Libertine Posted 17 December 2005 Posted 17 December 2005 What is the longest song that you 'own', in minutes? Mine is probably November Rain. Clocking in at 8 minutes and 56 seconds.
TrickyTrev Posted 17 December 2005 Posted 17 December 2005 Probably something by Mars Volta. To be honest I don't like long songs, they are often pretentious and repetitive.
The People's Hero Posted 17 December 2005 Posted 17 December 2005 Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant, I expect. Other long songs, worthy of note though. Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet Bob Dylan - Desolation Row
Nationwider Posted 17 December 2005 Posted 17 December 2005 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 14:48 - downloaded. Don McLean - American Pie 8:32 - album. Morrissey "The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils" is about 10:00-ish, but I can't find my CD.
Scarby Posted 17 December 2005 Posted 17 December 2005 The End by the Doors i think (i havent checked)
Deathside Posted 17 December 2005 Posted 17 December 2005 At a guess I'd plump for Down In The Sewer by The Stranglers from their debut album Rattus Norvegicus IV - 7 minutes 58 seconds I don't find it to be either pretentious or repetitive - mainly because it is in four parts Falling Down In The Sewer Trying To Get Out Again Rats Rally
filbertway Posted 17 December 2005 Posted 17 December 2005 green day - jesus of suurbia 9:18 like this song has good vartiation
Jordan Posted 18 December 2005 Posted 18 December 2005 Mogwai - "Like Herod" (the version from "Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003") - 18:30 The Decemberists' EP "The Tain" could count as the longest one I have--it's one track that's 18:36 long although the back cover and liner notes indicate that there are five distinct movements (Parts I-V). It's all one big song, though.
MC Prussian Posted 18 December 2005 Posted 18 December 2005 Dispatch - 5/4 Here We Go 8 Minutes 21 Seconds The most amazing intro I've ever heard. E-Guitar heaven!
wirralsimon Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 Got lots of long songs by the likes of Genesis, Tangerine Dream, Yes, Grateful dead, Marillion etc. in the 17-25 minute range. If I started listening to music in the 70's when there were loads of long songs about. It was an era when the 20 minute version of a song was automatically better than the 5 or 10 minute version, no questions asked. Now i realise that a lot of the long versions of songs from that era are virtiually unlistenable. I have a live version of Freebird at home that seems to go on forever, might be the 15 minute one referred to above but it seems longer! I once sat through a drum solo by Ginger Baker that went on for 25 minutes and got boring after the first minute! There should be a special category for pointlessly long songs. Buried in the archives I have a 20 minute live version of 'Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin (original was 6 minues) and a 22 minute live version of 'Space Trucking' by Deep Purple (The original went on a bit at 4 minutes, it was only one riff when it came down to it). Simon
Jay Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 The Orb - Blue Room 39 minutes and 58 seconds, two seconds shorter than the maximum permitted for a single under chart rules!!! however I don't actually own it but nothing will ever beat that!!!
Janx Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 The Orb - Blue Room 39 minutes and 58 seconds, two seconds shorter than the maximum permitted for a single under chart rules!!! however I don't actually own it but nothing will ever beat that!!! Thanks GOOGLE!! Pah what a faker! Surely something by "the Floyd!" in my collection anyway.
shen Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 Got lots of long songs by the likes of Genesis, Tangerine Dream, Yes, Grateful dead, Marillion etc. in the 17-25 minute range. If I started listening to music in the 70's when there were loads of long songs about. It was an era when the 20 minute version of a song was automatically better than the 5 or 10 minute version, no questions asked. Now i realise that a lot of the long versions of songs from that era are virtiually unlistenable. I have a live version of Freebird at home that seems to go on forever, might be the 15 minute one referred to above but it seems longer! I once sat through a drum solo by Ginger Baker that went on for 25 minutes and got boring after the first minute!There should be a special category for pointlessly long songs. Buried in the archives I have a 20 minute live version of 'Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin (original was 6 minues) and a 22 minute live version of 'Space Trucking' by Deep Purple (The original went on a bit at 4 minutes, it was only one riff when it came down to it). Simon You're referring to 'Toad'.. Probably the longest recorded rock drum solo. Mine would be Dream Theater's "A Change of Seasons" which is 23:30 minutes long or so... Underworld's "Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream Of Love" clocks in at second at around 18 minutes I think...
Head Honcho Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 Off the top of my head I'd say Baja by Sasha at over 12 minutes, although I'm sure some of my Tangerine Dream or Kraftwerk tracks beat this
Strokes Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 Off the top of my head I'd say Baja by Sasha at over 12 minutes, although I'm sure some of my Tangerine Dream or Kraftwerk tracks beat this Come on. The Verve 15minutes 15 seconds
wirralsimon Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 You're referring to 'Toad'.. Probably the longest recorded rock drum solo. Bizarrely enough I don't thnk it was. It was during his brief stint with Hawkwind (Ginger Baker and Hawkwind - Possibly the unlikeliest pairing in Rock History) at the de Montford about 15 years ago, it was 23 mins long on my watch, but it felt far, far longer. Simon
LCFC-IAN Posted 20 December 2005 Posted 20 December 2005 Underworld - Born Slippy, is about 10 minutes
Gamesmaster Posted 21 December 2005 Posted 21 December 2005 The Orb - Blue Room 39 minutes and 58 seconds, two seconds shorter than the maximum permitted for a single under chart rules!!! however I don't actually own it but nothing will ever beat that!!! wow and i thought donna summers i feel love 27 mins was long
Jay Posted 22 December 2005 Posted 22 December 2005 Thanks GOOGLE!! Pah what a faker! Surely something by "the Floyd!" in my collection anyway. I did actually know that, from when I went through my ambient/chillout phase from about 15.00 on the 15/06/93 to about 15.15 on the same day!!!
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