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sopsych · 08-14-2012, 09:54 AM

It's hardly a prejudgment. I hear the songs and end up disliking them for length-related factors.

But I do like "Bad," and GNR did two of the best long songs ever in "November Rain" and "Estranged." That pair and [arguably, since I mean an edited version of] "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" are probably the only 7:00+ songs I enjoy. "Paradise City," to me, is not good. "Hotel California" tells a good story, and the guitar-playing is some of the 70's best - but it still feels long. "Belfast Child" is boring - although that comes from someone not interested in UK history. In my experience, Dire Straits specialized in long, dull songs - even the normal-length songs bore after a while. The long Genesis song I like is "No Son of Mine," which isn't prog at all and sticks to the story. The extended music video version of "Amazing" by Aerosmith and "Still of the Night" by Whitesnake are rare examples of songs made great by adding unusual, well-played instrumental sections.

For the record, I also usually don't enjoy very short songs. "October" probably is the shortie I enjoy the most.

08-14-2012, 09:54 AM	#26 (permalink)
sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	It's hardly a prejudgment. I hear the songs and end up disliking them for length-related factors. But I do like "Bad," and GNR did two of the best long songs ever in "November Rain" and "Estranged." That pair and [arguably, since I mean an edited version of] "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" are probably the only 7:00+ songs I enjoy. "Paradise City," to me, is not good. "Hotel California" tells a good story, and the guitar-playing is some of the 70's best - but it still feels long. "Belfast Child" is boring - although that comes from someone not interested in UK history. In my experience, Dire Straits specialized in long, dull songs - even the normal-length songs bore after a while. The long Genesis song I like is "No Son of Mine," which isn't prog at all and sticks to the story. The extended music video version of "Amazing" by Aerosmith and "Still of the Night" by Whitesnake are rare examples of songs made great by adding unusual, well-played instrumental sections. For the record, I also usually don't enjoy very short songs. "October" probably is the shortie I enjoy the most. Last edited by sopsych; 08-14-2012 at 10:13 AM.