Songs and performances that blew your mind!

[redbaron]

As title suggests, post anything musical that blew your mind when you first heard it. It can be a live performance, song off an album, cover version, anything.

Also, pretty please with a cherry on top use spoilers for posts with multiple video links to avoid clutter.

I'll start:

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuYJ7MIsZ0

 

[Puffy]

Re: Post 'mind-blowing' songs.

This is probably the most important song of my life so far:

Spoiler

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

Was about 5-6 years back when I was in college. A friend asked me to listen to the album while we were having lunch to see what I thought. While everyone was chatting I was in a 40 minute stasis of

Opened me up to so much music I'd never have considered otherwise.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlUe-SDqA0

The only one I can say, without a doubt. And the whole album actually, especially "Hanger 18" and "Rust In Peace...Polaris"; it was my first Megadeth album, and probably thrash too.



Oh damn..

how can I forget Mastodon's Blood and Thunder

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Su1YXQYek

 

[Puffy]

Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlUe-SDqA0

The only one I can say, without a doubt. And the whole album actually, especially "Hanger 18" and "Rust In Peace...Polaris"; it was my first Megadeth album, and probably thrash too.



Oh damn..

how can I forget Mastodon's Blood and Thunder

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Su1YXQYek

Haha, most people have cool stories about the first albums they bought.

The very first album I ever bought was Metallica's St. Anger...

...

Yeah.

Spoiler

My same friend who turned me on to Crimson did to Mastodon in college as well. We saw them on their Blood Mountain Tour. Christ. That was terrifying, but AWESOME.

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PTkjUfMMs

Was probably the best time in hindsight. I don't think their last few albums are that great, to be honest.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Haha, most people have cool stories about the first albums they bought.

The very first album I ever bought was Metallica's St. Anger...

...

Yeah.

Spoiler

My same friend who turned me on to Crimson did to Mastodon in college as well. We saw them on their Blood Mountain Tour. Christ. That was terrifying, but AWESOME.

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PTkjUfMMs

Was probably the best time in hindsight. I don't think their last few albums are that great, to be honest.

Lol Metallica is cool too, only first four albums though.

Damn you are lucky. I missed a Mastodon + Baroness tour and a Mastodon + Intronaut + Kylesa tour, some of my favorite progressive metal acts.

I know what you mean but I think Mastodon are a progressive group so their music..progresses . Crack The Skye took a while to grow on me, but I can appreciate the album(especially The Last Baron and Oblivion). I love the others, but The Hunter hasn't had a full listen yet.

 

[Hawkeye]

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY7GnAq6Znw

 

[travelnjones]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYvWTx6hQuk

I don't know how to do that hide button. But that song sounds like something that was stolen from me at birth. When I heard it, I was like what are those guys doing with it.

What is weirder is you can sync it up with this song by Echo and the bunnymen/Pavement and it makes an ok song great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpnjuYhcH7U

 

[Puffy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYvWTx6hQuk

I don't know how to do that hide button. But that song sounds like something that was stolen from me at birth. When I heard it, I was like what are those guys doing with it.

What is weirder is you can sync it up with this song by Echo and the bunnymen/Pavement and it makes an ok song great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpnjuYhcH7U

Great album, re: Fripp and Eno.

But you're right, they do work quite well together. I imagine you could do that with a lot of Brian Eno's music though, as it's all ambient it shouldn't intrude on the synchs as much.

@EyeSeeCold - You'll probably like the Hunter, it's got the stoner rock sound of a few things you've played in the 'listening to' thread before. I'm glad that they're experimenting and enjoying it, but I'd say progressive music... changes - progresses depending on the listener.

 

[travelnjones]

My wife is a huge megadeth fan. A wall of her stuff is taking over my "man cave" . She does not like much in the progressive space. Some of the stuff she does like is Iron Maiden's Seventh Son record. She is no to upset when I listen to my Dream Theater records.

If you like heavy metal I would say some of the better Progressive Metal bands for you would be Voivod (Nothingface record) and Fates Warning (Awaken the Guardian record). There is also a group of guys from my high school that had a band called Zero Hour that are worth checking out they have a few records (Towers of Avarice and Pictures of Specs burnt beyond come to mind). Then there is Opeth , they are weird. They us clean and cookie monster signing voice sometimes on the same song. I don't care for the cookie monster or second whiny satanic voices used in metal.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

@EyeSeeCold - You'll probably like the Hunter, it's got the stoner rock sound of a few things you've played in the 'listening to' thread before. I'm glad that they're experimenting and enjoying it, but I'd say progressive music... changes - progresses depending on the listener.

I'll check it out, one main thing I didn't like as they progressed was the increasing use of clean vocals, Blood Mountain was perfect in that regard, but I think vocals was their weak spot on Crack the Skye.

My wife is a huge megadeth fan. A wall of her stuff is taking over my "man cave" . She does not like much in the progressive space. Some of the stuff she does like is Iron Maiden's Seventh Son record. She is no to upset when I listen to my Dream Theater records.

If you like heavy metal I would say some of the better Progressive Metal bands for you would be Voivod (Nothingface record) and Fates Warning (Awaken the Guardian record). There is also a group of guys from my high school that had a band called Zero Hour that are worth checking out they have a few records (Towers of Avarice and Pictures of Specs burnt beyond come to mind). Then there is Opeth , they are weird. They us clean and cookie monster signing voice sometimes on the same song. I don't care for the cookie monster or second whiny satanic voices used in metal.

Yeah, Awaken the Guardian is already a favorite of mine(Exodus gets me everytime, perfect songwriting, I love indulging in the album because of its melodic songs), I also like Night On Bröcken and No Exit. I know of Voivod but haven't really listened to them.

Are Zero Hour's records even available?

 

[travelnjones]

Here are their cds on amazon. I have a record store that sold them here in San Jose. There are very few Progressive metal bands that were heavy like Voivod and early Fates Warning. They all shifted to the lighter sound like Perfect Symmetry. Voivod is an acquired taste though, its a bit odd. I cant think of anything thrashy that is very prog. Opeth and Messhuggah



http://www.amazon.com/DeEvolution-Cynthesis/dp/B004OKFIW2

http://www.amazon.com/Towers-Avaric...UTF8&qid=1346369431&sr=1-1&keywords=zero+hour

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Deceiver...UTF8&qid=1346369431&sr=1-2&keywords=zero+hour

http://www.amazon.com/Specs-Picture...UTF8&qid=1346369431&sr=1-4&keywords=zero+hour

http://www.amazon.com/Fragile-Mind-Zero-Hour/dp/B000AMYJI2/ref=pd_sim_m_4

http://www.amazon.com/Metamorphosis-Zero-Hour/dp/B00009YXAK/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_y

 

[EyeSeeCold]

I cant think of anything thrashy that is very prog.

Watchtower!

The same guy who introduced me to them happened to have introduced me to Megadeth also.

 

[redbaron]

Nice to see some input, some pretty cool stuff. Already heard them but it's fun seeing what sort of musical taste others have

Out of curiosity do you guys play an instrument?

 

[Cheeseumpuffs]

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzRz74icF0

I was actually at this concert. It was my first concert ever, actually, which makes me a little ashamed as it wasn't that long ago. I remember being really impressed with the rest of the band when they continued playing even after the cop went up there. (Also, if it wasn't clear in the video, he smashed the lights because they kept turning them on for some reason.)

Sound quality isn't all that great in this video (either that or I just remember it being better than it really was). Here's the song not live:

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1_UVkna0Yw

 

[toastedtruth]

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzRz74icF0

I was actually at this concert. It was my first concert ever, actually, which makes me a little ashamed as it wasn't that long ago. I remember being really impressed with the rest of the band when they continued playing even after the cop went up there. (Also, if it wasn't clear in the video, he smashed the lights because they kept turning them on for some reason.)

I like

This one my was from a film my dad showed me. I don't play it often but I really like it.

Spoiler

http://youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=enMdm46Hmx4

 

[kora]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXYz0gtJeM

 

[kora]

Oh sorry, didn't see the "please put spoilers" rule, I don't actually know how to do them anyway.

Out of curiosity do you guys play an instrument?

Why yes, mainly guitar and violin.

 

[Lostwitheal]

Some good stuff here so far

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gj1STTpF5E

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoN6XfyQsr4

Probably posted this somewhere else on the forum before, but I just love it:

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDGwlEJTjc4

The atmosphere here was simply incredible - 250,000 people showed up and crammed themselves onto the beach. They had to stop the music several times to ask people to stop climbing up the lamp-posts and I saw people dancing on the top of police riot vans. We got there early and got really close to the front. I can pick myself out in the crowd at times in this video in fact

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GemgBAW3Gw

 

[Architect]

Since you're insisting on songs, Fischer-Dieskau lieder

Winterreise

The complete FD Schubert lieder is a collection to have.

Those popular schrecklichkeit is not worth the time in my estimation.

 

[Puffy]

Since you're insisting on songs, Fischer-Dieskau lieder

Winterreise

The complete FD Schubert lieder is a collection to have.

Those popular schrecklichkeit is not worth the time in my estimation.

How do you personally determine what is worth listening to? Not meant in any kind of hostile tone, just curious.

 

[Architect]

How do you personally determine what is worth listening to? Not meant in any kind of hostile tone, just curious.

I'm being an obnoxious snob, I only listen to classical music.