Classic epic songs....

CanookieWookie · January 08, 2012, 10:47:05 PM

I always look at songs that are 8 or 9 mins or longer as epic songs. Whether you(s) agree, I'm not sure. But here are a couple of my favs....

GodShifter · January 09, 2012, 09:48:33 AM

Both great tunes you selected and two of my very favorites.

I guess the longer the length, the more "epic" a tune is? But I'd think that if a band is a progressive outfit, you'd have less "epic" tunes because, by nature, prog tunes are all long

A couple of my favorites off the top of my head: Pink Floyd's "Echoes" which is maybe the most epic tune in rock history (certainly in the discussion, anyway) and one of my very, very favorites: The Outlaws "Green Grass and High Tides".

I'm sure I'll think of tons of others.

CanookieWookie · January 09, 2012, 11:36:20 AM

Hahaha..I have alway's though of a longer song as an epic. I'm certainly not saying a 3 minute song cannot be one either, I just never thought that way.

As for Prog, yes you are correct. There are many many prog songs that are fairly long, and epic like

CanookieWookie · January 09, 2012, 11:38:26 AM

..this is an easy one to pick, but it is also a great one..

MikeyT · January 09, 2012, 02:36:21 PM

MikeyT · January 11, 2012, 02:27:58 AM

CanookieWookie · January 11, 2012, 08:05:46 AM

Now that is more like it ^^^

cat shepard · January 11, 2012, 02:26:52 PM

CanookieWookie · January 11, 2012, 09:02:07 PM

Awesome..

Woody · January 12, 2012, 04:50:52 PM

"Fly To The Rainbow" by the fuckin Scorps!

mortlock · January 16, 2012, 08:02:49 PM

2112
by-tor and the snow dog

CanookieWookie · January 16, 2012, 09:47:17 PM

neighbor664 · January 18, 2012, 12:25:28 AM

^Yes, Yes!!!

Much love for this one too.

Submarine · January 21, 2012, 11:00:15 PM

I'm going to have to put a +1 on everyone's submissions with Echoes being truly the stand out.

Ill add two more.
Not sure if Heaven and Hell quite makes the 8 minute mark but its a fine journey.
Jacob's Ladder from Rush is totally epic.

Metal and Beer · January 21, 2012, 11:16:11 PM

I feel comfortable submitting "Achilles' Last Stand"

What about long, drawn-out THC/opium jams like "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"? Maybe not enough epicness? I dunno

cat shepard · January 22, 2012, 01:16:03 AM

MikeyT · January 25, 2012, 03:46:09 AM

The Move's grand version of Tom Paxton's 'The Last Thing On My Mind'.

JimBob83 · January 28, 2012, 02:06:18 PM

Hi I'm Jim from London. I couldn't find any introductions thread so I thought I'd just get stuck in...

Yes do epic very well, one of my favorites is Close To The Edge...

I also think the Rain Song by Zep is pretty epic...

Also I don't know if this has reached classic status (yet) but Tool's Lateralus is pretty epic in my opinion...

And likewise Mastodon's The Last Baron is pretty darn epic...

cat shepard · January 29, 2012, 02:45:36 PM

Whoa, this has to be in here.