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I wrote this list because as a writer and an artist there is nothing better than cranking the music and watching the creation that comes about. I noticed I tend to like the longer songs, or epics (as well as just listening to the entire album), as they let me get into groove that I just can’t get from a three minute production of nowadays music. Maintaining a song for a length over ten minutes is a challenge that requires dedication, creativity, and a rediscovery within the song itself so that it is unique every time it is listened to. Optimally, Jazz would be the best genre to find ten minute ventures, but the few that exist in rock music are harder to come across and have an atmosphere all their own. Hopefully, it should take you approximately two and a half hours to make it through this list (of course comments with suggestions are welcome). In no particular order, here are the ten best examples of rock songs exceeding ten minutes done right.
10
2112
Rush, 20:33
The song tells of one man discovering the magic of music through a guitar (as evidenced in the song by him tuning the guitar). In this world, or rather galaxy, everything is under control by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx.
9
Machine Gun
Jimi Hendrix, 12:36
8
Octavarium
Dream Theater,
The song is divided into five parts. Each part has its own allusions and references to various other artists such as Pink Floyd (one part begins and ends with a reference to Pink Floyd).
The song goes on to emphasize cyclical nature of all things, as well as the album, as it begins where it ends, using the same melody as the end to the first track.
7
Marquee Moon
Television, 10:40
6
Starless
King Crimson, 12:16
5
Child in Time
Deep Purple, 10:18
Child in Time is a very straightforward composition. Divided into two sections, each section section builds up until the next section or the end of the song. Singer Ian Gillian utilizes his full vocal range and goes from your quiet sing-a-long to a loud, high-pitched, banshee-esque screaming.
4
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic, 10:20
With an opening monologue that sets the tone in this funk psychedelia, Eddie Hazel, supposedly told by George Clinton, who, under the influence of LSD, told Hazel to play the song like his mother had just died and to play the second half as if he had found out she was alive.
3
Echoes
Pink Floyd, 23:31
2
Achilles Last Stand
Led Zeppelin, 10:25
On a side note, Jimmy Page has been quoted stating that “Achilles Last Stand” is his favorite song.
1
Voodoo Chile
Jimi Hendrix, 14:59
After many of the late night Electric Ladyland recording sessions, Hendrix and the band went to one of the New York City clubs to jam with whoever was there. One such jam at The Scene Club included Steve Winwood and Jack Casady. Noel Redding was not present as he had stormed out of the Record Plant studio earlier that evening. They spent the night playing “Voodoo Chile”, and when the club closed, Hendrix invited everyone back to the studio.
At about 7 a.m. the next morning they began to formally record ‘Voodoo Chile.’ It took only three takes and the final 15 minute version was Hendrix’s longest studio recording.
Note: a common error made by listeners is that the song’s name is Voodoo Child. The word ‘child’ has been intentionally misspelled to mimic Hendrix’s pronunciation of the word.
Bonus
Desolation Row
Bob Dylan, 11:21
Suggestions over the exact location of “Desolation Row” include Dylan’s response to an interviewer on a television press conference on December 3, 1965 that it was “someplace in Mexico” and Al Kooper’s (who played organ and piano on the album) assertion it was New York City’s Eighth Avenue.
Honorable Mentions: Dogs – Pink Floyd, Pigs (Three Different Ones) – Pink Floyd, Babe, I’m on Fire – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, A Change in Seasons – Dream Theater, When the Music’s Over – The Doors, Coma – Guns N’ Roses.
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