Posted on 08/26/2014 9:30:44 AM PDT by Squawk 8888
It seems everyone has an opinion about the Calgary radio station’s choice to adopt the new QuickHitz editing program, writes G&B writer Vanessa Azzoli.
We certainly can’t forget the rock songs we love (and sometimes love to hate) that need to be listened to in their full length in order to be awesome. I’ve put together a list of some of my favourites. There are some obvious choices on here – I think every person I asked said “Stairway to Heaven.”
But, there are some on here that I think most of us forgot about. What are your favourite lengthy rock tunes?
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This is sort of a departure from the specific topic, but I have always felt that to fully appreciate the song Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt VI - IX, you had to listen to the entire album Wish You Were Here. The second Shine On track just seemed to be an epilogue to the preceding 4 songs, fading in to start and then back out as it ended.
So it’s sort of on-topic; a song that had to be played in its entirety along with the full album to set it up.
KASHMIR.
Hallelujah has 82 verses altogether. I don’t know whether anyone has covered the entire song. I don’t even think Leonard Cohen has performed them all at one time.
Achilles Last Stand
Rough and Ready - The Jeff Beck Group
Truth - Jeff Beck
Dammit. I’m just home for lunch. Now I gotta get back and I’m distracted.
I agree. I was never able to listen to just one track of a “concept album”.
Good One!
Good one!
Thanks!
:-)
Rock on.
That’s what I’m talkin about, man.
Please add me to this list. Thanks!
Bit of Trivia- did you know Wakeman played keyboards on Al Stewart's Orange? Stewart seemed to work with everyone- he had Jimmy Page play lead guitar on Love Chronicles and Tori Amos did backing vocals on Last Days of the Century.
Hard Rock Cafe - The Doors
It’d be tough to play individual songs on the B side of The Cars debut album. All of the songs run together.
Tommy was a great album and probably the worst music movie of all time. I can’t believe I paid to see it five times LOL- but then, I was only ~10 years old.
Or, “El Paso” by Marty Robbins.
Iron Maiden’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Alice’s Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
Welcome to the Dark Side ;)
Radio gets money from the AMOUNT of songs they play, which is why they cut them and only play short songs.
Why play 1 -20 minute Yes song, geting paid for ONE song when you can play 5 or 6 other songs in that same time?
The whole music business has ruined itself.
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