The Most Epic Songs You've Ever Heard

[GobyMaster]

Well, the title pretty much describes the whole thing.

Post the most epic songs you've heard, whether they're long, or just totally awesome.

Here are mine:

6: Dante's Inferno - Iced Earth, 16:19 minutes
5: Ghost Love Score - Nightwish, 10:46 minutes
4: The Poet and the Pendulum - Nightwish, 13:56 minutes
3: The Call of Ktulu and Master of Puppets, S&M Live Version - Metallica, 18:09 minutes
2: The Thing That Should Not Be and Fuel, S&M Live Version - Metallica, 12:03 minutes
1: The Divine Conspiracy - Epica, 13:56 minutes

Those are mine, what are yours?

 

[afireinside]

Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno (16:19)
Iced Earth - Travel In Stygian (9:32)
Opeth - The Grand Conjuration (10:21)
Opeth - Black Rose Immortal (20:14)

 

[GobyMaster]

Okay, you won the length contest with that twenty minute song!

 

[afireinside]

It's funny, because that isn't live. That's studio, and they're a progressive band. Do you know how hard it must be to write a progressive song that is that long?!

 

[wendywc]

The longest songs I have on my computer are:

1. The Allman Brother Band - Mountain Jam, 33:40
2. The Grateful Dead - Jam, 25:31
3. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused, 25:25
4. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Suite, 23:44
5. Grateful Dead - Dark Star, 23:18
6. Yes - Dance of the Dawn, 22:37



And yes, I am old.

 

[simonas]

The longest songs I have on my computer are:

1. The Allman Brother Band - Mountain Jam, 33:40
2. The Grateful Dead - Jam, 25:31
3. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused, 25:25
4. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Suite, 23:44
5. Grateful Dead - Dark Star, 23:18
6. Yes - Dance of the Dawn, 22:37



And yes, I am old.

I love Atom Heart Mother. Many years ago it was my fav Pink Floyd album. My mum used to moan at the drone lol

I'm going to stick it on now! cheers
Theres a crap track on the Polyphonic Spree right at the end which is too long

 

[GobyMaster]

And the length reward is passed on to wendywc with her 33 minute song.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

And the length reward is passed on to wendywc with her 33 minute song.

Haha beat you all, Trapped in the closet by R.KELLY with his Hip Hopera around 50Minutes long me thinks

 

[Gill]

Massive Attack - Unfinished Symphony
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Tori Amos - The Waitress
Tori Amos - Me and a Gun
Tori Amos - Mother
Tori Amos - Icicle

 

[Tobigara]

The Box - Orbital = 25 min
Third Eye - Tool = 15 min
Push It - Tool = 12 min
10,000 Days - Tool = 11 min
Rosetta Stoned - 11 min = 11 min

and any Dream Theatre song.

 

[GobyMaster]

I think I have a new record: The Ocean by Galleon. It's 52:07 seconds.

 

[blue acara]

Queen- bohemian rhapsody. Fairly long and a great record.

 

[rossyt99]

Not just based on length, but quality of track I'd pick;

-Stairway To Heaven, LedZep
-Dazed And Confused (live) Led Zep
-Bohemian Rhapsody, QUEEN
-Voodoo Chile, Live at Wstck, Jimi Hendrix
-Light My Fire, The Doors
-Paranoid Android, Radiohead
-Champagne SuperNova, Oasis.

 

[blue acara]

Not just based on length, but quality of track I'd pick;

-Stairway To Heaven, LedZep
-Dazed And Confused (live) Led Zep
-Bohemian Rhapsody, QUEEN
-Voodoo Chile, Live at Wstck, Jimi Hendrix
-Light My Fire, The Doors
-Paranoid Android, Radiohead
-Champagne SuperNova, Oasis.

Nice selections.

Another for the list:

FreeBird-Lynyrd Skynyrd

 

[GobyMaster]

Freebird is classic!