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Rushatlantic 
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Posted: March 11 2006 at 22:43 |
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Sure, prog had a lot to do with long songs but are epics the best, or are short songs cooler (even if it is all an opinion). Sorry about the made up song lengths (e.g. crazy and micro-epic). I know they're annoying.
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Posted: March 11 2006 at 23:25 |
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Yanns
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Posted: March 11 2006 at 23:33 |
The answer to this question is one that deserves, above most others, the answer "depends."
I don't believe one can (or at least, I simply cannot) choose the best song length. There are legendary songs in all of these areas. It's tough to choose between songs like Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (in your tree, it's crazy), Supper's Ready (Epic), and things like Book of Saturday by King Crimson, which is almost "Very Short."
If you catch my drift.
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 00:29 |
I've been in at least 10 forums and all the threads usually repeat.
But this is the first forum in which I find such an obsession with the lenght of the songs.
- Can Utility and the Coastliners from Foxtrot is perfect with 5:43
- Niracles Out of Nowhere is the best Kansas track (IMHO) with 6:29
- Jordrock from Hybris is outstanding with 11:10
- Supper's Ready uis the best epic ever with 22.54
- Thick as a Brick is a favorite of everybody with 43:50
- Amarok is perfect with 60:02
I wouldn't add or take a second from any one.
Worry about quality, forget about lenght.
Iván
Edited by ivan_2068
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Nipsey88
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 00:36 |
 Yanns wrote:
The answer to this question is one that deserves, above most others, the answer "depends."
I don't believe one can (or at least, I simply cannot) choose
the best song length. There are legendary songs in all of these areas.
It's tough to choose between songs like Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
(in your tree, it's crazy), Supper's Ready (Epic), and things like Book
of Saturday by King Crimson, which is almost "Very Short."
If you catch my drift. |
Point made. 
Two of my fave prog songs:
All Of The Above by Transatlantic at 30:59
Lost Without A Trace by Wigwam at 2:32
In short, it depends.
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 00:56 |
Don't you know that the size doesn't matter, its what you do with it that counts.
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 02:56 |
ClemofNazareth wrote:
Don't you know that the size doesn't matter, its what you do with it that counts.
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size may matter a little, but too long can be as bad as too short, me I'm more of the short and sweet type of person like a firecracker. I like epics though.
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eugene
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 08:14 |
This one is even worse than "most important instrument!"
"Favourite Song Length" 
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 08:20 |
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GPFR
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 09:47 |
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most songs I like are somewhere between, 6-8 minutes, though my favorites are higher, I'm going with quantity here.
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 09:53 |
If its a good song I like it long, If its crap I just want it to end fast 
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Ed_The_Dead
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 09:56 |
Longer (8.00 - 12.00) is actually quite optimal... A song you can get into and love long enough
Although Epic is also great
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 10:01 |
From 00.38 (Laurie Anderson - Running Dogs) to 79.31 (Klaus Schulze - Picasso geht spazieren-First Movement)
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 10:06 |
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4-8 is the ideal for me, though lengthy songs (with sensible musicianship) are also great.
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 10:25 |
s1ipp3ry wrote:
If its a good song I like it long, If its crap I just want it to end fast |
LOL 
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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Zargus
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 10:54 |
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5-10 min is very good lenght IMO.
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 11:40 |
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8-30min songs are all (usually) great songs. But out of these I voted for Micro-Epic :D
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 11:50 |
My favorite song length is 18 minutes and 34 seconds.
Close to the Edge
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ANDREW
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 14:09 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
I've been in at least 10 forums and all the threads usually repeat.
But this is the first forum in which I find such an obsession with the lenght of the songs.
- Can Utility and the Coastliners from Foxtrot is perfect with 5:43
- Niracles Out of Nowhere is the best Kansas track (IMHO) with 6:29
- Jordrock from Hybris is outstanding with 11:10
- Supper's Ready uis the best epic ever with 22.54
- Thick as a Brick is a favorite of everybody with 43:50
- Amarok is perfect with 60:02
I wouldn't add or take a second from any one.
Worry about quality, forget about lenght.
Iván
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I completely agree !!!
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The Miracle
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Posted: March 12 2006 at 14:25 |
s1ipp3ry wrote:
If its a good song I like it long, If its crap I just want it to end fast |
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