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Location: Newington, CT | What are some of your favorites? These are things that send shivers up and down the spine, like:
* 6:00 into Rachmninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto
* Last movement of Beethoven's ninth Symphony
* Third movement of Beethoven's Fifthe Piano Concerto
* Last movement of Mendelsson's Scottish Symphony
* Mozart's Clarinet Concerto
To keep things eclectic here:
* The first note of the guitar solo in the Allman Brothers' "Jessica." ('bout 3:40 into it)
* David Phelps' last part in "Let Freedom Ring."
* David Phelps hitting the high part in "O, Holy Night."
* David Phelps hitting the high part in "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
These are just a few that come to mind for me. There are hundreds more, but these came to mind now, and are indicative of where my head is just now. They're the musical moments that I crave now, and they change all the time.
Which ones come first to YOUR mind? |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | things that send shivers up and down the spine Anything by Susan Boyle!!! |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | For me, it's Layla by Eric Clapton and Dwayne? Alman. What a great piece of music. For a long time, I thought there was a searing violin in the song but later discovered it was Alman playing slide! Wow. |
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Location: everywhere | Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | "Quarter master store " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sydKyaM_fM0
"Travelin` light " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFakry_wgZE
" River deep" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KkMSkmx7sM
" One more cup a` coffee fer the road " Bob Dylanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwZyUz10Hls
" Mein Herr " Liza Minelli ( Cabaret )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX-24Zm0bjk&feature=PlayList&p=3643948A466CFDF5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=44
" Radetzki march " J. Strausshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHFf7NIwOHQ
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | "You Just Like Me Cos I'm Good In Bed" The Skyhooks
"Samba Pa Ti" Santana
"Cos We've Ended As Lovers" Jeff Beck
That part of The Four Seasons I can neither remember nor forget..... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Vivaldi that is, not Franki Valli |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | This makes me think of songs that actually send shivers down my spine.
Two that come to mind:
1) Yes - South Side of the Sky - there's a piano solo in the middle of the song that pans between the speakers - especially when I listen to it with headphones on.
2) ELO - Fire On High
Both songs evoke some sort of a physical response in me... this happen to anyone else? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Portsmith Sinfonia |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Tosca. I just put it on a loop in the CD player, every-once-in-awhile. Great music, great story, and great memories with Dad. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Florence Foster Jenkins was another of the "Grate Divas" . |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I had to think of this one.. then my answers kinda scared me..
1. Veterans of Psychic Wars (Live) from ETI Live album: Blue Oyster Cult
It has kindofa dark begining, then this long guitar lead that kindof takes you to a happy place, but the way it breaks out of the guitar lead back into rhythm gets me every time.
2. Lady Marmalade (the new version)
This was always a favorite tune of mine.. just fun stuff from back in the day... I initially didn't think much of the remake and didn't really listen to it but they were performing on some TV show so I watched... and as it passed from Lil Kim to Mya, back to Lil Kim which was about normally the time I tuned out... I remembered there was a key change... so I hung in there and Christina Aguilera takes the key change up.... WOW.. I get shivers now every time I hear it. She defiantly out Labelle'd Patty on this one.
3. Sultans of Swing (Live version) by Dire Straits.
The radio edit is just missing something. The whole lead is this build up... and a couple of riffs that tease what's to come.. then those final riffs of the lead.. just grab me.
4. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
What can I say. The lyrics cut like a knife and I'm glad I never dated anyone who could speak their emotions that clearly. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Too many to list so picked just one and I urge you to go and listen to this NOW!
Ship Ahoy - Frank Zappa |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Travelin' Man/Beautiful Loser...
The transition from one song to the other... at about 4:49 |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Ashlee Simpson lip sync fiasco on SNL was classic |
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Location: Michigan | 1. Elton John Live in Australia. The first time I saw it I was glued to the TV.
2. Simon and Garfunkel concert in central park. |
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| John Collum singing, 'Molasses to Rum' in the musical '1776'.
I was sitting in the balcony in 1970, and his performance blew me back in my seat. I haven't had a moment like that before or since. |
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Location: Ireland | If you are describe great personal moments in music and the memories they bring back, and the influence they've had on you then -
1. First time I heard Vincent by Don McLean. As a teenager, the song and later McLean (after listening to the entire American Pie album) himself was the reason I wanted to play the guitar, wanted to able to play something that beautiful. He plays here in a few weeks - looking forward to it.
2. First time I mistakenly put James Taylor's Gorrila into the car stereo on a long distance drive and played and replayed it for the entire 5 hours journey.
3. Hearing 'Like a Hurricane' live in Dublin. |
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Location: SoCal | Beatles on Ed Sullivan ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkX_UU07QwY ) and the first time I heard Gentle on My Mind..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
first time I heard Gentle on My Mind..... DING |
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Location: Wichita, KS | Mine is from a classical piece. Near the end of the 1812 Overture, when the church bells begin ringing. Brings tears to my eyes. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Not a "great" moment but...
1969- Jim Morrison dropping trou at a Miami concert. Some say this and his subsequent arrest signaled the start of his downward spiral that eventually led to his death. A pity. |
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Location: south east Michigan | The lead solo in Mountain's "Mississippi Queen". |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | Originally posted by CrimsonLake:
1) Yes - South Side of the Sky - there's a piano solo in the middle of the song that pans between the speakers - especially when I listen to it with headphones on. +1 This song gets me every time!
Actually for me the whole Fragile album does this... |
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Location: Utica, NY | Originally posted by fillhixx:
"You Just Like Me Cos I'm Good In Bed" The Skyhooks WOWWWW! That was outta left field! I had this album when I was like 13 from a cutout bin. Bought it because of the crazy cover. Listened to it's silliness for a long time. Since then I have never heard it referenced, ever! I thought perhaps I was the only person who ever heard of them. Wouldn't say it ever gave me chills but thanks for the memory.
To the topic I'd add almost anything by Eva Cassidy and especially this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwDYBWEDSc
Ii ain't all that cerebral but I still remember being immediately captivated it and it took me while to find out who actually did it. |
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Location: Chicago | Jerry's solo "China Cat" Europe '72
Oliver Nelson "Blues and the Abstract Truth"
Coltrane "After the Rain"
McLaughlin's Solo Side of "My Goal's Beyond"
Miles Quintet: "Masqualero" (Sorcerer CD)
Jaco and Zawinal's unison lines on "Teentown"
Chick Corea "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs"
Phil Woods: European Rhythm Machine Franfurt Concert (especially "Freedom Jazz Dance"
ELP: Carnevil 9 Second Impressions (acoustic)
ELP: Trilogy and "From the Beginning"
Jim Hall, Ron Carter "St. Thomas"
Bill Evans: "Live at Village Vangurad" (My Man's Gone Now)
Mahavishnu Orchestra: "Thousand Island Park"
Queens of the Stone Age: Songs for the Deaf
Black Sabbath (first album)
Alice in Chains: Unplugged
Pantera: Walk! and Drag the Waters
somebody stop me! |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Jay Unger's "Ashokan Farewell," a really beautiful fiddle tune.
Wagner's "Prelude and Love-Death" from "Tristan and Isolde."
Druha Trava's adaptation of "Skocna" from Smetana's "The Bartered Bride." (Absolutely brilliant.)
--Karen |
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Location: NJ | Slipkid playing his first composition (in front of an audience) for the first time at Amelia a couple years ago.
Right around the second chorus (and the "band" kicked-in), Brad "found his stride" and took-off like a SaturnV going into "second-stage".
f@ckin'Brilliant. |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | MAURICE RAVEL - Pavane pour une infante défunte
Anything from Manuel de Falla.
Joe´s Garage, Frank Zappa.
My Funny Valentine, sung by Michelle Pfeifer in "The Fabulous Baker Boys".
Caravan (Wes Montgomery, Moving Wes). |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by cliff:
f@ckin'Brilliant. That reminded me of another one:
"Old City Bar" - both versions - Cliff's and the original TSO. By far my favorite Christmas song. |
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Great moments in music