Songs / music that suddenly goes from calm to intense (2 Viewers)

[ffldrew]

Sweet Leaf

 

[Sconch]

I Alone - Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVbXN_eJlF4&t=0m49s

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I Alone - Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVbXN_eJlF4&t=0m49s




 

I thought you were going here

At least I got a candy bar. 

 

[Kafka]

I can't do youtube here at work but some of the older suicidal tendencies songs are like that

C'mon, guy...just admit that the bar (or cantina) you are currently in gets ####ty youtube connection, so you cant link currently, or correctly.

 

[Dope]

Korn - Blind

Little hints that it's gonna blast off before ARE YOU READY hits at :53

 

[ShamrockPride]

I don't know how intense you're looking for, but if you're into some techno, here's a solid slow build classic.

Orbital - Halcyon + On + On

 

[opensourcebeer]

Christmas Steps - Mogwai

 

[El Floppo]

Radiohead - Creep  Iron Lung

 

[El Floppo]

beta band- dry the rain

more of a slow build

 

[El Floppo]

pixies- tame

 

[Quint]

"More" - Sisters of Mercy

 

[Quint]

"Space Lord" - Monster Magnet

(yes, it's metal)

 

[rockaction]

early Mogwai - Christmas Steps, Summer, etc. 

Mogwai probably once the most cinematic band in existence.

 

[Dope]

Omnitica - Yo Ho and a Bottle of Bass

Kinda Game of Throney...it's what I first thought when I heard it.

Insanity starts at 1:25

 

[Nigel]

beta band- dry the rain

more of a slow build

Great one

 

[EYLive]

Coldplay - Politik

 

[ShaqAttaq]

I'll add another vote for EG72's "Anything from Vulgar Display of Power" selection

 

[Sconch]

Coldplay - Politik

Good lord

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Clutch -  Binge and Purge

https://youtu.be/UI9vhZycf0Y

 

[Mister CIA]

I'm sure I can come up with better, but Terminal Annex by Harvey Danger comes to mind.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Evanescence - Bring me to life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxaaGgTQYM

RATM - Born of a Broken Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgEVfjalThQ

 

[Dope]

Clutch -  Binge and Purge

https://youtu.be/UI9vhZycf0Y

Good lord...thank you. the brain cell that had this memory died apparently. Reloaded is good

 

[MAC_32]

Offspring's Bad Habit got my attention during my run today. 

 

[Mister CIA]

Focus - Focus (Instrumental)

Instrumental, slow build into a screaming lead guitar that eventually morphs into an energetic flute and rhythm guitar jam.

 

[timschochet]

Tom Petty "Don't Come Around Here No More"

 

[Waingro]

Violent Femmes - Add it up

 

[Mister CIA]

Second half of Post Toastee

 

[EYLive]

Good lord

Too metal?

 

[Mister CIA]

Prog rock is not my thing, but I've loved The Musical Box for a long time.

 

[Nigel]

Wilco - Muzzle of Bees

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IVuUw6LHSuE

 

[Major]

This is the most along the lines of what Im looking for. Looking for stuff that is a little more alternative/techno and less death-metally (sorry EG).

All suggestions appreciated though, keep em coming. 

UNKLE - A Wash of Black:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF2JrG3aba4

Thank me later 

 

[Amused to Death]

This one starts one way and ends completely different.

 

[saintfool]

Good Morning, Captain - Slint

It's the textbook definition of hpnotic slow, building to crescendo. I'm surprised that there was no mention already of it. 

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Here's an old school classic.  Da Funk by Daft Punk fits your description well.   It starts off fairly basic and simple--and by the end of the song-it's basically an electronic symphony.    It also doesn't have any words--it's literally an instrumental--so you really be flexible in how you use it.  

 

[modogg]

Metallica has a few of these, "Damage Inc.", "Battery," and "Fight Fire With Fire" come to mind.

battery was my first choice. there are a ton though. a good one is:

Clutch - Binge and Purge:      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgz2xayWGg

takes some time (4:40), but one of the best songs with this element with lyrics to go with it. 

 

[Otis]

Stairway 

 

[Otis]

He said "no death-metal".

 

 

[Otis]

Metallica - One

Metallica - Orion

Ghost - Cirice 

 

[simey]

The Beatles - A Day in a Life

 

[otello]

Deep purple

speed king

studio version

 

[timschochet]

"Heroin" by The Velvet Underground

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Another really good song is : Magdalena by A Perfect Circle.  Has a very chill/laid back first 2 minutes--and from about the 2:30 minute part until the end it really gathers a lot of energy.  

If you want a couple that are a bit more on alternative/electronic side
 

Garbage-Push It

Garbage- Hammering in my head

NIN- Perfect Drug has a pretty rad ending. Climactic but with a chill wind down at the final moments. 

 

[Godsbrother]

The Beatles - A Day in a Life

Yep.  Just came in here to post this.

Another Beatles tune that might fit into this definition would be I Want You (She's So Heavy) on Abbey Road

 

[MAC_32]

Green Day - #### Off and Die.

 

[Gold Dragon]

Some trance/techno options

Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive

Chicane - Empires

Hybrid - Finished Symphony

 

[Phil Elliott]

 Styx - Miss America

 

[Gold Dragon]

Soundtrack options

Deus Ex: Human Revolutions - Icarus by Michael McCann

David Reynolds - Prophecy of Divine Judgement

Valentin Boomes - Fuse

 

[saintfool]

TRex - Get it On

Television - Marquee Moon

There's also a few Stereolab tracks that I could recommend but I'm pretty sure that no one likes Stereolab the way I do.

ETA - the classic "Bohemian Rhapsody" is built for this very purpose, even if it is not alt-tech-EDM

 

[hxperson]

Soundtrack options

Deus Ex: Human Revolutions - Icarus by Michael McCann

David Reynolds - Prophecy of Divine Judgement

Valentin Boomes - Fuse

You still post on this board!

 

[El Floppo]

title of the thread said "suddenly goes from calm to intense"... a lot of the slow & quiet building to something else- are those also what the OP was looking for?