Songs that left you speechless

[Dan the Lorp]

Try these...you will see what I mean:

San Lorenzo---Pat Metheny Group (self-titled album) 1978

Letter From Home---Pat Metheny Group 1989

Now May It Secretly Begin---Pat Metheny Group 1987 (Still Life Talking)

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed---Allman Brothers (original Live at the Fillmore) 1971

The House at Pooneil Corners---Jefferson Airplane (Crown of Creation), Jack Casady's bassline is tremendous, powerful...chilling. 1968

Wooden Ships---Jefferson Airplane (Volunteers) 1969

Nantucket Sleighride---Mountain 1971

We Used To Know---Jethro Tull (Standup) 1969

Nothing to Say---Jethro Tull (Benefit) 1970

Mann's Fate---Hot Tuna (acoustic, just Jack and Jorma) 1970

Things I Don't Understand---Renaissance 1974 (Turn of the Cards)

Dawning Is The Day---Moody Blues 1970 (Question of Balance)

Sailors Tale---King Crimson 1972 (Islands)

Voodoo Child---Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland) 1968

Loneliness---Grand Funk Railroad 1971 (E Pluribus Funk)

A Day in the Life---Beatles 1967 (Sgt. Pepper)

Meeting of the Spirits---Mahavishnu Orchestra 1972 (The Inner Mounting Flame)

Donna Lee ---Jaco Pastorius 1975

Continuum---Jaco Pastorius 1975

Tarkus---Emerson, Lake and Palmer 1971

Echoes---Pink Floyd 1971 (Meddle)

I GUARANTEE YOU---EPICS ALL, WORKS OF GENIUS AND BEAUTY!

 

[Tbirdbassist]

The Mars Volta - Cassandra Geminni

33 minutes of heaven.

 

[SlavaF]

"Red Barchetta" - Rush
"Animate" - Rush
"Scarred" - Dream Theater
"Love You To Death" - Type O Negative
"Wheels Of Confusion" - Sabbath
"Rocket Man" - Elton John
"Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" - Porcupine Tree
"Fear Of A Blank Planet" - PT
"And You And I" - Yes (the Yessongs live version)
"For The Greater Good Of God" - Maiden
"The Chase is Better Than the Catch" - Motorhead
"Horse With No Name - Neil Young
"Watcher Of The Skies" - Genesis
"Nautical Disaster" - The Tragically Hip

 

[DanielleMuscato]

I can't believe I forgot Voodoo Chile, although it was the SRV version that "got" me.

- Crash Into Me (Dave Matthews Band)
- Grey Street (Dave Matthews Band)
- Don't Drink The Water (DMB)
- Last Stop (DMB)

I can't believe I forgot:

- Ciega, Sordomuda (Shakira - I cried when I first heard it... actually, this song is the reason I made a sticker that says "Corazon" on my bass)
- Ojos Asi (Shakira)
- Estoy Aqui (Shakira - gives me chills just thinking about it)

Actually, her entire MTV Unplugged cd/DVD... I don't like the album versions of these songs hardly at all.

- Dave

 

[freakonaleash]

Metallica - One and Nothing Else Matters.
Iron Maiden - Afraid to Shoot Strangers and Children of the Damned

 

[beyondhairy]

Cliff Burton/Metallica - The solo he played the night he died (for a metal bassist, he had some groovin lines in his solos! When i first heard it, i knew i would be playing bass for possibly the rest of my life)

where can i hear this?

 

[marcray]

many, but most recently "Superman" by Moi...

 

[Uncle Ernie]

Deep Purple's Child in Time. At a friend's bachelors party in a club. I really got into it and was completly oblivious of the house "entertainment"... for that song at least

 

[markjazzbassist]

sweet thing - jeff buckley
song for the boys - pat metheny
san lorenzo - pat metheny
the girl with flaxen hair - claude debussy
the sunken cathedral - claude debussy
reverie - claude debussy
gymnopedes - erik satie

 

[Akeris]

Three things.

The first, Starless by KC. I've heard many a prog epic (most of my favorite songs) but this one...you know...just go listen to it.

The second, Supper's Ready. Apocalypse to the end specifically.

The third, the entire Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Amazing-ness. "In the Rapids" gets me for some reason.

 

[MoD_Scotty]

Squeeze Me Macaroni.

/thread

I love that song.

But seriously:

Rush - 2112.

 

[Matt Till]

D'angelo - Devil's Pie

 

[88persuader]

Octopus ... Gentle Giant
Hells Bells ... The Bill Bruford Band ... not ACDC
Joe Frasure ... The Bill Bruford Band
Dance of Myha ... The Mahavishnu Ochestra
Birds of Fire ... The Mahavishnu Ochestra
Spain ... Chick Corea
Larks Tongues in Aspic (parts 1 and 2) ... King Crimson
Bird Land ... Weather Report
Teen Town ... Weather Report
Insects ... Oingo Boingo
Knots ... Gentle Giant
............... I could add to this for days!!!!!!!!

 

[88persuader]

Three things.

The first, Starless by KC. I've heard many a prog epic (most of my favorite songs) but this one...you know...just go listen to it.

The second, Supper's Ready. Apocalypse to the end specifically.

The third, the entire Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Amazing-ness. "In the Rapids" gets me for some reason.

Good picks!

 

[BigOleBoogie]

Some of mine have already been mentioned but to add:

Genesis - Afterglow
Genesis - Ripples
Alan Holdsworth - Panic Station

 

[Yngwie 4String]

Ironman-Black Sabbath

Raining Blood-Slayer

Last Resort-Papa Roach

Chop Suey-System of a Down

Hate Me-Blue October

Beautiful People-Marilyn Manson

Changes-Tupac

Kamikaze-Twista

When Im Gone-Eminem

Hurt-Johnny Cash

The Nebraska Song-Sawyer Brown

Midnight Train To Memphis-Kidd Rock

Unbreak My Heart-Toni Braxton

There are others but thats just of the top of my head.

 

[Fo' Shizzle]

Billy Austin....Steve Earle

 

[Atoz]

A Day in the Life---Beatles 1967 (Sgt. Pepper)

Yes. The first song that ever really moved me (age 12).

Hurt-Johnny Cash

Yes. One case where the cover is a million times better than the original.

A couple more off the top of my head:

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

Running Scared - Roy Orbison

 

[Primowave]

Sorry about the bump but I just had to mention

Pink Floyd - Great Gig In The Sky

The whole Dark Side of the Moon left me speechless, it really is a masterpiece.

 

[Baryonyx]

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes by Paul Simon. Absolutely beautiful, one of the best songs I've ever heard from one of the best albums I've ever heard!