# Best rock song over 8 minutes in length **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2002, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754 "2002-12-14T17:59:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ceyjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@ceyjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ceyjen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/41 "2002-12-15T21:03:48Z")
“Wild” by Poe (just about 9 minutes long) ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/42 "2002-12-15T21:49:49Z")
I’m going to 2nd **Banger** ’s vote for **NOFX’s** “the Decline”. ---
**Author:** ![Clueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@Clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clueless)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/43 "2002-12-16T01:04:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \* > \*\*There’s a group “Death Cab for Cutie”? I love it! (Would you like to know where their name came from?) \*\* Yes, please. 😃 Another vote for Jimmy Eat World’s “Goodbye Sky Harbor” and Something Korporate’s “Konstantine”. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/44 "2002-12-16T01:39:20Z")
ill throw in : Guns N’ Roses - Estranged, Coma, November Rain, Locomotive Led Zeppelin - Kashmir, Achilles Last Stand ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/45 "2002-12-16T04:21:31Z")
“Hemispheres” by Rush, definitely. Also “Xanadu” (my personal favorite), “The Necromancer”, “Natural Science” and “The Camera Eye”. Lotta great Yes, too, in addition to “And You and I” as mentioned by **Corbomite** there’s “The Revealing Science of God”, “The Gates of Delerium”, “Starship Trooper”. My #2 favorite song would probably be “The Friends of Mr. Cairo” by Jon and Vangelis. Then there’s “Tarkus” by ELP. And “Fool’s Overture” by Supertramp. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/46 "2002-12-16T13:33:23Z")
[Here](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=SEARCH&sql=6Death%7CCab%7Cfor%7CCutie) it is, **Clueless**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/47 "2002-12-16T14:25:44Z")
Geez, all this and no Iron Maiden? I’ll have to go with Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Virgin Steele has some good ones too including Emalaith. ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/48 "2002-12-16T14:35:55Z")
I promise that I haven’t looked at the link: DCFC is from The Bonzo Dog Band or something isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![obo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ba8739/32.png) [@obo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/49 "2002-12-16T14:37:17Z")
“Freebird” live ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/50 "2002-12-16T14:37:30Z")
I was right! This song I must hear! **RealityChuck** , I recommend you take a listen to DCFC. They really are amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/51 "2002-12-16T14:43:31Z")
About 10% of my all-time favourites clock in at this length. In order of preference: 1. Shine on your crazy diamond - Pink Floyd 25:54 2. San Jacinto (live) - Peter Gabriel 8:28 3. Merlin - Kayak 23:39 4. Cinema show/Aisle of plenty - Genesis 12:38 5. Dancing with the moonlit knight - Genesis 8:04 6. Bat out of hell - Meatloaf 9:48 7. American Pie - Don McLean 8:32 8. Telegraph road - Dire Straits 14:15 9. The ninth wave - Kate Bush 26:22 10. Firth of Fifth - Genesis 9:38 11. July morning - Uriah Heep 10:33 12. Ripples - Genesis 8:04 13. Brilliant trees - David Sylvian 8:35 ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/52 "2002-12-16T15:09:35Z")
Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part One - King Crimson (13:36) Starless - King Crimson (12:18) The Gumbo Variations - Frank Zappa (16:57) The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa (13:19) Heart Of The Sunrise - Yes (10:32) Grey/Afro - Skip Spence (9:38) ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/53 "2002-12-16T15:54:06Z")
In-a-godda-da-vida ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/54 "2002-12-16T16:46:43Z")
Too much cawk rawk for me. Dragon Phoenix, I think you’re ‘manipulating the data’ for Shine On (admit it. it’s two songs on record)… I’m gonna have to go with Grandaddy’s “He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot”. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/55 "2002-12-16T17:07:01Z")
This thread makes me wanna break out my old Kansas LPs. Before they got popular, they had some epic stuff, like from their album _Song for America_. In addition to the title track, there was also Lamplight Symphony and Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman. That’s why I didn’t take drugs in high school…I was listening to this. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/56 "2002-12-16T17:38:09Z")
“Roadie Song” “November Rain” ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/57 "2002-12-16T17:42:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Edward The Head \* > **Geez, all this and no Iron Maiden? I’ll have to go with Rime of the Ancient Mariner.** That’s a classic. Dream of Mirrors is one of my favorites. Ooh, and Cradle of Filth’s Bathory Aria is pretty sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Meka\_Leka\_Hi\_Meka\_Hiney\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Meka\_Leka\_Hi\_Meka\_Hiney\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meka_Leka_Hi_Meka_Hiney_Ho)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/58 "2002-12-16T17:43:54Z")
Weezer - Only In Dreams ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/59 "2002-12-16T18:07:11Z")
Of course it would be “Toad” by _Cream_ on **Wheels of Fire** ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754/60 "2002-12-16T18:53:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KarmaComa \* > **Dragon Phoenix, I think you’re ‘manipulating the data’ for Shine On (admit it. it’s two songs on record)…** Sure, but both clock in at 12+, and one of the advantages of being able to burn your own CD is that I can listen to these two parts combined. From my list, Merlin and The Ninth wave officially consist of a number of songs covering one album side, but in both cases, they have been grouped and named as a single song by the artists. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754.md?page=4)