What's your favorite song ending/outro?
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Topic: What's your favorite song ending/outro?
Posted By: Zitro
Subject: What's your favorite song ending/outro?
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:21
| I choose Yes - To Be Over. The way the arranged the vocals, guitar and background help create a truly magical musical passage that lifts me up when the album finishes. |
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:27
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The Musical box of course In the court of the Crimson King ends so good A day in the life Starless...it just leaves you like if you have suffered a heard attack...and liked it ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:28
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Kayo Dot's "On Limpid Form"
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:31
| Definitely "Epitaph" - nothing short of stunning! KC seem to be masters of the great outro, because they also have "Starless" and "In the Wake of Poseidon". |
Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:36
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For me it's definitely VdGG - Childlike faith in childhood's end. (outro, that is. Such emotion, and after 40 minutes of pure bliss, it makes the whole world a little bit more beautiful) Favourite intro right now... CAN - Halleluwah! Haha... it just get's me going every time i hear it.. ------------- 
'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:37
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^^^^
Agreed on the intro...
Outro I don't know yet...
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Posted By: Tasartir
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:37
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"La Villa Strangiato", the way it just ends abruptly, I love that. ------------- ...Histoires Sans Paroles... |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:40
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Supper's Ready and Musical Box, but they're obvious. I like the endings of Yes' "Parallels" and "Release, Release", especially the latter which ends on a bass guitar and bass drum thud. |
Posted By: ShW1
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 13:47
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outro - Genesis - the return of the giant hogweed
what a riff...
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Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:04
| Shadow Self by Kevin Gilbert |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:09
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Intro and Outro from the same song:
XANADU
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:37
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Intro - "L'Isola di Niente" by PFM
Outro - "Evergreen" by Mostly Autumn
The longer the better.  ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:46
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The Musical Box. Supper's Ready has IMHO one of the weakest endings, I don't like fadings, such a powerful sog should have ended with the phrase The new Jerusalem" exactly the climax, then looses strenght.
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 14:48
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The outro to Starless from KC on Red... I get shivers and goosebumps EVERY SINGLE TIME I hear it. Breathtaking to say the least. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Doobie
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 15:11
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(personal choices)
Il balletto di bronzo-Neve Calda, chills man!! nothing more, nothing less
Guru Guru- Next time see you at the Dalai lhama  ------------- La ignorancia es el arma más poderosa que tienen los poderosos para mantenernos oprimidos, Lee y Lucha!!! |
Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 15:19
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To stray from the typical here...
"Three Spires" by Fruupp has an amazingly beautiful climax to ending.
"Sleepfall-The Geese Fly West" by Anthony Phillips is a truly magical and amazing ending to a song, and album. Add "Regrets" from his second album to that also!
Best intro I throw to "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles, truly awesome opening to an amazing finale song!!
And I agree that To Be Over is just mind blowing, this song will play when I die and fly throuvgh the universe -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 15:46
| I always loved the outro of "Scarred" by Dream Theater from the Awake album |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 15:51
I on the other hand, think fadings are a great way to end a song if there is no powerful way to do it. It seems as the song goes on and on...and you want to hear it, but you cant. Of course not every fading is good, but I really like them as a general rule, althought they are not a favorite around here ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 16:07
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Intros:
'The Gates of Delirium' 'And You and I' 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' 'Baba O'Riley' 'Honky Tonky Woman' 'A Child's Christmas in Wales' Outros to be announced! |
Posted By: Crimson King420
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 16:16
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"The Great Gates of Kiev" at the end of Pictures at an Exhibition and "The End" on Abbey Road.
------------- Sing hymns, make love, get high, fall dead. |
Posted By: theBox
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 16:32
off the top of my head...."the grudge" as well as "schism" from
tool's "Lateralus". "Harvest of Souls" by IQ.... I'm sure if I try,
many more will come to me...
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 16:36
Haha, that's what I wrote in a review (not published yet) earlier this week. My favourite intro is a bit more difficult, having to choose between the piano on Locomotive Breath, the vocal on Dancing with the Moonlit Knight or Script for the Jester's tear, and the guitar and bass on Working Man. Depends on my mood I guess. Gotta go now - Working Man's next on the jukebox  ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 16:43
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There are too many for me to remember off the top of my head!
Supper's Ready obviously comes to mind - its superb climax can leave you breathless!
 Gates Of Delirium is another, such a beautiful ending!
 Devil's Playground has a tremendous climax, with Gildenlow sounding especially effective!
 Masters Of Illusion has a wonderful 'epic' guitar solo to end it!
But there are so many....
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 17:03
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For an intro, I can't beat "Watcher of the skies" by Genesis. The first time I heard this was in The Apollo theatre in Glasgow in the early 1970's. I had heard nothing by Genesis before I went to the gig, then Tony Banks played the mellotron intro in the total darkness. Shivers up the spine does not begin to describe the feeling.
Ending wise, I'd go for John Mitchell's guitar solo at the end of Arena's album "The visitor". It brings in various themes from the album beautifully.
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Posted By: Kid-A
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 17:36
I agree! The fade out completely kills the end of Suppers Ready for me, cause up to that it's probably the greatest ending ever ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 17:50
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Muse - Take A Bow
move over Tomita!
Tangerine Dream - Tangram Part One
lovely
Vangelis - Pulstar
''and the time is...''
Vangelis - Summit
so beautiful
ELP - Abaddons Bolero
Bombast rules!
Yes - Awaken
Very original
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 17:51
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I very much like the end of "The Chamber of the 32 Doors" by Genesis. A great outro/end is the end of "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" by VdGG.
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Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 19:34
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Dancing With The Moonlit Knight for me... hauntingly unconclusive ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: Dieu
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 20:10
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Grantchester Meadows by Pink Floyd.
Damn those flies!
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Posted By: Progshrike
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 20:43
YES!! I'm not the only one! I couldn't agree more.------------- Did you ever think for yourself? Just once,did you ever think? That's all I want to know> |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 21:43
| Favourite "outro" - La Villa Strangiato. Can't say why, but as a top song in my mind, it just stands out as great ending to a great song. |
Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 22:09
That's what I said! I made a thread about it, and everyone basically yelled at me. Although I said I didn't like part 7, so that might have been part of it. It should have neded with the return to the Lovers' Leap theme.
Gates of Delirium, Echoes, Plague of Lighthouse Keepers, and lots of others I can't think of.
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 22:14
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DT - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence the last part (Losing Grip)
Octavarium ending also great ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 22:19
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The best intro has to be Death On Two Legs by Queen.
best outro is from Supertramp the final minute from Crime Of The Century.
so Yes i like piano ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 22:35
That's the problem when we talk about "vacas sagradas" (I don't know if you use the same expression "sacred cows") like Supper's Ready that seem untouchable.
I'm a fan of Genesis and a hardcore one of the 5 men era but I'm not deaf but over all I Know what I Like, Supper's Ready has excellent sections like Apocalypse in 9/8 but if I had to stay with only one track from Foxtrot I would go with Can-Utility and the Coastliners...more complete IMHO.
Iván -------------
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Posted By: Freak
Date Posted: February 02 2007 at 23:02
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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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Posted By: Olias
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 00:22
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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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Posted By: Olias
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 00:28
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Ufff----
"Awaken"...Of course that one from Yes...
HIGH VIBRATIONS GO ON
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Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 00:47
| No question at all -- my all-time favourite ending of a song is that of "My Room" (Van der Graaf Generator, Still Life). |
Posted By: russellk
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 03:44
| Favourite ending: Mike Oldfield's 'Ommadawn Part 1'. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 03:54
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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." ------------- "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 |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 04:03
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. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: jplanet
Date 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 ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date 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
------------- 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 |
Posted By: KingBarbarossa
Date 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. |
Posted By: Yito
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:14
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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. ------------- Psalm 96 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. |
Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:55
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Epitaph ------------- Ars longa , vita brevis |
Posted By: zbida
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 15:44
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Outro - maybe Starless...
Intro - "Can you tell me where my country lies?...
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Posted By: taylanbil
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 18:10
| 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. |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 19:24
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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Posted By: kirklott
Date 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. ------------- "Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 01:51
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' Won't Get Fooled Again'
'Stairway To Heaven'
'The End' (The Doors)
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Posted By: NotSoKoolAid
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 05:48
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Opeth's "Closure"
(Just kidding?)
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 10:02
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A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers. ------------- 
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Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 12:10
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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). ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 13:52
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How about a bit more commentary to support the nominations.
The thread is a bit dry with just lists of titles.
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Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 16:49
| Ooh! Roundabout has a good outro |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 16:49
This is about endings not beginnings. I hope you meant outro. |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:08
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There two great outros which came to my mind at first:
Eloy - "Land of No Body" Eloy - "The Light from Deep Darkness" They were the real masters of superb outros which combining bombastic symphonic & psychy-space moods at these times. -------------  
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:13
| My favorite outro is Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part 1 because of the build up of tension from the violin to the cool bassy part to the percussion instruments. Very cool. |
Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:15
I did indeed, thanks for catching that |
Posted By: Flyingsod
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 17:27
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My fav actually comes in the middle of a song but it is an ending of sorts. JT thick as a brick when side 1 is closing. It took me many listens to 'get the joke' but now I have to chuckle every time I hear them trying to end. good stuff that. Fade outs are something I generally like. DOn't know how many of ya have done this but on many fade out at the very end something changes. you only hear it if you pump up the volume to ridicuolous levels. I wonder if such things survive into the digital realm of cd's? ------------- This space intentionally left blank |
Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 06:42
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Siberian Khatru Yes
Chamber of 32 doors Genesis
The end The Beatles
Hamurger Concerto Focus
In the Cage Genesis
Harold the Barrel Genesis
Echoes Pink Floyd
Starship trooper Yes
First Light Camel ( the atmosphere just builds and builds until Mel collins unleashes )
The Lamia Genesis
Crises Mike Oldfield
Turn of a friendly card Alan Pasons Project
The Light lies down on Broadway Genesis (eerie ! )
The Supernatural Anetheitist Genesis
If I could change your mind Alan Parsons Project
Incantations part 4 Mike Oldfield
Broadway melody of 1974 Genesis
Hope this helps ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 11:45
 Baker St. Muse is really unique! I would like to point out Thick As A Brick too - the intro, the outro, the ending of Part I, beginning of Part II...every sound there is perfect. |
Posted By: Mikeypoo
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 22:48
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i know its not prog but i love the outro to alice in chains - "would?"
Two other songs that stand out in this regard are "life is all dynamics" devin townsend
and the finale to dream theater's "a chang of seasons"
those last two are very big... grand endings, which i like. there are a million other songs outros that are equally cool or probably better but those are the few that come to mind immediatly
just remembered another one Used, by Pain of Salvation. i LIVE for that ending. whew quite the build up. ok thats it ------------- 
"music expresses that which cannot be put into words, and that which cannot remain silent" |
Posted By: lmollea
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 03:40
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some ideas for the outro:
- "blue blue sky II" in On Air by Alan Parsons - "Lady Fantasy" in Mirage by Camel - "Finally Free" in Metropolis pt. II by Dream Theater (open your eyes nicolas! is just pure genius) - "Starless" in Red by King Crimson ------------- Semm che, semm che settà giò in del bar / a cercà l'universo nel bucèer del Cynar cosmonauti al tavolino cun la sigareta in bùca / che vemm a cambià el mund apena finissum la sambuca |
Posted By: BiGi
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 04:30
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An intriguing and not-so-easy task
Some choices of mine:
I'm afraid this is not exhaustive...  ------------- A flower? 
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Posted By: lmollea
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 04:35
yea, +1 for me also. Might also add - "Every day" in Spectral Mornings by Steve Hacket (i can say that the "outro" is nearly the last 4 minutes... fading, yes, fading, but the whole minutes leading to that fade are awesome) ------------- Semm che, semm che settà giò in del bar / a cercà l'universo nel bucèer del Cynar cosmonauti al tavolino cun la sigareta in bùca / che vemm a cambià el mund apena finissum la sambuca |
Posted By: Jon89
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 05:45
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Genesis Fading Lights beautiful
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Posted By: A Guy
Date Posted: February 06 2007 at 15:56
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The Mars Volta - Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore The meandering trumpet soloing with increasing background hiss and then the reprise of the repeating theme from the end of Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus, leading into the explosive/drunken sounding beginning of Cassandra Geminni. A bit long and "noodly" maybe, but I think it's pretty effective.
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
The way it pretty much dissolves into total chaos at the end fits well, and contrasts with the controlled middle instrumental sections.
King Crimson - Lizard
Fading out with a quite unique guitar solo then coming back with some kind of circus music. An unusual way to end an epic song to be sure.
Henry Cow - Deluge
Abstract improvisation gradually turns into a somewhat melancholic song, providing a strangely significant-seeming ending to the album.
As for intros (although they weren't actually mentioned in the title), I always thought of Genesis' Dancing With the Moonlit Knight as having one of the quintessential prog intros, but that might be because it was one of the ones I heard a sound clip of on a website when I was first investigating progressive rock.
I'm also quite partial to the low-key introduction to Cut The City by the Mars Volta, which makes me think of abandoned airports for some reason.
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:03
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Some of my fave prog outros of all time:
PULSAR - 'The Strands of the Future'
KING CRIMSON - 'Starless'
GENTLE GIANT - 'Three Friends'
YES - 'Awaken'
HAPPY THE MAN - 'Mr. Mirror's Reflection on Dreams'
KANSAS - 'The Pinnacle'
MIKE OLDFIELD - 'Hergest Ridge'
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - 'Man-Erg'
UNIVERS ZERO - 'The Ripper'
GENESIS - 'The Musical Box'
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Posted By: Marcos
Date Posted: February 17 2007 at 13:02
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Intro: a classic: Roundabout (Yes, "Fragile") ------------- www.postmortemweb.com.ar |
Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: February 17 2007 at 14:21
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Yes - Awaken King Crimson - Cirkus |
Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: February 17 2007 at 14:54
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Arena - Solomon Marillion - Forgotten Sons Pendragon - Am I Really Losing You? Steve Hackett - Every Day Camel - Rhayader Goes to Town Genesis - Supper's Ready Fish - Scattering Crows Pink Floyd - High Hopes |
Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: February 17 2007 at 18:48
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I must apologize for bringing up a non-prog song, though I love it too much to not bring it up. The song is Pantera - Floods. The end, with the rain and the distorted guitar just sends shivers down my spine. and also, I really enjoy the ending to Thick as a Brick(pt. II), it's so simple and easy, you know, they just jump back to the beginning and sort of "complete the cycle". ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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