After some random searching through my music archives I came across a tune which ALWAYS gives me goosebumps and makes the hair stand on the back of my neck:
Allegri's Miserere (The popular edition as opposed to the authentic one)
When the soprano hits that top C it is simply breathtaking
Bob
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Floyd....
The Great Gig in the Sky, especially the piano intro.
Echoes, especially the big build up before the vocals kick in at the start of the second half.
The Gunners Dream
Comfy numb - that solo still blows me away
"Set You Free" (OMD Maid of Orleans remix) by N-Trance
And my personal favourite. My all time favourite?
"Don't You Want Me" by the Human League.
Now let me explain why. Yes Mr Oakey took a lot of inspiration from Kraftwerk (he freely admits this) but if you listed to the layering on that track, the tight production courtesy of Martin Rushent, the use of synthesisers on each layer (serious multi-tracking when multi-tracking was quite difficult), and the fact that the song has lyrics that comprise a story make this the ultimate track for me.
I think that Phil Oakey is a genius that should be revered in the way we covet the biggest songwriters over the years.
Give it a listen again. Ignore that stupid petrol station commercial or whatever it was that it was used in. Listen as the layers come in one at a time. Listen to it with an open mind.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
Kansas - Carry on my Wayward Son
Metallica - Fade to Black
Metallica - Unforgiven
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Metallica - Memory Remains (Well ever since the concert at Wembley Anyway)
Guns N Roses - Dont Cry
Guns N Roses - Civil War
Three Dog Night - Shambala
Terry Reid - Seed of Memory
Terry Reid - To be Treated
Now these ones dont so much as give me goosebumps but more of a lump in my throat...
Trace Adkins - Arlington
Tim Mcgraw - I'm Already Home
Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
Neil
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when the riff kicks in on 'Money for Nothing'
the solo in Hendrix's version of 'All Along the Watchtower'
'Debaser' by the Pixies
'Orion' Metallica
'Blue Monday' New Order
'California Dreaming'
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