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What is your favorite epically long song?

591 sats \ 38 comments \ @DesertDave 11 Dec Music

In these times of tick-tock and instant dopamine access in our pockets everywhere we go, we seem to have lost appreciation for longer form art. We want that satisfying drop now! I often observe people unable to even listen to entire song before checking what's next.

I long for the days when we would sit down and listen to an entire album front to back, intently with a pair of headphones with no other distractions, maybe while flipping through a album art.

And I love long epic tunes. My pick for this list is AWOLNATION's song, Knight's of Shame. It's nearly 15 minutes long and some how manages to keep me super engaged for the whole ride.

What is your favorite epic long song and why? The longer the better for this list.

Thank you for sharing. 💚

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87 sats \ 5 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 11 Dec

Yes, tik tok is the crack of drugs. I'm glad I don't suffer from that, I like long content. I'll refrain from justifying, the music speaks for itself.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 18h

This is on my list also. I absolutely love this pink Floyd album. It really helped me through some tough times. And I feel the same..I still love listening to full albums and longer form content.

44 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 11 Dec

Good one! I almost picked this.

54 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 11 Dec

I picked first! 🤠 You could have chosen this one, you must know it!

Rush - 2112

44 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 11 Dec

Also good, but you chose well

22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 11 Dec

nice picks

44 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 11 Dec

61 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 11 Dec

This is the longest guns song. Good choice! Is it about an overdose coma? I haven't been able to decipher it yet.

44 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 11 Dec

Axl said he wrote the song about when he overdosed, which he says was brought on by stress. "I just grabbed this bottle of pills in an argument and gulped them down," he said. "I ended up in a hospital, but I liked that I wasn't in the fight anymore. My first real thoughts were, 'you haven't toured enough, the record's going to be forgotten, you have work to do, get out of this,' and I woke myself out of it. But in describing that, people could take it wrong and think it means go put yourself into a coma."

122 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 11 Dec

53 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 11 Dec

Much as I love a lot of the other artists and songs named here, my fave was an easy choice:

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Blank 12h

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @030e0dca83 23h

Some people couldn't understand why do I like Metallica songs if they may play 1-2 minutes intro without lyrics So, I vote for Master of Puppets

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @alt 12h

Master of Puppets is a classic. A song of theirs that I find is extremely underrated is The Day That Never Comes, and it's just about the same length as MoP.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @030e0dca83 10h

Yeah, you're right. Its intro is masterpiece.

I remember 2008 when I got a newspaper in the local grocery store and read there about upcoming Death Magnetic album

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @j7hB75 20h

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 18h

Classic

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Turdinthepunchbowl 23h

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 11 Dec

They got longer tracks I like, but can't go wrong with dis one

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 11 Dec

now I realized last part of video is empty, so here's another one

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @random_ 11 Dec

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 18h

I forgot about this song. Classic.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @7e6e393a56 11 Dec

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @jasonb 11 Dec

Wild! I'm listening to my favorite epically-long song right now! ...On cassette! It takes both sides.

This video is horrible sound quality, but it's the only one I could find with the whole song. I think someone recorded this with their phone held up to their stereo speakers playing the vinyl.

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 18h

Really you are listening to a tape? That's awesome.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @jasonb 3h

Yessir!

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Imyourfed 11 Dec

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @alphabeta 11 Dec

November Rain

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 18h

Guns and roses are so good even though I don't consider them my type of music really..

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet 11 Dec

Have to put this one up by my favorite band from teenage years. Deathbed by Relient K, 11 minutes ~ a man pleads the story of his life as he breathes his last ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nhiu8vK8tE

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 18h

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

11 sats \ 2 replies \ @Roll 11 Dec

I do not have favorite song as there are so many but my choice will turn to Song Album and not long song :

-Pink Floyd: Wish you were here, Animals. Atom heart of mother... -J.Hendrix: Electric ladyLand -Sweet Smoke: Just a poke -Deep Purple: In Rock -Gong: You ......

Nowadays, it s dificult to find concept album and long track :(

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave OP 18h

Do you like TOOL. Fear Inoculum is full of long epic tracks.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Roll 18h

also :)

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @ama 11 Dec

Probably this one:

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 18h

I want to add another as an honorable mention for me. Pretty much this whole album is long songs that are all great but this might be my favorite TOOL song ever.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave OP 18h

I am a little surprised there is no TOOL on this list.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bataroot 4h freebie