Favorite song details/moments

Electrophonic Tonic · 06-01-2012, 11:07 PM

There are songs we like as a whole and we can go on and on about why we like it. This thread is for taking the time to appreciate the smallest details and short moments in songs that sometimes go by unnoticed/unappreciated.

Here are a few examples for me:

-On Fracture by King Crimson, one of my favorite moments is the reprisal of the main theme on a glockenspiel. It eases some the tension by giving Fripp a few seconds to collect himself and gives the song a brief, but fresh perspective.

-The End has several really simple, but effective John Densmore drum fills. I posted in the Doors about how John Densmore bleeds into the music of the Doors and this is yet another example. Despite being so loud over the organ and guitar, I caught myself overlooking his part and focusing on Jim's ramblings. But he does more to set the mood and control the pace of the song than Jim, Robbie or Ray.

-The boogie piano that plays all the way through Queens of the Stone Age's Go with the Flow is buried in the mix, but it gives the song so much more bounce and propels it from a catchy hard rocker to an incredibly underrated pop song that still rocks hard.

Trollheart · 06-03-2012, 06:43 PM

Okay, well just off the top of my head:

The sax break that ends "Will you" by Hazel O'Connor, though more specifically, the "false ending" followed by a one-second pause, drumbeat (nine I think) and into the sax. Superb.

The bass solo that forms the midsection/spoken word part of Maiden's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", complete with creaking deck planks sounds.

The piano solo that ends The The's "Uncertain smile" from the album "Soul mining"

The piano run that leads into the instrumental ending of "The trip to Bountiful" by the Adventures, from "The sea of love"

The whole instrumental lead-in to "Where the streets have no name"

The point where the drums really kick in on "In the air tonight" : you know the bit!

The bit in Icehouse's "Sunrise" where the vocal stops for a moment, the piano hits in and then he kind of moans/shouts the next bit

The guitar solo at the end of Glass Tiger's "This island Earth".

You probably won't know most of them: I can Youtube ya if you want.

06-01-2012, 11:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Electrophonic Tonic Your Ad Here Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 876	Favorite song details/moments There are songs we like as a whole and we can go on and on about why we like it. This thread is for taking the time to appreciate the smallest details and short moments in songs that sometimes go by unnoticed/unappreciated. Here are a few examples for me: -On Fracture by King Crimson, one of my favorite moments is the reprisal of the main theme on a glockenspiel. It eases some the tension by giving Fripp a few seconds to collect himself and gives the song a brief, but fresh perspective. -The End has several really simple, but effective John Densmore drum fills. I posted in the Doors about how John Densmore bleeds into the music of the Doors and this is yet another example. Despite being so loud over the organ and guitar, I caught myself overlooking his part and focusing on Jim's ramblings. But he does more to set the mood and control the pace of the song than Jim, Robbie or Ray. -The boogie piano that plays all the way through Queens of the Stone Age's Go with the Flow is buried in the mix, but it gives the song so much more bounce and propels it from a catchy hard rocker to an incredibly underrated pop song that still rocks hard.

06-03-2012, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Okay, well just off the top of my head: The sax break that ends "Will you" by Hazel O'Connor, though more specifically, the "false ending" followed by a one-second pause, drumbeat (nine I think) and into the sax. Superb. The bass solo that forms the midsection/spoken word part of Maiden's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", complete with creaking deck planks sounds. The piano solo that ends The The's "Uncertain smile" from the album "Soul mining" The piano run that leads into the instrumental ending of "The trip to Bountiful" by the Adventures, from "The sea of love" The whole instrumental lead-in to "Where the streets have no name" The point where the drums really kick in on "In the air tonight" : you know the bit! The bit in Icehouse's "Sunrise" where the vocal stops for a moment, the piano hits in and then he kind of moans/shouts the next bit The guitar solo at the end of Glass Tiger's "This island Earth". You probably won't know most of them: I can Youtube ya if you want. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018