Rock's 40 Best Long Songs
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Topic: Rock's 40 Best Long Songs
Posted By: Catcher10
Subject: Rock's 40 Best Long Songs
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 13:08
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Ultimate Classic Rock's 40 best long songs rankings. My first thought was any "live" song should not be a part of this list, as any song could be extended in a live setting. A good showing of many progressive rock epic staples, although as normal some ranked too low as preference is given to rock bands like GNR?? A live song is #1......Anyhow as these lists go. I thought it was pretty good.. -------------   
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 13:37
That's an excellent Top 40 line-up. I like nearly all of the 40 songs listed, apart from Television, who always make me want to change channels. 
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 14:26
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That’s an interesting and incredible top 40 long songs. ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 16:12
-All in all as great a list as one could dare to hope for.
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Catcher10 wrote:Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 17:06
I'd prefer a list of long LIVE songs......The reasons to create a long studio track versus perform a long live song are different IMO. -------------
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 17:20
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^I see your point. But I would probably have considered Dark Star live myself nevertheless. It feels different than just any long live version of a short ditty. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 17:49
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[QUOTE=Catcher10] Ultimate Classic Rock's 40 best long songs rankings. My first thought was any "live" song should not be a part of this list, as any song could be extended in a live setting. A good showing of many progressive rock epic staples, although as normal some ranked too low as preference is given to rock bands like GNR?? A live song is #1......Anyhow as these lists go. I thought it was pretty good.. Agreed. That said, KISS's live version of 100,000 years transcends the poorly produced studio version. The same should be said of Parasite. Forgive moi....Time to wash mouth out.
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Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 17:52
I don't have a remote idea of what you're talking about.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 19:13
| It's a good list but no Gates of Delirium and no Awaken. Also, there should maybe be at least one more Genesis song on there (Firth Of Fifth maybe?). |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 22:56
| Not a bad list and actually pleased to see ELP - Karn Evil 9 get some love over the more vaunted Tarkus. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 10 2023 at 05:39
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Nice list but where's Transatlantic's – "The Whirlwind"? (all 77:46 minutes of it). |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: May 10 2023 at 08:16
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^^ It may be the 'Longest', but is it really the Ultimate? Has it really make a significant cultural statement like others in the poll? Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine (and own it), but it wouldn't make my own list, neither would Green Carnation's LODDOD or even Oldfield's Amarok which have filled entire albums with one track? I think their definition of 'Long Songs' suggests a minimum 10 minute run time and as such, there were for me a few surprising omissions, such as 'Child In Time'... unless I missed it?
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 10 2023 at 12:38
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^^ Agree, I enjoy The Whirlwind but that would never make a list like this. These lists always focus on the classics, classic rock and classic prog. Progressive rock was represented well I thought.......I'm surprised Tubular Bells did not make it. -------------
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 10 2023 at 15:52
And "Maggot Brain" (an album which I own), has???
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 10 2023 at 16:33
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"Maggot Brain" (1971) is such a classic and is one that I would hope would make such a list. Expecting The Whirlwind (which is commonly divided into tracks) in the Ultimate Classic Rock list is seriously overestimating its significance, popularity/ knownness by my reckoning. Maybe you know something I don't. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 10 2023 at 17:32
I agree. The Transatlantic Whirlwind completely passed me by with barely a flutter, but I haven't been able to Free My Mind from the infectious beat of Maggot Brain.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 11 2023 at 12:47
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Maggot Brain is sheer brilliance!!!! Should be on any rock list.... -------------
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