What are some good "Epic" songs.
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What are some good "Epic" songs.
Epic I mean grandiose, long, and you don't get tired of it. I'm putting together a compilation and I've got:
Neil Young - Cortez The Killer
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (Long Version)
The Who - Baba O' Reilly
U2 - Bad
What others would you put on a compilation?
Neil Young - Cortez The Killer
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (Long Version)
The Who - Baba O' Reilly
U2 - Bad
What others would you put on a compilation?
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Are you familiar with Built to Spill? Their Perfect From Now On album is very epic sounding. It's only a few years old, but has a kind of classic rock feeling.
Traffic - The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys
Frank Zappa - Inca Roads
Television - Marquee Moon
Velvet Underground - Sister Ray
Probably something by Pink Floyd
Traffic - The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys
Frank Zappa - Inca Roads
Television - Marquee Moon
Velvet Underground - Sister Ray
Probably something by Pink Floyd
Last edited by Lokimok; 05-12-02 at 05:04 PM.
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Originally posted by Lokimok
Television - Marquee Moon
Velvet Underground - Sister Ray
Television - Marquee Moon
Velvet Underground - Sister Ray
Also...
"Guyute" by Phish
"Three Days" by Jane's Addiction
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"Day in the Life" - Beatles: The first thing that comes to my mind when I think "epic".
"Desolation Row" or "Idiot Wind" - Bob Dylan: The first being an 11-minute nightmare set to music and the second being a near 8-minute long diatribe. Good stuff!
"Effigy" - CCR: Not the longest Creedence song by a long shot, but very effective nonetheless. And Fogerty's lead work at the end is among my favorite of all time.
"Dr. Jimmy" - The Who: From the magnificent Quadrophenia album, here's where it all comes together for me. Searing guitar work, intricate keyboards and Roger Daltrey howling like a maniac.
"Halo of Flies" - Alice Cooper: It was actually between this and "Black Juju", but Juju kinda drags in the middle. Halo, on the other hand, never lets up once during its 8-minute plus running time.
"Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" - Elton John: Back when Elton could still rock the hizzouse. Also, the original version of "Madman Across the Water" (can be found on Tumbleweed Connection reissue) is definitely epic.
edited to add:
"Shangri-La" - The Kinks: A criminally neglected song from a criminally neglected band (heck, even I almost forgot about it). An epic masterpiece chock-full of great lyrics and nice tempo changes. Highly recommended by yours truly.
And for you metal heads, check out Iron Maiden's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner". That's my 2 cents.
Oh yeah, good call on "Sister Ray" . The only song I have to crank up when I listen to it!
"Desolation Row" or "Idiot Wind" - Bob Dylan: The first being an 11-minute nightmare set to music and the second being a near 8-minute long diatribe. Good stuff!
"Effigy" - CCR: Not the longest Creedence song by a long shot, but very effective nonetheless. And Fogerty's lead work at the end is among my favorite of all time.
"Dr. Jimmy" - The Who: From the magnificent Quadrophenia album, here's where it all comes together for me. Searing guitar work, intricate keyboards and Roger Daltrey howling like a maniac.
"Halo of Flies" - Alice Cooper: It was actually between this and "Black Juju", but Juju kinda drags in the middle. Halo, on the other hand, never lets up once during its 8-minute plus running time.
"Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" - Elton John: Back when Elton could still rock the hizzouse. Also, the original version of "Madman Across the Water" (can be found on Tumbleweed Connection reissue) is definitely epic.
edited to add:
"Shangri-La" - The Kinks: A criminally neglected song from a criminally neglected band (heck, even I almost forgot about it). An epic masterpiece chock-full of great lyrics and nice tempo changes. Highly recommended by yours truly.
And for you metal heads, check out Iron Maiden's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner". That's my 2 cents.
Oh yeah, good call on "Sister Ray" . The only song I have to crank up when I listen to it!
Last edited by Andalusia; 05-12-02 at 10:33 PM.
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My choices:
Pink Floyd - too many to choose here. Just the whole of "Animals", in fact.
Smashing Pumpkins - "Starla", "For Martha", "Thru the Eyes of Ruby"
Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
The Beatles - "I Want You", "A Day in the Life", "Revolution #9"
Joni Mitchell - the whole album of "Hejira"
Bjork - "Bachelorette"
Faye Wong - the five-song link of "The Cambrian Period", "New Tenant", "Chanel", "Asura", and "Flowers of Paradise", charting the course of modern love through Buddhist principles.
and obvious staples like "Hotel California" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Pink Floyd - too many to choose here. Just the whole of "Animals", in fact.
Smashing Pumpkins - "Starla", "For Martha", "Thru the Eyes of Ruby"
Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
The Beatles - "I Want You", "A Day in the Life", "Revolution #9"
Joni Mitchell - the whole album of "Hejira"
Bjork - "Bachelorette"
Faye Wong - the five-song link of "The Cambrian Period", "New Tenant", "Chanel", "Asura", and "Flowers of Paradise", charting the course of modern love through Buddhist principles.
and obvious staples like "Hotel California" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"
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"Marquee Moon"... good choice.
Dubya, I first thought "Telegraph Road" as well, but then realized I like the live version of "Romeo and Juliet" the best. I'll go with that.
Dubya, I first thought "Telegraph Road" as well, but then realized I like the live version of "Romeo and Juliet" the best. I'll go with that.
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Rush: Cygnus X-1 (Parts I and II)
Rush: 2112
Iron Maiden: Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
Dream Theater: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Dream Theater: A Change of Seasons
Fates Warning: A Pleasant Shade of Gray
Opeth: Black Rose Immortal
Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-9)
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The Orb: darn near everything is over 10 minutes
Rush: 2112
Iron Maiden: Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
Dream Theater: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Dream Theater: A Change of Seasons
Fates Warning: A Pleasant Shade of Gray
Opeth: Black Rose Immortal
Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-9)
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The Orb: darn near everything is over 10 minutes
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Understandably - given their alleged tendency for grandiose noodling [] - from this thread the "epic" seems to be the special province of the prog-rockers.
I'm now left wondering if there are (m)any good, long songs by artistes other than the hard/prog-rockers....
Now there is a challenge!
I'm now left wondering if there are (m)any good, long songs by artistes other than the hard/prog-rockers....
Now there is a challenge!
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I'm now left wondering if there are (m)any good, long songs by artistes other than the hard/prog-rockers....