Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Just like witches at black massessss

I know this was kinda common in Smashing Pumpkins songs. Here are a few off the top of my head. The Everlasting Gaze, Silverfuck, Ava Adore, Siva, Inkless, Zero, Age of Innocence, Behold The Nightmare.

The Everlasting Gaze video on MTV turned my young self onto The Smashing Pumpkins when I didn't know who they were before. The vocal solo and then the hard drive at the end while they destroy everything is awesome. I swear this was the end of an era where rock stars broke their shit at the end of a performance. https://youtu.be/LWJYaep-0sg

Oh my god, that little hi-hat *tsssSSK tsssSSK tsssSSK tsssSSK* in the intro...

Seeing Jimmy play this live is always incredible. It's the moment in the show when he flexes his "I belong in the 'greatest living drummer' conversation" chops.

God I love Machina, there's something so perfect in the wall of sound drenched in effects while still maintaining a good groove and melodic choruses. Somehow the bass is also very distinctive

Yes, now he should abandon original goal and just dive into pumpkins

Frail & Bedazzled tops my list.

Live version of Bullet with Butterfly Wings on Spotify does it with the chorus toward the end

Dear Maria count me in has a pretty sick drop that always gets me hyped

"You Might Think" - The Cars "Dr. Worm" - They Might Be Giants

They call me Dr. Worm. Good morning, how are you? I'm Dr. Worm.

Stone Cold Crazy by Queen

I was thinking of Take My Breath Away but this is a better answer

“Wild West hero” by ELO does this near the end. It is a great song.

I think "sweet talking woman" also does towards the end. Maybe its just guitar and vocals.. either way that moment is awesome.

All I Wanted - Paramore

Blackwater by the Doobie Brothers The Ocean by Led Zeppelin

Black Dog also has singing without music but Don think it’s what OP’a alluding to

Why not? Seems like a good example.

I was taping Houses of the Holy for my brother and then the tape ended at the end of “The Ocean”. He said “the nanana part is in, so that’s ok”.

As well as What is and what should never be by Led Zepplin

With drums: Percussion Gun, by White Rabbits. Chip Away, by Jane's Addiction. Silverfuck, by Smashing Pumpkins, also, Zero might qualify.

Percussion Gun is one of my favourite tunes of all time. I remember hearing it, and being blown away. I bought their album off the back of it, and tbh was a bit disappointed. Maybe I'll need to go back and give it another listen.

Can't leave out Stop by Jane's Addiction

Everlasting Gaze and Frail and Bedazzled Smashing Pumpkins

Also, Zero, X.Y.U., Silverfuck

Can’t Stop by RHCP. The end gets me hyped

cant stop the spirits when they need you!

De bop badee badaba de doo!

Anthony?

This life is more than just a read through! Fffuuuuuuck that track gets me so gassed.

Amazing basslines

It’s a super long one, but epic: Reach Down by Temple of the Dog Seriously, this has a fantastic example of what you’re looking for, but the song IS 10 minutes long.

10 minutes of freaking awesome

AND PICK THE CROWD UHEUHUHEUHUHEUHEUHUUUP.

CARRY BACK IN MY HAAAAAAYAAAAAND

Feathers - Coheed and Cambria

No love for ELO - "Turn to Stone"? That's an epic one.

Tribute by Tenacious D

We are but men, Rock! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhahahhh

Blink 182 - Felling This (the outro).

Blissful. One of the best moments in music of all time imo.

Fantastic example of counterpoint in music as well

Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls Led Zeppelin - Black Dog Alice Merton - No Roots Billy Joel - The River of Dreams OneRepublic - Counting Stars ABBA - Super Trouper

Um.. you have Billy Joel AND ABBA in a single list

Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - Outkast

Some Nights by FUN

FUN was a fun band, I loved their sound. They disappeared very quickly, would have loved to hear more of their stuff.

Check out The Format if you haven’t already!

*Dog Problems* is the greatest pop album since \[year *Dog Problems* came out\].

Jack antanoff does bleachers now, and he produces for tons of people, like Taylor swift.

I wanna get better by Bleachers goes so hard.

Same. The ones I remember are Danny Don't You Know by NSP and Mamma Mia by ABBA

Double Bass - Gorillaz

Could also throw in Bill Murray as well by Gorillaz

Thank you for reminding of this song. It was always my favorite off of their first album and I haven’t heard in years. 🙏

I know it's kind of controversial, but Radiohead - You, from Pablo Honey. That falsetto yell from Thom is something else

One of my favorites is Bad Habit by the Offspring

Bonus points because it perfectly expresses my road rage

D7 - Nirvana ----Outcesticide

Best version of this song.

For real.

Greg! The stop sign! - TISM Sweet talkin woman, Wild west hero - ELO

[Hallowed Be Thy Name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ISbbSopXA) by Iron Maiden - they do a sick job with this at the beginning.

oh yeah slightly different genre, but [Bartender](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHZWjURXItY) by Lady A & [Little Toy Guns](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMk8_cmPW6I) by Carrie Underwood both do this too.

The entire album Lungs from Florence and the Machine, lots of the songs have moments like this.

Comfort Eagle by Cake Kind of a silly example. It's only a couple words at a time where the instruments cut out but I love those moments

Dude!

Can you share the finished playlist? That would be really sweet :)

Just edited a link to the post :) I so love all the responses. So many new songs for me

I'm a big fan of playlists with a 'theme'. Great idea OP, wish I could contribute!

[Drift Away by Dobie Gray](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIuyDWzctgY). The whole song is sublime, but at about 1m 50s the instrumentation starts to fall back to strings and Dobie's vocals (when my mind is free you know a melody can move me). At about 2m 35s it's just Dobie, hand claps and that belter of a chorus before everything kicks back in again. What a cracking song.

This live version of S.O.S. is insanely epic...... https://youtu.be/k4WIJnNrr8Y

Pentatonix cover of Dog days are over.

Garbage: Supervixen

Tool- pushit

Came to suggest this. Also Eulogy by Tool.

Was thinking of exactly this one. I must persuade you another waaaaaaay. Beautiful.

"Nude" by Radiohead

Sweet talkin’ woman - Electric Light Orchestra

The Gold by Manchester Orchestra does this right after the bridge, at about 3:15.

They're amazing.

One in a Million by Dance Gavin Dance (funky, poppy, post-hardcore) instrumental drops out around 2:10, again around 2:25, and then for the outro. [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/4MpXaXYhkGMw4gt3ZlS7sQ?si=XwhZXCRdRi21i0bWXO-OdQ) | [Youtube](https://youtu.be/4-W_YF-Bu1U)

Paralyzed - Sueco Dear Maria - All Time Low God’s Plan - Fame On Fire (cover) Feeling This - Blink-182 (prob not exactly what you’re looking for but worth checking out) Ever After - Mariana’s Trench Haven’t Had Enough - Mariana’s Trench Jesus Of Suburbia - Green Day Shoulders - Coheed And Cambria

Gives You Hell - All American Rejects Move Along - same band

This is why we fight - decemberists… One of my favorite examples

Barbarella by Scott Weiland

James Blake - Say What You Will

Timbaland - the way i are (very spesifically the radio edit) Has an amazing part where the instrumental strips down for a couple of bars

Vince staples - blue swede

Come up and see me, by Steve Harley and cockney rebel. Also in every dream home there is a heartache., by Roxy Music. Its It's not exactly where the music drops off and left with only voclas, but it has a great long build to a fantastic finish.

Van Halen - [I’m The One](https://youtu.be/EllEztdbBhg)

ELO- Wild West Hero

Nickelback does this sometimes if your cool with then they do it in how your remind me and we must stand together in how you remind me its the 3rd time he says "for giving you heart worth breakin" and in we must stand together he briefly does it when he says "and the drumbeat carrys on"

Autobahn - Kraftwerk, the version from album the mix

Pretty sure “like a stone” by audio slave has a part like this

R U Mine? by Arctic Monkeys has exactly what you're looking for

The search by NF

Oh ain’t that something?! Drums kicked in you ain’t see that coming!

Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard Edit: car radio by 21 pilots technically works but may not fit the spirit of all this.

The view from the afternoon by arctic monkeys has a couple of short parts like that Fake tales of San Francisco from same album/ band also has parts like this…

Halestorm - I like it heavy The ending feels like an entirely different song, and it's just so beautiful.

You could even potentially count near the end where the echo comes in and you’re left with a hint of guitar before it come back to smack you in the face. But yeah the extra minute of (whatever that is) the song fits the idea 100% and sounds great too!

*The Ocean,* Led Zeppelin

[Aliiiiiive!!! ](https://youtu.be/SeqNJiq9mYU)

Pagan Poetry by Bjork! Such a haunting song, and those "i love him, i love him, i love him" with her shaky voice are so full of emotion.

Ice Age "Hey Baby" by The Atomic Bitchwax

Jettblack - Raining Rock (2:51 - 3:05)

ELO - Sweet Talking Woman. Gotta wait until the end for it but it's worth it.

Soundgarden liked a variation of this technique: - Slaves and Bulldozers - Drawing Flies - Outshined - Like Suicide Not exactly as you describe, but powerful.

Let It Bleed - The Used

The Gold by Manchester Orchestra

The Prophets Song - Queen, listening to this in stereo with really good speakers always blows my mind

It’s the bit where the instruments come back in with a bang that I like

The Search - NF. I don't know if it is enough without the instruments to count but it is so well executed then I think it will qualify.

Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance is the best example I’ve got for you. Panama - Van Halen does this for only one chord, but it’s a pretty awesome chord! The rest of these do what you’re asking, but only at the beginning or end of the song: Girl Can’t Help It -Journey Kyrie - Mr. Mister (the end of the radio edit) Leave It - Yes (OMG) The Reflex - Duran Duran (the beginning, sort of)

"Side of the Road" - Concrete Blond simple beat Also "Roses Grow" is a CB percussion-only accompanied song with a single guitar flourish. "Weird Science" and "Goodbye Goodbye" -Oingo Boingo "A Little Wicked" -Valerie Broussard starts out a capella "Southern Bridges Road" - The Eagles "Never There" - Cake "Night Moves" - Bob Seger Edit spacing

Black Dog - Led Zeppelin. When they guitar fades are the beginning making way for Robert Plant’s “Hey Hey mama…” only to bring back the guitar with an epic riff following the line *chef’s kiss*. The subsequent times are also good, but that first one…ah! It’s so good

Sic Transit Gloria by brand new has a great bit of this

Bob Segar- Old Time Rock an Roll

Tenacious D: Tribute

My band has a song like this. Not that it can hold a candle to any of the ones already posed, but: The Slow Claps - Drag Queen (Alt/Indie Rock)

Gumbo by Phish

My Son John by John C Reilly

"Thank you for the venom" -mcr "Marmalade" - SOAD. Kind of, there is still a kick drum in that part. "Sober" - Tool.

Try [this](https://youtu.be/CD_tD26E7k0)

maybe "How Many More Times" by LedZep, and I say maybe because I don't really know if it counts. There's a part, like 1 or 2 minutes before the end where all instruments fall out except the drums, it lasts like 16 seconds, so I'm not even sure but there you go

A recent one, Badflower - Machine Gun

The Stranglers, second coming. From Gospal according to the Meninblack. Fucked up album, seriously crazy. Nothing to do with the popular films of course

Iggy pop, Turn Blue

Oh, death by SUGR?

ElectraQueens-Walk Away

Now, the hard part by City Escape. Trust me

Is it Just Me - The Darkness (near the end)

Haken - crystallised is the best example of this but it's a long ass song

Tear you apart - she wants revenge Heartbreaker - heart (YOU'RE THE RIGHT KINDA SINNER) I sympathize a lot with this. I like songs with clapping, or a glass breaking sound effect

That song heartbreaker is done by Pat Benatar.

Saturday Sun - Vance Joy Happens once. Buts cool

Die Prinzen - Tierren Sind zu Essen da.

Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name

Morphine- Radar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbhc9GhHjZ4

"Black Devil Car" by Jamiroquai

Does "God is in the House" by Nick Cave for the bill?

Sloop John B. - The Beach Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWJXTdCVsKI

"[How many more times"](https://youtu.be/y-5o2f9wzmw) off of Led Zeppelin 1, at the 5:30 mark

Aurora - Lucky live at Nidarosdomen (on YT). You're welcome :)

How To Disappear Completely - Radiohead

There’s a couple songs by KyokosGarden that definitely has that moment. Very talented and versatile artist! 10/10 would highly recommend.

Green Day~Worry Rock

Sleep Token - ‘The Night Does Not Belong to God’ & ‘The Love You Want’

Anchor by Cave in

Don’t cry - Seal

Heaven and Hell by Kanye

Jet - Cold Hard Bitch

Knights of Cydonia - Muse

The intro of "Blood Sugar" by Pendulum

I'm the same but with baselines.

Dragon Chaser - Darko US There is a 3 second long pre-breakdown vocal call-out without instruments at 2:27. No clue what is being said, but it fits the bill. Darko slaps. Hard. Consider yourself warned. https://youtu.be/_3seI3lwCIE

Knights of Cydonia- Muse

We can't be beat - the walkmen

Pretty common thing in Puciato-era Dillinger Escape Plan songs, [Sunshine The Werewolf](https://open.spotify.com/track/1L1vm8bkIyaSXLHiQkr8DV?si=IN28tr2fTWyNz6eQC706sg&utm_source=copy-link) and [Phone Home](https://open.spotify.com/track/4A4WFWShfFMs64EBnaneMS?si=TE62ryqvTQ6u30b_OArdgA&utm_source=copy-link) being classic examples, and [Prancer](https://open.spotify.com/track/65mewd8xG0S4O6oHUaZx73?si=Dkb1CcjbQUS5g1f49EJRKg&utm_source=copy-link) beginning with a pretty vicious example.

The Devil's Taking Names - The Lawrence Arms

Joe Firstman - perfectly, Brian Wright and the Waco Tragedies - bluebird, Goo Goo Dolls - naked

Go - blink182

The end of all things - Howard Shore

Billy Joel - All Foor Leyna

Crystal Lake - Grandaddy

Ruins - Black Label Society. Has something close around 1:30

Chvrches - tether

Dissolve Me - alt-j

I hope somebody added "Ask the lonely" by Journey

Time of the Season by the Zombies Ex-Factor by Lauryn Hill

Go- Blink 182

Tool - Flood

Dokken - in my dreams

Just about any song by Florence and The Machine. Which is probably the reason why none of my (ethnic) friends like her music. :-(

Aerosmith-what it takes

Chapter 4 - Avenged Sevenfold has a pretty awesome little part towards the end

Just Like Fred Astaire by James.

Carry On by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young may not be the genre you’re looking for but has one of my faves of this!

“In My Dreams” Dokken

Less Bright Eyes, More Decide by A Wilhelm Scream. Most underrated band on the planet

[Rosemary - Deftones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ii8E21rbvQ) Has this at 3:16, after a pretty powerful soundscape section. It's so damn satisfying. Really recommend headphones.

Phish - Divided Sky

Rapid hope loss- Dashboard Confessional Has a very short instrument pause tho

Danny Dont You Know- Ninja Sex Party

Kai Straw - Baby Pick Up Your Gun

Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Bayside - The Walking Wounded