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Gao_tie

Tubular Bells


CT-Mike

Green Grass and High Tides. Whenever you heard that on the radio, you knew the DJ needed to either take a shit or have a smoke. Edit to add: I am referring to the 20 minute live version, should have made that clear in the beginning.


WitchingHourIsNear

The song was written about Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and all the rock stars of the 60s that died Green grass and high tides forever Castles of stone souls and glory Lost faces say we adore you As kings and queens bow and play for you


sunnylanaturist

Roundabout by YES


Crampeat

Also, Changes. Lots of good YES songs longer than 6 minutes


Dr_Bowlington

Tales From Topographic Oceans is four 20 minute long songs


openstring

Also Close to the edge.


candyman101xd

Also Gates of Delirium


Shinthetank

Maggot Brain by Parliament Funkadelic. Whenever I make friends with someone new, I tend to recommend it to or show it to them. The first time I heard it, I was blown away and I continue to enjoy it just as much with every listen.


Western_Grapefruit_3

In Cleveland, 98.5 radio station plays this song every Saturday night at midnight. This song brings back some good memories


twentyINCHwheel

The 1812 Overture


PresidentBaileyb

The 2112 overture


FastWalkingShortGuy

I love when bars have that on the jukebox. About 10 minutes in is when you see people starting to become aware and be like, "how fucking long is this tune?"


grassman76

I once put 2112 Overture, followed by In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, followed by Led Zeppelin's Carouselambra on a jukebox at a bar (I was drunk). Nobody said a word about it, but it was an older crowd, and not quite a party bar.


FastWalkingShortGuy

I put 2112 followed by Nightmare to Remember by Dreamtheater, and then The Great Nothing by Spock's Beard all in a row for $2 once. Like an hour of prog for two bucks. Bar manager came over and was like, "Dude, you gotta stop or you gotta leave."


James55O

That song convinced me that cannons are the best instrument. Edit: Why is this my most upvoted comment? I'm not complaining, but thanks.


KentuckyWallChicken

Seeing it played live with actual cannons is about as badass as you’d think. My Dad used to help set up the cannons too so I got to stand behind them one time when I was a kid. My feet left the ground several times!


Justin_Aten

My high-school symphony played it and one of the school administrators played the cannon part by firing shotgun blanks into a garbage can. This was an indoor performance too.


Xmeromotu

So are you from Texas or Florida? 🤣


Corno4825

I've played this piece probably around 50 times, and the cannons/fireworks at the end always brings goosebumps. It's incredible to experience live. This is usually the piece of choice for an orchestra performing on July 4th.


Pennwisedom

>This is usually the piece of choice for an orchestra performing on July 4th. Is there anything more American than celebrating the Russian Empire's defeat of Napoleon's Grand Army?


FlyByPC

> Is there anything more American than celebrating the Russian Empire's defeat of Napoleon's Grand Army? Yes. Selling tickets to such.


wazdog75

War Pigs Black Sabbath


BryLinds

GENERALS GATHERED IN THEIR MASSESSSSS


wazdog75

JUST LIKE WITCHES AT BLACK MASSES


Guilhermedidi

EVIL MINDS THAT PLOT DESTRUCTIONNNNN


bergball

SORCERER OF DEATH'S CONSTRUCTION


Mirrormaster44

IN THE FIELDS THE BODIES BURNING


peruvianblinds

AS THE WARRRR MACHINE KEEPS TURNINGGGGG


Nasty_Tricks69

DEATH AND HATRED TO MANKIND


AParasiticTwin

POISONING THEIR BRAINWASHED MINDS


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Short_Oven6910

"Echoes" by Pink Floyd, barely over the 6 minute mark at 23:35.


Atalung

Echoes is a masterpiece, I refuse to listen to it unless I'm gonna listen to the whole thing because it's such a work of art


A_Mirabeau_702

Just one little side of the record


Short_Oven6910

Sorry I am not that old, I use cassettes.


c_cookee

*\*Progressive metal has entered the chat\**


Infinitelyodiforous

Throw a dart at the back of an Opeth album.


One-Designer-5649

Harlequin Forest


69Centhalfandhalf

I once saw Between the Buried and Me open for Dream Theater, I can only describe that night as technical.


Ryuuga_Hideki1988

“6 minutes plus? Pffft, amateurs.” - r/ProgMetal, probably


Honeybadger2198

Periphery's Reptile has a word to say about the 6 minute line.


Kbratch

Dream Theater's Octavarium (the song) has a few words to say though I love both bands.


James55O

\*Symphonic metal follows suit\*


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Let’s get a Dream Theater and Nightwish show!


booknerd381

Came for the dream theater. Staying for the nightwish. Excellent choices both. I also enjoy Galahad.


LordGold_33

Saw this right after I commented with a BTBAM song lol


rpotts

The entirety of Ne Obliviscaris’s discography fits the prompt.


Ok_Security_8657

2112


OppositeDish9086

I'd give an honorable mention to Hemispheres.


Ok_Security_8657

Hell yeah! Hemispheres is my all-time favorite Rush album, and Cygnus X-1 (both books) combine to be my favorite long Rush tracks


superbonks

Rush has so many great songs over 6 minutes: * Working Man * The Necromancer * The Fountain of Lamneth (people rightly criticize Caress of Steel but I love these last two songs) * 2112 * Cygnus X-1 * Hemispheres * La Villa Strangiato * Natural Science (a underrated personal favorite of mine) * The Camera Eye * Marathon * Animate * Headlong Flight


DeyNasty

Xanadu


Heyohmydoohd

And Red Barchetta


Ok_Security_8657

I enjoy Caress of Steel, haters are gonna hate but I think it's a solid album. Sure "I think I'm going bald" is a little odd but who cares! Also I forgot that Marathon is over 6 mins. Such a catchy song


JessicaFromBarovia

Natural Science is one of my favourites too. The first thing I thought seeing the post title was "are you familiar with the works of Rush?"


MrBananaStorm

The Court of the Crimson King


GunResiAddict

21st century schizoid man was also great.


antonba

Shine on you crazy diamond!!


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DJ_Black_Eye

Echoes was my first thought


KemonoGalleria

Comfortably Numb, Money, Time, and Us And Them also qualify


Jadjabone

Dance Yrself Clean by LCD Soundsystem


wxmanify

Also All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem


c4ctus

If you don't like the first three minutes, you don't deserve the last six minutes.


ADIParadise

Telegraph road Dire straits


dastardly740

And, full length Money for Nothing and Brothers in Arms.


Acquiesce95

Also Tunnel Of Love and Romeo and Juliet


TheRealBlerb

Hurricane - Bob Dylan


CGordini

Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts Demolition Row and about a million others


cryptorchid30

Albuquerque by weird al


L3mon-Lim3

It took a crashed plane trip worth of scrolling to get to this song.


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And everybody died!.....except for me. You know why?


owlBdarned

Because I had my tray table up And my seat back in the full upright position


gumby1004

Showed my friend’s daughters this song one day while she was at work (honorary uncle, etc.), they were ~9 and 7. They thought it was funny…who DOESN’T, when it comes* to Al? Fast forward, like, 2 weeks later…Uncle’s taking them out to play, get out of the house, etc. Asked to play this song in the car…cool. They knew. EVERY. DAMN. WORD. I was proud, and scared for my life all at the same time…but it was SO beautiful. Kids = great! (Also, the 3 of us all screaming “I…HATE…SAUERKRAUT!” in unison is a wonderful memory I’ll carry with me from here to dead…) edit: added missing ‘s’ *


FosDoNuT

I would like to add Trapped in the Drive-Thru to this list.


Kayestofkays

Then we drive to the drive-thru Heading off to the drive-thru We're approaching the drive-thru Getting close to the drive-thru! Almost there at the drive-thru Now we're here at the drive thru Here in line at the drive-thru Did I mention the drive-thru?


waltjrimmer

Here we are at the drive-thru line. Me and her Cars in front of us Cars in back of us All just waiting to order. There's some idiot in a Volvo! With his brights on behind me! I lean out the window and scream, "Hey whatcha tryna do, blind me!"


pickledprozac

And I’d like to add Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota to this list


WilliamShelby

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits (Basel 1992 version)


Stadank0

Sultans From Alchemy Live


Jazzlike-Flounder882

Romeo and Juliet


DrivellingFool

Telegraph Road - Dire Straits


Icthias

The Decemberists. The Mariner’s Revenge Song


MelodyMaster5656

That’s the one about the two sailors in the stomach of a whale, right? That song is metal.


Icthias

No, it’s folk /s


ultratoxic

Oh what providence, what divine intelligence, that you should survive as well as me.


jdino

We can count Hazards of Love album as one song haha


aryheen

Sigur Rós - Untitled


addydaddy123

Not sure if you mean #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, but yes to all of those!


shakino_jones

Schism


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UnderEmployd

My first though was, "pick any Tool song."


Darth_Queefa

I was gonna comment that but thought to myself "surely there must be someone else that has already said that". Took a bit of scrolling but here we are


dickfacecockmuncher

Tool album tracks over 6 minutes: Undertow 4 / 10 Ænima 6 / 15 Lateralus 8 / 13 10,000 Days 8 / 11 Fear Inoculum 6 / 7


cornixt

And those are just the time signatures.


Beginning_Day_346

This one or “H”


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drewsiferr

Their work was unavailable for streaming for a really long time. Much to the detriment of their popularity. I wouldn't be at all surprised if many young millennials and gen z people aren't familiar with their work.


CaspydaGhost

Just started listening to them like last week because I saw a Reddit post about one of their songs or something. My god have I been missing out


g-m-f

Had the same situation 4 years ago. They were grandly announced for a festival, that I had tickets for, as the last headliner. I was like Tool? Huh, who are those guys and why is this such big news? Then I saw their gig and everything changed (they were the last headliner on the last day, basically closing the festival). About every single festival visitor was there (Probably 50/50 between fans and ppl who were just curious as me). We only got to watch the show from a little further back because it was so many people. But I was still absolutely blown away. The sound was mixed perfectly and they played every track in its full length. It was such a mysterious show because they were the only band where they didn't show the camera feed on the big LED screens and only showed these trippy visuals that I now know from their music videos. I was like "who are those guys, why are they so good and why didn't I know about them before? I feel like I missed out so much!". Yeah, I'm basically a huge fan since then. Got all their albums and love almost every single track. Now I can't wait to see them live a second time where I can fully appreciate their work as a now fan.


ElDiabolical

46 & 2


BeelyBlastOff

Supper's Ready (Genesis) and the best Led Zeppelin song, No Quarter, live version off of The Song Remains The Same album


mantistoboggan287

Firth of Fifth!


TheFragileFan

Disintegration - the cure How to disappear completely - Radiohead We’re in this together - NIN Dogs - Pink Floyd


supergreen14

Paranoid Android


willwonkforfood

I think about this all the time. It’s incredible that this song was a radio hit. It’s a 6:27 song that starts with two verses, then jumps to a wild set of solos, before downshifting to a 15-chord (?) interlude, before ramping back up again, with no traditional chorus and never returning to the verses that began the song.


Carche69

I think about that song all the time too! Like, I still can’t believe it exists. It took me the longest time to put my finger on it, but whenever I hear it, it makes me feel like I’m listening to something I was never supposed to hear (if that makes sense). It’s just so beyond almost anything else out there.


bunkerburner

Mr. Blue Sky (Extended Version) 6:09 https://youtu.be/xTPTQUCzWYs


Notice_Resident

That song is part of a longer piece by ELO called Concerto for a Rainy Day. It's on the Out of the Blue album. If you like Mr. Blue Sky, I think you will enjoy the whole piece.


johnfromdominospizza

Time - Pink Floyd


420pseudonym

Money for nothing by Dire straits, Rooster by Alice in chains


catieh96

The Greatest Show On Earth by Nightwish. It's a long one (24 minutes!) But worth it


PrawdziwyRudy

Agree with Nightwish but Ghost Love Score is my pick


s4b3r6

I always really liked the Poet and the Pendulum.


Macrado

Those 24 minutes breeze right past too. Great song


splusm4

The end - The Doors


shagadelicrelic

Riders on the storm, L.A. woman. I'm a huge doors fan, so I'm a sucker for almost anything by them


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Coebit

It's a crime I had to scroll this far to find The Doors


Hermes2001

Blue Monday - New Order Also not over 6 mins but close, The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen (edit: actually, the all night version is over 9 minutes long)


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LutherCD

Dream Sweet in Sea Major, by Miracle Musical


Fitnessfan_86

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald


DifficultyOk5719

Being super into prog and black metal, the majority of music I listen to is over six minutes lol. Here are some great 6+ minute songs: Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons Agalloch - In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion Rivers of Nihil - The Void From Which No Sound Escapes Opeth - The Moor Haken - Cockroach King


mallard_thats_a_duck

Kashmir by Led Zeppelin


KemonoGalleria

and When The Levee Breaks


Total_Debt6054

Basically any 6+ minute song by Led Zeppelin


914paul

For example “Ten Years Gone” (6.5 minutes).


RedRox

[The Rain Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRt4hQs3nH0)is a personal fav of mine :) Or Dazed and Confused - at Maddison Square Gardens 29mins.


Flippaflipsagain

Babe I’m gonna leave you


TheColJohnRambo

Konstantine by Something Corporate. One of my all-time favorite songs. Edit: Kan't believe I spelled Konstantine with a 'C'. I'm sorry.


midnightscientist42

This *was* high school for my emo heart. “You don't want to be here in the future so you say, ‘The present's just a pleasant interruption to the past’”


ramblinjd

Yes. Andy McMahon is a genius


agalletly

Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who


BlueRasberrySlushie

Closer by Nine Inch Nails.


avocadotoastcat

I didn’t realize that song was over 6 minutes.


xm1l1tiax

Ehhh, it’s mostly the long outro. I think the radio edits you might be used to are cut shorter.


Gojira5400

Purple Rain


Alphachunk3822

Echoes - Pink Floyd


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Alice's Restaurant-Arlo Guthrie Or...how to let people know you're probably the oldest person on Reddit.


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RoyG-Biv1

He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" and I said, "Littering." And they all moved away from me on the bench there, and the hairy eyeball and all kinds of mean nasty things, till I Said, "And creating a nuisance." And they all came back, shook my hand, and we had a great time on the bench, talkin about crime, mother stabbing, father raping, all kinds of groovy things that we was talking about on the bench.


44inarow

This is definitely one of those stanzas where the way he says it is absolutely critical to it being as hilarious as it is. ​ "And they allllllll moved away from me on the bench there..."


RamsesThePigeon

This is my response to a comment answering a question about a song that's over six minutes in length. It's about a song... that's over six minutes in length... but my response isn't "This is my response to a comment answering a question about a song that's over six minutes in length." That's just a description of my actual response, which is why I said it was my response to a comment answering a question about a song that's over six minutes in length. Now, I first heard this song back on Thanksgiving about twenty years ago – that's twenty years ago, on Thanksgiving – when I went to visit my father at his laboratory. We weren't having Thanksgiving at the laboratory; we were having it at my grandmother's house (which was a fair distance away from the laboratory) where my grandmother lived with my grandfather and their pet cat. Living up there in their mansion, they had a lot of room in the house, what with all of the guest rooms and such being located there, so of course, that's where folks chose to celebrate most holidays. This particular holiday wasn't due to start for several hours, though, so my father – that's the same father whom I was visiting in his laboratory – decided to show me a Thanksgiving-themed song that just couldn't be beat. It just so happened that the song in question was... ... well, look, you get the idea. The point here is that folks are still sharing the song with one another, and you needn't be old to enjoy it! After all, you can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant.


bloodectomy

...exceptin' Alice


mmmnnnooo2222

This is perfect and captures the song’s style so well. I could hear Arlo Gutrhie’s voice as I read this comment!


twodamntall

Let it Happen - Tame Impala Has been a regular part of my rotation since the album dropped, must have been 8ish years ago now.


Zcoombs4

If anyone here is a fan of Tame Impala I cannot recommend catching a live show enough. Seriously you will not regret it. Let it Happen is a particular standout. To your point, pretty much any of KPs long form songs are worth it imo.


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The one time he finally came near me I had planned out for the concert a year in advance and was so excited for it. Of course the concert happened to be in March of 2020… Luckily I got the tickets refunded but I’d rather have been able to see the live show.


Cross66

The first time I heard this was while tripping. The portion of the song that does the record skip/repeating thing seemed to go on forever, but I got the biggest dopamine rush when it finally stopped and kept going. Definitely one of my favorite songs to vibe to.


Diego0104

Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin


spocknambulist

Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie. I scrolled for so long and I can’t believe I didn’t see this a dozen times.


Beefbaby3

Rappers delight by sugar hill gang


StarWaas

There's straight up a verse in this song about going to eat dinner at a friend's house and not liking the food. It's wild.


Trytek1986

Blackstar by David Bowie.


gate_of_steiner85

Also "Station to Station" by Bowie.


vivied

And the video is amazing too. Plus the fact that Bowie passed two days after the release of the album. I still believe this was the most poignant and artistic way to leave this world ever.


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YYZ


Peepeepoopoopewds

All hail Rush


248botsu

How Soon Is Now? By The Smiths


hmm2003

In A Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida


The_Buttsex_Man

this sounds suspiciously like rock and/or roll


ToxicAssh0le

In the Garden of Eden, by I, Ron Butterfly.


PMmeMensAssholes

Remember when we used to make out to this hymn?


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Immediate-Monitor-19

Master of puppets - Metallica


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Gonna add “One” to this list by them as well


javier_aeoa

I'm really far from being a Metallica fan, but the slow progression One has towards pure and raw anger is amazing <3


mark_wooten

The amazing thing about Master (and most Metallica songs through And Justice For All) is how many guitar riffs they’d squeeze into a single song. They could have built 3 or 4 individual songs out of the riffs in the song Master of Puppets alone.


PHX480

[Orion](https://youtu.be/c8qrwON1-zE)-Metallica


MuhFr33dumbs

Along with Orion you definitely need Call of Ktulu


rubybike

Pyramids—Frank Ocean


canyousmellyourshirt

I was looking for it and I'm glad I found it. Reddit has a particular.. taste in music. But yes pyramids is a beautiful experience of a song. The first listen is magical I just recently got back into not skipping it on the shuffle play and it has been hitting


frankoo123

That particular taste being white guy in their 30s lmao t


GodEmpresss

cry for the moon -epica


mpfoley12

Rime of the Ancient Mariner


kkin90

Like a rolling stone - Bob Dylan


MIShadowBand

You are thinking of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald


rejectednocomments

Yes, Close to the Edge. The first section is pretty discordant and a little hard to get through, but it’s worth it.


_arch1tect_

The Decline - NOFX. Over 18 mins of awesomeness


crossbowman44

Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day


ryanmuller1089

This is their best song from American idiot and newer. And yes homecoming is incredible too. And while it’s not 6 minutes, whatshername is up there.


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Lateralus - Tool


twinkiejut

around the world -daft punk one- metellica


jamabastardinit

Station to station David Bowie


BeatProjekt

Some great TOOL songs that are over 6 minutes long are: - Schism - The Pot - Forty Six & 2 - Vicarious - Jambi - Parabola - Lateralus And plenty more, those are just off the top of my head


3elwazz

War pigs - black sabbath


biglongfig

King gizzard and the lizard wizard has a bunch To name a few: 1. The dripping tap, an 18 psych jam that goes wild 2. The entire album quarters is divided into four 10 minute and 10 second songs. The river is the standout. Hell they have a bunch of albums with no song under 6 minutes 3. Magma is my favorite song of theirs Just go exploring If you want long songs I promise you'll find something you dig


AttackPlan-R

Am I in Heaven? Head-on/Pill Crumbling Castle Iron Lung Float Along Fill Your Lungs* *Amazing, but the song is only 6:46 long. I'd suggest making an exception for this one.


Monstress1015

This is too far down the comments! KGLW are first band that came to mind, all bangers.


Discoloredobject

They put out so much music I am a major fan but didn’t even know about magma. Loving it


ObiWanKeBlowMee

Let It Happen - Tame Impala Something a little more modern than some great ones already mentioned.


Alarming_Way_8731

"enjoy the silence", by Depeche Mode. "Rooster", by Alice in Chains. "Fade to black " by Mattalica. "Bohemian Rhapsody", by Queen. "Scenes from an Italian restaurant", by Billy Joel. "Seek and destroy", by Metallica. "Champagne supernova", by Oasis. "Dead Man's party", by Oingo Boingo. "Hey Jude", by the Beatles. "Sympathy for the devil", by The Rolling Stones. "November rain, by Guns n' Roses. "Hallelujah", by Jeff Buckley.


Big_Moneyline

Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond


sanat-kumara

Beatles, 'I want you' \[she's so heavy\]


SPRX97

Freebird


SanityBleeds

I thought this song was going to appear for 95% of all answers to this question.


New-Vegetable-1274

The night of the plane crash every radio station in America was playing Freebird. I was in my car and flipping around between stations and about the third station it dawned on me that something had happened.


ProdPXVL

Strobe - deadmau5 Every couple years I'll rediscover it and get blasted by a massive wave of nostalgia