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Points: 28085 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 01:24
Originally posted by UndercoverBoy UndercoverBoy wrote:

Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

when i first heard Van Der Graaf Generator's album Pawn Hearts-a Canadian lp copy, in between the two main tracks on side one, was a short, completely instrumental track, could not have been more than two  minutes long, but i remember it had some totally awesome sax in it, and it blew me away-i felt that it was the best thing on the whole record
          i have not had that lp for a long time, and on a Cd copy of Pawn Hearts i bought years later, this track did not even exist-cannot remember the name of it, but it was great

It's "Theme One."

I actually have the U.S./Canadian LP with that song in between "Lemmings" and "Man-Erg."  It's a nice and catchy song, but very out-of-place.  It was composed by George Martin (yes, that George Martin) rather than any of the band members, and it shows.  I'm glad that the CD version I have moved it over to the bonus tracks.
 
Yep was the Radio One theme songespecially composed for their launch (in 1967?). I remember seeing VDGG performing this on The Beat Club.Good stuff.
 
btw other artists who have covered Theme One include Nick Magnus (included on Inhaling Green) and Cozy Powell (ones that I know of anyway)
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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

when i first heard Van Der Graaf Generator's album Pawn Hearts-a Canadian lp copy, in between the two main tracks on side one, was a short, completely instrumental track, could not have been more than two  minutes long, but i remember it had some totally awesome sax in it, and it blew me away-i felt that it was the best thing on the whole record
          i have not had that lp for a long time, and on a Cd copy of Pawn Hearts i bought years later, this track did not even exist-cannot remember the name of it, but it was great

It's "Theme One."

I actually have the U.S./Canadian LP with that song in between "Lemmings" and "Man-Erg."  It's a nice and catchy song, but very out-of-place.  It was composed by George Martin (yes, that George Martin) rather than any of the band members, and it shows.  I'm glad that the CD version I have moved it over to the bonus tracks.
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when i first heard Van Der Graaf Generator's album Pawn Hearts-a Canadian lp copy, in between the two main tracks on side one, was a short, completely instrumental track, could not have been more than two  minutes long, but i remember it had some totally awesome sax in it, and it blew me away-i felt that it was the best thing on the whole record
          i have not had that lp for a long time, and on a Cd copy of Pawn Hearts i bought years later, this track did not even exist-cannot remember the name of it, but it was great
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oh, oh, and Camel's "Aristillus" - I've always loved it though it hurts my ears :)
"Ffffaaahhh, seeko baaaaaa
Neeeeee toe, kare lo yeahhh
Sa sa sa sa saa! Fssss
Drrrrrrrrr bo ki!
Rapateeka! do go taaaam
Rapateeka! do go tchaa"

- "Atom Heart Mother" Pink Floyd/Ron Geesin
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Time Table - Genesis
Gioco di Bimba - Le Orme
Felona - Le Orme
En Pleine Face - Harmonium
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Camel's Supertwister has more proggy goodness in three and a half minutes than most twenty minute epics.
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Originally posted by The Runaway The Runaway wrote:

The Queen - Gentle Giant

reeeeeally?????? lol what a closer for an album that was
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Cadence and Cascade - King Crimson
Sweet Dreams - Yes
Bitches Crystal - ELP
The Sheriff - ELP
The Vultures Fly High - Renaissance  
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Points: 5575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2010 at 09:14
Originally posted by squirting squirting wrote:

Harold The Barrel <3

so right i love that track haha
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The wall PF has short tracks and they are all great
 
But i think theres some great short tracks by Rush - such as Closer to the Heart
or even Farewell to Kings.
 
ELP did some awesome stuff in a short period on 'Tarkus' album apart from the epic.
 
and of course short bits on Jethro Tulls first albums such as Stand Up, Benefit and Aqualung.
 
So many trackds I can think of by Dream theater that are short from Awake, and Metropolis 2.... and Octavarium.
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"Book of Saturday" (Fripp, Wetton, Richard Palmer-James) – 2:49
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Points: 9869 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2010 at 00:11
There are so many of them.  Aqualung and Locomotive Breath come to mind, especially the former.  Lots of Genesis and Gentle Giant has been mentioned.  The Red album has the amazing title track and One More Red Nightmare.  Trees by Rush.
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The Queen - Gentle Giant
Cheap Day Return - Jethro Tull
Rhayader - Camel
Love to Love You - Caravan

These are off the top of my head, I can come up with heaps more...
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Points: 167 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2010 at 16:00
Dark Side of the Moon has one seven-minute track, and two six-minute tracks. Other than that, the songs are fairly short.
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Originally posted by Wiktor Hatif Wiktor Hatif wrote:

Queen "The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke" - the proggiest two and a half minute on the whole "Queen II" album
also "Pyramania" by Alan Parsons Project
aha, we got one..that Queen song is a mighty little parcel of power. Short songs would be harder, but what the Fairy Feller do i know

assume the power 1586/14.3
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Points: 7113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2010 at 02:29
Are talkin', like..."Grace" and "Cheerio" short? Because if so, Tull's got some good ones...uh..."Cheap Day Return" and "Nursie," for example.
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Originally posted by KingCrimson250 KingCrimson250 wrote:

Genesis is the obvious answer for this. The big one is, of course, Can-Utility and the Coastliners, which packs a whole lot of prog into a short amount of time.

Then there's The Lamb: 23 songs, only 3 of which are longer than 6 minutes. Yet one of the top rated albums on the site, by one of the indisputable masters of prog.

Not to mention later stuff like Dance On A Volcano and Blood On The Rooftops, both of which are under 6 minutes.
 
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Points: 785 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2010 at 23:38
The Beatles "Her Majesty"
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The Gourishankar - Taste A Cake 1:46
Shadow Gallery - Lamentia 1:04
Ayreon - Day Seven: Hope 2:47
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play 45:06
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Proto prog: Purple's Firebal;
Prog Related: Queen's Bring Back That Leroy Brown;
I love these tunes!!!!!!!!
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