Your favourite ending part of a prog song? (pick one!)

[Staun]

In Ernest-The Tangent

[Rick Robson]

Triumvirat - Spartacus (The Finale)

[2steves]

Suppers Ready--Awaken---Ritual----The Remembering----RSOG----Gates----Watcher of the Skies---CTTE----And you and I----Owner of a lonely heart (just kidding)

[Rick Robson]

One of the most groundbreaking Organ ending sections ever:

Par Lindh Project - The Cathedral

[UnephenStephen]

All in a Mouse's Night - Genesis

Some wags might say it's the best simply because the song is finally over ...

But ...
Hackett's parts over the string swells; Collin's military snare rolls; a nice ending

always loved that song and Steve's solo at the end is just awesome.

[Rick Robson]

As for a Steve Hackett's awesome ending solo... 'Every Day' is a clear winner IMO, besides saving an otherwise just Ok track.

[Galactic Bulldozer]

[Galactic Bulldozer]

[Mick]

I think the original included on Sounds Like This is live as well... that whole album was recorded live in he studio, in front of a few friends, from what I've read.

The SLT "live in the studio" rendition was also shorter, due to time restrictions on the length of the double vinyl at that time, however, in theaters and clubs around England & Germany, 1234 was very often the last piece played during 1971 & 1972, usually with that extended ending where I sank the battleship, shot down fighter planes then crashed the Hindenberg on the backdrop. Thanx for the memories.

[progmatist]

Clearlight Symphony on vinyl. The closing synth arpeggio is cut into the spiral groove leading to the inner most ring of side 2. If it's played on a turntable without automatic tonearm return and shut-off, the arpeggio will literally keep playing forever.

[firth5th]

"Circus of Heaven" because then i know it's finally over!!

[progeezer's ghost]

I echo the sentiments of many regarding tracks on both ITCotCK and Foxtrot. Another song that comes readily to mind is the dramatic concluding track on DT's Metropolis Pt.2:Scenes from a Memory: Finally Free. Mike Portnoy goes ballistic!

[Rarebird]

I have always loved the crescendo on this rock ballad from prog/hard rockers Omega: The Girl With The Pearl`s Hair

From which album is that one?

[markowitz]

The SLT "live in the studio" rendition was also shorter, due to time restrictions on the length of the double vinyl at that time, however, in theaters and clubs around England & Germany, 1234 was very often the last piece played during 1971 & 1972, usually with that extended ending where I sank the battleship, shot down fighter planes then crashed the Hindenberg on the backdrop. Thanx for the memories.

Ahhhhh, thanks for the visuals, Mick! Must have been great to add lights and images to the music.

Mike

[Azol]

From which album is that one?

10 000 lépés
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_000_l%C3%A9p%C3%A9s

[Rarebird]

10 000 lépés
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_000_l%C3%A9p%C3%A9s

Thanks, makes it easier to find it.

[Score2112]

Can-Utility and the Coastliners

BINGO! Tremendous, underrated tune.

[Vonta Jitty]

Then end of Gabriel's Humdrum from his first album ain't bad

[Azol]

Quite a banal choice - the ending of The Great Nothing, a spiraling melody that goes on and on and somehow you hope it won't end too soon. One of those "bang your head" - "air drums" - "air guitar" moments.

Starts at 23:19


Otherwise, Gates Of Delirium.

Always loved that striking brilliant crescendo on the last section of Hackett's "Shadow of The Hierophant". I wonder if he quoted Wagner's 'Tristan and Isolda' excerpt (iirc) on there, I'd like some Wagner expert on here to confirm that for me.

AFAIK this is not the case here, at least I cannot pinpoint any motif from Tristan und Isolde that would remind me of that final buildup section in Shadow Of Hierophant.

Speaking of Tristan und Isolde, I really love the ending of that! Waltraud Meier puts on a powerhouse performance. It starts quiet and slow and then mounts to an ecstatic climax. Epic to end all epics, as Portnoy used to say.

[AncientChord]

Well if I have to pick only one which is difficult because I have several in mind, to me it would be the closing section of Seven Stones by Genesis, after the last Gabriel vocal with Tony Banks beautiful mellotron and Steve Hackett's wonderful, soaring guitar, so emotionally beautiful to me that it always brings tears and I wish that he would reproduce this one like he has with most of the Gabriel era Genesis.

[nycsteve]

Soon at the end of Gates Of Delirium for sure.
The guitar solo in the fade out of Floyds Pigs had me wishing for more.

[JKL2000]

Soon at the end of Gates Of Delirium for sure.
The guitar solo in the fade out of Floyds Pigs had me wishing for more.

Yeah, two good ones! I always thought it was interesting they could release just the end of a song as a single (Soon).