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On "The Bee" 7", by The Scientist, the best hook in the song - the point at which all the buzzing and bass and beats resolve into something amazing - comes 2'50" into a 3'30" track. Describe some other tracks that leave it late, and why.

(eg Clarence Carter's "Making Love", where the hook gets left late because it's coming to drag you sinners down to hell, approximately.)

― Tom (Groke), Saturday, 30 November 2002 01:33 (twenty-three years ago)

"Radio Cure" by Wilco - if the theme at the end was repeated more often in the song, I don't know if it would be as good. But as it is, I sit anxiously through the melancholy to get to the pot of gold at the end.

― paul cox (paul cox), Saturday, 30 November 2002 01:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Elvis Costello "Beyond Belief"

― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 30 November 2002 09:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Suede - "Still Life"

― Curt (cgould), Saturday, 30 November 2002 20:07 (twenty-three years ago)

never liked the bee, shall recheck it.

criminal minds ~ baptized by dub has not top end whatsoever until 2/3 ways through when in comes the mdma crowd pleaser sounds

― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 30 November 2002 20:22 (twenty-three years ago)

ronan will rep for chem bros - denmark !!

― s trife (simon_tr), Saturday, 30 November 2002 20:30 (twenty-three years ago)

'The Bee' is buzzbloodytastic

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 1 December 2002 21:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Haha good call! That riff is the best thing on the album. I wish some DJ would play Denmark sometime.

In Par-T-One's-I'm So Crazy, there's a long intro with this weird "fa-fa-fa-fast, fa-fa-fa-fast" vocal sample all chopped up and indistinguishable and then it builds to this crescendo and the vocal just goes "fast fast fast fast JUST KEEP WALKIN!" and this big monster guitar riff comes in and the whole verse they sampled from INXS, "fast car drivin', sleek and modern" etc etc. It's a bloody amazing house track, but the beauty isn't truly revealed until the Hutchen's vocal comes in.

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 1 December 2002 21:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Would by Alice In Chains, the hook is the very last phrase of the song, it's what the whole thing builds to and it's a superb pay off

― meirion john lewis (mei), Monday, 2 December 2002 08:38 (twenty-three years ago)

"Would" clearly has a chorus

― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 2 December 2002 09:16 (twenty-three years ago)

"Sail On", as described in this thread.

― Jeff W, Monday, 2 December 2002 09:30 (twenty-three years ago)

nine months pass...

Slint - "Good Morning, Captain." Amazing.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 16 September 2003 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

polvo - "kalgon/bend or break"

it's like a seven and a half minute track... the first six minutes and change is very avant arab-esque sophisto-skronk and then the first verse and vocals come in totally unexpectedly, pretty poppy (well, relatively for that record).

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 16 September 2003 23:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Sleater-Kinney, "Get Up" - the best hook ("aaaaawww get up!") comes about 3/4 into the song. Also "Redmen And Their Wives" by GbV.

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Smashing Pumpkins - "Soma"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:56 (twenty-two years ago)

The Dismemberment Plan, "You Are Invited"

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 04:56 (twenty-two years ago)

There There by Radiohead doesn't come to life until about four minutes have elapsed.

― Damian (Damian), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 09:40 (twenty-two years ago)

thread title reminds me of:
"wait for the beep, you gotta leave your name you gotta leave your number"

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

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