture' or the end section 'Crime of the Century' with all those strings and piano and that descending whatever it is that signals the closing section of the song. When the drums and bass kick in on Spock's Beard's 'June'
Far too many.... thank the good lord |
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 04:48 |
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Cygnus
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 04:40 |
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Gilmour's solo on Comfortably Numb. Sometimes I can't of anything more emotional. I;m sure there are a thousand other things but this is ny no1. |
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Drachen Theaker
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Joined: April 22 2005 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 376 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 03:47 |
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Awaken by Yes is the ultimate 'goosebump' song
IMO. The choir, the awesome church organ. I don't care if it's pseudy - listening to this song can be a spiritual experience! |
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"It's 1973, almost dinnertime and I'm 'aving 'oops!" - Gene Hunt
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JesusBetancourt
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Joined: June 15 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 262 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 03:29 |
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Genesis Stagnation (particuraly the section with acoustic guitars and mellotron) never fails to give me goosbumps.
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"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water"
John 7:38 |
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Pseud0
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Posted: August 04 2005 at 03:22 |
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pretty much everything gives me goosebumps lol
 lately: camel - lady fantasy - "saw you riding on a moonbeam, saw you walking ona whirlpool" opeth - white cluster: "Cloak-captured sighs of relief As the primal touch brought me back And the last sight I did see is still here Beckoning right behind me" jethro tull - thick as a brick: when the strings come in at the very end comus - drip drip: "yes htis will be your last physical communion, il be gentle, il be gentle..." lots more Edited by Pseud0 |
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Blacksword
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Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130 |
Posted: August 04 2005 at 03:04 |
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There are many 'goose bump moments in prog, Tony. More - 'per band' if you like - than any other genre of popular music. Thats why I listern to it. I have been told I am 'over' emotional!! In your quote you mention 'empathy' and that may be a key word in my appreciation of prog. Its the connection you make with the songwriter, through their ability to strike that chord within you. It's as if 'they know' ... I couldn't list all those great moments. There are so many, and I'm sure I've listed them before. One of those magic moments thats really getting me recently is this part of 'The Revealing Science of God' from Topographic Oceans, by Yes: They move fast, they tell me,
The Mellotron, the Moog phrases, working alongside Andersons lyrics equates to pure magic. The imagery is superb, and the shivers really go down the spine. Yes were masters at creating such atmospheres! 'Turn of the Century' is also among Yes's finest moments IMO. The ultimate tear jerker minus the Cheese you may expect from less imaginative, less progressive artists.
Other 'goose bump' masters:
Genesis |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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