Longest epic song (wave or rock).

[Frayo]

I'd love to find out if there was such as thing as epic synth/wave tunes that went on forever like epic rock tunes.

I know of FGTH - WElcome to the Pleasuredome.

I also have a list of my own (mostly prog)


Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Center of the Earth 32mins
ELP - Tarkus 21mins
FGTH - Welcome to the pleasure dome 13mins
Chimaira - Implements of Destruction 13mins
Symphony X - The Odyssey 24mins
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 45 mins
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons 23 mins
TransAtlantic - All of the above 30 mins
TransAtlantic - Duel with the Devil 25mins
TransAtlantic - Stranger in your soul 25mins
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 25mins
Jethro Tull - Passion Play 45mins
Green Carnation - Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness 60 mins
The Orb - Blue Room 30mins
Todd Rundgren - A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, 35mins
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts 1-7) 17mins
Iron Butterfly - Inagaddavida 17mins
King Crimson - Moonchild 12mins

[fritzb]

Nothing really beats Prog Rock for long songs. The only thing that kept songs under 25 minutes used to be the technical limitations of the vinyl record (what used to be called an album side).

A few more Prog Rock marathon songs:

Rush - 2112 (20 min

[Bitter Almonds]

It would be either Prog Rock or Futurist Noise that would have songs with an above avg and beyond length. You guys have named some of the primary offenders with bands like Yes and Dream Theatre [:D] I'd add stuff by Fripp and Eno, Einsturzende Neubauten,

[KYYX4ever]

You're right--most NW songs are quite short.(which was always sure to bring groans of agony at listening to my too-short faves, wishing they could be longer.) Perhaps this is not exactly what you meant, but may I suggest NW tunes--remixes or not--that "se

[romanticide]

the Church - "Is This Where You Live?" (7:38)
the Church - "You Took" (8:09)

While not 10+ minutes, one could argue that they fit the genre in that the band intended for them to be perceived as epics.

Fans of long Church songs should also check out

[yipyipcoyote]

The longest 12" remix from the 80's I can think of is FGTH - Relax (sex mix) which is over 16 minutes - bit of an overkill methinks [xx(]

[Ollie Stench]

Bela Lugossi's Dead clocks in at over 9 minutes.

[C86ERIC]

Yup,so many songs that are so long,here's mine:

Sonic Youth - "Diamond Sea" which clock's at almost 20 minutes from their 1995 LP "Washing Machine"

cheers!

[Warzau]

Surprised no one mentioned

The Cure: Carnage Visors (27 mins)

[Bitter Almonds]

"Project 80" by Cabaret Voltaire (53:05)
"Discreet Music" by Brian Eno (31:34)
"An Index Of Metals" by Fripp and Eno (28:36)
"Camera" by Throbbing Gristle (24:29)
"Autobahn" by Kraftwerk (22:43)
"The Heavenly Music Corporation" by Fripp and Eno (20:5

[KYYX4ever]

XXX,
that is a GREAT list. I'd completely forgotten about the old Kraftwerk & Cabaret Voltiare, and the ambient stuff on your list. Makes me want to go dig that stuff out, draw the blinds, light some incense & candles, and chill out for a bit.[|)]

[Frau_Blucher]

Some killer tracks guys. In additional to "Bela Lugosi's Dead", my two favorites come from the early days:

Television's "Marquee Moon" - 10:40
Suicide's "Frankee Teardrop" - 10:26

[Jimbo L]

David Bowie "Station to Station" - 10:11. Love that white noise intro!

[edisonoside]

Great posts! You guys are really amazing.

[Justj0hn]

not quite the longest:

Psychonaut[Fields Of The Nephilim]....9 plus minutes.
Sumerland(What Dreams May Come)[Fields Of The Nephilim]....11.09
Albatross[Public Image Ltd.]....10.34
The Lord's Prayer[Siouxsie And The Banshees]....14.08
The Rapture[Si