In no particular order:
Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean – from The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place by Explosions in the Sky.
Antichrist Television Blues – from Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire
I Can’t Feel My Hand Any More, It’s Alright, Sleep Tight – from Finally We Are One by Múm
A Wolf At The Door – from Hail to the Thief by Radiohead
Brick – from Whatever and Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five
We Haven’t Turned Around – from Liquid Skin by Gomez
Section 17 (Suitcase Calling) – from Together We’re Heavy by The Polyphonic Spree
Andvari – from Takk… by Sigur Ros
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – from Funeral by The Arcade Fire
Ágætis byrjun – from Ágætis byrjun by Sigur Ros
Grace Under Pressure – from Cast Of Thousands by Elbow
Take Me Somewhere Nice – from Rock Action by Mogwai
Fjarskanistan – from Animamina – EP by Amina
In Church – from Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by M83
Scattered Black And Whites – from Cast Of Thousands by Elbow
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I havn’t heard of one of those songs!!
I notice a disturbing lack of Orion by Metallica, quite possibly one of the most beautiful songs ever made.
i like the first track a lot, a the others I am still listening too.
the arcarde fires are quite good.
only problem is that I cannot get radiohead, they aint got it on napster to go
I haven’t heard Orion in years! I’ll have to track it down.
Are you Matt Mecham or another one? Can’t be too sure
Orion is currently my favorite compostion, it’s a bloody brilliant song.
Well, I am “a” Matt Mecham. As it says in my little profile; I am the IPS Matt Mecham. He who did that Ikonboard and that Invision Power Board.
YAY! Mecham likes Orion!
If there is one song anybody must hear before they die its….
Ordinary World by Duran Duran
It is the unquestioned definitive song of music itself.
I love arcade fire. Its not to heavy and not too slow. But of course the best band in the WORLD by far is System of a down:)
Jenny is quite right (and this coming from a non-fan of Duran Duran) – Ordinary World just HAS to be listened to!
SLAYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!
No Rush?
Matt, I’m hurt!
;-D
I think it’s missing IRON MAIDEN!!!!
Come on man! ya gotta have some Brick in the wall-pink floyd on there!
LOL =-)
nice list, wolf at the door IS the best Radiohead song. Interesting to see Sigur Ros without Hoppipola!! probably the best song of its kind…
But the headline confuses me!?!?!? songs you must hear before you die? I think you need to hear good songs of all genres before you die…. this is not the BEST EVER SONGS list!!! (which would probably be more apropriate for your list)
those are really good but… not a good list
you’re missing all the essentials, dude. Where’s my zeppelin, robert johnson, de lucia, alice in chains, sade…
too much music for such a short list
elbow!
enough said…
Not a complete list, but for sure a nice one to listen.
nice to see tht you’ve got radiohead and sigur ros on your list.
explosions in the sky are awesome! thanks for introducing them to me! even if i am only reading this 3 years after it was posted
ok
Thanks for the list – quite a few really spoke to me – I haven’t had my soul gripped like that in quite a while.