Epic Songs. (blues, house, favorite songs, pink floyd, Genesis)

WaspStar · 11-03-2008, 04:31 PM

Four great Bob Dylan epics:

Desolation Row
Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands
Brownsville Girl
Highlands

I can't imagine shortening any of them. As far as Sad-Eyed Lady and Highlands go, the length is crucial. The music is positively hypnotic. What a mood those songs set!

Though it's hardly a masterpiece, I quite enjoy Going Home by the Rolling Stones.

FinkPloyd · 11-03-2008, 04:51 PM

Rush:

2112, La Ville Strangiato, Xanadu

Pink Floyd:

Dogs, Sheep, Pigs, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Echoes, Interstellar Overdrive

GY!BE:

Sleep, East Hastings

This Will Destroy You:

The Mighty Rio Grande

khfreek · 11-03-2008, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comus

Also Enslaveds Storre Enn Tid, Tyngre Enn Natt (Larger than time, heavier than night).

That was awesome. Thanks for that one.

15Steps · 11-05-2008, 06:05 AM

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues

Piss Me Off · 11-05-2008, 07:43 AM

The key to an epic song is to keep you so cuaght up that you don't realise you've been sitting there 10 minutes.

Morrissey - The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils will always be my favourite, you can either say it's the most overdone gaudy piece of music ever or you can say it's the best, most soaring beautiful thing ever.

Bulldog · 11-05-2008, 08:13 AM

I was a-watching my Ziggy Stardust @ the Hammersmith Apollo dvd t'other day and just remembered this little gem;

I love that mime he does in this - gloriously cheesy stuff there

Piss Me Off · 11-05-2008, 08:14 AM

That and Station To Station both deserve props.

Brad Stengel · 11-05-2008, 07:57 PM

And here's my big list of my favorite 10+ Minute songs, I had a list twice as long, but half of them were between 8 and 10 minutes. Boooo.

The Fall- "And This Day"
Velvet Underground- "Sister Ray"
The Beach Boys- "Heroes & Villains (Long Version)"
The Doors- "The Celebration of the Lizard"
Television- "Marquee Moon"
Brian Jonestown Massacre- "Sound of Confusion"
Jimi Hendrix- "1983"
Deerhunter- "Cavalry Scars II/Aux. Out"
Led Zeppelin- "Carouselambra"
Olivia Tremor Contol- "Green Typewriters Suite"
Pink Floyd- "Dogs"
Sonic Youth- "Trilogy"
Mothers of Invention- "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet"

gotjuice · 11-05-2008, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 15Steps

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues

Excellent, I'll also chuck in Storm and Static off of Lift Your Skinny Fists as those are probably my favorite songs by them.

Also, With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept by Explosions In The Sky. Anything really by EITS.

Trollheart · 11-12-2008, 12:33 PM

I'd agree that the key to a properly-executed epic song is to make it seem like you HAVEN'T been sitting there for ten minutes plus, to get you so wrapped up in the track that you get lost in it and don't realise how much time is gone by, and indeed you're wishing there was more!
Some epics can get VERY tedious. My own experience of that would be the l ikes of "Harvest of souls" by IQ and "Sweet hope suite" by Salem Hill. Both tracks I really TRIED to listen to, but basically my mind wandered and in fact I think I fell asleep during the IQ one!

Proper epics I would list:-
Marillion --- Grendel
Genesis --- Supper's ready
It Bites --- Once around the world
Mostly Autumn --- The spirit of autumn past
Fish --- Plague of ghosts
Meat Loaf --- Bat out of Hell
Marillion --- This strange engine
Dire Straits --- Telegraph Road
ELO --- Concerto for a rainy day
Supertramp --- Fool's overture
Iron Maiden --- The rime of the Ancient Mariner
Kamelot --- Memento mori

I'm not sure if they're all over 10 mins, but some great trax there!
I may be back with more...

11-03-2008, 04:31 PM	#31 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Four great Bob Dylan epics: Desolation Row Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands Brownsville Girl Highlands I can't imagine shortening any of them. As far as Sad-Eyed Lady and Highlands go, the length is crucial. The music is positively hypnotic. What a mood those songs set! Though it's hardly a masterpiece, I quite enjoy Going Home by the Rolling Stones. __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

11-05-2008, 06:05 AM	#34 (permalink)
15Steps The Passenger Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucketheadland Posts: 583	Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues __________________

11-05-2008, 07:43 AM	#35 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	The key to an epic song is to keep you so cuaght up that you don't realise you've been sitting there 10 minutes. Morrissey - The Teachers Are Afraid Of The Pupils will always be my favourite, you can either say it's the most overdone gaudy piece of music ever or you can say it's the best, most soaring beautiful thing ever. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

11-05-2008, 08:14 AM	#37 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	That and Station To Station both deserve props. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

11-05-2008, 07:57 PM	#38 (permalink)
Brad Stengel This Space for Rent Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 815	And here's my big list of my favorite 10+ Minute songs, I had a list twice as long, but half of them were between 8 and 10 minutes. Boooo. The Fall- "And This Day" Velvet Underground- "Sister Ray" The Beach Boys- "Heroes & Villains (Long Version)" The Doors- "The Celebration of the Lizard" Television- "Marquee Moon" Brian Jonestown Massacre- "Sound of Confusion" Jimi Hendrix- "1983" Deerhunter- "Cavalry Scars II/Aux. Out" Led Zeppelin- "Carouselambra" Olivia Tremor Contol- "Green Typewriters Suite" Pink Floyd- "Dogs" Sonic Youth- "Trilogy" Mothers of Invention- "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" __________________ These is the musics I own: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/BradStengel/oo

11-03-2008, 04:51 PM	#32 (permalink)
FinkPloyd Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Rush: 2112, La Ville Strangiato, Xanadu Pink Floyd: Dogs, Sheep, Pigs, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Echoes, Interstellar Overdrive GY!BE: Sleep, East Hastings This Will Destroy You: The Mighty Rio Grande

11-05-2008, 08:13 AM	#36 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I was a-watching my Ziggy Stardust @ the Hammersmith Apollo dvd t'other day and just remembered this little gem; I love that mime he does in this - gloriously cheesy stuff there

11-12-2008, 12:33 PM	#40 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	I'd agree that the key to a properly-executed epic song is to make it seem like you HAVEN'T been sitting there for ten minutes plus, to get you so wrapped up in the track that you get lost in it and don't realise how much time is gone by, and indeed you're wishing there was more! Some epics can get VERY tedious. My own experience of that would be the l ikes of "Harvest of souls" by IQ and "Sweet hope suite" by Salem Hill. Both tracks I really TRIED to listen to, but basically my mind wandered and in fact I think I fell asleep during the IQ one! Proper epics I would list:- Marillion --- Grendel Genesis --- Supper's ready It Bites --- Once around the world Mostly Autumn --- The spirit of autumn past Fish --- Plague of ghosts Meat Loaf --- Bat out of Hell Marillion --- This strange engine Dire Straits --- Telegraph Road ELO --- Concerto for a rainy day Supertramp --- Fool's overture Iron Maiden --- The rime of the Ancient Mariner Kamelot --- Memento mori I'm not sure if they're all over 10 mins, but some great trax there! I may be back with more... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018