Music that stops everything...

RobotXander · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:24

Caught me a bit off guard to be honest but i was just browsing my music collection creating a playlist for a gaming session. Anyway, Led Zeppelin's Stairway to heaven started playing and i just got a bit lost in it to be honest.....amazing stuff. Paused the game and listened to the whole song (headphones)
Doesn't really happen with the more modern chart music for me. Anyone have any similar experiences?
I'm not even a huge Led Zeppelin fan but thats the first time I've really listened to that song, and I mean REALLY listened to it

cm1179 · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:29

had a similar thing happen to me with 'shine on you crazy diamond' by pink floyd literally about an hour ago when i popped to my car for a smoke and heard it on the radio. my parents would listen to pink floyd on family holidays and i hadn't heard it for about 20 years and only now at 31 can i appreciate it.

Hxc · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:33

A Warm Place by Nine Inch Nails.
Fabulous piece of music that somehow just amplifies whatever emotion I'm feeling, good or bad.

RobotXander · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:39

Wow, both very haunting pieces of music there. Just YouTube'd them both.
Great examples...

d_brennen · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:39

cm1179 said:
had a similar thing happen to me with 'shine on you crazy diamond' by pink floyd literally about an hour ago when i popped to my car for a smoke and heard it on the radio. my parents would listen to pink floyd on family holidays and i hadn't heard it for about 20 years and only now at 31 can i appreciate it.

Went to see "Australian Pink Floyd" at the royal albert hall a few years ago with a Pakistani guy who I was working with at the time. We had some, errrm, interesting cake before hand which made the light show and giant inflatible pig thing amazing. Shine On was amazing, never thought much of it before!

Californication, They Don't Care About Us and November Rain usually stop me in my tracks too

coltpython3 · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:40

phil collins- another day in paradise

Kosmiche · 19 Feb 2011 at 23:59

A lot of songs by Tool.

Bucket · 20 Feb 2011 at 00:08

Yndi Halda

_Gizka_ · 20 Feb 2011 at 00:12

coltpython3 said:
phil collins- another day in paradise

Yes, agree completely.

Deadmau5 - Strobe (Long Version) seems to do a lot for me, as does 65DaysofStatic - Radio Protector.

cm1179 · 20 Feb 2011 at 00:13

and this

and i can't even listen to this anymore

Fenris · 20 Feb 2011 at 00:38

Pantha Du Prince - Saturn Strobe

I always have my music on random and every time this comes up I just have to stop and listen.

Also pretty much anything The Cat Empire.

Shamikebab · 20 Feb 2011 at 00:39

La Mer by Nine Inch Nails.

RobotXander · 20 Feb 2011 at 01:21

Excelent stuff

The Cat Empire, Awesome! Love that group

So Many Nights and Two Shoes, two songs everyone needs to hear :cool:

G-MAN2004 · 20 Feb 2011 at 01:24

Edit: In fact, forget that.... definitely this:

John Frusciante - Every Person

A lot of his songs actually.

lee32uk · 20 Feb 2011 at 01:58

Epic song

Tummy · 20 Feb 2011 at 02:18

This always comes on when I let iTunes play whatever it feels like.

unclebob123 · 20 Feb 2011 at 02:23

Brian Eno - An ending

Ratbag · 20 Feb 2011 at 09:26

coltpython3 said:
phil collins- another day in paradise

True. I stop everything to turn the radio off when this comes on!

Jingo... · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:01

There are many others, but I'm in a relaxed mood today

Zefan · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:07

A lot of Pink Floyd songs have that effect on me!