I'm going to cheat and do two, one Proggy and one more straight-ahead rock.
For the Proggy one, this is Forbidden Planet from Eccentric Orbit's 2004 album Attack of the Martians. This was the last song I composed for the album, and was my first venture into truly large-scale musical storytelling (the title tracks is also 10+ minutes, but is really divided into three distinct sections, whereas this track is far more integrated). The piece is built on recurrent themes, and essentially tells the story of the movie musically. The movie is, in some sense, a retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest, but it also incorporates Freudian psychology, the "monsters from the id" essentially being repressed sexual urges. Fertile ground for a musical journey. For long-scale composition, I think this is the best work I've ever done.
https://eccentricorbit.bandcamp.com/...rbidden-planet
The other track is the title track from my classic rock band Brave Pursuit's debut CD. I wrote all of this song including the lyrics, and play bass, acoustic guitar, and sing lead vocals. It's about growing older but trying to hang onto some of that youthful fire. See if you can catch the Kerouac reference in the lyrics. A friend of mine did this cool video for the song that has all the lyrics! If I had to pick one single composition that I'm most proud of, it would probably be this one, both musically and lyrically.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDsfaoSp2F0
Great idea Kevin! Can't wait to hear what others post!
Bill
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