YOUR SINGLE GREATEST MOMENT IN ALL MUSIC

JohnPerry

Suggestions? I'm not talking about a verse, a chorus, not even a riff. The single greatest moment in all recorded music. Let's call a moment two seconds. We need artist, work, number of seconds in etc. 

I will start by stating as an unassailable fact that the single greatest moment in all recorded music occurs at 3.12 in Rush's Limelight when Lifeson sustains the high note at the end of the solo and then comes in underneath with that fantastic haunting riff.

Go.

PolarityMan

Lateralus by Tool, when the pitchshifted bass drops at 07:21

octatonic

Tool for me too.

There is a massive snare crack about 3/4 the way through "The Grudge"- they only do it once- and it has loads of cavernous reverb.

I nicked that idea and many of my productions have a single massive snare crack in them as a form of homage.

ICBM

The key change at the end of the middle eight in The Pretenders 'Back On The Chain Gang', 2'36"-2'38".

close2u

Thom Yorke's vocal as he sings ... "It wears ...." on Fake Plastic Trees at the 2min 30s mark ...

 

just a haunting phrase and a perfect transition note to the next phase of the song

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUJP0BwWB5Q

 

Kebabkid

JohnPerry said:

Suggestions? I'm not talking about a verse, a chorus, not even a riff. The single greatest moment in all recorded music. Let's call a moment two seconds. We need artist, work, number of seconds in etc. 

I will start by stating as an unassailable fact that the single greatest moment in all recorded music occurs at 3.12 in Rush's Limelight when Lifeson sustains the high note at the end of the solo and then comes in underneath with that fantastic haunting riff.

Go.

Ah, I know that bit and he did that live when I saw them on the moving Pictures tour (pressed a pedal, saved the note, solo'd etc.)

Off the top of my head, there are some moments in the solos and fills from "Hotel California" but the pinched harmonic fills at 3.06 and 3.19 are rather sweet!

Whitesnake's "Still of the night" - at the end of John Sykes' solo where he sustains that note at 4.31 and then suddenly bends it up.

I love the off the wall solo by EVH on "One foot out the door" from Fair Warning, in particular the descending bit at 1.28 but there's loads in there. Can I have the tapped beginning bit of "Mean Streets"?? 1-21 secs

viz

Climax of Rachmaninov's 3rd piano concerto, right at the very top of the climax when the trumpets come out in unison for 6 notes. Wait I'll find it.

viz

The most incredible musical event ever for me I think is the climax of Rachmaninov's 3rd piano concerto, right at the very top of the climax when the trumpets come out in unison. Wait I'll find it. Ok. It's at 41:12, but you really need to listen from 40:30 to get the full effect. Captivating isn't it?

dindude

Sooooo many to choose but I'll post the first one that came to mind when I read this thread. 

The Flaming lips - My Cosmic Autumn rebellion 

Not my fav FL songs by any stretch but listen to the instrumental section from about 2:20 and wait for the section starting 2:52 - where the hell does that come from, an absolute cacophony of distortion and out of tune-ness before subsiding back into the pleasant song, genius.

Warning, does not suffer crappy phone/laptop speakers gladly.

http://youtu.be/PZBqsqvfj0Y

mike_l

I love the intro solo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0FMfsT11pdA

until roughly 1 min in.

maltingsaudio

I truly believe there is no such thing in recorded music, the greatest moments only occur when music is live. Repeatable greatest moments become fatigued with repetition.

If pushed would chose two. The 1812 Overture when the cannons come in, and from non classical Jan Ackerman playing Sylvia on Live at the Rainbow, the bit where he hits the most horrendous bum note.

Wolftone

For me it's Deep Purple's live performance in Birmingham in 1993 where there's a bit of show casing by Blackmore and Lord and at 1:39 Ian Gillan steps it up a tone and starts "You're lazy, you just stay in bed, you're lazy, you just stay in bed etc etc"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sCA99JN54g

randomhandclaps

This is one of those threads where I will post something then take the dogs for a walk and stand in the middle of the common slapping myself repeatedly in the face as I remember 101 other moment I love even more.

viz

Facepalming yourself.

Skipped

It will be hard choosing.....but Yes.

Ah.........
No.
With context.....More than 2 seconds.
Without Context......utterly meaningless.

Bellycaster

As it's almost impossible to pick a favourite, I 'll give 2, from different ends of the Spectrum of my taste.

First, the way this soars into the intro, first few seconds.

and then this, when the solo run climaxes and the big Keyboard chord comes in at 40 seconds in.

 

 

 

mike_l

I love this whole song. From the haunting intro, the harmony riffs, the leads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_BFXCgm5270

 

Deadman

The outro to RHCP's 'Sir Psycho Sexy'.

And to be more precise, Pearl Jam's 'Evacuation', 1:46 to 2:07.

The old mod in me says The Jam's 'Dreamtime', 2:29 to 3:20. Lastly, Secret Affair's 'I could be you', 1:27 to 1:37.

chillidoggy

Nice one Mike.

 

For the moment, I'm plumping for Sabbath's "War Pigs", at about 30 seconds in, when the air-raid siren starts sounding. Makes me shiver, cos I can remember them still being tested on occasion as a little kid, and we always wondered if it was for real.

There's also two from the late Ronnie James Dio: One on 'Country Girl', and the other from Rainbow on Stage.

Deadman

chillidoggy said:

Nice one Mike.

 

For the moment, I'm plumping for Sabbath's "War Pigs", at about 30 seconds in, when the air-raid siren starts sounding. Makes me shiver, cos I can remember them still being tested on occasion as a little kid, and we always wondered if it was for real.

There's also two from the late Ronnie James Dio: One on 'Country Girl', and the other from Rainbow on Stage.

I posted a cover of it on the music of the moment thread t'other day funnily enough.....

bertie

dont have one.