Two situattions that make long songs pleasants (since they are good songs):
Walking (I play the whole "a change of seasons by Dream Theater" on my way to university...
Or before going to sleep, I can listen to very long songs, it makes me feel calm, because there are no song-changing... I cannot explain that, is a little weird

Well black, heavy, doom, gothic it works or me, also thrash n death but if its pop, prog or cheasy flower I cant stand even a minute, generaly for me works long songs,s it on chair, lie in bad and listen it, simply for me I like long songs, if its good its good if its bad its bad, I prefere album whit 4-5 long songs how punkish album whit 40 short songs

Master of puppts is th longst song I no. I alwys lsyen to it full through because it like best ever song.

It needs to have an engaging atmosphere, that just envelopes you into it's sound whether it be a prog rock or prog metal song with multiple sections, such as "Supper's Ready" by prog rock Genesis (22:54) and "Black Rose Immortal" by prog death metal band Opeth (20:15), or a song that does not have a lot of different sections, but is nonetheless extremely hypnotizing, a good example would be every song from death/doom metal band Evoken with their album "Antithesis of Light".

Having a piss beforehand. Heard Dopesmoker by Sleep on the radio the other day (the full version, too). Spent the last 20 minutes waiting for it to end cause I needed to pee.

If a song builds up like November Rain, Child in Time, and Stairway to Heaven and turns into heavenly guitar bliss, I can appreciate it. However,if a song is long and has no triumphant guitar solo that makes it worth sitting through boredom, then no fucking dice.

Like many have said: an attention span and an appreciation for atmosphere. That's basically it.

Even an overtly repetitive song can have an engaging enough atmosphere to grab me for 10+ minutes. I've never been the type who looks for catchy hooks and guitar solos, though.

Must be a really catchy and well produced song like Stairway to Heaven or Twilight Of The Gods... Something that alternates and give you the need to know "what will happen before this riff". I listen to Stairway to Heaven like night yes-night no before I sleep.

I am searching for some courage to fully listen to Guns 'N' Roses "November Rain".

Just use it as background music.

Written by thrashtilldeaf on 03.08.2011 at 11:35

Master of puppts is th longst song I no. I alwys lsyen to it full through because it like best ever song.

*Facepalm*




As for me it has to be a very well written song, or I lose interest.

Written by M C Vice on 24.02.2012 at 06:46

Having a piss beforehand. Heard Dopesmoker by Sleep on the radio the other day (the full version, too). Spent the last 20 minutes waiting for it to end cause I needed to pee.

Ever heard Jerusalem by them? Its around 56 minutes i think. I listened to the enitre song. That was a really long but interesting 56 minutes.

Yeah, an atmosphere is nice.
A pet peeve of mine though is when the longest and most epic song isn't the last one on the album.

Written by [user id=101272] on 25.02.2012 at 03:19


A pet peeve of mine though is when the longest and most epic song isn't the last one on the album.

^This.

"alright we have this twelve minute song, but lets add another 3 minute after it, thats forgettable and boring" :/

Written by [user id=115824] on 25.02.2012 at 02:43

Written by M C Vice on 24.02.2012 at 06:46

Having a piss beforehand. Heard Dopesmoker by Sleep on the radio the other day (the full version, too). Spent the last 20 minutes waiting for it to end cause I needed to pee.

Ever heard Jerusalem by them? Its around 56 minutes i think. I listened to the enitre song. That was a really long but interesting 56 minutes.

Jerusalem is actually a trimmed down version of Dopesmoker. That's right - 53 mins is the short version. Dopesmoker is over an hour.

* Adulruna Redivivia (Therion) about 12 minutes and 29 seconds
* Kings of Edom (Therion) is a long song too but only about 8 minutes and 51 seconds

I love both songs and they're always included in my top/favorites list.

A comfy seat.

Written by R'Vannith on 25.02.2012 at 16:10

A comfy seat.

THIS

Oh, and being a post/sludge/atmospheric afficianado and not to mention a progressive metal head I have mastered the "listening to long songs" thingy. Mastered it. I have heard a TON of looooong songs...

Written by M C Vice on 25.02.2012 at 06:41

Jerusalem is actually a trimmed down version of Dopesmoker. That's right - 53 mins is the short version. Dopesmoker is over an hour.

I find Dopesmoker to be pretty easy to sit through, actually.

Yes, atmosphere is definitely the most important thing. And then the lyrics! There´s nothing worse than piss-poor lyrics..

Written by vezzy on 26.02.2012 at 17:01

Written by M C Vice on 25.02.2012 at 06:41

Jerusalem is actually a trimmed down version of Dopesmoker. That's right - 53 mins is the short version. Dopesmoker is over an hour.

I find Dopesmoker to be pretty easy to sit through, actually.

Not when you need to take a piss it it isn't.

I prefer to play a long extensive Metal song when i go for long walks. Even when i go to uni, i just spin it. It feels amazing.

Extensively long songs? Hmm...
Well I enjoy long songs when I walk, but also when I feel pretty low too, it helps me to relax and feel more positive after. I enjoy listening to droneyness, as long as it sounds good (:

Deeeeepppppppttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhh

Hmm, I've never seen it as a challenge since I always listen to albums rather than separate songs.
But I can say I love some "epic" songs like The Divine Wings Of Tragedy by SyX, Blackwater Park by Opeth or Dogs by Pink Floyd.

It all depends on the musicianship and the ability on the part of the artists to envelope you into a unique environment with their music. Take for example "The Great Escape" by progressive metal band Seventh Wonder, it's a 30 minute epic that goes through many different sections and chapters throughout, almost like reading an adventurous and exciting book that keeps you gripped the entire time. There maybe triumphant moments, there maybe quiet moments, there maybe harsh moments, there maybe happy moments, etc. Hell it could even be an extremely repetitive song with not much dynamism and change present (a song like Reflection by Tool for example), it solely depends on the musicianship and the ideas the band have in mind to keep you engaged throughout a long song. No matter explorative or repetitive, if the musicianship and the musical ideas present are able to engage and captivate the listener, then the artist has succeeded in creating a unique and powerful song that just happens to be long.

Will & Passion

and btw I love the word ''epic'' cuz it does describe the feeling well

At home i am usually listening to whole albums, so i really dont mind if there are 10 5 minutes songs or 1 60 minutes song...

I tend to listen to albums all the way through in a sitting, so long tracks are no problem for me as I'm already listening to the whole disc anyway. I really like to sit and focus on the music without interruption. As long as a lengthy track is interesting and doesn't drone on, I enjoy it. Take Rush's "2112" track for example, it never really gets boring because there are multiple movements, almost like a mini rock opera, that keep the song interesting while carrying along an overall theme.

Studying.

For me it's all about song construction. A long song should mean slowly well developed themes. I'm not a huge fan of the 'songs mashed together thing', if the song sounds like this then I think they're doing it wrong. Though of course long sections are necessary, everything should work together on the whole, and when you're done you should feel like you listened to one great song. The very best ones sound like they weren't written to be long, more that the band wrote the song the way they wanted and it happened to turn out it was 10 or 15 minutes. Opeth is so good at this. When the songs are over I think to myself 'already? damn!'