Long songs Options

[dangum]

I've always had a soft spot for long songs. When a band takes their time to develop the track and doesn't try to get to the chorus in 30 seconds makes for a more satisfying musical experience. It also gives the band more scope to experiment and flesh it out when playing it live...

It's one thing to have a 8+ minute song on an album, but it takes courage to release such a track as a single and then try to make a music video that does it justice.

So, what are your favourite long tracks? A standout for me is "Estranged" by Guns N' Roses. It's an epic track that clocks in at around 9 minutes 30 sec. The video cost 4 million dollars back in 1993 which made it one of the most expensive videos of the time. My favourite part of the video is when Axl jumps off an oil tanker in the middle of the ocean. Definitely worth checking out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmAY059TTY

[Pokey]

likewise i like long songs, when they come together and really nail it there is something special because it is so much harder getting an 8+ minute song right as opposed to 3mins.

one of my favs recently has been the Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists, a 9 minute song dressed as a type of sea shanty about 2 men trapped inside a whale where one details to the other how they came to be in such a situation ... this clip puts a fan made comic art to the song which works really well:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0CR1IJKMPo

Always loved these 2 since I was young, Jethro Tull's Aqualung and Frank Zappa's Willie The Pimp:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM-3tBhWaew


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKYGaEafv4g