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Poll Question: What is your favorite song length?
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4 [13.79%]
12 [41.38%]
2 [6.90%]
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5 [17.24%]
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    Posted: March 12 2006 at 14:30
I used to hate anything longer than 4 minutes.  Obviously my opinion has changed!
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Originally posted by s1ipp3ry s1ipp3ry wrote:

If its a good song I like it long, If its crap I just want it to end fast 

 
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Originally posted by ivan_2068 ivan_2068 wrote:

I've been in at least 10 forums and all the threads usually repeat.

But this is the first forum in which I find such an obsession with the lenght of the songs.

  • Can Utility and the Coastliners from Foxtrot is perfect with 5:43
  • Niracles Out of Nowhere is the best Kansas track (IMHO) with 6:29
  • Jordrock from Hybris is outstanding with 11:10
  • Supper's Ready uis the best epic ever with 22.54
  • Thick as a Brick is a favorite of everybody with 43:50
  • Amarok is perfect with 60:02

I wouldn't add or take a second from any one.

Worry about quality, forget about lenght.

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My favorite song length is 18 minutes and 34 seconds.



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8-30min songs are all (usually) great songs. But out of these I voted for Micro-Epic :D
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5-10 min is very good lenght IMO.
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Originally posted by s1ipp3ry s1ipp3ry wrote:

If its a good song I like it long, If its crap I just want it to end fast 

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4-8 is the ideal for me, though lengthy songs (with sensible musicianship) are also great.

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From 00.38 (Laurie Anderson - Running Dogs) to 79.31 (Klaus Schulze - Picasso geht spazieren-First Movement) 
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Longer (8.00 - 12.00) is actually quite optimal... A song you can get into and love long enough

Although Epic is also great
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If its a good song I like it long, If its crap I just want it to end fast 
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most songs I like are somewhere between, 6-8 minutes, though my favorites are higher, I'm going with quantity here.
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This one is even worse than "most important instrument!"

"Favourite Song Length"   

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Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:

Don't you know that the size doesn't matter, its what you do with it that counts.

size may matter a little, but too long can be as bad as too short, me I'm more of the short and sweet type of person like a firecracker.  I like epics though.
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Don't you know that the size doesn't matter, its what you do with it that counts.
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Originally posted by Yanns Yanns wrote:

The answer to this question is one that deserves, above most others, the answer "depends."

I don't believe one can (or at least, I simply cannot) choose the best song length. There are legendary songs in all of these areas. It's tough to choose between songs like Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (in your tree, it's crazy), Supper's Ready (Epic), and things like Book of Saturday by King Crimson, which is almost "Very Short."

If you catch my drift.



Point made.

Two of my fave prog songs:

All Of The Above by Transatlantic at 30:59

Lost Without A Trace by Wigwam at 2:32

In short, it depends.


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I've been in at least 10 forums and all the threads usually repeat.

But this is the first forum in which I find such an obsession with the lenght of the songs.

  • Can Utility and the Coastliners from Foxtrot is perfect with 5:43
  • Niracles Out of Nowhere is the best Kansas track (IMHO) with 6:29
  • Jordrock from Hybris is outstanding with 11:10
  • Supper's Ready uis the best epic ever with 22.54
  • Thick as a Brick is a favorite of everybody with 43:50
  • Amarok is perfect with 60:02

I wouldn't add or take a second from any one.

Worry about quality, forget about lenght.

Iván



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The answer to this question is one that deserves, above most others, the answer "depends."

I don't believe one can (or at least, I simply cannot) choose the best song length. There are legendary songs in all of these areas. It's tough to choose between songs like Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (in your tree, it's crazy), Supper's Ready (Epic), and things like Book of Saturday by King Crimson, which is almost "Very Short."

If you catch my drift.
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