I have a few but the first time I heard "Sultans of Swing", that stopped me in my tracks. I thought "***? Did Bob Dylan spend the last 4 years getting huge serious about playing a strat?"
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Songs that left you speechless
- Thread starter DanielleMuscato
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harry j allstars - the liquidator
led zep - when the levee breaks
hendrix - killing floor
slowdive - catch the breeze
ride - ox4
mudhoney - revolution
the wedding present - click click
cinerama - crusoe
belle & sebastian - I'm waking up to us
billy bragg - this guitar says sorry
the upsetters - return of django
british sea power - true adventures
galaxie 500 - listen, the snow is falling
joy division - atmosphere
clash - straight to hell
this mortal coil - song to the siren
fugazi - margin walker
jesus and mary chain - upside down
peter brotzmann - machine gun
love and rockets - saudade
mogwai - my father my king
pelican - mammoth
neutral milk hotel - 10
yeah, hurt is pretty cool too.
led zep - when the levee breaks
hendrix - killing floor
slowdive - catch the breeze
ride - ox4
mudhoney - revolution
the wedding present - click click
cinerama - crusoe
belle & sebastian - I'm waking up to us
billy bragg - this guitar says sorry
the upsetters - return of django
british sea power - true adventures
galaxie 500 - listen, the snow is falling
joy division - atmosphere
clash - straight to hell
this mortal coil - song to the siren
fugazi - margin walker
jesus and mary chain - upside down
peter brotzmann - machine gun
love and rockets - saudade
mogwai - my father my king
pelican - mammoth
neutral milk hotel - 10
yeah, hurt is pretty cool too.
The Medley on Henry Cow's "Concerts" -- Dagmar!
and
Eternity's Breath part 1, the Mahavishnu Orchestra...
and Jobim doing "Chega...."
and
Eternity's Breath part 1, the Mahavishnu Orchestra...
and Jobim doing "Chega...."
I love Jeff's version. His covers of "Strange Fruit" and Zep's "Night Flight" are great too. That being said, have you heard the original, from Van Morrison's Astral Weeks album? One of my all-time favorite albums.
I love that I can still be awestruck by music. The day that stops is a day I don't want to live.
Here's some other songs that have blown me away:
Paul Simon - Boy in the Bubble & America among others
Faith No More - From Out of Nowhere, Everything's Ruined
U2 - Zoo Station
Jimi Hendrix - Burning of the Midnight Lamp, Hey Baby
Jeff Buckley - Dream Brother
DJ Shadow - Building Steam with a grain of Sand
Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely
Beck - Round The Bend
RATM - Killing In The Name
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches
Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Camper Van Beethoven - Eye of Fatima
Sufjan Stevens - They Are Night Zombies
Toots & the Maytalls - Funky Kingston
There's a million more I'm forgetting.
Dan the Lorp nailed a bunch of my Casady faves above.
Add these:
Open Country Joy, Mahavishnu Orchestra (Birds of Fire)
The Jam after St. Stephen (including the Eleven) on Live Dead and the
slightly different version from Live at the Fillmore (Late Show disc).
The Rolling Stones version of Sympathy for the Devil from
the live album Get Your Ya Ya's Out. Mick Taylor's guitar work
is absolutely exquisite.
Night Bird Flying by Jimi Hendrix, Axis Bold as Love, and Hear My
Train a Comin' never fail to move me still.
Add these:
Open Country Joy, Mahavishnu Orchestra (Birds of Fire)
The Jam after St. Stephen (including the Eleven) on Live Dead and the
slightly different version from Live at the Fillmore (Late Show disc).
The Rolling Stones version of Sympathy for the Devil from
the live album Get Your Ya Ya's Out. Mick Taylor's guitar work
is absolutely exquisite.
Night Bird Flying by Jimi Hendrix, Axis Bold as Love, and Hear My
Train a Comin' never fail to move me still.
rolling stones-sister morphine
radiohead-"exit music"
jeff buckley-"what will you say"
wilco-"i am trying to break your heart", "she's a jar"
the arcade fire-"intervention", "wake up"
bob dylan-"masters of war"
pearl jam-"black"
talib kweli-"reflection"(i think thats the name....the last track on reflection eternal
a lot of stuff from sigur ros
andrew byrd-"nervous tic motion"
beck-"golden age", "lost cause"
neil young-"harvest moon"
guster-"come down stairs and say hello"
the biggest recent ones are form Ray Lamontagne. hsi songs "burn", "shelter" and "forever my friend" are absolutely amazing.
radiohead-"exit music"
jeff buckley-"what will you say"
wilco-"i am trying to break your heart", "she's a jar"
the arcade fire-"intervention", "wake up"
bob dylan-"masters of war"
pearl jam-"black"
talib kweli-"reflection"(i think thats the name....the last track on reflection eternal
a lot of stuff from sigur ros
andrew byrd-"nervous tic motion"
beck-"golden age", "lost cause"
neil young-"harvest moon"
guster-"come down stairs and say hello"
the biggest recent ones are form Ray Lamontagne. hsi songs "burn", "shelter" and "forever my friend" are absolutely amazing.
i forgot some big ones.
"hell is chrome" by wilco is one of the most profound songs ive heard in a long time. the entire album "a ghost is born"is about contemplating the idea of suicide. chiling, but absolutely amazing song writing imo.
another great song that is absolutely beautiful lyrically is "this si the first day of my life" by bright eyes. i dont think he gets enough credit for hsi song writing abilities.
the best song i discovered(a few years later than i should have) in recent weeks is "living for the city" by stevie wonder. amazing.
U2 also had some songs that really move me. "sunday bloody sunday" "where the streets have no name" and "all i want is you" are some good examples.
and i think my all time favorite song in regards to stirring emotion is "a change will come"(i think thats the name...or lose to it) by sam cook. beautiful.
"hell is chrome" by wilco is one of the most profound songs ive heard in a long time. the entire album "a ghost is born"is about contemplating the idea of suicide. chiling, but absolutely amazing song writing imo.
another great song that is absolutely beautiful lyrically is "this si the first day of my life" by bright eyes. i dont think he gets enough credit for hsi song writing abilities.
the best song i discovered(a few years later than i should have) in recent weeks is "living for the city" by stevie wonder. amazing.
U2 also had some songs that really move me. "sunday bloody sunday" "where the streets have no name" and "all i want is you" are some good examples.
and i think my all time favorite song in regards to stirring emotion is "a change will come"(i think thats the name...or lose to it) by sam cook. beautiful.
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.;4572234 said:
+1. A very cool piece. I played bass on for the OSU Percussion Ensemble on that one, and I had to practice a few sections quite a bit (the end of the bridge particularly). Also getting the 3 groove against the 2 was tough, but I got it.
"Teen Town" as far as instrumentals go floored me.
"Roundabout" (Yes) completely freaked me out the first time I heard it on the radio.
In a very mixed order:
Pat Metheny: at least "Last Train Home" and "Minuano"
Toto: at least "Africa" and "Rosanna", "These Chains", "Jake to the bone", "I will remember" and "Better World". (I was a huge Toto fan a few years back, these are still amazing songs though)
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
U2: Bad, Pride (amazing vocals)
Sting: "I'm so happy I can't stop crying", "Seven days" and many more
Don Henley: "Boys of summer", "The end of the innocence" (in the latter one it was mainly the lyrics that blew me away)
Stevie Wonder: A LOT of his songs (he's the God of Soul to me)
Steely Dan: Many of their songs in one sense or another
+ a lot of other various songs too.
Pat Metheny: at least "Last Train Home" and "Minuano"
Toto: at least "Africa" and "Rosanna", "These Chains", "Jake to the bone", "I will remember" and "Better World". (I was a huge Toto fan a few years back, these are still amazing songs though)
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
U2: Bad, Pride (amazing vocals)
Sting: "I'm so happy I can't stop crying", "Seven days" and many more
Don Henley: "Boys of summer", "The end of the innocence" (in the latter one it was mainly the lyrics that blew me away)
Stevie Wonder: A LOT of his songs (he's the God of Soul to me)
Steely Dan: Many of their songs in one sense or another
+ a lot of other various songs too.
Couple of Alice in Chains tunes....
1. Them Bones (just how HUGE it starts off the album). I can still remember the day I bought it and hit play.
2. Down in a Hole - Amazing tune
Later
Rob
1. Them Bones (just how HUGE it starts off the album). I can still remember the day I bought it and hit play.
2. Down in a Hole - Amazing tune
Later
Rob
