Hair Raisers!
 

You know those songs that have a part of the song that literally makes your hair stand on end? It may be something simple like a verse or certain instrument that just gets you and you don't know why?

First on my list is this. The piano that comes in around 2:45 just blows me away with it's simple elegance.

Isn't this like the "Embarrassingly Bad Parts" thread?

Whatever, I'll bite.

I was excited to hear a song like this, because I think every good rock band, especially a band like Killswitch, should have a slow song. And then the song kept going.

Jackhammer is talking about that part of a certain song that is so perfectly executed that it makes your hair stand on end. It's supposed to be a good thing.


edit: Not trying to be obnoxious; from what she wrote it just looks like she misunderstood the original post.

YouTube - Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique

The storyline in this song is deadly. The ending definitely hit hard...

since you started with radiohead i will follow with my hair-raising choice and a favourite from back in 'the day'. They have quite a few in their canon though, hon. menshun: YouTube - Radiohead Go To Sleep



actually i would say the former is a hair-raiser, the latter more of a gut-wrencher (the best part being when the harmonies kick in at 1:57)

The following verse is absolutely incredible, and delivered perfectly. Always raises my hairs when I hear this one.

When I am on a pedestal,
You did not raise me there.
Your laws do not compel me
To kneel grotesque and bare.
I myself am the pedestal
For this ugly hump at which you stare.

There are quite a few songs that make my feel this way.
I'll start with this one.

^^^

Love that song. My favourite Clash tune :)

Starting from about 1:30. It's one of those songs that make you want to hit the gas in your car and blow through red lights.

edit: nuts, trying to figure out how to post the video

edit: Got it, and thanks NumberNineDream.

^No prob.

I wanted to post a youtube link, but couldn't find any for that song.
It's old man by Love.

in the sentence "I know the old man would laugh" [1:31], never fails to give me the chills.

I love that song and the piano, also when the cymbals pick up at about 2.58, I think.

Also -



Let it load and then listen to the string of vocals sung at 8.27 onwards. Always raises my hair!

This is the first one that came to mind; I always find listening to Lux Aeterna a hair-raising experience. It's all really intense (in a good way), but I guess its peaks are around 2:25, 3:25 and 5 minutes.




And this one's probably a tad cliche, but it gets me every time. :o:



Edit: Just thought of another.



Good idea for a thread, by the way.

The part in Teen Age Riot where the pace changes dramatically and the kick-ass riff starts up. It's just so.... good

This one's great. :thumb:
Speaking of vocals, this one's from my all time favorite band. Starting at 2:14 it builds up a little, then right after 2:26 where the sax blends into the vocals...I just about melt every time I hear it.

The guitar solo in the last one and a half minutes and the part where he sings " There is no pain, you are receding.'

The way the verses are sung is very diabolical and effective.

These are two key chillers for me, The Rolling Stones - Gimmie Shelter at about 0.30 seconds to when Mick Jagger starts singing.



The next one is Judas Priest - Touch of Evil. Basically the whole song makes me want to orgasm, but at 4.08 - 4.45ish when Rob Halford is singing it is goosebump giving!

When the bowed guitar kicks in the hairs on the back of my neck shoot up, is it wrong to call it a mysterious tune?

wicked

i have a long history with this one, perfect Om-jam

I love that bit too... this is actually my favourite Sigur Ros song.

^ Scott Walker's the World's Strongest Man here. Probably one of my favourite ever songs for the vocal performance, but on topic, the scat-singing that takes this to its fadeout is just absolutely beautiful.

I was going to post Gimme Shelter but somebody already beat me to it. Damn fine choice :)

I was going to post one of the best songs ever written but all of the youtube results were covers. I'm looking for Moondance by Van Morison.

I've heard people mention how the beginning of Gimme Shelter "sends chills through them", but I don't really agree. It just seems like a (very nice) guitar riff

Another one for me, the guitar solo starting at 0:42 is just... amazing. I listen to this song almost just for that perfect part



But honestly, the whole song is a hair raiser for me:)

^^^ Well that is pretty much the opposite of how I view Gimme Shelter. The beginning is out of this world.

Good choice with WYWH, another fine tune. For the floyd, both parts of Shine On You Crazy Diamond are bone crunching to me. It doesn't get much better than PF when it comes to hitting the spot.

I have a gigantic poster of the painted backs in my dining room. :love:
Like the first minute and a half of part 4...total soundgasm.

First of all, this is off one of my favorite albums, and when you get to this track, it just picks up so fast and they fly into it. But what really does it for me in this song is the lyrics, I love the second verse. Makes my hair stand up every time when I hear it; it's my favorite song to listen to when I'm feeling depressed about anyone that's dead. And it's an absolutely kick ass song, the whole thing is just pretty much perfect.

Oh hell yeah. Fantastic tune. Fletcher Memorial Home is another from that album.

Totally rad. Check out the jug.

Some for me are:

Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe, Eugene: the scream, about 3 minutes in

King Crimson - In the Court of The Crimson King: anytime the chorus is played

Beatles - Day In The Life: the huge orchestral buildups

Wilco - You Are My Face: midsection

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother: anytime the chorus is played

Peter sings better on the studio version, I love the music and the lyrics are unconventional, everything about the song gives me goosebumps

I get goosbumps when there's that dramatic pause and he says "I just believe in me". It's so raw, I love it.

Mogwai - Ratts of the Capital.



By far my favourite Mogwai song, the whole thing just makes the hairs stand up. The riff for one is just so beautiful, and when it really picks up towards the end and gets unbelievably heavy i'm near euphoric.

So rad, and you totally don't expect him to bust out the flute during that jam section of the song.

This song is the best in my favorite anime OST. I actually sorta get chills right at the start when the bagpipes open up...just cause I know its coming after the previous song ended. The part that really gets me though is at 1:24 when the bag pipes stop and the sax jumps in, while the flute just continues the whole time. :love:

yeah at one time in the late 60's and early 70's the flute was the Rock n Roll numchucks the singer would whip out to slay the audience.

if this thread is talking about something being just "that good", then I have a big list, but I want to make a special mention, that nearly literally makes my hair stand
I have posted it in 'great intros thread', but it comes great here as well


If anyone is lazy to listen to entire song, start at least at 5:25(that's not the thing, the actual thing comes several minutes later, but it's a must to listen from here)

Speaking of Genesis, many hair raisers for me personally. (excuse the crappy vids)









Also "Chamber Of 32 Doors" but I can't find a vid that's not by a tribute band or with a different singer.

around the 4:20 mark. but it doesn't work if you just skip to it.

"And Laughed at himself, he felt he knew what that was."

then the guitar kicks in...



when the horn kicks in around 5:50. same as last, you need to listen to full song for full effect.

The "Elephant Love Medley" from the movie Moulin Rouge. I love this movie, and if you've seen it you probably already know the hair-raising part I'm referring to.
Basically the whole scene is Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman singing various love songs to each other, while walking around the inside of a giant elephant shaped building.
It's all very good and fun, but if you wanna see chill-inducing part, go to 3:15ish and watch from there on. They go from singing, "We could be hero's" and then at 3:25 the tempo slows just a little bit and Ewan starts singing, "I will always love yoouuuuuuu." The window behind them bursts into fireworks, and the camera starts spinning around them. The imagery definitely helps, but yeah...I could rewind that little bit 10 times in a row and get chills every time. :D