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Music that makes your jaw drop.

first time I heard them on the radio I drove off the road and listened to the whole tune - went right to the nearest music store and got Under The Table And Dreaming and didn't stop listening to it for a month!

When I was in college a buddy dragged me to this show I totally didn't want to go to . . . it was ARU at Mama Kin's and it was the most fantastic live show I ever saw!! It changed me so much, musically.

His music can do that. :D

Have you heard the new album?
 
London philharmonic at Sydeny Opera house conducted by Vladimir Jurowski , I had the opportunity to be seat just behind the bass players, I was four feet away from them, not the best place to listen the music but I felt as I was part of it, amazing concert I still can feel it.

link is not for that particular concert but can give you an idea:
 
King's X has been the biggest consistent jaw-dropper for me.

they get a mix of most everything in their music (Sabbath/Beatles/Sly Stone) with deeper lyrics and done as a power-trio, (and the singer/bassist turns 60 this year, i think)

A reggae-esque rock tune/jam "Johnny"



Off to check out other tunes in the thread!
 
Beethoven certainly makes my jaw drop more than any other musician in history.

well anyone whos ever performed, or analyzed (accurately..:p) beethoven, im sure will agree with that. but lets give props to the performer in that link, mr.glenn gould...

its not easy to perform beethoven alone on piano- he manages to do it with fabulous detail.. the tone..dynamics.. phrasing.. its all exactly how an orchestra should play it..