Bruce wrote:Jesus Lizard-"Seasick"
That part in the middle of the song where it sounds like twelve abravise knocks on a door.

So nice.

I also like that bit at the end of "Monkey Trick" after the lyric "...a childish joke."

Loud to luoder:
Velvet Underground-I Heard Her Call My Name

It loudens up in a way that gets me every time right after Lou Reed goes "And then my mind split open..."

todd_v wrote:

Bruce wrote:Jesus Lizard-"Seasick"
That part in the middle of the song where it sounds like twelve abravise knocks on a door.

So nice.

I also like that bit at the end of "Monkey Trick" after the lyric "...a childish joke."

that part in "monkey trick," i believe it to be at about 1:28 (or maybe 1:05) where yow lets out that scream that sounds like tires screeching. best scream in any rock song, ever. no discussion.

A lot of my favorite loud-soft bits are old Smashing Pumpkins tracks. At the beginning of "Today," when everything kicks in on the 1 after the little riff, it just moves so much air. After the break in "Silverfuck," the swell and the scream.

The Pixies have tons.

David Bowie - The Bewlay Brothers. It's got the quiet verse, then the whole orchestra lurches drunkenly into the prechorus, then it gets even LOUDER. Also, Rock & Roll Suicide has the ending, where he pulls a variation - crescendo, cut, explosion.

Randy Newman - Cowboy. Verse is quiet and soothing, then there's this huge swell in the chorus, then it dies down again. Not quite the sharp cut, but close.

The Constantines also have tons. "Hyacinth Blues" is quiet the whole time, then the volume jumps and they start chanting. "Shine A Light" and "Insectivora" have HUGE noisy choruses that hit really fucking hard.

Alice Cooper "Bad Juju"..

*light drums... vocals are a whisper for a minute, and they're still a whisp..*

*WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!*

Bewitched - Wedding Present

Slay - Mclusky

mackro wrote:Alice Cooper "Bad Juju".

This is a good one, but it's "Black Juju". You're slipping, man!

Sonic Youth... Pacific Coast Highway
though I suppose it's not so much a quiet/loud progression... more of a dissonant/melodic/dissonant progression. But there is some dynamic variation.

haha.. there's a bar in town here called the Bad Juju Lounge..

Thanks for the correction.

What is and what should never be - Zeppelin

Rid of me - PJ