25 Musical Moments to Die For, Pt 2
Posted by Jim Connelly in Music, That's What I Like on Jul 25, 2008
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25 MUSICAL MOMENTS TO DIE FOR, 16-25
- Paul Thompson’s kick drum bridges the gap between Phil Manzanera and Bryan Ferry coming out of the instrumental break at 2:20 in Editions of You by Roxy Music
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– From 1973’s glamtastic For Your Pleasure
- Chicago – “All things go / All things go.” That first swirling, swooping chorus rings in at 0:52 in Chicago by Sufjan Stevens.
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– From 2005’s unexpected Illinois
- After all of the stops and starts and stops and starts, Entwistle, Moon and Townshend decide that they can pretty much go anywhere they damn well please at 1:34 in Young Man Blues by The Who. So they do.
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From 1970’s high-octane Live at Leeds.
- After Bono checks in, it’s unclear whether even The Edge’s gigantic guitar will help him get out at 1:28 in A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel by U2.
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– From 1988’s faux-soul with real soul Angel of Harlem 7″ single
- Near the end of a tale that is worth a thousand pictures, Rod Stewart starts to come back in a beat too soon and just catches himself at 3:46 of Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart.
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– From 1971’s star-making Every Picture Tells A Story
- The ache in Jay Ferrar’s voice belies his youth as he realizes that he’s not just choosing that whiskey bottle over Jesus, but pretty much everything else at 1:15 in Whiskey Bottle by Uncle Tupelo.
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– From 1990s genre-creating No Depression.
- Parker Gispert tries unsuccessfully to keep his rhythm section from ripping out his heart at 2:20 of Right Hand on My Heart by The Whigs.
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From 2008’s possible future classic Mission Control.
- John Cale’s piano riff announces itself as something you’ve never heard before, or since at 0:18 of All Tomorrow’s Parties by The Velvet Underground.
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From 1967’s unbelievable The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Joseph Hill and crew send out an all points bulletin at 0:16 in Calling Rastafari by Culture.
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– From 1977’s apocalyptic Two Sevens Clash
- John Squire has his finest moment as the long instrumental break kicks into gear at 4:00 in Waterfall by The Stone Roses. So good that the next song was that one backwards.
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– From 1989’s glorious The Stone Roses
That’s the first batch. Not even necessarily the best batch. And gods willing, there will be more. Much more.
