Favorite Song Length
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Topic: Favorite Song Length
Posted By: Rushatlantic
Subject: Favorite Song Length
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 22:43
| 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 By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 23:25
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4:00-8:00 ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: March 11 2006 at 23:33
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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. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 00:29
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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.
I wouldn't add or take a second from any one. Worry about quality, forget about lenght. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Nipsey88
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 00:36
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. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Nipsey88/?chartstyle=myspace02" rel="nofollow"> 
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Yanns wrote:Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 00:56
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Don't you know that the size doesn't matter, its what you do with it that counts.
------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 02:56
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. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 08:14
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This one is even worse than "most important instrument!" "Favourite Song Length" UNBELIEVABLE ------------- carefulwiththataxe |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 08:20
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(17:30-25:00) ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: GPFR
Date 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 By: Guests
Date 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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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 09:56
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Longer (8.00 - 12.00) is actually quite optimal... A song you can get into and love long enough Although Epic is also great ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date 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 By: JayDee
Date 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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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 10:25
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LOL ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 10:54
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5-10 min is very good lenght IMO. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ounamahl
Date 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 By: Dr. Occulator
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 11:50
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My favorite song length is 18 minutes and 34 seconds. Close to the Edge 
------------- My Doc Told Me I Have Doggie Head. |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 14:09
I completely agree !!! |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 14:25
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 14:30
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I used to hate anything longer than 4 minutes. Obviously my opinion has changed!
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