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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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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
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Good one! I almost picked this.
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I picked first! 🤠 You could have chosen this one, you must know it!
Rush - 2112
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Also good, but you chose well
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 11 Dec
nice picks
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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.
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This is the longest guns song. Good choice! Is it about an overdose coma? I haven't been able to decipher it yet.
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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."
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Much as I love a lot of the other artists and songs named here, my fave was an easy choice:
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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
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @alt 12 Dec
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.
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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
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Blank 12 Dec
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @j7hB75 11 Dec
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Classic
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 11 Dec
They got longer tracks I like, but can't go wrong with dis one
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 11 Dec
now I realized last part of video is empty, so here's another one
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @random_ 11 Dec
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I forgot about this song. Classic.
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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.
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Really you are listening to a tape? That's awesome.
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Yessir!
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November Rain
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Guns and roses are so good even though I don't consider them my type of music really..
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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
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Love it. Thanks for sharing.
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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 :(
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Do you like TOOL. Fear Inoculum is full of long epic tracks.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Roll 12 Dec
also :)
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @ama 11 Dec
Probably this one:
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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.
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I am a little surprised there is no TOOL on this list.
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