Favourite short prog song
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Topic: Favourite short prog song
Posted By: Andrew A.
Subject: Favourite short prog song
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 17:00
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What's your favourite short prog song?
By short, I mean (arbitrarily I admit) under 5 minutes in length.
And since the song's prog-ness is not defined by its length - what is it about the song that makes it prog?
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Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 19:37
| Vital Signs by Rush |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 19:45
| "Harold the Barrel" - Genesis - 2:59 |
Posted By: freecloud
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 20:44
| Street Worm -Spirit |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 21:03
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For a Kansas fan, "under five minutes" means nothing. I could list a dozen great ones. But try this for short- "The Spider," Steve Walsh's instrumental on Point of Know Return, which is under three minutes. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Arr@bal
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 21:42
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mmm difficult.
I chose a ballad.
Epitaph (King Crimson) ------------- "Never let school disturb my education" "Really dont mind if you set this one out" "Live and let die" |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 22:14
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^That's almost nine minutes.
------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 22:46
| Well if we are going for short here, Five Per Cent For Nothing clocks in at a whopping 0:35. Not my favorite song, but for short pretty good. A nice alternative -- same album --is Long Distance Runaround, running at a more respectable 3:33. |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 23:17
Amarok - Mike Oldfield  ------------- 
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: February 18 2009 at 23:37
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^ Isn't that like, an album long song? Anyway, I'll go with... Anyway by Genesis :P, this time, anyway (that's the third time I've said anyway, but anyway...), quite an underrated song of theirs.
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Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 01:49
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There's so many but a few off the top of my head:
Captain Beyond - Dancing Madly Backwards (on a sea of air)
Uriah Heep - Love Machine
Ken Hensley - Cold Autumn Sunday
Floyd - The Gold, it's...
Yes - I'll go with Long Distance Runaround too
Man - Romaine
Caravan - Hoedown
Nektar - New Day Dawning
Neutrons - Live Your Life
Sorry no Genesis - don't really go for their shorter stuff. ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 01:52
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"Long Distance Runaround" IS quite an excellent song, and not too long. Nothing short for Genesis? As much as I like "Harld the Barrel," I'll go with "Horizon's," which I'm sure will be an original choice. And how 'bout some tiny Tull finishers: "Grace" and "Cheerio," both under a minute, I'm pretty sure. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:03
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Whoops forgot some KC
The Great Deceiver
Talking of tiny tracks - Tony McPhee's Amazing Grace (Groundhogs) ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:09
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@Whis: my favourite Tull one is "Wondrin' Aloud", I'm surprised you don't mention it. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:12
Heh; I was going for SUPER short, but actually, "Wondrin" is a fantastic tune too. Sorta goes along with the acoustic stuff on Minstrel. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Swan Song wrote:Posted By: mono
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:43
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Takotsubo by Maybeshewill
------------- https://soundcloud.com/why-music Prog trio, from ambiant to violence https://soundcloud.com/m0n0-film Film music and production projects https://soundcloud.com/fadisaliba (almost) everything else |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:48
Sympathy by Rare Bird - 2 minutes of perfection  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 04:47
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Under five minutes? There's thousands. (one) Two or maybe three minutes would be a little more challenging. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Anirml
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 05:13
I agree =).
"Countenance" by Nektar is a good short song too.
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 09:37
Though Peaches En Regalia and Little Umbrellas by Zappa spring to mind, as does Dixie by Harmonium. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 20:27
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Under 5 is too hard, but under 3 is easy. SGM - Cockroach ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: easytargets
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 12:00
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Poet´s justice by Uriah Heep
I´m not sure if it will change like most
of my favourite songs, bands or whatever
´cause I just love it ------------- The water rushes over all cities crash in the mighty wave; the final man is very small, plunging in for his final bathe |