Quote Originally Posted by -Jar-
Hey Darius, I'm not sure if you're familiar with the Decemberists, but if you get a chance, check out the song "The Tain" from their TAIN EP. Here's a near-20 minute song that's just bursting with new ideas at almost every turn. Definately not just one or two ideas stretched out to 20 minutes. If this were an album side, you'd definately not be left feeling short-changed, like maybe you seem to feel about "Dogs"

-jar
Actually, "The Tain" is the entire EP but at seven or so dollars I feel I got my money's worth. The band says it's composed of five distinct parts. I say four as the last part is really just a variation of the first. Maybe they're just talking about the lyrics? I really like the second part the most. It sounds very "Imigrant Song"-ish to me, but not in a rip-off kind of way -- it still has enough of their own sound to walk that fine line.

"Dogs" is my favorite Floyd tune and has been for about as long as I can remember. Hell, it very well may be my favorite prog song ever. I think what made Waters-era Pink Floyd so unique was here was a prog band, but with a blues-based guitarist and somehow they made it work. When Waters left they lost that balance and kinda turned into a Gilmore backing band with a much more bluesy feel overall. I'm not the only one around here that thinks this either. I remember someone else mentioned the same thing a few years back.