Best "crescendos"?

Best "crescendos"?

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ChemicalChaos

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10,589 posts

172 months

Wednesday 6th November 2024
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An idle thought that occurred to me as I was relaxing with some tunes the other day. One thing I particularly like is a good crescendo or climax in a song - a particular point (usually a bridge) where the energy builds to one particularly emphasised line being belted out, before things calm back down again for the rest of the song. Bits that make you sit up and take note.

This thought was triggered because I happened to be re-listening to the talented yet underrated Jade Bird in her breakthrough hit - the section here from 1:35 to 1:55 still makes my hair stand up with the raw young anger in "we're already done":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42XPnh4VGlI

Proving it's not just rock that does this, I then recalled a similar bit in Trisha Yearwood's country classic - 3:08 to 3:23 with "Katie looks at Tommy, like I still look at you" gets me every time thanks to her strong voice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFObCZtGWQ

Can anyone recommend any other similar climactic moments to appreciate? smile

scoopdydoo

439 posts

101 months

Wednesday 6th November 2024
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137 by Brand New

Starts quite quiet and sedate incorporating a vague background recording of what sounds like air force pilots discussing enemy positions and then alluding to an atomic bomb drop. Best listened to loud.

https://youtu.be/7Mxpmn-LjJU?si=nHm25NnUU45PFSOR

flight147z

1,169 posts

141 months

Wednesday 6th November 2024
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Anything by Godspeed you black emperor, particularly the "slow riot..." EP

Vsix and Vtec

897 posts

30 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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"Zadok the priest" by Handle or Beethovens symphony No9 (aka Ode to Joy).

toasty

7,916 posts

232 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Three different genres doing similar things…

Stairway to Heaven

Bolero

Higher State of Consciousness

Google [bot]

6,717 posts

193 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Chemical Brothers for Chemical Chaos


White-Noise

5,009 posts

260 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Like you I like the emotion and climax in music. I discovered over the years I like heavy powerful music as it makes me feel empowered. I listened to your tracks and I can definitely see what you mean about the first one and the point you highlighted.

I've a few ideas but the latter might be not your cup of tea.

For an angel has such an uplifting climax
https://youtu.be/sRvEwXDxz_I?si=34EH49X6SCZSO-Zj

Opeth the drapery falls the way it rises and falls and comes together
https://youtu.be/YeTNkPXRrVY?si=WjEQg46WJR51E_nL

Dream theater blind faith like many of their tracks builds and has so much emotion. The bit from 4.33 and 7.55
https://youtu.be/ioI6ywIs6_c?si=n3M96_l2gYR4JFBj

I've no idea how people write stuff like this. Music always amazes me. Prog stuff be if metal or electronic has these emotional rises and falls and I really like that.

Edited by White-Noise on Thursday 7th November 04:58

lancslad58

1,192 posts

20 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture

https://youtu.be/EKI4ztbunxk



stinkyspanner

878 posts

89 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Well it's Freebird (live), obviously
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l4PzuG5exyM&pp=y...

Edited by stinkyspanner on Thursday 7th November 06:44

Gary29

4,449 posts

111 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Arcade Fire are good at this too.

jet_noise

5,858 posts

194 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Stairway & Freebird already mentioned.

Moving forward a little -
Ultravox:Vienna
Deacon Blue: Dignity.
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions: Forest Fire.

Halmyre

11,803 posts

151 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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King Crimson - Starless
The Beatles - A Day In The Life
Elbow - The Birds

GAjon

3,864 posts

225 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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C’mon PH, “The chain”.

Mastodon2

13,982 posts

177 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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The end of Shawn Lane's 'Grey Pianos Flying' comes to mind.

QuartzDad

2,525 posts

134 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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1m39s in...


SD_1

7,277 posts

170 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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If you like jam bands and that sort of thing, Grateful Dead: Morning Dew

There are loads and loads of different versions, but this is a good starter
https://youtu.be/fpKQOvlDr-s?feature=shared

Dr Murdoch

3,698 posts

147 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Another one for Bohemian Rapsody and A Day in the Life.

I will add Royal Blood - Figure Out

From 2.16min, love it music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhgVu2lsi_k

Skii

1,735 posts

203 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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"Back to Shalla-Ball" by Joe Satriani, Solo @ 1.10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmGTWR1Zdic

Hub

6,735 posts

210 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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Songs that build to a climax really get to me, and I could name hundreds I love, but I don't think that is quite what you are suggesting - more bursts of crescendo within a song rather than the end point, which is harder to think of.

One that immediately springs to mind is Clearest Blue by Churches - What a banger! Probably more in the former category of long build rather than a more sudden crescendo, but it is great anyway!

Building for the first half of the song to the moment at about 2:20...



Edited by Hub on Thursday 7th November 10:52

Bisonhead

1,590 posts

201 months

Thursday 7th November 2024
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TOOL - Parabol into Parabola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih5CBeuRW3s

If this doesn't get you pouting your lips and nodding your head then there's no hope for you!