There are lots of great ones but here are a few that came to mind: Yes - Starship Trooper (quite a long outro but so majestic) Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer (very intense and then goes back to mellow in the last few seconds) King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe (sounds like the universe is actually falling apart) Judas Priest - Painkiller (that super long note from Rob and then the last scream) Immolation - Unholy Cult (great long fade-out of an amazing riff) Jethro Tull - Baker St. Muse (“I can’t get out!”) Opeth - A Fair Judgement (you think the song is over, then that awesome roomy riff comes in and kicks your ass...even better live) King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part I (most of the song is crazy and heavy but that last riff is beautiful and haunting) Porcupine Tree - Dark Matter (the abrupt end of the actual song and also the old clip after the silence) David Bowie - It’s No Game (Part 1) (Fripp’s atonal noodling and David yelling at him) Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea (LOOK OUT!!)
Green Grass and High Tides (Bring It Back Alive version) - Outlaws Most Anything You Want - Iron Butterfly Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers Romanticide (Wacken '13 version) - Nightwish The Family Ghost - King Diamond Between Despair and Ecstacy - Lord Vigo The World Anthem (Mahogany Rush Live version) - Mahogany Rush Conquistador (1997 version) - Gary Brooker/Ringo's All Starr Band Who's Behind the Door? - Zebra
Iron Maiden - The Prophecy Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell Two nice acoustic mellow dreamy endings that always seemed similar to me. Perfect outros for those songs
What about "A day in the life"'s ending. I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but that ending is immense. That swirling orchestra and then "cut" and the big piano chord with that neverending reverb...Superb!
The Beatles' choice to use a major third for the final bass note instead of the note the song is in to sustain at the end was a major innovation, and a huge inspiration to such groups such as Yes. If you listen to Chris Squire's and Rick Wakeman's ending chord on "Awaken," it's the same thing.
@@tookmyjob I know it- that little plunked chord at the end is hysterical! I used to love reading the liner notes to Meet the Rutles. Got a huge kick out of their "LP's" Tragical History Tour and Rabbi Saul!
Pete. I know animals is your favourite pink floyd album. Hope that you will include the ending to the song sheep. Because that ending is so uplifting and beautiful!
This series could have gone well beyond two parts. There's just so many tunes with cool endings. 15 random picks: Queen - In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited Magma - Weidorje Mahavishnu Orchestra - One Word Jimi Hendrix - Still Raining, Still Dreaming Todd Rundgren - Initiation Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus Genesis - Entangled The Strawbs - Hero and Heroine (It segues into another song, but I couldn't resist...) The Doors - Light My Fire Nina Simone - What More Can I Say Prince - Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? Nine Inch Nails - Burn Chicago - Introduction Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight (My fav Elton song) Enya - Smaointe Barring the constant hyperbolic statements (lol), Martin had a few interesting picks.
Ten more of my favourites... *Ace* - 'How Long' Paul Carrack subtly changes his phrasing each time he sings 'how long has this been going on' in one of the all time great vocal performances. *Steely Dan* - 'Haitian Divorce' One of the most emotional guitar solos I've ever heard courtesy of Dean Parks, just sublime. *Richard and Linda Thompson* - 'Shoot Out the Lights' After a long, tortured guitar solo unlike any other player on Earth, he finishes it with a furious strummed chord and some creepy harmonics. *Radiohead* - 'The Tourist' The instruments gradually drop out until one is left with bass and drum and then a final 'ting' of a triangle. *Joni Mitchell* - 'Shades of Scarlett Conquering' Strings and guitar harmonics create an atmosphere of transcendent beauty. *Don Henley* - 'The Boys of Summer' Mike Campbell's cyclical guitar part on the fade out that is just pure joy and pure genius. *Bee Gees* - 'Stayin' Alive' The wonderful groove on the fade out with Barry Gibb's falsetto shrieks. *Chic* - 'I Want Your Love' The horn section hits peak funk before Nile Rodgers plays this sublime rhythm guitar part that takes his playing on the song to a whole new level. If anyone says disco can't bring a tear to your eye then I say listen to this. *Rainbow* - 'Can't Happen Here' The band grooves around the superb riff on the fade out, surely one of Blackmore's finest. *Stevie Wonder* - 'Sir Duke' The main riff kicks back in after the final chorus and Stevie shouts "Go, Wonderlove!" Glorious.
Motorhead "Over Kill" Blue Oyster Cult "Golden Age of Leather" Opeth "Burden" Megadeth "Rust in Peace Polaris" Emperor "I Am the Black Wizards" Burzum "Key to the Gate"
Skid Row- Both 18 and Life and I Remember You end with some of the most triumphant vocals ever recorded in my opinion. And I'm not a big Skid Row fan. Journey- Stone In Love ( Schon, Valory, and Smith are creating pure magic at the end) AC/DC- For Those About To Rock( No explanation needed) Fates Warning- Epitaph, Fata Morgana, Valley Of The Dolls, A World Apart.
It’s hard to name just one song for each group, but here goes: Yes: Roundabout ELP: Lucky Man Rush: 2112 Suite Led Zeppelin: Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You Heart: Barracuda
Genesis - Return of the Giant Hogweed (mellotron is a heavy metal instrument) Iron Maiden - Still Life (“Nightmares, now we rest in peace!”) King’s X - We were born to be loved (“Take it to bridge, y’all”)
"Hot 'Lamta" off the Allman Brothers "Live at the Fillmore East" After 5 minutes of jazz-rock gallop, the band brings it almost all the way down and then executes a perfect band crescendo to the end.
There are about a million different options to choose from, but these are the 5 I thought of this time: 1. Genesis- The Cinema show 2. Pink Floyd- Sheep 3. The Beatles- I want you (she's so heavy) 4. Ayreon- Pain 5. Marillion- Blind curve
These shows are great fun, and you guys made me listen to Relayer again today :) One band that has a lot of great outros is Opeth, of course. The other day I was revisiting Deliverance and holy shit, does the title track have one of the most incredible endings in all metal history. That is a legendary way to end a song, amazing stuff.
@@63mckenzie I am afraid Steve Hackett efforts mostly beat Genesis minus Peter Gabriel, though some of his singers do fantastic justice, despite my heartstrings for the original
The Cars: "Dangerous Type" The Cars: "All Mixed Up" Styx: "Half Penny, Two Penny" Black Sabbath: "Sign of the Southern Cross" Rainbow: "Stargazer" Duran Duran: "Last Chance on the Stairway" Duran Duran: "Friends of Mine"
Ringo yells that because he just played a 27 minute version. The slide ending is an edit connecting the beginning with the ending. That’s how crazy they got literally with no effects just guitar slides.
Deep Purple - Burn. The organ solo is great, and the change in Coverdale's tone is wonderful. Uriah Heep - Salisbury. All the guitar solos! Ken Hensley - The Last Dance (Live at the Fabrik in Hamburg, from the Blood on the Highway DVD). Amazing guitar work from Ken Ingwersen and vocals from Ken Hensley.
The Acoustic part at the end of Heaven and Hell..... Awesome The end of Epitaph by King Crimson .. those drum rolls/fills plus the haunting vocals... sends shivers down my spine
Aerosmith- Draw the Line Ozzy- Revelation Mother Earth Jason Becker- Altitudes (the last 1:10 of the song is killer) The Doors- Touch Me Europe- Turn to Dust Marilyn Manson- The Reflecting God Van Halen- Panama (that car rev and build up to the final chorus is great) Golden Earring- Twilight Zone Led Zeppelin- Boogie With Stu ZZ Top- Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings
The song "Soon" by YES, was featured on YES-The Solos 9012 Live album in 1985 from that tour. It was quite a memorable thing to hear Jon Anderson's angelic voice bouncing off the rafters of the Lakeland Civic Center in April 1984!
Rush - Mission (my fav fading guitar solo...), Down - Bury Me In Smoke, Judas Priest - Victim of Changes, Spiral Architect - Cloud Constructor (if you know you know)
My picks are "Scene Nine: Finally Free", the last song on "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory" by Dream Theater "Hall of the Mountain King" by Savatage "Helter Skelter" by The Beatles "Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull "Dead Babies" by Alice Cooper I know nobody is probably going to agree with me and that's cool. These are my personal picks.
@Philip Holmes I love the ending of Killer. I don't know why I left that one off. Those flies at the end is almost like a jump scare because you don't expect it. You think the song is over and then those flies start buzzing.
I have 2 good selections both from Kansas. The Wall with that beautiful instrumental ending with emphasis on violin and Miracles out of Nowhere. A midtempo song that at the end really rocks!
all BOC - Cities on Flame, Red & Black, Dominance &! Submission, Astronomy,, The Reaper, Golden Age of Leather, Lonely Teardrops, Black Blade, Joan Crawford, Veteran of the Psychic Wars
@@ognir66 Yes, I accept that and I grew up through the 60's. I've heard may of my favourite bands say that too. Preferred the Stones, Roy Orbison, Elvis Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and the Animals (even the Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, the Monkees and Oasis!). Oh and I forgot Ray Davies and the KinksI also liked John Lennon #9 Dream, George Harrison and Wings. Favourite Beatles song? "The Long and Winding Road" and Blackbird, sung by Peter Jones. No really great Beatles song endings though.... Musical heresy maybe or King's new clothes?
Steeler - Judas Priest Strange Kind of Woman - Deep Purple Sir Psycho Sexy - Red Hot Chili Peppers The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica Shame on the Night - Dio
It’s hard to imagine this song not mentioned, because it is one of the greatest songs ever. Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who in 1971. The last minute with the drums leading to the most iconic scream in Rock history by Roger Daltrey to the Beethoven 5th symphony like 4 incredible crashing chords and a big finale chord to complete the “Greatest” ending to a Rock song of all time. Timeless, sublime & Cool
Popoff and Pardo are at it again with Part 2 of their Favorite Song Endings. Although listed a few in the Part 1 episode, wanted to add the song Pilgrims Progress which closes out Procol Harum's album, A Salty Dog. Upon first listen, you think the song ends at 3:10 or so but there is almost a minute and half left to go. The song shows its split personality by then breaking in with a piano start and melody that carries on until the end of the album. Kept hoping this was the start of another song but it just goes on to a fade out and wraps up the song and album. Many have thought that segment would be a great foundation for another song by the band. Would have loved that. But it definitely left me with the feeling of wanting to hear more from the band. And have continued to love that even after more than 50 years of listening. Thanks again, Martin and Pete. Always enjoy listening to the two of you chat it up.
I will *NEVER* forget the first time I heard the ending of New Order's "Every little counts." Totally had a hypnagogic jerk reaction (that sensation when you're dozing off and you feel like you're suddenly plummeting through space), and I'm pretty sure my heart stopped for a second.
Leatherwolf. Thunder amazin guitar solo Rush.The garden beautiful ending to a tear jerking song Dream theater. Ministry of lost souls Queensryche. Roads to madness
Talking of Motorhead, I also love the ending to Stone Dead Forever where Fast Eddie peals off a manic solo and then the song slowly fades out with Eddie still going full steam.
Jimi Hendrix's "Angel" contains the most transcendent coda to any song I can imagine. Also, the epically apocalyptic final minutes of Wire's "A Touching Display" has to be the DOOMIEST ending to a song by a non-Doom band ever.
"Legend of the Headless Rider" by Mercyful Fate. So creepy "Overkill" by Motorhead. Two false ending with the band jamming through it all. The EPIC concert ender. "Hollow" by Pantera. Such a beautiful, haunting, sad ballad, and then it turns the corner and unleashes some vicious riffage to ride out the rest of the song. "Love Hate Love" by Alice in Chains. LOVE HATE LOOOO-UUUUVEE!!!! "Rocket Queen" by Guns N Roses. I love how it goes from this mean, nasty, come on song, then at the end, the song , and the whole album, ends on such a bright, upbeat, and hopeful closing.
Graham Bonnet's vocal fade out at the end of Alcatrazz's "Hiroshima Mon Amour" is by far one of the most concise endings to a heavy song I can think of.
MSG - Looking for Love ( A nice example of those fade outs with Schenker's inspired soloing ) Rush - Vital Signs Loudness - Ares' Lament Queen- In the Lap of the Gods Voivod- The Unkown Knows Venom - In the Dead of the Night ( American Assault version )
Great stuff. I was looking forward to this one. Glad pete picked gates of delirium because that has to be mentioned since soon is a masterpiece. My picks Oceansize-massive bereavement Meshuggah-dancers to a discordant system Metallica-fade to black Yes-starship trooper Blue Oyster cult-flaming telepaths Cressida-Let them come when they will Anthrax-honour of it all Death-choke on it Dream theater-take the time Beatles-i am the walrus
I dont remember the ones I put last time but, here are some more endings I love 1. Diary Of A Madman-Ozzy Osbourne 2. Then Came The Last Days Of May(Live version from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees album)-Blue Oyster Cult 3. Astronomy(Live version from Some Enchanted Evening)-Blue Oyster Cult 4. Ace Of Spades-Motorhead 5. Nobody's Fault-Aerosmith 6. Warning-Black Sabbath 7. Purple Haze-The Jimi Hendrix Experience 8. House Burning Down-The Jimi Hendrix Experience 9. Nobody's Fault But Mine-Led Zeppelin 10. Cemetery Gates-Pantera 11. Fucking Hostile-Pantera
This topic has made me really think hard. Here's what I have so far: Beginnings - Chicago Transit Authority (album version) Steve Miller Band - Living in the USA Santana - Soul Sacrifice America - Sandman Canned Heat - My Time Ain’t Long Blood, Sweat and Tears - Spinning Wheel (album version) Spock’s Beard - Waste Away/Fire (Live) Eric Clapton - She’s Waiting Mason Proffit - To Be a Friend Uriah Heep - Tears in My Eyes The Who - Baba O'Riley
Randy Rhoads was the master of the cool outro. So many songs to choose from, but the ending of Suicide Solution with all the noises and dive bombs was pretty cool. Reminds me a bit of the ending of The James Gang's Walk Away
Dio - Jesus, Mary And The Holy Ghost ( some beast breath at the end is awesome), King Diamond - At The Graves ( some heavy and spooky ending with guitars and synths), Queen - Father To Son (just love that fade out part with Brian May's soloing over it), Dimmu Borgir - Arcane Lifeforce Mysteria ( great ending solo from Astennu with whammy bar and delays), Satyricon - Forhekset (this ending opened the new chapter with black metal, death netal...etc))) Rainbow - The Hall Of The Mountain King (just love it) ,Queen - Machines (Back To Humans) and many more)))
1. Opeth - Deliverance (The Riff!) 2. Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name 3. Dream Theater - Learning to Live 4. Genesis - The Musical Box (Why don't you touch me, touch me!) 5. Pink Floyd - Eclipse 6. Metallica - Fade to black 7. Blind Guardian - And the there was silence 8. King Crimson - Starless 9. Marillion - Fugazi 10. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (long version)
Bad Company’s Run With The Pack with Kirk going nuts with the drums with the orchestra, Also on the same Album Live For The Music where each band member fades their instruments except for the drums and bass then it’s just the bass as the song fades, brilliant. Toto’s Loraine on Turn Back, the band do this hard rocking galloping that somehow speeds up and slows constantly that I always think of the tides from an ocean 👍🏻
Blue Öyster Cult's 'Unknown Tongue' is great, as the music begins to fade out the vocals almost shift to death - or even black metal growls years before the genre was even invented. Dream Theater's 'Learning to Live' has a great fade-out as does Cynic's 'How Could I'. I kinda dig the ending to 'Pull Me Under' too, it's an ending clearly designed to fade out but just ends abruptly.
Since the last episode I got thinking of the bridge between Harvester Of Eyes and Flaming Telepaths on Blue Oyster Cult's Secret Treaties. That music box playing is so great, and Flaming Telepaths then scares you with its crashing start The ending to Round And Round by Aerosmith on Toys In The Attic really goes around and around!
Heart of the sunrise - returns to main vocal refrain with big emphasis on "lost in the city ...", brief mellotron interlude, then the big riff comes in just one more time ending abruptly. Shame about We have heaven at end though. Say what you like about this album/track, and I know it's not quite the end, but the "Do the leaves of green ..." section on The Ancient is for me just as gorgeous as Soon off Relayer. I also quite like the actual ending where it gets quite mellow and then that thunderous riff comes back in followed by those evaporating guitar notes.
These were two I was hoping would come up: Stone in Love, Journey -- I could listen to the solo during the Outro for an hour. Fight the Good Fight [studio version], Triumph -- even more uplifting than the main melody.
My all time fave is seventh house by Iq. Near end of song when it goes I’ll never feel this way again. Then the drums all way to end how it builds. One best songs ever and the use of drums and cymbals.
There are lots of great ones but here are a few that came to mind:
Yes - Starship Trooper (quite a long outro but so majestic)
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer (very intense and then goes back to mellow in the last few seconds)
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe (sounds like the universe is actually falling apart)
Judas Priest - Painkiller (that super long note from Rob and then the last scream)
Immolation - Unholy Cult (great long fade-out of an amazing riff)
Jethro Tull - Baker St. Muse (“I can’t get out!”)
Opeth - A Fair Judgement (you think the song is over, then that awesome roomy riff comes in and kicks your ass...even better live)
King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part I (most of the song is crazy and heavy but that last riff is beautiful and haunting)
Porcupine Tree - Dark Matter (the abrupt end of the actual song and also the old clip after the silence)
David Bowie - It’s No Game (Part 1) (Fripp’s atonal noodling and David yelling at him)
Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea (LOOK OUT!!)
Layla- piano ending section is amazing
Green Grass and High Tides (Bring It Back Alive version) - Outlaws
Most Anything You Want - Iron Butterfly
Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
Romanticide (Wacken '13 version) - Nightwish
The Family Ghost - King Diamond
Between Despair and Ecstacy - Lord Vigo
The World Anthem (Mahogany Rush Live version) - Mahogany Rush
Conquistador (1997 version) - Gary Brooker/Ringo's All Starr Band
Who's Behind the Door? - Zebra
Faith no more - Jizzlobber
Pink Floyd - Sheep
David Bowie - Moonage daydream
Sepultura - Stronger than hate
Iron Maiden - The Prophecy
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Two nice acoustic mellow dreamy endings that always seemed similar to me. Perfect outros for those songs
What about "A day in the life"'s ending. I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but that ending is immense. That swirling orchestra and then "cut" and the big piano chord with that neverending reverb...Superb!
I love that ending.
The Beatles' choice to use a major third for the final bass note instead of the note the song is in to sustain at the end was a major innovation, and a huge inspiration to such groups such as Yes. If you listen to Chris Squire's and Rick Wakeman's ending chord on "Awaken," it's the same thing.
I love The Rutles version.
@@tookmyjob I know it- that little plunked chord at the end is hysterical! I used to love reading the liner notes to Meet the Rutles. Got a huge kick out of their "LP's" Tragical History Tour and Rabbi Saul!
George Martin did that?
I always liked how Ozzy's Diary of a madman ends, epic.
That's a great one. I'll also throw in the ending epic guitar solo by Randy on 'Revelation (Mother Earth)'.
Blue Oyster Cult's Moon Crazy. Buck's fadeout solo is just perfect.
Pete. I know animals is your favourite pink floyd album. Hope that you will include the ending to the song sheep. Because that ending is so uplifting and beautiful!
Fuuuck yeah!
This series could have gone well beyond two parts. There's just so many tunes with cool endings.
15 random picks:
Queen - In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited
Magma - Weidorje
Mahavishnu Orchestra - One Word
Jimi Hendrix - Still Raining, Still Dreaming
Todd Rundgren - Initiation
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
Genesis - Entangled
The Strawbs - Hero and Heroine (It segues into another song, but I couldn't resist...)
The Doors - Light My Fire
Nina Simone - What More Can I Say
Prince - Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
Nine Inch Nails - Burn
Chicago - Introduction
Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight (My fav Elton song)
Enya - Smaointe
Barring the constant hyperbolic statements (lol), Martin had a few interesting picks.
Love the Strawbs good call.
We share favorite Elton John song I have felt that way for 50 years now
Pete's mention of Styx reminded me - hard to find a cooler ending than "Suite Madame Blue."
Ten more of my favourites...
*Ace* - 'How Long'
Paul Carrack subtly changes his phrasing each time he sings 'how long has this been going on' in one of the all time great vocal performances.
*Steely Dan* - 'Haitian Divorce'
One of the most emotional guitar solos I've ever heard courtesy of Dean Parks, just sublime.
*Richard and Linda Thompson* - 'Shoot Out the Lights'
After a long, tortured guitar solo unlike any other player on Earth, he finishes it with a furious strummed chord and some creepy harmonics.
*Radiohead* - 'The Tourist'
The instruments gradually drop out until one is left with bass and drum and then a final 'ting' of a triangle.
*Joni Mitchell* - 'Shades of Scarlett Conquering'
Strings and guitar harmonics create an atmosphere of transcendent beauty.
*Don Henley* - 'The Boys of Summer'
Mike Campbell's cyclical guitar part on the fade out that is just pure joy and pure genius.
*Bee Gees* - 'Stayin' Alive'
The wonderful groove on the fade out with Barry Gibb's falsetto shrieks.
*Chic* - 'I Want Your Love'
The horn section hits peak funk before Nile Rodgers plays this sublime rhythm guitar part that takes his playing on the song to a whole new level. If anyone says disco can't bring a tear to your eye then I say listen to this.
*Rainbow* - 'Can't Happen Here'
The band grooves around the superb riff on the fade out, surely one of Blackmore's finest.
*Stevie Wonder* - 'Sir Duke'
The main riff kicks back in after the final chorus and Stevie shouts "Go, Wonderlove!" Glorious.
stone in love...that schon solo w valory bass underneath is so good
Rush- Cygnus X-1. Those slowly played guitar chords really evoke drifting aimlessly in space.
Good call Stuart
Yes! I forgot that one somehow
My all favorite Rush song and that ending slays me every time.
@@preving thank you
Good choice.
Iron Man Outro - Galloping Bass Line - Rolling Drums - Dooomy Guitar Moaning, Then Sweet Rifs by Toni NO Ozzy Vocals..KILLER!
Got to love the favorite song endings episodes. Cheers!
I can’t believe no one mentioned “Starless” from King Crimsons Red album. The last minute or so is probably the greatest ending that I’ve ever heard.
There's been many a time when l haven't believed a song l like hasn't been mentioned. Still, not everyone has the great taste in music as we do! 😄
Excellent choice ! John Wetton is killing it on the bass guitar.
That’s an incredible ending but I actually think the intro is one of the absolute best.
Child in Time also has a pretty insane ending. Especially for a song from way back in 1970.
Motorhead "Over Kill"
Blue Oyster Cult "Golden Age of Leather"
Opeth "Burden"
Megadeth "Rust in Peace Polaris"
Emperor "I Am the Black Wizards"
Burzum "Key to the Gate"
Hadn’t thought of Golden Age, excellent choice
Pink Floyd- Sheep. What an amazing ending!
The ending guitar solo on Ozzy's Bark at the moon Is killer! How it just stops and you don't want it to end.awesome!! Cheers Pete🍺
I saw Yes tour with Close to the Edge. The 'babbling brook' started to play for ages before the band came on. Magical build up. Many thanks both.
Skid Row- Both 18 and Life and I Remember You end with some of the most triumphant vocals ever recorded in my opinion. And I'm not a big Skid Row fan.
Journey- Stone In Love ( Schon, Valory, and Smith are creating pure magic at the end)
AC/DC- For Those About To Rock( No explanation needed)
Fates Warning- Epitaph, Fata Morgana, Valley Of The Dolls, A World Apart.
The sax solo at the end of Singing the Dolphin Through, on The Roaring Silence by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, takes some beating too.
Genesis "One for the Vine." Very intense and emotional instrumental ending following the last verse.
Beautiful !
Aja; that coda where Steve Gadd goes off with the synths is one of my favorite musical moments ever put to tape... otherworldly good
Supertramp - Don't Leave Me Now
Thin Lizzy - Dear Lord. Two great angelic female vocal endings.
It’s hard to name just one song for each group, but here goes:
Yes: Roundabout
ELP: Lucky Man
Rush: 2112 Suite
Led Zeppelin: Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You
Heart: Barracuda
Genesis - Return of the Giant Hogweed (mellotron is a heavy metal instrument)
Iron Maiden - Still Life (“Nightmares, now we rest in peace!”)
King’s X - We were born to be loved (“Take it to bridge, y’all”)
Sheriff when im with you, long vocal on "you' at end, unbelievably magnificent
"Hot 'Lamta" off the Allman Brothers "Live at the Fillmore East" After 5 minutes of jazz-rock gallop, the band brings it almost all the way down and then executes a perfect band crescendo to the end.
There are about a million different options to choose from, but these are the 5 I thought of this time:
1. Genesis- The Cinema show
2. Pink Floyd- Sheep
3. The Beatles- I want you (she's so heavy)
4. Ayreon- Pain
5. Marillion- Blind curve
URIAH HEEP: "Magicians Birthday"
The Ending of Master of Puppets from Metallica is a great ending with the band members Laughing in an evil way.
Welcome Home: Sanitarium also has an epic ending.
"Eyes of the world", from Rainbow, has a pretty great ending.
These shows are great fun, and you guys made me listen to Relayer again today :)
One band that has a lot of great outros is Opeth, of course. The other day I was revisiting Deliverance and holy shit, does the title track have one of the most incredible endings in all metal history. That is a legendary way to end a song, amazing stuff.
Two that come to my mind: Genesis: Suppers ready and Camel: Unevensong
Can't argue with either.
Steve Hackett's re-recording of Supper's Ready where he does a bit of fast tapping at the end is brilliant
@@63mckenzie I am afraid Steve Hackett efforts mostly beat Genesis minus Peter Gabriel, though some of his singers do fantastic justice, despite my heartstrings for the original
@@rsqyoung It's a win win. You have the original and slightly different Hackett versions. I love both.
@@63mckenzie yep a double dose of brilliance.
The Cars: "Dangerous Type"
The Cars: "All Mixed Up"
Styx: "Half Penny, Two Penny"
Black Sabbath: "Sign of the Southern Cross"
Rainbow: "Stargazer"
Duran Duran: "Last Chance on the Stairway"
Duran Duran: "Friends of Mine"
Helter Skelter ("I've got blisters on my fingers!") Also, Genesis "Supper's Ready" and "Los Endos"
Ringo yells that because he just played a 27 minute version. The slide ending is an edit connecting the beginning with the ending. That’s how crazy they got literally with no effects just guitar slides.
Deep Purple - Burn. The organ solo is great, and the change in Coverdale's tone is wonderful.
Uriah Heep - Salisbury. All the guitar solos!
Ken Hensley - The Last Dance (Live at the Fabrik in Hamburg, from the Blood on the Highway DVD). Amazing guitar work from Ken Ingwersen and vocals from Ken Hensley.
Uriah heep have quite a monopoly on starts and finishes! (as well as in between)
The Acoustic part at the end of Heaven and Hell..... Awesome
The end of Epitaph by King Crimson .. those drum rolls/fills plus the haunting vocals... sends shivers down my spine
Yes "Starship Trooper" and Lynyrd Skynyrd "Free Bird"- the instrumental endings are kinda similar, and both are anthem-like!
“Free Bird” worn out in me like 30 years ago. Lol.
Pete I know you’re with me on this... Nile - Sarcophagus. About as epic as music gets. The drum fills/ride hits. Goosebumps every time.
Aerosmith- Draw the Line
Ozzy- Revelation Mother Earth
Jason Becker- Altitudes (the last 1:10 of the song is killer)
The Doors- Touch Me
Europe- Turn to Dust
Marilyn Manson- The Reflecting God
Van Halen- Panama (that car rev and build up to the final chorus is great)
Golden Earring- Twilight Zone
Led Zeppelin- Boogie With Stu
ZZ Top- Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings
Good call on Altitudes! I forgot about that.
I just finished listening to child of vision by supertramp and I was blown away by the ending!
I love that ending to Fastway We Become One!!👍🤘
The song "Soon" by YES, was featured on YES-The Solos 9012 Live album in 1985 from that tour. It was quite a memorable thing to hear Jon Anderson's angelic voice bouncing off the rafters of the Lakeland Civic Center in April 1984!
I love Steve Howe's little guitar bit at the very end of Awaken. The climax of the Strangler's Down In The Sewers is great too. It's punk meets prog.
UFO, Love to Love. 7 minutes of tranquility, then 30 seconds of guitar ferocity.
I loved The Mars Volta trick where they'd do a long fade out and then the next song is super loud. It caught me off guard a few times.
Rush - Mission (my fav fading guitar solo...), Down - Bury Me In Smoke, Judas Priest - Victim of Changes, Spiral Architect - Cloud Constructor (if you know you know)
My picks are
"Scene Nine: Finally Free", the last song on "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory" by Dream Theater
"Hall of the Mountain King" by Savatage
"Helter Skelter" by The Beatles
"Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull
"Dead Babies" by Alice Cooper
I know nobody is probably going to agree with me and that's cool. These are my personal picks.
@Philip Holmes I love the ending of Killer. I don't know why I left that one off. Those flies at the end is almost like a jump scare because you don't expect it. You think the song is over and then those flies start buzzing.
I have 2 good selections both from Kansas. The Wall with that beautiful instrumental ending with emphasis on violin and Miracles out of Nowhere. A midtempo song that at the end really rocks!
Final picks 👍👍👍. Great episode and series!
all BOC - Cities on Flame, Red & Black, Dominance &! Submission, Astronomy,, The Reaper, Golden Age of Leather, Lonely Teardrops, Black Blade, Joan Crawford, Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Beatles,
I want you (She's so heavy)
What an ending!
Don't forget "I buried Paul"
Great choice.
I am afraid the Beatles mostly do nothing for me so most of their endings can't come quick enough. Each to their own.
@@rsqyoung
Hate to tell you this, but the bands you love were most certainly influenced by these guys.
All of them.
@@ognir66 Yes, I accept that and I grew up through the 60's. I've heard may of my favourite bands say that too. Preferred the Stones, Roy Orbison, Elvis Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and the Animals (even the Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, the Monkees and Oasis!). Oh and I forgot Ray Davies and the KinksI also liked John Lennon #9 Dream, George Harrison and Wings. Favourite Beatles song? "The Long and Winding Road" and Blackbird, sung by Peter Jones.
No really great Beatles song endings though.... Musical heresy maybe or King's new clothes?
Steeler - Judas Priest
Strange Kind of Woman - Deep Purple
Sir Psycho Sexy - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica
Shame on the Night - Dio
Glad to see some Sir Psycho Sexy love. It was on my list last week. Great song + jam
D.O.A Van Halen, Bury me in smoke Down, Hanger 18 Megadeth
D.O.A is a great one.
@@rodsmolter5046 love the way it speeds up
Not my usual taste in music but I love the ending of My Little Town by Simon and Garfunkel.
It’s hard to imagine this song not mentioned, because it is one of the greatest songs ever.
Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who in 1971.
The last minute with the drums leading to the most iconic scream in Rock history by Roger Daltrey to the Beethoven 5th symphony like 4 incredible crashing chords and a big finale chord to complete the “Greatest” ending to a Rock song of all time. Timeless, sublime & Cool
ok, now we need a show of best song Intros!
Popoff and Pardo are at it again with Part 2 of their Favorite Song Endings. Although listed a few in the Part 1 episode, wanted to add the song Pilgrims Progress which closes out Procol Harum's album, A Salty Dog. Upon first listen, you think the song ends at 3:10 or so but there is almost a minute and half left to go. The song shows its split personality by then breaking in with a piano start and melody that carries on until the end of the album. Kept hoping this was the start of another song but it just goes on to a fade out and wraps up the song and album. Many have thought that segment would be a great foundation for another song by the band. Would have loved that. But it definitely left me with the feeling of wanting to hear more from the band. And have continued to love that even after more than 50 years of listening. Thanks again, Martin and Pete. Always enjoy listening to the two of you chat it up.
"These Hands" is a great pick, Martin. And I bought Torch after your last mention of them - what a great record!!!
ELP "Tank." The cool synth-brass ending following Palmer's drum solo
I will *NEVER* forget the first time I heard the ending of New Order's "Every little counts." Totally had a hypnagogic jerk reaction (that sensation when you're dozing off and you feel like you're suddenly plummeting through space), and I'm pretty sure my heart stopped for a second.
Decided to go with epic album closers:
Emi - Sex Pistols
Lucky Man - ELP
Grand Finale - Alice Cooper
Los Endos - Genesis
Leatherwolf. Thunder amazin guitar solo
Rush.The garden beautiful ending to a tear jerking song
Dream theater. Ministry of lost souls
Queensryche. Roads to madness
Overkill by Motorhead. Not one but two false endings.
You beat me to it! Great choice!
Talking of Motorhead, I also love the ending to Stone Dead Forever where Fast Eddie peals off a manic solo and then the song slowly fades out with Eddie still going full steam.
Yes Pete I was hoping you would bring up Lonely is the Word, that solo does tear my heart out every time!
Gotta go with clutch binge and purge. Whole crowd just waiting to start slam dancing.
CIRCLE OF HANDS by Uriah Heep! I love that slide guitar at the end!
Jimi Hendrix's "Angel" contains the most transcendent coda to any song I can imagine. Also, the epically apocalyptic final minutes of Wire's "A Touching Display" has to be the DOOMIEST ending to a song by a non-Doom band ever.
"Legend of the Headless Rider" by Mercyful Fate. So creepy
"Overkill" by Motorhead. Two false ending with the band jamming through it all. The EPIC concert ender.
"Hollow" by Pantera. Such a beautiful, haunting, sad ballad, and then it turns the corner and unleashes some vicious riffage to ride out the rest of the song.
"Love Hate Love" by Alice in Chains. LOVE HATE LOOOO-UUUUVEE!!!!
"Rocket Queen" by Guns N Roses. I love how it goes from this mean, nasty, come on song, then at the end, the song , and the whole album, ends on such a bright, upbeat, and hopeful closing.
The poetry at the end of Nights In White Satin.
This subjectt needs to go on for a few more shows!!
Graham Bonnet's vocal fade out at the end of Alcatrazz's "Hiroshima Mon Amour" is by far one of the most concise endings to a heavy song I can think of.
MSG - Looking for Love ( A nice example of those fade outs with Schenker's inspired soloing )
Rush - Vital Signs
Loudness - Ares' Lament
Queen- In the Lap of the Gods
Voivod- The Unkown Knows
Venom - In the Dead of the Night ( American Assault version )
Great stuff. I was looking forward to this one. Glad pete picked gates of delirium because that has to be mentioned since soon is a masterpiece.
My picks
Oceansize-massive bereavement
Meshuggah-dancers to a discordant system
Metallica-fade to black
Yes-starship trooper
Blue Oyster cult-flaming telepaths
Cressida-Let them come when they will
Anthrax-honour of it all
Death-choke on it
Dream theater-take the time
Beatles-i am the walrus
I dont remember the ones I put last time but, here are some more endings I love
1. Diary Of A Madman-Ozzy Osbourne
2. Then Came The Last Days Of May(Live version from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees album)-Blue Oyster Cult
3. Astronomy(Live version from Some Enchanted Evening)-Blue Oyster Cult
4. Ace Of Spades-Motorhead
5. Nobody's Fault-Aerosmith
6. Warning-Black Sabbath
7. Purple Haze-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. House Burning Down-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
9. Nobody's Fault But Mine-Led Zeppelin
10. Cemetery Gates-Pantera
11. Fucking Hostile-Pantera
This topic has made me really think hard. Here's what I have so far:
Beginnings - Chicago Transit Authority (album version)
Steve Miller Band - Living in the USA
Santana - Soul Sacrifice
America - Sandman
Canned Heat - My Time Ain’t Long
Blood, Sweat and Tears - Spinning Wheel (album version)
Spock’s Beard - Waste Away/Fire (Live)
Eric Clapton - She’s Waiting
Mason Proffit - To Be a Friend
Uriah Heep - Tears in My Eyes
The Who - Baba O'Riley
Most surprised that I didn't see "Nothing is Easy" mentioned. First thing I thought of when this topic came up.
Randy Rhoads was the master of the cool outro. So many songs to choose from, but the ending of Suicide Solution with all the noises and dive bombs was pretty cool. Reminds me a bit of the ending of The James Gang's Walk Away
Dio - Jesus, Mary And The Holy Ghost ( some beast breath at the end is awesome), King Diamond - At The Graves ( some heavy and spooky ending with guitars and synths), Queen - Father To Son (just love that fade out part with Brian May's soloing over it), Dimmu Borgir - Arcane Lifeforce Mysteria ( great ending solo from Astennu with whammy bar and delays), Satyricon - Forhekset (this ending opened the new chapter with black metal, death netal...etc))) Rainbow - The Hall Of The Mountain King (just love it) ,Queen - Machines (Back To Humans) and many more)))
Styx - Queen of Spades... whoa that ending is awesome!
Best ending to my ears, the whole last minute of 6, Moan Jam Kings X
I saw them blow half their amps out on this song leaving only Ty and Jerry to continue to the end at The Stone in San Francisco 1992.
I love Child in Time's crazy ending; Pink Floyd's Sheep, love that jam; Achilles Last Stand, amazing.
Yes, Soon is amazing and the highlight of the Relayer album for me.
1. Opeth - Deliverance (The Riff!)
2. Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name
3. Dream Theater - Learning to Live
4. Genesis - The Musical Box (Why don't you touch me, touch me!)
5. Pink Floyd - Eclipse
6. Metallica - Fade to black
7. Blind Guardian - And the there was silence
8. King Crimson - Starless
9. Marillion - Fugazi
10. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (long version)
Bad Company’s Run With The Pack with Kirk going nuts with the drums with the orchestra, Also on the same Album Live For The Music where each band member fades their instruments except for the drums and bass then it’s just the bass as the song fades, brilliant.
Toto’s Loraine on Turn Back, the band do this hard rocking galloping that somehow speeds up and slows constantly that I always think of the tides from an ocean 👍🏻
I honestly thought Martin would have mentionned Max Webster's "Beyond the Moon"... that outro solo is probably my fave of all time!
Blue Öyster Cult's 'Unknown Tongue' is great, as the music begins to fade out the vocals almost shift to death - or even black metal growls years before the genre was even invented. Dream Theater's 'Learning to Live' has a great fade-out as does Cynic's 'How Could I'. I kinda dig the ending to 'Pull Me Under' too, it's an ending clearly designed to fade out but just ends abruptly.
STYX (Put Me On), Montrose (Space Station #5), Queen (Dead On Time)
Since the last episode I got thinking of the bridge between Harvester Of Eyes and Flaming Telepaths on Blue Oyster Cult's Secret Treaties. That music box playing is so great, and Flaming Telepaths then scares you with its crashing start
The ending to Round And Round by Aerosmith on Toys In The Attic really goes around and around!
I'd love to see Martin do a Damned album worst to best, a band that doesn't get talked about enough for me. Love them, thanks love Pete's Choices too
Heart of the sunrise - returns to main vocal refrain with big emphasis on "lost in the city ...", brief mellotron interlude, then the big riff comes in just one more time ending abruptly. Shame about We have heaven at end though.
Say what you like about this album/track, and I know it's not quite the end, but the "Do the leaves of green ..." section on The Ancient is for me just as gorgeous as Soon off Relayer. I also quite like the actual ending where it gets quite mellow and then that thunderous riff comes back in followed by those evaporating guitar notes.
Genesis "Firth of Fifth." The soft, understated keyboard arpeggios are the icing on the cake for one of the group's greatest works.
My two are 'Flight of Icarus' Maiden and 'Dynamite' Scorpions
These were two I was hoping would come up:
Stone in Love, Journey -- I could listen to the solo during the Outro for an hour.
Fight the Good Fight [studio version], Triumph -- even more uplifting than the main melody.
My all time fave is seventh house by Iq.
Near end of song when it goes I’ll never feel this way again.
Then the drums all way to end how it builds.
One best songs ever and the use of drums and cymbals.
Ocean Machine - The Death of Music: Devin is just meandering around describing what he sees, surreal awesomeness.