Favorite musical epics?

[dld]

It may not quite be a ten minute epic but its surely epocheal. That would be Al Stewart's Roads To Moscow. You feel you are there with general Gadarian's (sp??) troops in WWII. The lyrics puts you right in the shoes of the German grunt. The song takes you from the flush of early successes "The old men and women they send out to fight us, they can't slow us down" to the beating the Russian winter imposed

"...and the steely Russian skies go on (pause)
for e ~~ v ~~ e ~~ r ".

[Dave_G]

Hey dld,

why would you want a squadron of tanks?

Gas is so expensive these days it would cost a fortune to drive them.

Regards,

Dave

[nobody]

I tend not to like many long songs, especially in a rock mode. Anyone know who sang that tune that went something like...

I like short songs!
I like short songs!
I like short songs!
I like short songs!

for about 20 seconds or so?

I'm guessing classical stuff doesn't count, but I do like a few longer electronic things. Stuff like The Orb's A Huge Ever-Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules rom the Centre of the Ultraworld, which has a ridiculously long title to match is nice. When it comes to electronic stuff, especially things with a more ambient or laid back bent, I can handle much longer songs than rock stuff.

[Stone]

I tend not to like many long songs, especially in a rock mode. Anyone know who sang that tune that went something like...

I like short songs!
I like short songs!
I like short songs!
I like short songs!

for about 20 seconds or so?

Dead Kennedys

What do I win?

[nobody]

Dead Kennedys

What do I win?

My undying respect and gratitude. Or a beer if you're ever in Lansing before I get the hell out of this town.

[Stone]

My undying respect and gratitude. Or a beer if you're ever in Lansing before I get the hell out of this town.

Wow, exactly what I was hoping for!!

When you moving?

[Dusty Chalk]

Well, to answer the original question, you nailed two of my favourites: "Dogs" and "Starless". And I don't mean to be an old fogey, but "Free Bird" still rocks.

Here's one that's a little off the beaten path: Synergy, "Sequence 14" -- it definitely captures an epicness in my book (might be short, not sure of its length).

[nobody]

Wow, exactly what I was hoping for!!

When you moving?

Not sure yet. Been doing the job interview thing and one seems like it should pan out. Hoping to hear any day now. If all goes well, I'll be moving at the end of this month or the first of July.

Then again, you never know until the call comes, so I may still end up looking around.

[ForeverAutumn]

It may not quite be a ten minute epic but its surely epocheal. That would be Al Stewart's Roads To Moscow. You feel you are there with general Gadarian's (sp??) troops in WWII. The lyrics puts you right in the shoes of the German grunt. The song takes you from the flush of early successes "The old men and women they send out to fight us, they can't slow us down" to the beating the Russian winter imposed

"...and the steely Russian skies go on (pause)
for e ~~ v ~~ e ~~ r ".

Nobody writes lyrics like Al Stewart writes lyrics. His words paint pictures.

Now, for the epic song of choice...just qualifying at 10:25...I have to say it's Rush's Cygnus X-1. Twisting and turning on a ride through outerspace, I have loved this song since I first heard it 27 years ago.