Songs that blow you away

[Zakarath]

Why does everyone like metal?

I dunno, though the Escapist does seem pretty metal-heavy for whatever reason. As for me, I like it because it fucking rocks.

 

[coolkirb]

Gustave Holst's Jupiter
and Tristesse by Chopin

Not much modern music but I find a lot of classical pieces do
(of course I'm useing classical as a broad term)

 

[SeriousIssues]

Blow me away? Okay, kind of sketchy phrasing, kinda creepy also.
But...

Where Is My Mind- Pixies

Santeria - Sublime

For Reasons Unknown - Killers

 

[Phlakes]

...This one [http://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-l-a].

Also, this one [http://brentalfloss.bandcamp.com/track/ducktales-with-lyrics-moon-theme].

You know what, make that every song from both of them.

 

[Hashime]

Pendulum: The Tempest

 

[koschei8]

Dream Theater's A Change of Seasons, especially the first 6 minutes or so

One of the best songs I have ever heard.

 

[Hashime]

Why does everyone like metal?

I dunno, though the Escapist does seem pretty metal-heavy for whatever reason. As for me, I like it because it fucking rocks.

I thought it was the majority of the users were angsty 14 year old males?

 

[Zakarath]

Dream Theater's A Change of Seasons, especially the first 6 minutes or so

One of the best songs I have ever heard.

I'm listening to again just because it popped into my inbox when you quoted me and I couldn't resist

 

[arsenicCatnip]

Ain't Got Nothin' - New York Dolls
Making Rain - New York Dolls
Last Confession - The Crown Jewels
Dark Desire - The Crown Jewels
Stray - Steve Conte
Could You Bite The Hand? - Steve Conte
Heaven's Not Enough - Steve Conte
Words That We Couldn't Say - Steve Conte
Call Me Call Me - Steve Conte
Garden of Everything - Steve Conte and Maaya Sakamoto
BLUE - Mai Yamane
Gotta Knock A Little Harder - Mai Yamane

Most of this stuff is fairly depressing, but the first time I heard Making Rain I think I stopped breathing for a second, then I started crying.

Spoiler: This is a live version, just the vocals and acoustic guitar

And anything Steve Conte is involved in is just breathtaking.

 

[koschei8]

Dream Theater's A Change of Seasons, especially the first 6 minutes or so

One of the best songs I have ever heard.

I'm listening to again just because it popped into my inbox when you quoted me and I couldn't resist

Same here. It's just too glorious not to enjoy.

 

[FreakSheet]

Okami's entire sound track.

Have some of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

EDIT: captcha was to descibe Suzuki. I said "sh*t". HA.

 

[Sandernista]

Spoiler: My favorite song ever

I can't stop listening to it, most songs with gratuitous french really hit me.

 

[Aur0ra145]

Why does everyone like metal?

I ask myself this everyday I come to the escapists, it's over run with metal heads.

 

[StrappingYoungLad]

In Mourning-The Black Lodge

 

[V8 Ninja]

Three songs by a man called Anthony Seeha, specifically "Every Day", "NEON", and "Melodies". Seriously; THEY ARE ALL AWESOME!!! They catch a side of synth music I've never heard of before.

Spoiler: Videos for 'Every Day', 'NEON', and 'Melodies'.

Every Day [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XODwT5e5Kw]:

[youtube:6XODwT5e5Kw]

NEON [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViLBwEP0_v8]:

[youtube:ViLBwEP0_v8]

Melodies [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1wmQhD7pvM]:

[youtube:y1wmQhD7pvM]

 

[thefrizzlefry]

Every single song from They Might Be Giants' first three records, most Clash songs, most Deftones songs, every single Primus song ever, Rio by Duran Duran, Dogman by King's X, most everything Mike Patton has touched, Elvis Costello's first four or five albums, Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd, Ben Weasel Don't Like It by No Empathy, Basket Case, When I Come Around and Welcome to Paradise by Green Day, everything by Pig Destroyer, Bad Penny by Big Black, Panic Attack by Dream Theater, Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Alex Chilton by The Replacements, Nightswimming and Orange Crush by R.E.M, along with a lot of other shit I'm probably forgetting. So, yeah. The moral of the story is that I loves me some music.

 

[mercifulwrath]

CAFO by Animals as Leaders. I just saw them the other day live, and it was amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmfzWpp0hMc

 

[6_Qubed]

A modest but varied listing, for your perusal:


"Astronaut" by Amanda Palmer
"Habeas Corpses" by El-P
"Hysteric" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"In The Name Of God" by Slayer
"Lights Out" by Santogold
"Must Be Dreaming" by Frou Frou
"Parade" by Hirasawa Susumu
"The Soulforged" by Blind Guardian
"The Trick Is To Keep Breathing" by Garbage

 

[onewheeled]

Ever since the first time I heard this song, it's been one of my favorites of all time. The ending of it is still absolutely perfect.

 

[ungothicdove]

Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin. Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix. There's much more but those two stick out for me.