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    Posted: February 16 2007 at 17:41
 
                                       Hello fellow progheads.
 
This evening I listened to Banco their wonderful song R.I.P. and when singer Francesco Di Giacomo delivered his dramatic, very compelling vocals, accompanied by moving piano work, GOOSE BUMPS appeared on my skin although I have heard it so many times Approve
 
               My other ultimate goose bumps moments in prog are during:
 
... the final part of Musical Box by Genesis when Peter Gabriel starts to sing "now, now, now.."
... the bombastic, Mellotron drenched eruptions on Zarathustra by Museo Rosenbach
... halfway Ice by Camel when Andy Latimer uses sustain in a way that his guitar seems to howl and scream
.... in the final part of March To Atlantis by Pallas during the majestic choir-Mellotron eruptions
.... halfway La Villa Strangiato by Rush when Alex Lifeson builds up his moving guitar solo
..... the compelling Mellotron intro on Karelia by Anekdoten
..... halfway Close To The Edge by Yes when Rick Wakeman plays church organ, followed by fat Minimoog flights
 
         I am very curious to your ultimate goose bumps moment in progrock Question


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... The fadeout of "Supper's Ready", it's just so... angelic? Epic? Perfect? I don't know, but it gives me chills.
... The ending of "The Triumph Of Our Tired Eyes" by A Silver Mt. Zion. It's so beautiful.
... "The Company" by Fish - every last bit of it. It's fun, it's powerful, and it rocks.
... "Carpet Crawlers"... Just amazing! The ending is particularly spectacular. "Got to get in... to get out..."
... The quiet part of "Sugar Mice", right after the Rothery solo. It's just so magical.
... In the title-track of Brave, the very opening. It's just so dark and pretty.
... Ágætis Byrjun. The whole album... It's just an experience - do yourself a favor, and check it out!
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Certainly the intro to Kohntarkosz Anteria, it feels so right and it unfurls in stages, at the precise moments you hope it will. I imagine it's even better for someone who was following Magma since the start who plays the record for the first time and realises that they still have that magic about them...

also, the conclusion of King Crimson's "Fracture" is very moving with the repeated stepping passage building to a head, especially after the twiddly, frosty dischord it serves to resolve.
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I think mine was listening to Moonmadness (Camel) for the first time. It just had that special something that filled me with pure joy.
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... The "When the madness comes, let it flood on down" part in The Undercover Man by Van der Graaf Generator. I don't know why but this part just grabs me and sends chills down my spine.
... The climax of Lady Fantasy by Camel.
... Some parts in Can't be long now / Francoise / For Richard / Warlock by Caravan just send me on my back.
... The extremely violent and creepy paragraph that Roger Wooton sings near the end of Song to Comus.
... The Genesis ones that were already said apply to me too.
... The climax and building intensity of I Could Never be a Soldier by Gnidrolog.
... Histoire sans Paroles by Harmonium as a whole.
... The chants in the intro to L'Isola di Niente.
... Many other Van der Graaf Generator songs actually

Here it is. They are not all in there but this is a quick list I've just made up.

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Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:

... The "When the madness comes, let it flood on down" part in The Undercover Man by Van der Graaf Generator. I don't know why but this part just grabs me and sends chills down my spine.



Yeah Godbluff is a damm show of goose bumpsLOLLOL
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Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:


... The extremely violent and creepy paragraph that Roger Wooton sings near the end of Song to Comus.
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And what about Drip Drip:

Yea, shall I cut you down
Yes 'twould be a last physical communion
I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle
I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle

Tongue


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Thanks, fellow progheads for your posts, always nice to see how a thread starts to move Thumbs%20Up 
One addition: the violin-Mellotron eruptions during The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson, legendary prog and lots of goose bumps Wink
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Originally posted by martinn martinn wrote:

Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:


... The extremely violent and creepy paragraph that Roger Wooton sings near the end of Song to Comus.
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And what about Drip Drip:

Yea, shall I cut you down
Yes 'twould be a last physical communion
I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle
I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle

Tongue


I totally agree with this. Clap

RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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hmmm... for me...
#1 is easy..  the middle section of  Schooldays... brings a tear every damn time.. and the goosebumps as well

#2 is another easy one.. the intro to L'Amico Suicida


others
the transition into Leaves of Green (The Ancient)
Winwoods piano solo on Glad
the mellotron.. oh the mellotron of the Moody Blues- The Voyage.

could go on and on...



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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

hmmm... for me...
#1 is easy..  the middle section of  Schooldays... brings a tear every damn time.. and the goosebumps as well

#2 is another easy one.. the intro to L'Amico Suicida


others
the transition into Leaves of Green (The Ancient)
Winwoods piano solo on Glad
the mellotron.. oh the mellotron of the Moody Blues- The Voyage.

could go on and on...

 
you usually do.....Tongue
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Goosebump moments?

Well "Grendel" from Marillion's long longago still does that to me and Fugazi too...Fish has a way with emotive singing that can really get to me.

 
I wont bore Mickey with Rush goosebump moments....
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first of all: I never get any goose bumps. to get goose bumps first of all you have to have hair, and Friede and I painstakingly removed any trace of it from us permanently.
but in a figurative sense there are some goose bumps moments. the album that gives me the most goose bumps is Peter Hammill's "The Fall of the House of Usher", especially in the 2nd revised version. act 6 has several goose bump moments which appear in layers, so to speak; if you do have hair it will stand on end when the album finishes. if you like old horror movies, where the heavy doors squeak in their hinges, candles cast flickering shadows everywhere in which rats lurk, cobwebs hang all around and so on, then this album is for you; it is the aural equivalent of it

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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Goosebump moments?

Well "Grendel" from Marillion's long longago still does that to me and Fugazi too...Fish has a way with emotive singing that can really get to me.

 
I wont bore Mickey with Rush goosebump moments....



why not...  everyone else will LOL 

Rush . goosebump moment ...hmmm.. leaving that aloneWink

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Interesting that Hammill has that effect on you, as I feel that Fish's vocal style is more closely matched to him rather than the usual claim that he rips off Gabriel.
I guess it is the drama in the delivery.
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 I know you hate it, but it's "The final cut" for me. The album, not just the song. And specially the part where Roger SCREAMS  "....and hold on to the dreeeeeeam!" and the last syllable of the phrase merges with the sax solo in such a way that you really think that it's still the voice what you are hearing, as if Roger's breath was endless, but it's the sax, and when you realize it for the first time....Bam! It's so amazing!. I was there eyes and mouth wide open muttering. "what was....how...how...did they...do..that..?Confused
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Nice thread Erik ClapClapClap
 
 
The most beautiful thing i find in progressive music is that it gives me goose bumps like no other music can.
The kind of feeling that some progressive music awakes in me is something i could never describe..
 
Here is my ultimate goose bumps list :
 
The midle of the song Epitaph ,flute and mellotron combining slow mellodies between great mellotron eruptions and crying  Greg Lake vocals.My favorite song!!!
 
The start of mellow vocals with warm keyboards,after intense beginning in Sospesi Nell Incredibile by Orme .
 
The ending minutes of the song L'Evoluzione by Banco(powerful piano with the most emotive vocals).
 
750,000 Anni Fa ... L'Amore? ...midle of the song,strange and haunting keyboard play by Nocenzi.
 
Apena un po by PFM ,the remarquable ending with dreamy mellotron .
 
High Hopes by Pink Floyd,when Dave start to sing 'the grass was greener....''.
 
Druga strana mene(the other side of me) by Tako,the midle of the song,intense and emotive flute play,then eruptions of powerful haunting hammond organ...wow!!!Shame that it is still so unknown.
 
Histoire sans parole by Harmonium ,the long mellotron solo...this is the most beautiful sound i ever heard in my life!Here the mellotron is used at its best!
 
Capitaine coeur de miel in Guet-Apens by Ange,the guitar solo at the end of the song,this is the most emotive guitar play i ever heard and my favorite guitar solo so far.
 
Mysterious semblance at the strand of nightmare by Tangerine Dream,the whole mellotron used here by Edgar Froese(the entire song is composed with mellotron with synth effects) gives me goose bumps Smile.
 
The Web in Script for a Jesters Tear ,the keyboard driven minutes at the midle of the song(if i remember exactly )it makes me cry every time i listen to it.
 
The second section of Second Life Syndrome by Riverside..the vocals by Mariusz Duda,the guitar by Piotr Grudzinski...you must hear it to feel itSmile.
 
The flute and guitar in Firth of Fifth.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Edited by DarioIndjic - February 16 2007 at 20:15
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Let me get the Marillion moments out of the way first:

-Rothery's guitar solo during the "Fallin' From The Moon" section of The Great Escape (actually the final 15-20 minutes of Brave gives me the warmies)
-On Marbles On The Road during "Living With The Big Lie" when H alters the vocals and yells, "The Cold War's gone, but those b*****ds will find us another, and another, and another, and another...."
-Marillion's "Easter" (one long goosebump)
-Hogarth's vocals on "Beautiful"
-"Afraid Of Sunlight". 'Nuff said.
-The final moments of "This Strange Engine"
-Rothery's guitar solo on "Sugar Mice"
-"Fantastic Place" from Marbles
-The thunderous boom the band makes during "Gazpacho" after the line, "You can tell it to the ocean"
-Rothery's guitar solo on "Neverland"

Other:
-The guitar solo of Hackett's on "Firth Of Fifth"
-Neal Morse's "Cradle To The Grave", the beginning of "12", and the bombastic finale of "Oh, To Feel Him" from Testimony
-The finale of "The Great Nothing"
-Supper's Ready's finale
-Lifeson's guitar solo on "Limelight"
-Riverside's "The Curtain Falls" (love the guitar solo)
-Ruddess' synth solo on "Octavarium"
-Dream Theater's "Surrounded" is one big goose bump
-Kansas' "The Wall"
-The chorus on Kansas' "Miracles Out Of Nowhere"
-IQ's "Harvest Of Souls"
-Fudge Smith's drum fills on "As Good As Gold"

I'm sure there's more that I'm leaving out.

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Top ten in no order, otherwise I'll be hear all day.

* The bit in Arena's "Solomon" that starts with the lines "Does it matter to you? In the lion's cage we're all the same" until the end of the song, with a intense guitar melody.
* The small segment of Pendragon's "The Shadow" starting with the lines "I ran and I ran, to go as far as I can"
* The way Peter Gabriel sings " Let me hear you lies, we're living this up to the eyes. Ooee-ooee-ooee-oowaa. From Supper's Ready.
* Andy Latimer's guitar solo from Chord Change.
* The part in Marillion's "Warm Wet Circles" starting after the solo with the lines "She nervously undressed in the dancing beams of the Fidra lighthouse" until the end.
* The lines "What kind of mother, leaves a child in the traffic, turning tricks in the dark" from Marillion's "When I Meet God."
* The line " All the time, I had waited with rage" from Ayreon's "Day Three: Pain."
* The repeating guitar melody that starts about half way through Steve Hackett's "Rebecca"
* The echoey tremolo picked guitar fills from "The Mars Volta's Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)"
* The first guitar solo from Red Sand's "Blame".

I've probably missed a ton of good moments, but oh well.
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At the risk of making everyone puke, Heart of the Sunrise.

It was when listening to this song (many years ago, as a kid, headphones on in the dark) that I first disovered how music could be a way of accessing a realm of transcendent experience. 
 
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