Most of us will associate Prog with long concept pieces of music & it's appeal . But what short songs are your favourites . Am talking about those of about a 45 single lengh & not including edits !
Some of mine
Yes -Onward
Yes-Sweetness
Genesis -Carpet Crawlers
Uriah Heep -Rain
Kansas -Dust in the Wind
Transatlantic-We all need some light
Rush-Closer to the Heart
My standard answer is Can-utlility And The Coastliners, but any Gentle Giant song will do.
I guess the key word here is "associated".. however the shortest Yes song I can think of other than 5% .. would be Cinema.. both are favorites..Originally Posted by Rufus
Art Bears ~ "The Song Of Investment Capital Overseas"
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
I'm just going to go with what came to my mind first:
Marillion - Punch & Judy
Also:
Pink Floyd - Scarecrow (For some reason, when I first discovered this song, it made a big impression on me. I thought "This is a really cool song that most people I know have never, ever heard."
Caravan-Limits.With the always wonderful Jimmy Hastings on flute.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Horizons - my favourite
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
An Inmate's Lullaby
Great song(Can-Untility), one of their best.
Here's a few off the top of my head...
Echolyn - A Little Nonsense
Spastic Ink - Words for Nerds
Pain of Salvation - Fandango
Hatfeld and the North - Share It
King Crimson - Lament, The Night Watch, Matte Kudasai
Deus Ex Machina - Foederis Aequas Dicamus Leges
Just about any Gentle Giant song...
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
Never understood why they neglected to play this song live including Hackett ?
concur
"She said you are the air I breathe
The life I love, the dream I weave."
Unevensong - Camel
Family-The Breeze
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Can Utility was performed lIve pre Foxtrot and called Bye bye Johnny
Really short songs
White car - yes
Pigs on a wing I & II - Floyd
Believe me now - ELO
Leprous-Restless at only 3:30, Cryptogenic Desires is only 2:45.
"Empty Spaces" or "Stop!" by Pink Floyd. both from The Wall
The Science Group-Timeline 6, from the cd Spoors.Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer-keyboards,Bob Drake-bass,drums,Mike Johnson-guitars,Chris Cutler-hi-hats
Last edited by walt; 10-18-2013 at 06:40 PM.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
First song I thought of was Wondrous Stories by Yes. I love that song.
The show must go on
Genesis - Evidence of Autumn, Time Table, Can-Utility, Dusk, Fly on a Windshield, Anyway, Its Yourself, In The Rapids...
Gentle Giant - The Moon is Down, Playing The Game, The Face, Knots, No Gods A Man, Raconteur Troubador, Three Friends, etc...
Jethro Tull - Alive & Well and Living In (and much of Benefit)
King Crimson - Lady of the Dancing Water, Prince Rupert Awakes, Bolero-The Peacocks Tale, Exiles
Advent - In The Tree, much of 'Cantus Firmas'
Thinking Plague - Dead Silence, others...
Steve Howe - Maiden Voyage
A few off the top of my head (uh oh, everyone says):
Rush: Tears
Marillion: Lavender
Marillion: Sugar Mice
Marillion: Easter
Steve Hillage: Wait One Moment
Hawkwind: We Took The Wrong Steps Years Ago
Hawkwind: Hurry On Sundown
Hawkwind: Quark Strangeness And Charm
Frank Zappa: Peaches En Regalia
Frank Zappa: What's New In Baltimore?
Yes: Time And A Word
Nektar: Do You Believe In Magic? (single version)
This.
... and this:
... aaaand one more:
Last edited by ProgPariah77; 10-17-2013 at 07:36 PM.
Yes - A Venture
First tune to come to mind.
"Henry Cow always wanted to push itself, so sometimes we would write music that we couldn't actually play – I found that very encouraging." - Lindsay Cooper, 1998
"I have nothing to do with Endless River. Phew! This is not rocket science people, get a grip." - Roger Waters, 2014
"I'm a collector. And I've always just seemed to collect personalities." - David Bowie, 1973
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