Extremely Long Songs or Songs Meant to be Played in Order as One Piece of music That You Love?

[arlum]

I've always loved it when a band comes up with a lengthy piece of music that pulls me in, keeps my interest and fulfills expectations during the listening experience. I'm talking of examples of relatively modern, (the last 60 years), music compared to the lengthy masterpieces from the classical period. While cruising through my I-Tunes collection today I came upon and played Camel's "Lady Fantasy". In my opinion a true masterpiece. That, in turn, led me through other relatively longs song works like Starcastle's "Lady of the Lake", Boston's "Foreplay / Longtime", The Strawb's "Autumn", Styx's "Little Fugue in G / Father O.S.A.", Prism's "Armageddon", etc. . Any thoughts or opinions?

 

[kuch]

Tommy
Thick as a Brick
The Wall

 

[Chiogtr4x]

The first side of 2112

Don't know of these qualify as they are just long songs, but love them:

Pink Floyd " Echoes" and " Shine on You Crazy Diamond "

( and I guess all of Dark Side...)

 

[Vibroluxer]

Id have to say Dark Side of the Moon.

 

[HoodieMcFoodie]

Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding

 

[RobRiggs]

 

[Red Ryder]

Side 2, Abby Road

 

[Electric Warrior]

Nonagon Infinity opens the door.

 

[JL_LI]

Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky

 

[jrblue]

There are lots, for me, and many have already been listed. I like the format, though it seems to be disappearing since most people only listen to a song for a minute and then cut to another. The Dead's "Terrapin Station" mini-symphony is also excellent, and not conventionally Dead-like (that is, not a jam, though I like most any extended tune by the Dead as well). Genesis' "Trick of the Tail" is a good one, too. Though surely Tommy, Quadrophenia, and The Wall take the cake.

 

[bgmacaw]

 

[iamjethro]

Lots of them. This one.

 

[black_doug]

Chicago II
From Wake Up Sunshine, to Color My World.

 

[black_doug]

Side 2 of The Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed.

 

[Texicaster]

Dead. Help On The Way, Slipknot, Franklin's Tower. For a while they player FT alone but seemed sweeter after the weirdness of Slipknot!

 

[Recce]

It isn’t extremely long, Billy Joel’s Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.

Meatloaf, Paradise by the Dashboard Lights

Well, In a Gada Da Vida

Doors, LA Woman

Is that enough that sound nothing alike.

 

[stxrus]

Legend Of The USS Titanic by Jaime Brockett.

 

[rdjones]

Side 2 of Steppenwolf - The Second
and the all-time classic, side 2 of The Beatles - Abbey Road
Echoes from Pink Floyd's "Meddle", a Halloween classic at our place

 

[Engine Swap]

 

[HoodieMcFoodie]

Side 2 of Rainbow Rising.