Hair Raisers!

jackhammer · 10-07-2009, 04:25 PM

You know those songs that have a part of the song that literally makes your hair stand on end? It may be something simple like a verse or certain instrument that just gets you and you don't know why?

First on my list is this. The piano that comes in around 2:45 just blows me away with it's simple elegance.

Arya Stark · 10-07-2009, 04:31 PM

Isn't this like the "Embarrassingly Bad Parts" thread?

Whatever, I'll bite.

I was excited to hear a song like this, because I think every good rock band, especially a band like Killswitch, should have a slow song. And then the song kept going.

Rickenbacker · 10-07-2009, 04:33 PM

Jackhammer is talking about that part of a certain song that is so perfectly executed that it makes your hair stand on end. It's supposed to be a good thing.

edit: Not trying to be obnoxious; from what she wrote it just looks like she misunderstood the original post.

Dr.Seussicide · 10-07-2009, 04:35 PM

YouTube - Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique

The storyline in this song is deadly. The ending definitely hit hard...

Molecules · 10-07-2009, 04:37 PM

since you started with radiohead i will follow with my hair-raising choice and a favourite from back in 'the day'. They have quite a few in their canon though, hon. menshun: YouTube - Radiohead Go To Sleep

actually i would say the former is a hair-raiser, the latter more of a gut-wrencher (the best part being when the harmonies kick in at 1:57)

Rickenbacker · 10-07-2009, 04:38 PM

The following verse is absolutely incredible, and delivered perfectly. Always raises my hairs when I hear this one.

When I am on a pedestal,
You did not raise me there.
Your laws do not compel me
To kneel grotesque and bare.
I myself am the pedestal
For this ugly hump at which you stare.

theimperialwarcult · 10-07-2009, 04:57 PM

There are quite a few songs that make my feel this way.
I'll start with this one.

jackhammer · 10-07-2009, 05:00 PM

^^^

Love that song. My favourite Clash tune

Wrymwood · 10-07-2009, 05:25 PM

Starting from about 1:30. It's one of those songs that make you want to hit the gas in your car and blow through red lights.

edit: nuts, trying to figure out how to post the video

edit: Got it, and thanks NumberNineDream.

NumberNineDream · 10-07-2009, 05:28 PM

^No prob.

I wanted to post a youtube link, but couldn't find any for that song.
It's old man by Love.

in the sentence "I know the old man would laugh" [1:31], never fails to give me the chills.

10-07-2009, 04:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Hair Raisers! You know those songs that have a part of the song that literally makes your hair stand on end? It may be something simple like a verse or certain instrument that just gets you and you don't know why? First on my list is this. The piano that comes in around 2:45 just blows me away with it's simple elegance. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-07-2009, 04:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	Jackhammer is talking about that part of a certain song that is so perfectly executed that it makes your hair stand on end. It's supposed to be a good thing. edit: Not trying to be obnoxious; from what she wrote it just looks like she misunderstood the original post. __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed

10-07-2009, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dr.Seussicide FakingSuicideForApplause Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: I live in a van down by the river Posts: 1,365	YouTube - Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique The storyline in this song is deadly. The ending definitely hit hard... __________________ I'll stay if I ever could, and pick up your pieces babe, because there's never a perfect day. Don't fret, baby, we're simply growing And my darling, I wouldn't mind to die like this.

10-07-2009, 04:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	since you started with radiohead i will follow with my hair-raising choice and a favourite from back in 'the day'. They have quite a few in their canon though, hon. menshun: YouTube - Radiohead Go To Sleep actually i would say the former is a hair-raiser, the latter more of a gut-wrencher (the best part being when the harmonies kick in at 1:57) __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

10-07-2009, 04:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	The following verse is absolutely incredible, and delivered perfectly. Always raises my hairs when I hear this one. When I am on a pedestal, You did not raise me there. Your laws do not compel me To kneel grotesque and bare. I myself am the pedestal For this ugly hump at which you stare. __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed

10-07-2009, 04:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
theimperialwarcult Music Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 114	There are quite a few songs that make my feel this way. I'll start with this one. __________________ See when you put a shell to your ear, it is not the sound of crashing waves you're hearing, it's the amplified current of your bloodstream -SF

10-07-2009, 05:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	^^^ Love that song. My favourite Clash tune __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Wrymwood Groupie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 40	Starting from about 1:30. It's one of those songs that make you want to hit the gas in your car and blow through red lights. edit: nuts, trying to figure out how to post the video edit: Got it, and thanks NumberNineDream. __________________ When out of valid arguments, criticize the other persons grammar.

10-07-2009, 05:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	^No prob. I wanted to post a youtube link, but couldn't find any for that song. It's **old man by Love*. in the sentence "I know the old man would laugh" [1:31], never fails to give me the chills. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge Last edited by NumberNineDream; 10-07-2009 at 05:34 PM.*