Please suggest a short, quiet/subdued song to me

[bloodyjack]

I'm making the greatest mix CD ever and I need something appropriate to immediately follow the 'climactic' track

Edit: also please refrain from LYING

[Book Lover]

1. Bron-Yr-Aur

2 minutes, instrumental, fades up at the opening. One of my favorite pieces of music. Off of Led Zep's Physical Graffiti

[cdsilv]

2. something from Michael Franks?

..Lady wants to Know
...Popsicle Toes

or the every popular...

...Wrestle a Live Nude Girl...

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. Lovin in my baby's eyes...Taj Majal

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. audio sample here

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Taj%20Mahal:1927000423:page=discography:b=21

It's on Phantom Blues

[bloodyjack]

11. Thank you.

[LoZoccolo]

4. Clocks by Coldplay n/t

[NAO]

5. The Gates of Delirium - Yes, from Relayer

Yep, short, quiet and subdued at it's finest.

[Systematic Chaos]

9. OMFG!!!

Dude! Stop!!!

[NAO]

17. OK, Seriously...the Epilogue from ELO's Time

BTW, "The Gates of Delirium" was the longest, loudest, most overblown song ever done, AFAIK. Along with pieces like "Close to the Edge" "Yours is No Disgrace", classic Yes was virtuoso progressive rock at it's finest.

[Systematic Chaos]

6. "Soon", by Yes

It's the final part of the epic song "Gates of Delirium" from the album "Relayer".

[Systematic Chaos]

10. Unlike post #5, above, I was actually being serious.

Yeah, the first 20 minutes of the song are absolute chaos, but the ending is about as close to a complete 180 as you can get. If you haven't heard the whole song yet, please do so and see if you don't agree with me about the last 3 minutes or so.

[bloodyjack]

14. Yes, "Gates of Delirium" didn't strike me as the title of very quiet song

but...20 minutes??

[Systematic Chaos]

16. We're talking about 1970's progressive rock here.

Yes, Genesis, Van Der Graaf Generator, Emerson Lake & Palmer... those bands and others were the ones who took progressive rock, and the vinyl format, to the limits by creating multi-part songs that would fill an entire side of an LP. If a symphony can go on for well over 20 minutes, why can't a rock song that borrows heavily from classical influences? :)

[ilovenicepeople]

24. HE is serious check out the last 3 mins.do it SOON(you will thank him?)

My choice Opeth "For Absent Friends." Beautiful song from a "death metal band from Sweden? about 2 1\2 minutes VERY NICE(not metal):nopity:

[BigMcLargehuge]

8. Moments in Love by The Art of Noise

[pk_du]

12. No,No , No , No....the ONLY possible answer is

"My funny Valentine" by Elvis Costello.

[JohnnyRingo]

13. "Mr Blue Sky" ...by Electric Light Orchestra

But I'm kinda old. Haha

I picked it because the beginning sounds kind of chaotic....Like the ending of the "climactic" song, then it mellows.

[bloodyjack]

15. no, see, the 'climactic' track is fairly 'mellow'.

it's this sweet, stripped-down version of Bowie's "Let's dance" by M. Ward. Strongly, STRONGLY recommended.

so, there's my problem: I need something even MELLOWER

[JohnnyRingo]

20. Any Muzak covers of Yanni?...

Not as "hard edged" as the original.

just kiddin'

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

28. Macy Gray Do Something

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000JQFG/102-9290232-2583309?v=glance

[212demop]

18. Gemma Hayes- My Friend Christian

or Halah by Mazzy Star

[PSUDem]

19. Tangerine

By Led Zeppelin. Though I would agree with Bron-Yr-Aur. Or even Going to California. (Btw, I'm a little bit of a Zep fan, if you can't tell :) )

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

21. Or Caramel - Suzanne Vega...give it a listen

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008PRS4/102-9290232-2583309?v=glance

[Mojambo]

22. In California

Neko Case did a great cover of this Lisa Marr song on her album "Canadian Amp"

It is quiet and plaintive, just what you are looking for I bet.

[oscar111]

23. any Bach or Mozart piano

avoid piano plus orchestra.

avoid all melodies , which rules out most current music

[CanuckAmok]

25. "Stella Maris" by Einsturzende Neubauten, from the album "Ende Neu"

It's the most hauntingly beautiful song ever recorded.

[CanuckAmok]

26. Cosmic Dancer - T. Rex

yeah...

[Sufi Marmot]

27. Three words: Metal Machine Music...

...by Lou Reed. I am not lying so stop saying that...

-SM

[tjdee]

29. "I do" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians.

I think it's about a minute or two? Just Edie and a guitar.

People pointing
fingerpainting the world
leaving me their silhouette of my life

And I'm
filling in the negative space
with positively everything

I do
I do
And it's all because of you

It's not emotion I feel for you
It's not devotion I want from you
I want someone to follow
Who doesn't lead the way
I want someone to listen
who won't repeat what I say

And I'm
filling in the negative space with positively everything

I do
I do
And it's all because of you

[truthseeker1]

30. not sure what genre you're after but

for a dreamy, mysterious New Age-y sound, how about: "The Cross Of Changes" or "The Dream of the Dolphin" both by Enigma.

[HEyHEY]

31. The pony man - Gordon Lightfoot

[realisticphish]

32. Ghost, by Phish

quiet, with a soft groove to it

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat