Songs defined by a certain spot......

[NoCalMike 0]

First one I can think of, since I just listened to it........

 

Radiohead - Creep

 

Pretty normal, run of the mill song, until......."UUUUUUUCHUUUUUUU, UUCCCCCCHUUUUUUU UCCCCCCCHUUUUU"

 

You gotta love it.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Shadows Fall - "A Fire In Babylon"

That song is MADE by the fast part after the acoustic breakdown. It's hard to explain it, but I'll do my best typed acapella:

DA-DUN, dadadadadadada, DUN-DUN, dadadadadadada, etc.

 

Slayer - "Angel Of Death"

Groove breakdown. 'Nuff said.

[Guest JebusNassedar]

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. "Sleep Is Wrong" and "Ambugatoire".

 

In Sleep Is Wrong, halfway through the song, they all start snoring, and then the singer goes "hup!" and they go right back into it.

 

And in Ambugatoire, half way through, the singer yells the one word in the whole song; "AMBUGATOIRE!"

[spiny norman 0]

Roy Orbison's Crying is famous for his singing "Cry-y-y-ying" and reaching so many extremes of his vocal range. Probably the best vocal performance I've heard from the Big O.

 

Bohemian Rhapsody's best part is the whole "I see a little silhouette of a man" (is that what is said?) through to the guitar solo. I don't care about the rest of the song, that's the part that matters. Same with Bicycle Race, the defining moment is when all the bike bells are ringing.

[Steviekick 0]

Bohemian Rhapsody's best part is the whole "I see a little silhouette of a man" (is that what is said?) through to the guitar solo. I don't care about the rest of the song, that's the part that matters. Same with Bicycle Race, the defining moment is when all the bike bells are ringing.

Those are the best parts of those two songs.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. "Sleep Is Wrong" and "Ambugatoire".

 

In Sleep Is Wrong, halfway through the song, they all start snoring, and then the singer goes "hup!" and they go right back into it.

The did that when I saw them live. I thought it was cheesy.

[Guest whatitistoburn]

JebusNassedar has a Dredg album cover in his sig, whihc makes me happier than words can describe.

 

On that idea, I'll say when the therimem comes in through the breakdown before the final chorus of "Same Ol' Road" is amazing, and the "we live like penguins in the desert" part from Triangle.

[Red Baron 0]

Nas, One Mic. Nas gets so aggresive leading up the chorus, then its soft.

[godthedog 0]

at about the 3 1/2 or 4 minute mark of "there there", when it starts building and building. great stuff.

 

of course "where did you sleep last night" when cobain takes a deep breath and then starts wailing.

[caboose 0]

The electric sitar opening of 'Wherever I may Roam' by Metallica.

[Sandman9000 0]

November Rain; the buildup to Slash's solo.

[Murmuring Beast 0]

Anything by Brian Wilson. Notable mention:

 

God Only Knows: The seamless re-entry from the bridge back into the chorus and Bruce Johnston's angelic voice in the outro. Gives me the chills.

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Pink Floyd: "Echoes"- There's two parts. First, the high E( I'm pretty sure it's an E) to open the song, then the "wails and moans" in the middle of the song.

 

Strapping Young Lad: "Far Beyond Metal"- "The purpose of this excercise is to accentuate the cheesier parts!"

 

Jeff Buckley: "Grace"- Towards the end of the song, the chorus is repeated several times with Jeff holding this insanely long and high note. That makes the album for me.

[justsoyouknow 0]

of course "where did you sleep last night" when cobain takes a deep breath and then starts wailing.

Best part of the song, IMO.

 

Also, in Meatloaf's "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)", when the female vocalist takes over. GOOSEBUMPS.

[k thx 0]

The N*E*R*D remix of "Sympathy Of The Devil" when everything else drops out and an acoustic guitar starts playing a completely different tune on the "Every Cop Is A Criminal" part. It's the most beautiful moment in any recent release, because it's so unexpected and sounds so brilliant. If you haven't heard it, d/l it now.

 

Also, Slash's first guitar solo in Estranged. His finest work.

 

And the "look out, look out, look out, look out" bit on Leader Of The Pack. Superb.

[Red Baron 0]

Peter Frampton: Do You Feel Like We Do.

 

 

The whole build up, talking guitar, the crowd. Ya

[Guest Harry Hood]

The Final Verse of Fake Plastic Trees does it for me everytime. Also the breakdown/comeback of Inertiatic ESP by Mars Volta

[snuffbox 0]

Tool - Aenema 'im prayin for rain...im prayin for tidal waves'

 

the bridge in the Who's 'behind blue eyes'

 

the 'i dont mind...' part from AiC's 'angry chair'

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Probably not what you're looking for, but my first thought:

 

Ice Cube's "You Can't Fade Me" when he says, "Excuse me bitch it's a switch!"

 

One of my all-time favorite lines...

[Steve J. Rogers 0]

The instrumental rift at the end of Derek & The Dominoes's "Layla" (not seen on any of Clapton's redos of that song over the years) used in "Goodfellas" also the New York Mets radio network used it as the bridge underneath the announcer heading into the first break after the Mets lost a game

 

Opening gutiar rifts like Beatles "I Feel Fine" the Stones and "Satisfaction", something about "Satisfaction" that I always wonder is if Paul McCartney intended to create the same thing with his song "Jet" which has the same kind of push to it, though more people obviously know Satisfaction than Jet, like more people like the Rolling Stones than Wings...

 

 

Not so much one song, but one sound clearly defines an artist and thats the Johnny Cash signature rift.

[caboose 0]

When Eddie screams 'Release Me!' for the second time during Pearl Jam's 'Release'.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

For me in Offspring's "Come Out and Play" when the intro starts and then ya hear "Ya' gotta keep 'em separated" and then goes into the rifts always makes it for me.

[Henry Spencer 0]

REM - Everybody Hurts

When Stipe sings "Don't throw your hand...." and the electric guitars build up in the background really makes the song for me.

[Guest whatitistoburn]

The end chant of pearl jam's "black"

The final goodbye of Tool's "Eulogy"

[Murmuring Beast 0]

REM - Everybody Hurts

When Stipe sings "Don't throw your hand...." and the electric guitars build up in the background really makes the song for me.

Yea, I think it's where the A become an A sharp. Good effect.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

The helium verse of 'Blue Rosebuds' by the residents is probably the best example of the concept of 'Duck Stab'.

 

When Andy Partridge's voice turns into a trumpet solo at the end of 'The Last Balloon' to close 'Apple Venus' it's euphoric, the production is so good you have to really listen to find where one starts and one stops. I've been flicking through an XTC biography I got the other day and apparently Brian Wilson loved that album and wants to discus a collaboration. Fuck me.

[Henry Spencer 0]

Yea, I think it's where the A become an A sharp. Good effect.

 

Yeah, that sounds about right. It really kicks up the emotional level of the song another notch, and cements it as one of REM's best songs.

[The Amazing Rando 0]

"and I swear that I don't have a gun" - Come As You Are

 

the openings of:

November Rain, Purple Haze, Layla, Wish You Were Here, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Enter Sandman, and many others...

 

the "Run" chants from Pink Floyd's Run Like Hell

 

the opening few seconds of Snot's only CD

[5_moves_of_doom 0]

the openings of:

November Rain, Purple Haze, Layla, Wish You Were Here, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Enter Sandman, and many others...

For "Enter Sandman," I always felt that the "Off to never never laaaand..." parts and the "Now I lay me down to sleep..." thing were the defining moments of the song. Just from my point of view, I guess. Of course, the intro is badass too.

[The Amazing Rando 0]

oh wait...

 

i forgot...

 

 

OY! OY! OY! at the beginning of T.N.T. <-- that's just for you...