Simple moments of musical magic

[goonie]

Sometimes something so beautifully, stupidly simple resonates in your soul more than the fanciest solo or the most complex chord progression*.


Like the way that single organ note fades in on the second verse of Have You Ever Seen the Rain? before releasing into the full F chord in the chorus.


(*I'm not an inverse snob; blinding solos and intriguing changes can turn me on too.)

 

[Refugee]

I saw a really cool show called the Jazz Allstars in 1994 in Merrillville, IN.

Lineup:
Stanley Clarke
Billy Cobham
Larry Carlton
Najee

A keyboard player whos name I don't remember

During one of their improv jams it was Larry's turn. After a couple times around he hit one, just one note and held it for a couple of measures. Brought the entire crowd to it's feet, and got one heckuva standing ovation. Next time around he tried to replicate that moment. But the lightning was out of the bottle. But those few moments of just that one note, were beyond description!

 

[Mjark]

Sometimes something so beautifully, stupidly simple resonates in your soul more than the fanciest solo or the most complex chord progression*.

I think this is why we listen to people sing.

 

[acoustic rob]

I have two: the chiming guitar that comes in about a minute and a half into The Beatles' "You Never Give Me Your Money" and the violin that connects Simon and Garfunkel's "Old Friends" with "Bookends Theme." Simple, but beautiful.

 

[TomBrokaw]

Massive Attack, "Angel". That repeated, quarter note C that comes in at about 4:50 and plays through the end of the climax


The bass in the video version of Björk's "All Is Full Of Love". It's pre-natal and demands to be cranked on a system with a good subwoofer.


The sound of the organ in Opeth's "The Grand Conjuration" that comes in at about 2:00. A perfectly menacing counterpoint to the pummeling drums/bass/guitar syncopation.

 

[hekawi]

That moment in "Money" by Pink Floyd when they suddenly remove all the effects.

 

[posttoastie]

 

[studio]

I saw a really cool show called the Jazz Allstars in 1994 in Merrillville, IN.

Lineup:
Stanley Clarke
Billy Cobham
Larry Carlton
Najee

A keyboard player whos name I don't remember

During one of their improv jams it was Larry's turn. After a couple times around he hit one, just one note and held it for a couple of measures. Brought the entire crowd to it's feet, and got one heckuva standing ovation. Next time around he tried to replicate that moment. But the lightning was out of the bottle. But those few moments of just that one note, were beyond description!

I saw Larry in the late 80s do that very same thing!

The band went through their groove and Larry just lovingly teased the audience with silence until he came in and held that one note while the band kept the cool Latin groove going.

That one note seemed to transcend all the phases of the chord progression!

Amazing.

 

[Trenchant63]

Sometimes something so beautifully, stupidly simple resonates in your soul more than the fanciest solo or the most complex chord progression*.


Like the way that single organ note fades in on the second verse of Have You Ever Seen the Rain? before releasing into the full F chord in the chorus.


(*I'm not an inverse snob; blinding solos and intriguing changes can turn me on too.)

I never noticed the note through the verse like that but certainly the F chord on the chorus. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[CCK1]

That moment of controlled feedback at 0:25 - 0:27 seconds in the intro. Absolutely perfect!



That ghost bend and release at 1:05…

 

[studio]

You know the part!

 

[brookdalebill]

I have two: the chiming guitar that comes in about a minute and a half into The Beatles' "You Never Give Me Your Money" and the violin that connects Simon and Garfunkel's "Old Friends" with "Bookends Theme." Simple, but beautiful.

Old Friends/Bookends is a song I treasure.

 

[Knows3Chords]