Long Songs: An Interpretation

[killer_roach]

Here's a good 'un: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwGJ0EHdXDc

Surprisingly enough, from looking it up, I was surprised to learn that Cardiacs never had a song that exceeded ten minutes in length. (Then again, their songs are typically long by the standards of punk rock, with 5-7 minutes, and the occasional 8-9 minute song, being commonplace.)

[RosaFloydGuy]

An example of a punk-rock epic is probably the last track of Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade, the song Dreams Reoccuring. It clocks in at around 13 minutes and is completely instrumental.

[Wave57]

I love longer songs. There is nothing too long for me atm. Like, The Flaming Lip's 7 hour long song. Thick as a Brick is quite great (43 minutes). And Godspeed You! Black Emperor's album Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to heavn, has 4 songs that are as long as 23 minutes and as short as 18. 3 Can songs, Close to the Edge by Yes. Dogs by Pink Floyd, The Gumbo Variations by Frank Zappa. I could go on and on, haha. I love long songs.

Anyone got any long song recommendations for me?

[killer_roach]

I love longer songs. There is nothing too long for me atm. Like, The Flaming Lip's 7 hour long song. Thick as a Brick is quite great (43 minutes). And Godspeed You! Black Emperor's album Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to heavn, has 4 songs that are as long as 23 minutes and as short as 18. 3 Can songs, Close to the Edge by Yes. Dogs by Pink Floyd, The Gumbo Variations by Frank Zappa. I could go on and on, haha. I love long songs.

Anyone got any long song recommendations for me?

I have a playlist of personal favorite epics that I have going... some highlights:

Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (live in Manchester) (80:00)
Ephemeral Sun - Harvest Aorta (41:56)
Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - La Novia (40:40)
Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh (Retrospektiw II) (40:05)
Phideaux - Snowtorch (two parts, 36:28)
Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic (35:50)
Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways (alternate version) (34:35)
Psyche Bugyo - Psychedelic Judgeman (34:22)
Helmet Of Gnats - High Street (30:12)
Miles Davis - *****es Brew (27:01)
Frost* - Milliontown (26:37)
The Flower Kings - Stardust We Are (live) (26:35)
Neal Morse - Seeds Of Gold (26:07)
Nemo - Barbares (25:58)
Discipline. - Rogue (24:05)
Glass Hammer - If The Sun (24:02)
Spock's Beard - The Water (23:12)
Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers (23:05)
Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (22:54)
Caravan - Nine Feet Underground (22:44)
Haken - Visions (22:25)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Dream (21:24)
Motorpsycho - Gullible's Travails (20:42)
Opeth - Black Rose Immortal (20:16)

And that's just one song per artist, and just the stuff over 20 minutes.

[RosaFloydGuy]

I have a playlist of personal favorite epics that I have going... some highlights:

Transatlantic - The Whirlwind (live in Manchester) (80:00)
Ephemeral Sun - Harvest Aorta (41:56)
Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - La Novia (40:40)
Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh (Retrospektiw II) (40:05)
Phideaux - Snowtorch (two parts, 36:28)
Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic (35:50)
Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways (alternate version) (34:35)
Psyche Bugyo - Psychedelic Judgeman (34:22)
Helmet Of Gnats - High Street (30:12)
Miles Davis - *****es Brew (27:01)
Frost* - Milliontown (26:37)
The Flower Kings - Stardust We Are (live) (26:35)
Neal Morse - Seeds Of Gold (26:07)
Nemo - Barbares (25:58)
Discipline. - Rogue (24:05)
Glass Hammer - If The Sun (24:02)
Spock's Beard - The Water (23:12)
Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers (23:05)
Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard (22:54)
Caravan - Nine Feet Underground (22:44)
Haken - Visions (22:25)
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Dream (21:24)
Motorpsycho - Gullible's Travails (20:42)
Opeth - Black Rose Immortal (20:16)

And that's just one song per artist, and just the stuff over 20 minutes.

This is a pretty good list, and I'd like to add some more if that's okay.

Camel - Lady Fantasy (12:46)
Alphataurus - Peccato D'orgoglio (12:23)
King Crimson - Lizard (23:15)
Steven Wilson - Raider II (23:20)
Dream Theater - Octavarium (24:00)
Liquid Tension Experiment - Three Minute Warning (28:34)
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Karn Evil 9 (29:43)
Moon Safari - Other Half of the Sky (31:44)
Galleon - The Ocean (52:06)
Dirge - Wings of Lead Over Dormant Seas (60:01)
Devil Doll - The Sacrilege of Fatal Arms (79:02)
Bongripper - The Great Barrier Reefer (79:23)