YOUR SINGLE GREATEST MOMENT IN ALL MUSIC

JohnPerry

bertie said:

the birth of mozart ?

Well Mrs Mozart certainly got lucky if that only lasted two seconds

randomhandclaps

Lixarto said:

This young lady playing our joint composition, "Ring Away":

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lixarto/DSCN1488.jpg

It does upset me when parents ride on the back of their children's talents.

EdGrip

I shall give this some thought. But one that springs to mind is the arrival of the distorted guitar before the chorus on Radiohead's "Creep".

CHA-CHUNK.

CHA-CHUNK.

RobDavies

If we're talking single moments, then 3:28 during Magic Bus from Live At Leeds is it.

It just all comes together - boom!   Sonic heaven.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Y64dpZGnE

imalone

maltingsaudio said:

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.

The 1812 cannons are a good choice. Too many great moments to list, and lots need the context to really work. Some picked at random:
The moment towards the end of Jupiter (Holst) where the central theme reappears briefly then becomes something joyful.
Achilles Last Stand, Bonzo's triplets crash in again after "know the way, know the way". Or maybe earlier where they do the same during Page's solo.
(Basically anywhere well timed percussion breaks in...)
And less bombastically, Corpus Christi Carol from Grace, the final few guitar notes while Jeff Buckley holds that final note is spine tingling.
Lastly (for the moment...) that bit in Handel's Messiah with a sufficiently large choir where the Hallelujah actually knocks you back.

viz said:

Don't know why he doesn't do a sequel.

He did, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4′33″#4.E2.80.B233.E2.80.B3_No._2 He also created this:
if the bit where the guy snaps the grasses isn't one of the greatest moments in music then... I'm sure there are others.

mudslide73

RobDavies;68568" said:

If we're talking single moments, then 3:28 during Magic Bus from Live At Leeds is it.

It just all comes together - boom!   Sonic heaven.....

4.25 in My Generation... The Who.

JAYJO

After the feedback harmonic at the beginning of I feel fine. The Beatles.

Intro to In my Life again Beatles.

Try to see it my way! Intro to We can work it out, The Beatles.

The intro to Jet Wings.

No one would have believed (I think thats what he says Burton) The part that follows ! DEN DEN DERRRN DIDLY DIDLY!!

JAYJO

JAYJO said:

After the feedback harmonic at the beginning of I feel fine. The Beatles.

Intro to In my Life again Beatles.

Try to see it my way! Intro to We can work it out, The Beatles.

The intro to Jet Wings.

No one would have believed (I think thats what he says Burton) The part that follows ! DEN DEN DERRRN DIDLY DIDLY!! More than one maybe!

chillidoggy

John Norum's muted chonky chops at the end of the "Last Look at Eden" track by Europe.

IanSavage

not_the_dj said:

The bit in Springsteens Born to Run where there's a mid song breakdown then a "123" and he comes back in with the line "the highways jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive"

Also a very good call, have a Wisdom

randomhandclaps

There are so many, but the first 15 seconds of this takes some beating -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJzqtt5dzU0

bertie

Kenny singing "windmill in old amsterdam" on the GASFest bus, 2006

mike_l

This has some very personal memories for me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V5fuP3teihg

 

digitalscream

Another Queensryche one from me - the bit where Chris De Garmo comes back in during the solo, 3:12 - 3:15:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adtE2H7sXJM

I've no idea why. It just grabbed me when I first heard it, and it's stuck with me ever since.

Also: funny hair and cheesy slow-mo bits. Hilarious.

Emp_Fab

viz said:

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?

Oh. My. God.  That was incredible.  Thankyou !!!

viz

Sublime eh. Love the way her right hand flops over the piano stool after the last note, like a seal's foot (flipper?) because she's so spent.

Nitefly

bertie said:

Kenny singing "windmill in old amsterdam" on the GASFest bus, 2006

Chrissake, bertie, whatever happened to kenny?  He was completely ratted that night!

bertie

he's on FB.................. occasionally 

HAL9000

Does this count...? Shame Jagger's blocking the view but it look like Keef puts a quite a bit of weight into it....