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martinn

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Posted: February 20 2007 at 10:40

Some more of VdGG:

House with no Door:

You call my name, but it sounds unreal,

I forget how I feel,

my body's rejecting the cure .....

The Emperor on his War room:

Ghosts betray you, ghosts betray you!!

StyLaZyn

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Posted: February 20 2007 at 08:26

tdbark wrote:

For me:

:::snip:::

Jethro Tull Moments: 1. the acoustic section of Aqualung

2. Windup: It just so TOTALLY fits into my frame of mind concerning religion.

:::snip:::

I can't agree more. And I forgot this song as one of my all-time favorites. My older brother used to sing and play that song on guitar in his room when I was a kid. It brings back chills when I hear it. Especially the quiet

"I dont believe you:
You had the whole damn thing all wrong"

Overall, that song nails much of my ideology towards the elders/preachers of the Christian religions, particularly Catholism.

Edited by StyLaZyn - February 20 2007 at 08:27

mrgd

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Posted: February 20 2007 at 02:40

Dealing with some less familiar or previously unmentioned examples, in no particular order,
From albums

1. Gentle Giant - instrumental and guitar solo on 'His
   Last Voyage' and the middle section of 'The Advent of
   Panurge'

2. Genesis - 'Chamber of 32 doors', particularly the
   closing vocals.

3. Caravan - guitar solo on 'No backstage Pass' and all
   of 'Chance of a Lifetime'.

4. Audience - sax solo in 'House on the Hill' and the
   flute/sax solo on 'Priestess' .

5. Fruupp - Fender rhodes solo on 'Sheba's Song' and the
   whole orchestral ending, esp. those French horns.

6. Hatfield and the North - last segment of 'Mumps' esp.
   the spacey/jazzy riff with flute.

Live performances

7. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Victor Wootten's
   rendition of 'Amazing Grace'[on the 'Live at the
   Quick' DVD].

8. Roger Waters Darkside of the Moon Tour - Carol
   Kenyon's scat version of 'The Great Gig in the Sky'
   as seen live in Sydney [Aust] on 25/1 /2007.

It' all good.

Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd

el böthy

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 20:51

BaldJean wrote:

andu wrote:

Yeah, I forgot to name this mandatory one: the female vocal scream on "The Great Gig In The Sky". The PULSE version brings me to tears!

I love the version on "The Dark Side of the Moon", but the Pulse version leaves me completely cold. they needed 3 different women to have it sung live, and none of them reaches the emotional peaks of Claire Torry, not by a mile. and why the heck did they have to repeat that emotional outburst note for note, which is my biggest complaint? this passage screams (in a double sense of the word) for an improvised rendering

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss!!! Pulse is anything but emotional!!! Actually, the best way to enjoy Pulse is watching the dvd for its visual effects and stage performance while listening to the original songs with headphones LOL

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 17:25

-Almost all of In The Court Of The Crimson King, especially the first time I heard it. The mellotron on Moonchild in particular, especially the opener.
-Several parts of Close To The Edge, particularly the beginning of Wakeman's solo.
-Many Pink Floyd moments: Breathe, several parts from Shine On You Crazy Diamond, most of Wish You Were Here (the song), the finale of Dogs, the guitar solo at the end of Pigs, quite a few songs off of The Wall (Goodbye Blue Sky, Comfortably Numb, Stop, Vera), the ending of Echoes, and the horns and the vocalizations from Atom Heart Mother
-Most of TAAB

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 17:18

These aren't necessarily in order, but here goes:

Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb (pretty much the whole song)

Gentle Giant: vocal outro on Three Friends and first few minutes of The Advent of Panurge

Pain of Salvation: soaring guitar solo on Beyond the Pale, Iter Impius (Be), Ending Theme and A Trace of Blood

Neal Morse: "Why? Why are you hiding?" part of The Creation (One), "I am the Man" part of The Separated Man (One), 12 guitar solo (?) and most of Entrance (?)

Spock's Beard: Wind at my Back finale (Snow), True Believer portion of Flow (Kindness of Strangers)

Camel: The Great Marsh (The Snow Goose), Air Born (Moonmadness)

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 17:01

I'm probably the only one on the archives that'll say this, but just about every single T.a.T.u song played extremely loud results in a massive amount of goosebumps

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 16:52

For me:

PINK FLOYD MOMENTS: 1. the distant voice at the end of DSOTM saying "There is no dark side of the moon. Matter of fact, it's all dark."

2. Wish You Were Here: remembering the subject of the song.......

3. "Stop! I wanna go home. Take off this uniform and leave the show. But I'm waiting in this cell because I have to know. Have I been guilty all this time?"

Jethro Tull Moments: 1. the acoustic section of Aqualung

2. Windup: It just so TOTALLY fits into my frame of mind concerning religion.

YES moments: 1. Close to the edge: the entrance of the synth on Cord of Life.....

2. Machine Messiah..... for some reason the song just hits the right nerve.

Rush moments: 1. The finale of 2112

2. Limelight....

3. On their first live album: the re-entrance of the riff from Working Man......

NON PROG:

Bowie moment 1: hearing Ziggy for the first time.....

2. from Ashes to Ashes: "I've never done good things, I've never done bad things, I've never did anything out of the blue....."

Blue Oyster Cult: 1. the guitar solo in Astronomy on "Some Enchanted Evening."

2. Patti Smith saying : "You're boned like a saint, With the consciousness of a snake." at the start of the "Revenge of Vera Gemini"

There are more... but this is a start.

Twenty men crossing a bridge into a village,
are twenty men
crossing twenty bridges
into twenty villages.

Wallace Stevens

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 16:41

Well, TerLJack , I remember vividly that I was listening to the Dutch radio in 1977 when they played some songs from the just released Wind And Wuthering album, I was blown away by the break halfway One For The Vine

More Rush goose bumps: the violin-Mellotron eruptions in the ballad Tears

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 16:27

Dream Theater's Octavarium(the song). More specifically, this part:

[Root]
Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
Remove all obstacles from our path

[Second]
Asking questions
Search for clues
The answer's been right in front of you

[Third]
We try to break through
Long to connect
Fall on deaf ears with failed muted breath

[Fourth]
Loyalty, trust, faith and desire
Carries love through each darkest fire

[Fifth]
Tortured insanity
A smothering hell
Try to escape but to no avail

[Sixth]
The calls of admirers
Who claim they adore
Drain all your lifeblood while begging for more

[Seventh]
Innocent victims for merciless crimes
Fall prey to some madman's for impulsive designs

[Octave]
Step after step
We try controlling our fate
When we finally start living it's become to late

Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium
Trapped inside this Octavarium

7th, the bolded, really stands out to me.

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 16:20

My number one in this case: Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso "750.000 Anni Fa... L'Amore"

Also King Crimson's "Eruption" & Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (especially when keyboardist make this wondeful church-like organ solo...) are a real "goose bumps makers"

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 15:41

I don't think anyone's mentioned the "Celestial Voices" section of Saucerful of Secrets, although I prefer the many live versions out there ie. Pompeii, Montreux etc. I also especially like the live "Funky Dung" sections in Atom Heart Mother. Others I would include that haven't been already mentioned include the last 8 minutes of Karn Evil 9, the finale of Deep Purple's "Mistreated," the second half of Jethro Tull's "Passion Play,"

the intro of Jethro Tull's "Wind Up," the second half of "Utopia Theme" by Todd Rundgren's Utopia, the intro to "In the Cage" by Genesis, but preferably live. There's so many more, but that's what creeps to the top of my head right now.

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 15:35

Tony R wrote:

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

Dude! Bore me then, of course I won't be.

Most recent Rush goosebump moment, listening to the Far Cry sample online. To say I'm estatic about the new release is an understatement.

Obligatory other non-Rush goosebumps:

End of Supper's Ready (its so denouement )

Beginning of Marillion's live CD right as the the intro ends....perfect.

Petrucci's solo in Voices

The first key change in Blood on the Rooftops

The return to the main theme in Kansas' Song for America

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 15:22

After listening to Godspeed You Black Emperor - f#a#infinity I must say that album is bone chilling for me.

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 09:31

How about the moment you realize that the story's turned back on itself in "One for the Vine?" -Spine chillin'

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 09:22

- the last couple minutes of Easter by Marillion
- the last couple minutes of Lateralus by Tool
- the closing solo of shesmovedon by Prcupine Tree and Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd..
- the last three minutes of Trail Of Tears by Dream Theater
- all of Alternative 4 by Anathema, Takk by Sigur Ros and Happy Songs for Happt People by Mogwai

and i'll come back with more...

Edited by toolis - February 19 2007 at 09:24

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 09:02

jplanet wrote:

Gates of Delirium...mid-way through, Alan White slamming on the toms before it bursts into that exquisite melody
Wind at my Back - the finale of Spock's Beard's Snow
Awaken - when the pipe organ comes thundering towards the end

3 great choices there!!!

Can I also add the "Eclipse" section of "And You And I"?

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 08:43

"Jenseits" by Ash Ra Tempel. The moment Rosi starts speaking "Weisst du noch der Garten am Ende der Straße?" ("Do you remember the garden at the end of the street?") gets me every time; I know the whole speech by heart. Some might say it is nothing but drug-induced kitsch, and I would even agree, but I love it nevertheless.

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 08:39

I find the following pretty inducing of eerie chills and goosebumps:
Musical Box - Genesis (not much of a news flash);
Carpet Crawlers - Genesis (same);
Gates Of Delirium - Yes (the whole song, actually);
Misunderstood - Dream Theater (well, speaking of Yes...);
Narcissus - Threshold (speaking of prog-metal...);
Extension Of The Wish - Andromeda (on with the prog-metal);
They Are Beautiful - Paatos;
No Quarter - Covered by Tool and the original itself;
Dogs - Pink Floyd;
Child In Time - Deep Purple (I deem it progressive);
Karn Evil 9 (Second Impression) - ELP;
Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas (strange find it this one);
Sleep Of No Dreaming - Porcupine Tree (pulling it a bit too far, but...);
Dirt From A Holy Place - OSI;
Cygnus X-1 - Rush (the entrance, at the least);

Not necessarily in the prog boundary:
Dazed And Confused, No Quarter and any songs (including the earlier mentioned) played live - Led Zeppelin.

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Posted: February 19 2007 at 08:20

Well, to be honest, that’s pretty hard to decide…let’s see (in no particular order!):

· Cirkus (King Crimson): the interplay of piano and sax after the first one or two (I don’t remember really)…simply beautiful.

· Unevensong (Camel - version from A Live Record): the delicious finale of Mel Collins and Andy Latimer sharing duties backed by the terrific drums of Andy Ward…very good ending of a live song (that could be a thread…uhmmmm…).

· The whole Au Dela Du Delire…chaos and beauty at the same time!

· The whole Godbluff…I can’t think of any moment here that don’t cause me goose bumps, it’s just that simple, that album is a masterpiece from beginning to end.

· Migration (Camel - version from A Live Record): that midpart arrange…my god!!! Amazing!!! I could say “the whole live rendition of The Snow Goose” …but that probably would bothers you…

· Pictures of a City (King Crimson): the best beginning of a song! (a new thread as well…uhmm) eponymous sax and everything…and then beautiful drum work…and then Greg Lake and his awesome voice…this song has it all!

· Winter Wine (Caravan): that guitar riff from Pye repeated over and over…beautiful.

· Nine feet underground (Caravan): I hope not to cause any traumas but this epic easily knocks down Supper’s Ready and similar ones…much more cohesive and peaceful…

The best for last…

· Master Builder (Gong): The whole song is gorgeous…the mantra intro, the entering of Moerlen at his best, then Bloomdido and his sax…and then the lyrics…I could go on and on…excellent!

· And this, without a doubt, cause goose bumps to all of us…the great Hillage guitar solo of FIRTH OF FIFTH! Anything to say about this one…I don’t think so…

"…but would I leave you in this moment of your trial?"