Emotional Breakdown

Middle section of IQ 'The Last Human Gateway'.'The Wake' album in its entirety.

Genesis 'Foxtrot'..many moments.Not a very original choice but The Apocalypse section gives me goosebumps every time

From 'Lamb':- 'I've got sunshine in my stomach,like I just rocked my baby to sleep'' wonderfull!

ELP 'Tarkus' and 'Pictures At An Exhibition' live versions.When they go for it on the instrumental sections mainly.

Kate Bush 'The Man With The Child In Eyes'.I've never heard such a hauntingly beautifull and emotional song.

Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here',another very emotional song. 

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,
But I just can't believe that I can feel it
There's someone, to tell you,
amidthe challenge we look around in unison with you

Getting over overhanging trees
Let them rape the forest
Thoughts would send our fusion
Clearly to be home

Getting over wars we do not mean
Or so it seems so clearly
Sheltered with our passion
Clearly to be home

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
Floyd
Rush
Marillion
Rennaisance...

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.

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

arcer wrote: Alex's fantastic solo on 'Different Strings'

http://home.earthlink.net/~mita2112/audio/different-strings- end.mp3

without the fade-out...

chopper wrote: Blimey, is this the first mention of The Carpenters on this site? .

It's certainly the first one that hasnt either been derogatory or mentioned bulimia........

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!

The most powerful emotional responses for me has came from FRANK ZAPPA's recordings. The sudden atavistic bellowings in them, to be exact.

EMUUKHA!