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Moments in a song that you wish could be longer?


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Ok, let me just try and explain what I mean first off.

 

 

 

Have there been any moments in a song that were just so amazing that they just kind of popped out of the song. You know, those parts of a song you love, that you wish could be longer but they obviously can't be. It can be something such as a solo, or even a verse or something as simple as one of the notes they played. Either way though, to you it just brings the entire song together.

 

 

 

 

 

I'll start off with a few of mine:

 

 

 

 

 

Black Sabbeth- Heaven and Hell

 

 

 

To me, the song for the most part is a fairly good song. Has a good melody to it, lyrics are preaty good, but seem basic for a bit. However, it than turns to a few solos, and the music starts to pick up. At what seems like the climax, these lyrics are sung:

 

 

 

They say that lifeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s a carousel

 

Spinning fast, youÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ve got to ride it well

 

The world is full of kings and queens

 

Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams

 

ItÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s heaven and hell, oh well

 

And theyÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ll tell you black is really white

 

The moon is just the sun at night

 

And when you walk in golden halls

 

You get to keep the gold that falls

 

 

 

I don't know what it is, but it's just the way he sings it. Usualy when i'm listening I sometimes find my self rewinding a bit to listen to that part again. :)

 

 

 

 

 

Another moment is in Dream theater- Octavarium.

 

 

 

The entire song is amazing, infact, I could probaly bring out a lot of amazing parts, but I have 2 that just stand out.

 

 

 

One is fairly hard to explain, but it's a good bit after the slow section in the begining. (the quiet part).

 

 

As far as I could tell

 

Theres nothing more I need

 

But still I ask myself

 

Could this be everything

 

Then all I swore

 

That I would never be was now

 

So suddenly

 

The only thing

 

I wanted

 

To become

 

To be someone just like him

 

 

 

anyways, right before these lyrics it was a very quiet and calm mood, but when it gets to those lyrics it picks up. I don't know what it is, but the begining of those, the guitar all of the sudden picks up into such a bright mood and tone, it's amazing. It's hard to describe though, you'd have to listen.

 

 

 

Also, in the song near the end, when the song changes to a bit more angry/evil tone. These lyrics, and just they way they were done are amazing:

 

 

 

[Root]

 

Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath

 

Remove all obstacles from our path

 

 

 

[second]

 

Asking questions

 

Search for clues

 

The answer's been right in front of you

 

 

 

[Third]

 

We try to break through

 

Long to connect

 

Fall on deaf ears with failed muted breath

 

 

 

[Fourth]

 

Loyalty, trust, faith and desire

 

Carries love through each darkest fire

 

 

 

[Fifth]

 

Tortured insanity

 

A smothering hell

 

Try to escape but to no avail

 

 

 

[sixth]

 

The calls of admirers

 

Who claim they adore

 

Drain all your lifeblood while begging for more

 

 

 

[seventh]

 

Innocent victims for merciless crimes

 

Fall prey to some madman's for impulsive designs

 

 

 

[Octave]

 

Step after step

 

We try controlling our fate

 

When we finally start living it's become to late

 

 

 

The bolded part just jumps out at you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anyways, I've never realy seen a topic like this, so hopefully it's fine. Anyways, anyone know what i'm talking about and have some examples of their own?

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I agree with the Heaven And Hell part. A good building up song, but when it gets to the peak it's only for a bit. Dio delivers a great performance on it.

 

 

 

 

 

Hmm. I think the intro to "Lazy" by Deep Purple could be a bit longer.. I love the intro to that song so much...

 

 

 

Also, the faster parts of the song "Dance of Death" by Iron Maiden.

 

 

 

I'll post again when I put some more thought into it.

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Haggard - Eppur Si Muove

 

 

 

About three minutes into the song:

Did you ever touch the starlight

 

Dream for a thousand years?

 

Have you ever seen the beauty

 

Of a newborn century

The buildup to this part is one of the best instrumental parts of the album, and the soprano that sings the first four lines before the grunts take over just blow you out of the water.

 

 

 

(I'll try to think of more later)

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Teardrop from Massive attack could last an hour longer IMO, that song is just so calming and the evolution of the song is just perfect.

 

 

 

In this World from Moby also is a song that could last a lot longer if it were possible.

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Pink Floyd - Time

 

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day

 

You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way

 

And then one day you find ten years have got behind you

 

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

 

 

 

No explanaton :P

 

 

 

Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond

 

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.

 

Shine on you crazy diamond.

 

Now thereÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.

 

Shine on you crazy diamond.

 

You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom, blown on the

 

Steel breeze.

 

Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger, you legend,

 

You martyr, and shine!

 

 

 

This one is problably because you have to listen to 10 minutes of solos to get to Waters singing.

 

 

 

The guitar starting solos of some Led Zeppeling songs (Black Dog, Good Times Bad Times, Heartbraker, Houses of the Holy...) are as well amazing.

 

 

 

Rolling Stones' Brown Sugar has great instrumentals too.

 

 

 

And of course I gotta agree with Alex on Deep Purple's Lazy, that song should last 2 hours :)

 

 

 

Interesting thread Nadril.

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Interesting thread Nadril.

 

 

 

Thanks :oops: . Was hopping it would be a decent thread.

 

 

 

 

 

But yeah Alex, the whole song in Heaven and hell isn't the most 'amazing' thing there is, but that part realy stands out.

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Hmm. I think the intro to "Lazy" by Deep Purple could be a bit longer.. I love the intro to that song so much...

 

 

 

Just listen to the Made in Japan version. The intro to that is endless.

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Pink Floyd - Time

 

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day

 

You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way

 

And then one day you find ten years have got behind you

 

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

 

 

 

No explanaton :P

 

 

 

Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond

 

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.

 

Shine on you crazy diamond.

 

Now thereÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.

 

Shine on you crazy diamond.

 

You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom, blown on the

 

Steel breeze.

 

Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger, you legend,

 

You martyr, and shine!

 

 

 

This one is problably because you have to listen to 10 minutes of solos to get to Waters singing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A) For a seven minute song, it's one of the only long-ish songs I wish would go on for twice as long (and when comparing that to other Floyd songs, it's possitively short/average).

 

 

 

B) There's some amazing solos (not all of the time is completely amazing, such as the times where it's just starting...the wierd single synth type thing). But overall, I think some of the solos are much better than the words, and I donno why, but the singing seems oddly...not amazing. Good words, they just don't sound as good as other words in other songs...hmmmm, yes that makes sence.

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Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam

 

Oh I said I donÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâôt I donÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâôt know whether I was the boxer or the bag

 

Ah yeah can you see them

 

Out on the porch yeah but they donÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâôt wave

 

But I see them round the front way yeah

 

And I know and I know I donÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâôt wanna stay

 

 

 

Off coure that Pink Floyd would be here!

 

Wearing the Inside Out - Pink Floyd

 

WonÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t hear a sound

 

From my mouth

 

IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ve spent too long

 

On the inside out

 

My skin is cold

 

To the human touch

 

This bleeding heartÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s

 

Not beating much

 

 

 

(...more lyrics...)

 

(Instrument Solo)

 

 

 

IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m creeping back to life

 

My nervous system all away

 

IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m wearing the inside out

 

 

 

Look at him now

 

HeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s paler somehow

 

But heÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s coming round

 

HeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s starting to choke

 

ItÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s been so long since he spoke

 

Well he can have the words right from my mouth

 

 

 

(...more lyrics..)

 

 

 

And with these words I can see

 

Clear through the clouds that covered me

 

Just give it time then speak my name

 

Now we can hear ourselves again

 

(Guitar Solo)

 

 

 

I like the whole music, it just pop out, but my fav parts :D

 

 

 

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Hmm. I think the intro to "Lazy" by Deep Purple could be a bit longer.. I love the intro to that song so much...

 

 

 

Just listen to the Made in Japan version. The intro to that is endless.

 

 

 

 

 

I own Made In Japan. ;P I like Lazy better live. The Space Truckin' also stands out... Along with the drum solo in The Mule.

 

 

 

Aye Nadril. Compared to other songs on Heaven & Hell, it ain't the best. Lady Evil and Children Of The Sea stand out for me. ;P

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The solos from Wait Until Tomorrow by Jimi Hendrix and I Got a Woman by John Mayer Trio.

 

 

 

The second song's solo isn't that good, but it fits the song sooo perfectly.

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Little Wing and Castles Made Of Sand by Hendrix. Both under 3 minutes, but it's farily easy to find versions that are longer.

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Nothing really. If it's a good song why would I want to change it?

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The guitar intro from Money for Nothing by Dire Staits.

 

 

 

Oh yeah, that's amazing! Have you ever listened to the live version Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton play it together?

 

 

 

Mr Putter: The overall song is amazing :wink:

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The guitar intro from Money for Nothing by Dire Staits.

 

 

 

Oh yeah, that's amazing! Have you ever listened to the live version Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton play it together?

 

 

 

Mr Putter: The overall song is amazing :wink:

 

 

 

I haven't but i'll definintely try and find it now, thanks! :)

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"Pete Jackson is Getting Married" by Less Than Jake. I don't like the song much. The singer overdrives his voice a little too much and the lyrics aren't anything special, but there's one moment where they stop the heavy distortion and two guys just sing "na na na na" in a really cool moment of pretty complicated melodic harmony. Sometimes I listen to the song just for that moment :wink:

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dream theaters cover of hey you (pink floyd) is awesome, and i just wish he kept on soloing with the guitar, dream theater out floyded pink floyd by miles. also by dream theater this dying soul, the part 6 and a half minutes in where they drop the tempo and just go all out heavy, its so freakin awesome, especially on the budokan dvd. theres a song by evermore called my own way, i just wish it went forever its a fantastic song, and also dont forget me by the rhcp, omg i wish it wouldnt stop, fantastic.

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The guitar intro from Money for Nothing by Dire Staits.

 

 

 

Oh yeah, that's amazing! Have you ever listened to the live version Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton play it together?

 

 

 

Mr Putter: The overall song is amazing :wink:

 

 

 

I havent heard that version but i saw mark when he toured here last year. They really extended that bit alot longer than the album version, same with local here theme. Was awesome, crowd loved it at the end

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