E is for ecstasy

And up and up and up and … release. This week, School of rock looks at how artists from Schoenberg to Björk have brought us to a climax of musical blissJacques Lu Cont was surely right when he told us that music makes you lose control. But how often does music really surrender itself to the throes of ecstasy?It's not always easy to be ecstatic in rock music. Ecstasy takes us beyond mere enjoyment into realms – be they religious, sexual or chemical – where we are no longer ...

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