We all know Smells Like Teen Spirit goes a bit quiet in the verse and steps on the distortion pedals for the chorus to create ‘an alternating loud and quiet dynamic’ – thanks Wikipedia. But it’s used by almost everyone at some point. Sigur Ros are pretty much the Mozarts of the loud/soft change – see 1.50 onwards in this one when it changes from angels sprinkling audio pixiedust to trolls with hobnail boots, but let’s have your best loud/soft/loud etc moments please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84i7zQ_ACnU