Emotional Breakdown
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Topic: Emotional Breakdown
Posted By: Tony R
Subject: Emotional Breakdown
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 17:38
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Here's one description of what Prog Rock is all about: "It's not just ear candy for entertainment's sake, this is music that invites thought, empathy, sympathy or all of these - it compels a response". An emotional response! Me? I'm a sucker for Fish-Era Marillion.Even listening to cheesier material like "Sugar Mice",I respond to the plaintive lyric "Your Daddy took a rain check" and the powerful guitar solo. Sometimes it is just parts of tracks that really excite me like where the "church organ" comes in "Total Mass Retain" on CTTE or the drum roll at the end of "Of The Battle" on the live version of "By-tor & The Snow Dog" Goosebumps anyone?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 17:49
God, he's starting proper threads now! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 17:54
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Just trying to break the utter tedium of the front page! Anybody got anything worthwhile to add? |
I know a sensible topic is a bit hard to stomach, these days!Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 17:57
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Ok theres a guitar solo in Hemispheres that gets me every time. Its on side 1 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 18:04
| Thijs van Leer's second flute solo on Birth sends 1000s of conflicting emotions rippling through me. Incredible moment. |
Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 18:06
| The Cornet line In Fallen Angel always gets me. Why is that track always overlooked when people praise Red? |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 18:12
 A likeminded view on this track at last!!! 2nd only to Starless on that album!  |
alan_pfeifer wrote:Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 18:16
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Or where the guitar comes chopping in after the choral intro to PFM's L'Isola di Niente .
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 18:17
| Any David Gilmour guitar solo. |
Posted By: beterdedthnred4
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 18:20
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- The "so I pretended to have wings for my arms" section of Mad Man Moon by Genesis - Although its fairly silly, Hatfield and the North's Fitter Stoke Has a Bath does it to me every time. - The As Sure as Eggs is Eggs section of Supper's Ready |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 18:42
i suppose that prog is kinda emo in that sense  . For me Ill listen to WYWH by pink floyd, Trick Of The Tail by genesis, and the island trilogy albums by Tom Waits.
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 19:06
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you know, reed lover, just try some neo prog music, and you'll have goosebumps, that's guaranteed! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 19:07
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The sung vocal line in Leaven by Proto-Kaw is the latest one. Although the chorus to Stardust We are by Flower Kings is pretty spine tingling. The Opening to Watcher of the Skies and the Piano solo that starts Firth of Fifth by Genesis. Metal sounding Guitar line in Icarus II by ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 19:09
Or a bucket full of vomit...  |
Posted By: Gedhead
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 19:13
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Lifeson's solo on Ghost of a Chance is a sweet piece of guitar work. Always gets me. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 22:44
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well at least there will be an emotional response, positive or negative it affects you ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 01:00
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one of my all time favorite instrumentals, its Focus's best piece in my opinion. ------------- 
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 01:07
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god so many prog songs are emotional for me Man-Erg is one of the few times I think Hammill sounds good, not overblown and melodramatic/comical, but god his vocals are so powerful on that song, Refugees as well Three Friends, (song) by GG and of course one that really gets me is Great Gates of Kiev by ELP Heavy Horses by JT Mother Russia, by Renaissance Caravan, And I Wish I Were Stoned
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Posted By: Fearless
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 02:11
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Ahhh yes, gets me every time.
Nah, but seriously, the most emotional song for me has to be Mad Man Moon. I love everything about this song. I like to listen to it at night (on my headphones)with dead silence and all the lights off...it touches me like no other song can. And although this may not be "prog", Rainbow Eyes from Rainbow, what a beautiful song, perfect vocals. Some others that spring to mind:
Well the list goes on and on, so I'll stop there for now. Cheers, and keep on proggin! ------------- If you don't stand up You don't stand a chance! |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 02:20
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Tony: Re Marillion, I agree: there are many. I would have to go with "Beautiful," and the opening of Brave. Re Genesis, it would have to be the live version of Afterglow. With Yes, it would be parts of Turn of the Century and Awaken. Definitely many of Gilmour's solos. Parts of Wakeman's Myths & Legends. Jeez, there ae so many. I'd better stop or I'll be up til daybreak! Peace. |
Posted By: jackinthegreen
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 02:22
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Latimer's guitar in Lady Fantasy... Sooooooo nice! ------------- I know the pieces fit cuz I watched them fall away. |
Posted By: Soulman
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 02:29
Gee I'm compelled to know where you found that quote. But it's soo true about prog rock in particular, as I'm sure other forms of music can possess these kinds of things (classical music, maybe?). Though in our modern everyday urbanistic world, it's like we forget to feel and think. Prog is definetely more than party in a can. |
Posted By: jackinthegreen
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 02:33
Yeah, Fallen Angel is a great song! Near to the headache. Sore ears. Talking about "Finding beauty in the dissonance". ------------- I know the pieces fit cuz I watched them fall away. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 02:38
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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. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 02:53
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genesis: the "i know a farmer..." part of supper's ready, guitar solo on firth of filth, keyboeard solo on cinema show, outro of after the ordeal. btw: am i the only one who likes neo prog more than 70s prog? i think so. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date 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 ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Pseud0
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 03:22
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 |
Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date 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. ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Posted By: Drachen Theaker
Date 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! ------------- "It's 1973, almost dinnertime and I'm 'aving 'oops!" - Gene Hunt |
Posted By: Cygnus
Date 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. |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 04:48
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Posted By: arcer
Date 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 |
Posted By: Publius
Date 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. ------------- I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8 |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 07:13
http://home.earthlink.net/~mita2112/audio/different-strings-end.mp3 - http://home.earthlink.net/~mita2112/audio/different-strings- end.mp3 without the fade-out... |
Posted By: chopper
Date 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. |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 11:59
It's certainly the first one that hasnt either been derogatory or mentioned bulimia........ |
Posted By: Damen
Date 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. ------------- "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 |
Posted By: Infinity
Date 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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Posted By: geezer
Date 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. |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date 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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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 13:25
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Posted By: bertburt
Date 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'..... |
Posted By: Raff
Date 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). |
Posted By: con safo
Date 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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Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: 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. |