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    Posted: May 09 2023 at 13:08
Ultimate Classic Rock's 40 best long songs rankings. My first thought was any "live" song should not be a part of this list, as any song could be extended in a live setting.
A good showing of many progressive rock epic staples, although as normal some ranked too low as preference is given to rock bands like GNR?? A live song is #1......Anyhow as these lists go. I thought it was pretty good..


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That's an excellent Top 40 line-up. I like nearly all of the 40 songs listed, apart from Television, who always make me want to change channels. Smile
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That’s an interesting and incredible top 40 long songs.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Ultimate Classic Rock's 40 best long songs rankings. My first thought was any "live" song should not be a part of this list, as any song could be extended in a live setting.
Sure, but I'm still willing to defend the inclusion of Dark Star (although I would personally gone for Terrapin Station) as it needs to be heard live.

-All in all as great a list as one could dare to hope for.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Ultimate Classic Rock's 40 best long songs rankings. My first thought was any "live" song should not be a part of this list, as any song could be extended in a live setting.
Sure, but I'm still willing to defend the inclusion of Dark Star (although I would personally gone for Terrapin Station) as it needs to be heard live.

-All in all as great a list as one could dare to hope for.

I'd prefer a list of long LIVE songs......The reasons to create a long studio track versus perform a long live song are different IMO.
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^I see your point. But I would probably have considered Dark Star live myself nevertheless. It feels different than just any long live version of a short ditty.
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Ultimate Classic Rock's 40 best long songs rankings. My first thought was any "live" song should not be a part of this list, as any song could be extended in a live setting.
A good showing of many progressive rock epic staples, although as normal some ranked too low as preference is given to rock bands like GNR?? A live song is #1......Anyhow as these lists go. I thought it was pretty good..


https://ultimateclassicrock.com/long-rock-songs/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ugh&utm_term=UCR[/QUOTE

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

That's an excellent Top 40 line-up. I like nearly all of the 40 songs listed, apart from Television, who always make me want to change channels. Smile

I don't have a remote idea of what you're talking about.Wink
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It's a good list but no Gates of Delirium and no Awaken. Also, there should maybe be at least one more Genesis song on there (Firth Of Fifth maybe?).
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Not a bad list and actually pleased to see ELP - Karn Evil 9 get some love over the more vaunted Tarkus.
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Nice list but where's Transatlantic's – "The Whirlwind"?  (all 77:46 minutes of it).
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^^ It may be the 'Longest', but is it really the Ultimate? Has it really make a significant cultural statement like others in the poll?

Don't get me wrong, I think it's fine (and own it), but it wouldn't make my own list, neither would Green Carnation's LODDOD or even Oldfield's Amarok which have filled entire albums with one track?

I think their definition of 'Long Songs' suggests a minimum 10 minute run time and as such, there were for me a few surprising omissions, such as 'Child In Time'... unless I missed it?
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^^ Agree, I enjoy The Whirlwind but that would never make a list like this. These lists always focus on the classics, classic rock and classic prog.
Progressive rock was represented well I thought.......I'm surprised Tubular Bells did not make it. 
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

^^ It may be the 'Longest', but is it really the Ultimate? Has it really make a significant cultural statement like others in the poll?

And "Maggot Brain" (an album which I own), has???
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"Maggot Brain" (1971) is such a classic and is one that I would hope would make such a list. Expecting The Whirlwind (which is commonly divided into tracks) in the Ultimate Classic Rock list is seriously overestimating its significance, popularity/ knownness by my reckoning. Maybe you know something I don't.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"Maggot Brain" (1971) is such a classic and is one that I would hope would make such a list. Expecting The Whirlwind (which is commonly divided into tracks) in the Ultimate Classic Rock list is seriously overestimating its significance, popularity/ knownness by my reckoning. Maybe you know something I don't.
I agree. The Transatlantic Whirlwind completely passed me by with barely a flutter, but I haven't been able to Free My Mind from the infectious beat of Maggot Brain. Smile
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Maggot Brain is sheer brilliance!!!! Should be on any rock list....
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