To provide impetus: similar way were

1. Turn Of The Century (masterpiece) from otherwise average (that is good) Yes album Going For The One;

2. Orion--sickly beautiful composition from otherwise fairly commercial Stormwatch by Jethro Tull.

Shoot High Aim Low from the pathetic Big Generator.

"Birthright" and "Fist of Fire" from the ABWH disc.

it transports me to a far away place and floats me on melodies of such unearthly beauty that I sometimes cannot believe it's real. Mind you, most of Hawkwind's back catalogue does that after a coupla fat ones...[/QUOTE]

That is exactly what Say It's All Right Joe does to me--TRANSPORTS--so intimate and absolutely pastoral and peaceful at first, and then--explosion of emotions. And I love how Collins sounds there.....

I feel myself touched in a big way specially when lyrics "talk about me". In fact, I release my own compilations and listen to them again and again. There are too many, so it's hard to put just a couple of pieces, and my sensation is an orgasmic (!) explosion of emotions. It's one of the reasons why I love this genre.

Russiandude wrote: I guess we all have some kind of random (out of the blue) favorites from bands or albums, which otherwise may not be our favorites at all. At least most favorite--so, were there any tracks from those which somehow touched you in a big way? In my experience Say It's All Right Joe by Genesis from And Then There Were Three was such a track--somehow it provided long lasting and very strong impression on me for the last.....many years And I still listen to it...

'Say it alright Joe' touched me very deeply too. Its a song that many people slate and dismiss as rubbish, but for me, the lyrics and when it 'kicks in' always send a shiver down the spine. It's still one of my favourite Genesis songs. There are other 'random' Genesis tunes that have a similar effect; 'Can utility & the coastliners' and 'Turn it on again' (believe it or not)

'Pussy willow' by Jethro Tull from 'Broadsword & the beast'  always touched me, not so much the lyrics, but I think I always found the melody and overall mood of that song very stirring.

'Ark of ifinity' by Pallas used to make my eyes water when I was a teenager, I still like the tune, but it doesn't have quite that effect on me now..

There are many tunes, from many diffenet types of music I'm sure, and I could go on, and on.....

Russiandude wrote:   1. Turn Of The Century (masterpiece) from otherwise average (that is good) Yes album Going For The One;

Do you mean to say that "Awaken" is average?!? As prog goes this track is just about as "essential" as it gets, imo.

Certif1ed wrote: "Dust of Time" from "Levitation" by Hawkwind just kinda does something special for me - it transports me to a far away place and floats me on melodies of such unearthly beauty that I sometimes cannot believe it's real. Mind you, most of Hawkwind's back catalogue does that after a coupla fat ones...

 . A personal fave of mine (the whole album) as it evokes such sweet memories of  "psily" teen age antics and reefer madness.

(edit: Not that I ever grew out of it!)

Certif1ed wrote: "Dust of Time" from "Levitation" by Hawkwind just kinda does something special for me - it transports me to a far away place and floats me on melodies of such unearthly beauty that I sometimes cannot believe it's real. Mind you, most of Hawkwind's back catalogue does that after a coupla fat ones...

Hi Certif1ed

Agreed about 'Dust of time' There is some of Hawkwinds finest music on the Levitation album..

Question for you (or anyone who knows) On the track listing, it says that 'The fifth second of forever' is 'from the film' Do you know what film this refers to??

Wondering, from VdGG's World Record. I think this album, if not bad, is so uneven, at times full of meandering jams that show some exhaustion both in teh foursome's interplays and Hammill's writing (SOME exhaustion, not total lack of creativity, let's state this clear).

Yet Wondering is soooo moving, soooo intense - it deserved a better companion repertoire, maybe it should have been part of Godbluff or Still Life.

Basic musical ideas by Banton, lyrics and additional melodic lines by Hammill - a mixture of Gothic depth and Stravinsky's splendor, in a prog rock context.

Also, from Genesis's ATTWT: Deep in the Motherlode, Snowman, and Say It's Alright Joe - Rutherford at his finest hour as a songwriter. I can even notice a Hackett influence in the way he created the basic melodic lines for Deep in the Motherlode.

emdiar wrote: Russiandude wrote:   1. Turn Of The Century (masterpiece) from otherwise average (that is good) Yes album Going For The One;   Do you mean to say that "Awaken" is average?!? As prog goes this track is just about as "essential" as it gets, imo.

Absolutely NOT. Best part of my life was spent in an attempt to convince number of the progfans (such were the circumstances) that GFTO and Tormato are sonic masterpieves by Yes and for some reason they didn't think so--so from now on--in order for me not to be I always use caution when stating something about those two Yes albums in superlative terms, I say GOOD, while mean--essential. Yet, GFTO is not my most favorite Yes album, for some reason Fragile and Tormato (plus some other more contemporary Yes work) are. 

JrKASperov wrote: Tormato isn't that bad actually! It has a lot of Taleslike songs. Only shorter.

My favorite being Release Release--enormous energy!!

I like 'Tormato' as well Yes are as tight on this as any band I've ever heard.So what if the tracks are not 20 minutes long.

richardh wrote: I like 'Tormato' as well Yes are as tight on this as any band I've ever heard.So what if the tracks are not 20 minutes long.

Yep And Steve actually plays....riffs in it (once the "live" part starts)--they really rock there!!! However, duel of Steve and Rick on my recent visit to Yes concert, when they played The South Side of the Sky--ooohhhhh--couple minutes of instrumental magic and they are pushing 60-s man!!!!

My favourite cut from Tull's Heavy Horses has always been 'Journeyman' which might seem a little unusual. I adore the lyrics, (bland, commuter-like characters appear a lot in my writing) and the superb bass line.

I also adore 'Release Release' from Tormato. However, I wouldn't go as far as to say the album's underrated. Let us not forget the unforgiving horror of 'Circus of Heaven'.

Trouserpress wrote: My favourite cut from Tull's Heavy Horses has always been 'Journeyman' which might seem a little unusual. I adore the lyrics, (bland, commuter-like characters appear a lot in my writing) and the superb bass line. I

I was on Tull's show in 1995--unbelievable. Somehow I missed by that time  The Crest Of A Knave--and it was Hot Night in Budapest which absolutely conquered me. Having this album now--live version is absolutely irresistible, incomparable!!! As for bass--be it Yes, Tull or CK, virtuoso bass, which has its own partiture is a must. In many respects the sound and vibe of great prog is defined by virtuoso bass lines--Tull being case in the point!!

Tull being case in the point!!

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Although, Wetton's distorted bass psychoswing in Starless!!!!!!!!!!!  

emdiar wrote: My first hearing of Genesis, "The Return Of The Giant Hog Weed". I was 12 and reading "The Day Of The Triffids" at school at the time, so the song took on a greater significance for me than it otherwise might have done.

This happens to me ALL the time. I associate songs with feelings or events that are going on during its first impressions. The funny thing is that through some kind of synchronicity the events and the general feeling of the song are always related (Hog Weeds and man eating plants), This has happened waaaaaaay too many times to count but one time I remember is listening to welcome to the machine when I was about 18 in my friends room with a bunch of other dudes. Thoughts started to fill my head about how we are all machines and we were sitting in a room full of machines and if some alien was observing us from space that this is all it would look like to it. A bunch of different machines in a room.

Well, the drugs helped too  , but the fact still remains that every time I hear that song I think of the aliens. Out there. Oh yeah. 

Gaston wrote:   Well, the drugs helped too  , but the fact still remains that every time I hear that song I think of the aliens. Out there. Oh yeah.

Russians were achieveing even higher level of generalization cause very few of them actually knew what were the words (lyrics) about--this is the way to listen to it!!! Just great music and U float in it.....

I love Tormato too.. and Release, Release is my favorite on the album also.  I actually skip over Circus also... i guess we all agree on that.  I use to play the album for a girlfriend alot.. She actually had "Onward" played at her wedding.

Songs that I like that are unusual for me...

When I'm in need of a little soothing, I love Enya's "Watermark".  It doesn't need lyrics.. the music says it all.

I love Hooverphonic's "Eden" and "Strange Effect"

David Sylvain has a song called "Thalheim" that I'm addicted to

There was a song from the tv show La Femme Nikita that I just love... but I don't think it was actually ever recorded for record... called "Unglued".. I have a version of it taped from the tv show.

Dido's first hit... "Here With Me"... I feel that song.. I could have written it, as well with Beth Orton's song "She Cries Your Name"

Nine Inch Nails -  "Closer"... I love a guy who can describe sex in a song with such passion...

Many more spring to mind for me:

The Pass - Rush

Undertow - Genesis

Koyto Song - The Cure

Souvinir - OMD

Not classics in most peoples books, but little gems in mine