I find this song really beautiful and my kitchen window faces towards the sun as it goes down.I sometimes sit looking at the sun as it goes down with The Night Comes Down playing. I find it relaxing and haunting at the same time and we have had some really good sun sets recently.I also sometimes like to listen to Queen with the lights off ,I think ANATO/Q 2 work best.I like to do this before going to bed.I find it helps me relax,reflect and remember Freddie and all the pleasure he has brought into my life.
Lovely. We share the same kind of eerie tranquility reminiscing about listening to Queen's music. I fully agree with those qualities in TNCD. Queen 1 takes me right back to being very very young and unsure of the world and entranced by this strange music made in such a distant time and place
(actually, less than 10 years before and 70 miles up the road but you get the idea)
Nice posts.
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Certain pieces of music can underscore a subjective experience of a human being and elevate that experience to a beautiful subjective level for that human. It's one of the most wonderful aspects of the relation of the mind to music. It can make something nice into something beautiful just by being there in the background. That's why I consider music to be the ultimate art. The feeling that exposes itself when related to something being elevated by a certain piece of music is simply wonderful. Almost fairy tale like. But, however one describes it, the relation between the beauty of certain pieces of music and the underscoring of life's experiences when combined is just wonderful. Also, a couple of beers thrown in the mix might help!
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Certain pieces of music can underscore a subjective experience of a human being and elevate that experience to a beautiful subjective level for that human. It's one of the most wonderful aspects of the relation of the mind to music. It can make something nice into something beautiful just by being there in the background. That's why I consider music to be the ultimate art. The feeling that exposes itself when related to something being elevated by a certain piece of music is simply wonderful. Almost fairy tale like. But, however one describes it, the relation between the beauty of certain pieces of music and the underscoring of life's experiences when combined is just wonderful. Also, a couple of beers thrown in the mix might help!
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Absolutely. You nailed it.
Beautiful :)
[QUOTE] [b]Stick wrote:[/b]
Certain pieces of music can underscore a subjective experience of a human being and elevate that experience to a beautiful subjective level for that human. It's one of the most wonderful aspects of the relation of the mind to music. It can make something nice into something beautiful just by being there in the background. That's why I consider music to be the ultimate art. The feeling that exposes itself when related to something being elevated by a certain piece of music is simply wonderful. Almost fairy tale like. But, however one describes it, the relation between the beauty of certain pieces of music and the underscoring of life's experiences when combined is just wonderful. Also, a couple of beers thrown in the mix might help!
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Spot on! And yes, this is a beautiful song.
Beautifully expressed [b]Stick[/b]. :)
And I am glad The Night Comes Down can be part of such a moment for you Philip. It has a simple beauty, made almost ethereal with the purity of Freddie's voice back then and the mystical feel of the track. I love a good sunset. For me, The Night Comes down has a kind of yearning poignancy which is inherent in the song, but which has increased with the weight of time and the place of Queen's first album as the beginning of their story. I can imagine this feeling fitting well with watching the sun go down.
I remember listening to the song when I was probably 13 and mishearing the lyrics, there were none with the album, and I thought Freddie sang Tanzani(a) when he really says Dazzling. Great song though I did feel foolish when I realized my mistake.
Stick is correct and this is what I try to say every time there is a discussion about bass drum compression, mastering, crackling acetate demos and muddy mixes
I just listened to it for the time in a while just then. I still get goosebumps. Amazing after all this time.
Oh yes yes YES !!! - I've loved the night comes down since I first heard it in '75. - it's always been my 'special Queen track' - I feel quite possessive about it ! ??
Of course, worth added that the way Modern Times crashes in at the end is up there with the best Queen sequencing tricks.
Thanks for the positive feedback!
I think The night comes down would work on tour now with Brian on vocals ,with Keep yourself alive and Modern times rock 'n' roll.These songs are very important and would make new fans realise its not all about Radio GA GA,WWRY and WATC.Those first five albums hold such brilliant music it's criminal that they are neglected like they are.
