History Main / BigRockEnding

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmACXeO3Qb4 Joan Crawford Has Risen From The Grave]] ({{BlueOysterCult}})- the live version ends on a long drawn out sung/screamed note followed by a reprise of the introductory piano line.

* Music/TheWho's "My Generation" from ''Music/TheWhoSingMyGeneration'' which gave birth to RockersSmashGuitars

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6nasmkg7A Kick Out the Jams]] ({{MC5}})

* Not every song that has a Big Rock Ending rendered in ''Rock Band'' has a Big Rock Ending. Take Music/TheSmashingPumpkins' "Cherub Rock", for example. The game charts it as a Big Rock Ending, yet because the tempo doesn't change and the drum beat and guitar riff are consistent, it isn't an actual Big Rock Ending. Some songs also have Big Rock Endings added on when put in ''Rock Band'', either because they are live versions or because the original songs ended with a fade-out while the band was still playing, so Harmonix added a Big Rock Ending, rather than having the song abruptly end.
* Just because a song doesn't have a Big Rock Ending in ''Rock Band'' doesn't mean it doesn't actually have a Big Rock Ending. Take Music/JethroTull's "Aqualung" as an example; it has all of the components of a Big Rock Ending yet isn't charted as such.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5HbqgCIUE Stay Away]] (Music/{{Nirvana}})
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGiTPgvKktM Alive]] (Music/PearlJam)

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZCyOWLrRTE War Pigs]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq5Ejw42Yog Never Say Die]] (Music/BlackSabbath)

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7-EEGiABBU Aqualung]] (Music/JethroTull)
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7h4qT6OrdQ 21st Century Schizoid Man]] (Music/KingCrimson)

* Music/TheWho's "My Generation" which gave birth to RockersSmashGuitars

* "Overkill" by Motörhead has a series of BigRockEndings, followed my more of the song, followed by another BigRockEnding, followed by more of the song. It might be a RunningGag given the song's title.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=460urDbhdeY Strong Arm of the Law]] (Music/{{Saxon}})

->''Big endings. Lots of spitting, swearing, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick death]]... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking eye contact]] and thumping''.
-->'''[[AllDrummersAreAnimals Roger Taylor]]''' on how Music/{{Queen}} ended their songs live

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLG66ER0UUM Murder By Numbers]] (ThePolice[[note]]we know it's not a jazz band, but this song draws heavily from lounge jazz, so it fits better here[[/note]])

* Music/IronMaiden's "El Dorado", mentioned above, not only has a Big Rock Ending, it also has a Big Rock ''Beginning''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLG66ER0UUM Murder By Numbers]] (ThePolice[[hottip:*:we know it's not a jazz band, but this song draws heavily from lounge jazz, so it fits better here]])

* Music/TheWho's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZtRedcmTIQ Young Man Blues (Live At Leeds)]]" has about three or four {{Big Rock Ending}}s before its actual one, most of which are marked by Keith Moon's monster drum fills.

-->'''[[AllDrummersAreAnimals Roger Taylor]]''' on how {{Queen}} ended their songs live

There are many ways to end a song. Perhaps you just play the final note and end it there. Perhaps your guitarist or saxophonist holds a note and the song fades out as that note plays. Or maybe your band just keeps playing and the song slowly fades out as they continue their rhythm. A BigRockEnding is for when none of these options will do. Instead, the band drops the tempo and starts jamming out in a flurry of musical awesomeness, usually ending with a final note or riff to let everyone know it is over. Frequent features of the Big Rock Ending include the guitarist or saxophonist or keyboardist going absolutely nuts and improvising wildly, the drummer doing a roll on the cymbals and/or the toms, and if it's a metal song (especially PowerMetal), the singer might also [[MetalScream scream at a high pitch until the end]].

* Not every song that has a Big Rock Ending rendered in ''Rock Band'' has a Big Rock Ending. Take Music/SmashingPumpkins' "Cherub Rock", for example. The game charts it as a Big Rock Ending, yet because the tempo doesn't change and the drum beat and guitar riff are consistent, it isn't an actual Big Rock Ending. Some songs also have Big Rock Endings added on when put in ''Rock Band'', either because they are live versions or because the original songs ended with a fade-out while the band was still playing, so Harmonix added a Big Rock Ending, rather than having the song abruptly end.

* Music/GunsNRoses' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3hH8LG4Yw Paradise City]]" has a BigRockEnding... which is then followed by a good few more minutes of the song... [[DoubleSubverted which ends in another]] BigRockEnding.

* Music/IronMaiden's "El Dorado", mentioned above, not only has a BigRockEnding, it also has a Big Rock ''Beginning''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STXFFYcuhuw Endless Sacrifice]] (Music/DreamTheater)

Often the GrandFinale of a song. Frequently lead into by a LastChorusSlowDown and sometimes accompanied (especially in metal songs) by a MetalScream. Not to be confused with RocksFallEveryoneDies.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmACXeO3Qb4 joan Crawford Has Risen From The Grave]] ({{BlueOysterCult}})- the live versino ends on a long drawn out note followed by a reprise of the introductory piano line.

* [[http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Country[= Roads/2y0UcJ=] Country Roads]] (as covered by The W's)

* The Melvins' "Pick It N' Flick It" is essentially a minute and a half big rock ending without an actual song attached to it.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOCZFChafOQ Space Dementia]] (Music/Muse)