When I think epic. Something that goes longer than say.. 8 minutes?

Its up for debate guys.

One of my favourtie epic songs would be Achilles Last Stand by Led Zep, masterpiece.

Sleep - Dopesmoker (63 minutes)
Sleep - Sonic Titan (9 minutes)
Sleep - Holy Mountain (8 minutes)
Venom - At War With Satan (I think it's 19 minutes)
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Albuquerque (11 minutes)
Om - At Giza (15 minutes)
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight (14 minutes)
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (17 minutes)
Black Sabbath - Megalomania (9 minutes)


I know a few more, but I'm too hungover at the moment to think or go looking for anything.

Sleep - Dopesmoker (63 minutes)
Sleep - Sonic Titan (9 minutes)
Sleep - Holy Mountain (8 minutes)
Venom - At War With Satan (I think it's 19 minutes)
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Albuquerque (11 minutes)
Om - At Giza (15 minutes)
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight (14 minutes)
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (17 minutes)
Black Sabbath - Megalomania (9 minutes)


I know a few more, but I'm too hungover at the moment to think or go looking for anything.

Hah! thats epic, what did oyu get up to?

I could go on all day with good songs that are over 8 minutes, so I'll just list my favorites that go over the 10 minute mark, along with the length listed on my PC, which could differ slightly from the actual length.

Symphony X - The Odyssey (24:07)
Dream Theater - Octavarium (23:59)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Dead Flag Blues (16:27)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm (22:32)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Sleep (23:17)
Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air (18:46)
Terry Riley - Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band (21:38)
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone (20:48)
A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues for 13 Moons (16:46)
A Silver Mt. Zion - 1,000,000 Died to Make This Sound (14:42)
A Silver Mt. Zion - Sow Some Lonesome Corners So Many Flowers Bloom (16:27)
Mastodon - Hearts Alive (13:38)

I'll stop now.

Rick Wakeman-the journey,recollection
Rick Wakeman-the battle,the forest

amazing songs both around 20 minutes in length.

Live dead, or live phish /thread

Sister Ray - Velvet Underground (My favorite song)
Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
The End - The Doors

Mana - Equilibrium
Light of Day, Day of Darkness - Green Carnation
Unas, Slayer of the Gods - Nile
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here - Porcupine Tree
The Pain Is Still Mine - Ihsahn

Peter Frampton- Do you feel Like I do
Pink Floyd-Another Brick in The Wall-Pt 1-3

Pink Floyd-Another Brick in The Wall-Pt 1-3
Ooh, also Shine On You Crazy Diamond, whether it's parts I-V or VI-IX, is great stuff. I prefer it a good bit over ABTW, to be honest. Possibly my favorite(s) by Floyd, and both tracks are over 12 minutes.

NOFX- The Decline

Sleep - Dopesmoker (63 minutes)
Sleep - Sonic Titan (9 minutes)
Sleep - Holy Mountain (8 minutes)
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You forgot Sleep-The Smiths

Ooh, also Shine On You Crazy Diamond, whether it's parts I-V or VI-IX, is great stuff. I prefer it a good bit over ABTW, to be honest. Possibly my favorite(s) by Floyd, and both tracks are over 12 minutes.

Echoes.

Symphony X - The Odyssey (24:07)


yes, great song.

stairway to heaven (8:00) - zeppelin
won't get fooled again (8:33) - the who

Kings of the Carnival Creation by Dimmu Borgir.

Achilles' Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
In The Light - Led Zeppelin
The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin

November Rain

Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Thela Hun Ginjeet (14:25)*
Dream Theater - Octavarium (24:00)
Dream Theater - Honor Thy Father (10:14)
Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 1 (9:32)
George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer**
Machine Head - Clenching the Fists of Dissent (10:37)

* - cover of King Crimson
** - cover of John Lee Hooker

And of course, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (17:00).

Karn Evil 9 by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

kissing the beehive - wolf parade

Hah! thats epic, what did oyu get up to?

Had a 1 man 20th birthday party, was drinking to try and get some temporary relief from this depression I've had lately and I kept on drinking until I passed out. So I seem to gather from what I drank that I didn't find any relief.

Had a 1 man 20th birthday party, was drinking to try and get some temporary relief from this depression I've had lately and I kept on drinking until I passed out. So I seem to gather from what I drank that I didn't find any relief.

Alcohol isn't the solution man. :(

Hope you get well however.

I could go on all day with good songs that are over 8 minutes, so I'll just list my favorites that go over the 10 minute mark, along with the length listed on my PC, which could differ slightly from the actual length.


Symphony X - The Odyssey (24:07)

Dream Theater - Octavarium (24:00)
Dream Theater - Stream of Consciousness (11:16)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Dead Flag Blues (16:27)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm (22:32)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Sleep (23:17)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Moya (10:51)

Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air (18:46)
Terry Riley - Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band (21:38)

Electric Wizard - Dopethrone (20:48)

A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons (16:46)
A Silver Mt. Zion - 1,000,000 Died to Make This Sound (14:42)
A Silver Mt. Zion - Sow Some Lonesome Corners So Many Flowers Bloom (16:27)
A Silver Mt. Zion - Babylon Was Built On Fire/Starsnostars (14:44)
A Silver Mt. Zion - Could've Moved Mountains (10:59)
A Silver Mt. Zion - Goodbye Desolate Railyard (14:25)

Mastodon - Hearts Alive (13:38)

Pelican - Nightendday (11:14)
Pelican - Australasia (10:48)
Pelican - Angel Tears (10:59)
Pelican - Red Ran Amber (11:20)

Opeth - Hessian Peel (11:25)
Opeth - Blackwater Park (12:08)

Philip Glass - The Grid (21:23)

I'll stop now.
I had to update with several more that I forgot, and I highlighted my favorites from the list, since it got kinda long. Sorry to clutter the page, if none of those suggestions help. Consider it a bump.

Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Thela Hun Ginjeet (14:25)*
Dream Theater - Octavarium (24:00)
Dream Theater - Honor Thy Father (10:14)
Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 1 (9:32)
George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (8:23) **
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (9:53)
Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (13:34)
Machine Head - Clenching the Fists of Dissent (10:37)
Primus - Electric Electric (8:35)

* - cover of King Crimson
** - cover of John Lee Hooker

And of course, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (17:00).

I updated my list, bolded songs are new.

inb4kashmir.

"So long, Jerry" by Ween, its great how they use Dead style lyrics and rhythm for the song. Tis' epic. :cool:

Tool - Lateralus

Karn Evil 9 by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

Fucking right man.

Figure 8 by Memento (12:48)
The Diamond Sea by Sonic Youth (19:36)
Ghost Love Score by Nightwish (10:02)
Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie (7:55)
Octavarium by Dream Theater (24:00)
The Mighty Ride of the Firelord by Rhapsody of Fire (9:16)
Kings of the Carnival Creation by Dimmu Borgir (7:48)
Nymphetamine (Overdose) by Cradle of Filth (9:14)

...That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Love will tear us apart-joy division
sorry its not over 8 minutes or so, but this song is really deep for me.

I can't believe all these post and no ones said the most Epic song of all...



FREEBIRD..

J D Blackfoot. The song of Crazy Horse. 19 mins 7 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xh5GUkK0u4&feature=related

Ted Nugent. Stranglehold. 8 mins 15 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRjGX3jYFYk

Stevie Wright. Evie. 11 mins 13 seconds
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9014157231585736557

Actually I would have liked to have a completly new post for this song.
It deserves it.

Its one of Aussies Legendary songs, it'll bring a tear to the eye of a whole generation of Okkers.
Stevie Wright was in a group called 'The Easybeats' they had several hits & another member of the band was the older brother of Angus & Malcom Young.

They went on to form a group called 'AC&DC'

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Theres a song called 'Journey to the centre of the electric cabbage' or similar.
I'm sure its Ted Nugent.

FREEBIRD..

The mantra of the idiot :D

I would have to say... without doubt... Godspeed You Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues

Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie. 18 odd minutes

Achilles Agony and Ecstasy in 8 Parts - Manowar
What could be more epic than a 28 minute adaptation of one of the greatest epic poems of all time: the Iliad.

"War Pigs" is only 7:58, but who gives a fuck.

War Pigs.

Had a 1 man 20th birthday party, was drinking to try and get some temporary relief from this depression I've had lately and I kept on drinking until I passed out. So I seem to gather from what I drank that I didn't find any relief.

Jägermeister is a good cure.

When I think epic. Something that goes longer than say.. 8 minutes?

Long =/= Epic

Long =/= Epic

Indeed. Electric Light Orchestra didn't have long songs.

I can't believe all these post and no ones said the most Epic song of all...



FREEBIRD..

I strongly disagree with you.

Jägermeister is a good cure.

I can't stand Jägermeister, I'm more of a beer, whiskey and reefer man. Never been a fan of liquers, well, except for a couple of coffee liquers.

As always, a few favourites:

Wappenbund - Fremde Fahnen Part I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmUnca7y6w)

Laibach - Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_zA7nukoZA)

Laibach - B. Mashina (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgqjnzkYPnA)

Triarii - Heaven and Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_C8-pjA5iI)

In the DVD The Song Remains The Same, Dazed and Confused - twenty something minite medley, its almost mystical, blows me away everytime i see it and makes me wish i was born in the 60's

most of pink floyds work is epic

echoes, dogs, pigs, sheep, atom heart mother

but especially echoes

Meh, for me, 'long' doesn't make a song epic, it's gotta take you on a journey man. Dante's Inferno by Iced Earth is epic. So is IE's The Clouding. They have several epics, come to think of it. And the first track from Manowar's Triumph of Steel is epic. It's about Achilles and the battle of Troy.