Best prog under 3 min/90 sec
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Topic: Best prog under 3 min/90 sec
Posted By: Lewian
Subject: Best prog under 3 min/90 sec
Date Posted: January 04 2019 at 17:24
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The "short songs" thread in Prog Blogs makes me think it would be nice to have collection/poll of really short songs, so I start this thread for you to nominate songs (optimally with link) of which I then later will produce two polls. There are two categories: Category 1 - max 90 seconds Category 2 - between 91 and 180 seconds (3 minutes). Here are my nominations (at least those I think of right now): Category 1 - Art Zoyd has a number of albums that are split up into quite short tracks and I love what they do with those. Category 2 - love that song! |
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 04 2019 at 17:55
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Category 1: ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 04 2019 at 18:15
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Category 2: ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 05 2019 at 12:10
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Category 2: ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: MrMHead
Date Posted: January 05 2019 at 12:50
I almost never hear of a reference to Stormwatch!  It's been a while... I have it on vinyl only. ------------- No Civilization here. Tried it on but it would not fit. Seems only a thin veneer. A little rubbing and it comes off quick. - The Bears |
Lewian wrote:Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: January 05 2019 at 13:04
What a nice idea for a thread, Lewian! I see two of my favourites have already been mentioned (especially Dun Riggell! ❤️), but I'll have to have a deep think and a trawl through the old collection to find any others (I'm sure they exist - but I need time at my age!  )------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: January 05 2019 at 14:51
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A great Ozric track for Category 2. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 16:33
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Just missing category one. |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 17:17
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For category 2, this is a lovely way to use two and a half minutes: ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 17:25
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...or try 141 seconds of bliss with Aksak Maboul: ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: ForestFriend
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 17:28
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Tough to find stuff for category 1 (tried to find something that sounded like a complete piece, rather than an excerpt from a concept album), but it turns out the original version of Frank Zappa's Pound For A Brown is exactly 90 seconds long. I do prefer the longer version from Zappa In New York, though. Another Jethro Tull nomination for category 2 - Ian Anderson had quite a lot of short, mostly solo acoustic pieces, but I think Fire At Midnight really captures the sound of the full band in a short time-span.
------------- https://borealkinship.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My prog band - Boreal Kinship |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 17:36
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Oh yeah, I thought of Uncle Meat as well. Keep them coming! |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 17:51
I like that you've given them hurricane-like categories.  ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 22:37
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Category one: Category two: Other Yes tunes: Cinema (for category two) Man in a white car (category one)
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 07 2019 at 13:14
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Here's a Category 2 arse-kicker! ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Cambus741
Date Posted: January 08 2019 at 07:09
| Intermission by Project Creation |
Posted By: Jzrk
Date Posted: February 02 2019 at 20:24
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I’m sorry but in reality a prog song that short has a different category.Faux prog!!
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 02 2019 at 20:53
Not if it connects two larger acceptable prog songs  -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 02 2019 at 21:17
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^I came here to say Five Per Cent for Nothing. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 04:27
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Yeah, gimme more! |
Posted By: Kempokid
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 04:39
| Am I allowed to make a longer list? Or is it specifically 1 song of each category? |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 04:44
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All welcome! |
Posted By: Jzrk
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 09:05
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Very good point
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 03 2019 at 10:28
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Under 90 sec: Spirogyra - Spiggly Caravan - Asforteri After Dinner - Kitchenknife II Nya Ljudbolaget - Minnevisa Faust - I've Got My Car And My TV Jethro Tull - Cheap Day Return Residents - Easter Woman...and the rest of Commerrcial Album under 3 minutes: Comus - In The Lost Queen's Eyes Incredible String Band - Witches Hat Genesis - Fly On A Windshield Cluster - Caramel Jethro Tull - Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square Second Hand - Something You Got Family - The Chase Magma - Sckxyss Art Zoys - Ballad Camel - Spirit Of The Water Björn J:son Lindh - El Henna |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: April 06 2019 at 18:03
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90 sec.:
Yes - Five Per Cent for Nothing Echolyn - Only Twelve 3 min.: The Beatles - Happiness is a warm gun Genesis - Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist King Crimson - Book Of Saturday (no yt video available) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2g7k5g" rel="nofollow - www.dailymotion.com/video/x2g7k5g Mahavishnu Orchestra - Hope (this could go in the below 2 minutes category) ------------- http://theprogressiveweb.blogspot.de" rel="nofollow - Visit me in Second Life to talk about music. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 07 2019 at 09:56
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 08:45
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Marillion - Liquidity IQ - The Other Side
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Posted By: 2dogs
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 08:49
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Under 3 min: Henry Cow - War ------------- "There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 08:54
Any song if you just push stop at 2:59  ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Odvin Draoi
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 09:04
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 09:12
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The first song that came to mind. There's so much happening for such a short track. |
Posted By: 2dogs
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 09:13
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Under 3 min: Neu! - Super 78 and Neuschnee 78 . ------------- "There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette |
Posted By: 2dogs
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 09:24
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Under 90 sec: Henry Cow - Look Back and Slice, Can - Pnoom. ------------- "There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: April 08 2019 at 11:35
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All are these are in the "longer" category I think I second the nomination of Camel's "Spirit of the Water" and also add "Aristillus" and the original version of "Pressure Points" which kicked off "Stationary Traveller". The fully fleshed out version is better but the short version is pretty good too.King Crimson's "Lady of the Dancing Water" Moody Blues "Story in Your Eyes" Circulus "Scarlatti" Kerrs Pink "Lady of the Lake" so many more but I can't easily figure out how to find them without searching my frayed internal memory banks In the even shorter category is the lovely "Remembering" by Strawbs from Ghosts, which is the intro to "You and I when we were young" but also a separate track that stands on its own quite well |
Posted By: 2dogs
Date Posted: April 09 2019 at 05:41
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Under 3 min: Cluster - Nabitte, Walter Wegmuller - Der Herrscher. ------------- "There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette |
Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: April 14 2019 at 08:41
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<90 sec Camel - Fritha https://youtu.be/XoPqvFP8caQ" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/XoPqvFP8caQ <3 min Dream Theater - Wait for Sleep https://youtu.be/YaNxroBFWBU" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/YaNxroBFWBU |