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Marty McFly 
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968 |
 Posted: September 17 2009 at 07:20 |
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Skilled artist can make good, short song which can be comparable to epic ones. Not with length, but with quality.
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There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"
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someone_else
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VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24645 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 07:30 |
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Emëhntëht-Rê #2 by Magma clocks out at 3:13 and it's an outstanding example of prog in a nutshell! You can listen to it here. Edited by someone_else - September 17 2009 at 07:41 |
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progkidjoel
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Joined: March 02 2009 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 19643 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 07:34 |
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Sigur Ros - Takk...
Steven Wilson - Insurgentes Protest The Hero - Sequoia Throne |
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Marty McFly
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 08:20 |
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OK, if you want songs, then simplest answer is Pink Floyd - Eclipse.
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There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"
-Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
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Darklord55
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 08:21 |
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I can think of quite a few songs that meet the qualifications. However, my favorites are both by Jethro Tull. "Dun Ringhilll" and "Life Is A Long Song".
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fuxi
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 08:33 |
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KENSO manage to pack l-o-a-d-s of exciting ideas into two and three minute tracks, especially on their most recent studio album, UTSUROI YUKU MONO, which is on the same level of inspiration as Gentle Giant or Brand X at their very best, albeit without vocals. Honestly!
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 09:13 |
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When it comes to complex short instrumentals, Talisma comes to mind first...
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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proggy
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Joined: October 27 2006 Status: Offline Points: 590 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 09:47 |
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Genesis - Anyway(The most underrated song on "The Lamb.....")
Rush - Madigral(Too damn short)
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MFP
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Joined: March 31 2009 Status: Offline Points: 9449 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 10:09 |
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Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot
A four minutes epic! |
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questionsneverknown
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Joined: June 22 2009 Location: Ultima Thule Status: Offline Points: 604 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 11:39 |
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Based solely on length, I have to thrown in The Residents' Commercial Album; every song is one-minute long.
The vast majority of songs on Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica are also around 3-4 minutes, as are most of the songs on Samla Mamma Manna's debut.
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Icarium
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 13:11 |
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10cc - Im Mandy fly Me is a short but still a lovly peace of pop-prog and also Art for Art sake and Wall Streat Shufle. there are also some vary nice short progsongs on the debute record by Asia one is some of my favourite prog songs called Without You (my top 5 prog song for the moment).
I agree that Gentle Giant is a grete exepttion of the rule that sais that all progsongs most be long you can also compose short prog songs that are stil as exiting as a 15++ min song but my favuorite length for a prog song is somewhere between 6.30 min and 10.00 min not less not more  |
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33rpm
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 17:49 |
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I agree with those that have mentioned Gentle Giant.
Jethro Tull has many I love.
"Cheap Day Return" - 1:23
"Wond'ring Aloud" - 1:55
"Slipstream" - 1:13
"Nursie" - 1:36
" A Christmas Song" - 2:47
Non prog "Badge" -2:47 by Cream is great as well.
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Vinyl just sounds better!!
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King Crimson776
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 19:33 |
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Living in the Past - Jethro Tull
Book of Saturday - King Crimson Grand Old World - The Flower Kings Broadway Melody of '74 - Genesis My Shoes - Spock's Beard From the Beginning - Emerson, Lake & Palmer Aspirations - Gentle Giant Theme One - Van der Graaf Generator Supertwister - Camel Mystery Train - Transatlantic Sky Is Falling - Rocket Scientists Snowman - Frost* Piano Lessons - Porcupine Tree The list goes on forever...
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J-Man
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Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 19:48 |
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Kevin Gilbert. One of my favorite modern prog musicians, and doesn't have a song that exceeds 7 minutes.
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The Quiet One
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Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745 |
Posted: September 17 2009 at 19:56 |
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All in a Mouses' Night - Genesis
Anyway - Genesis Lilywhite Lilith - Genesis Fly on a Windshield - Genesis Harold the Barrel - Genesis All these are incredible short Prog songs by Genesis :P |
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TODDLER
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 20:11 |
Yes Kayak wrote beautiful music. Phantom Of the Night. It's how Procol Harum sounded on Grand Hotel or A Salty Dog. The first 5 tracks on MERLIN (not to be confused with the later release) are short and progressive in style. Their 2nd album is one of their most impressive.
Curved Air had excellent short songs. Everdance, Jumbo, Melinda(more or less). Profondo Rosso by Goblin. The Devil by The Enid
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King Crimson776
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 01:48 |
I love KG too, but Certifiable #1 Smash, A Long Day's Life and Shadow Self all exceed 7 minutes.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: September 18 2009 at 02:38 |
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fuxi
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Joined: March 08 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2477 |
Posted: September 18 2009 at 06:13 |
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Alas, no-one ever agrees with me on Kenso!
The main problem must be that their best albums hardly ever find their way out of Japan. I remain convinced that FABULIS MIRABILIBUS and UTSUROI YUKU MONO are simply the best (and the most inspired) instrumental prog of the past quarter century. |
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RoeDent
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Joined: September 08 2009 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 850 |
Posted: September 18 2009 at 06:44 |
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The Answer Lies Within and I Walk Beside You are both fantastic short songs (by DT standards), but if you're looking for sub-3 minutes, I'd probably go for Eclipse by Pink Floyd. Brilliant, moving end to the album.
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