Favorite "epic" songs [Archive]

mitchables

10-27-2011, 04:00 AM

except epic can't mean anything people want it to, since it has, y'know, a definition. should've gone with a made-up word. otherwise, how are you accumulating anything other than a list of people's favourite songs, period? if epic doesn't mean the same thing to you as it does to me, then we're not really achieving anything here, are we?

Buzzkill

10-27-2011, 02:40 PM

Nope, and I realize this thread is entirely irrelevant, but post your favorite epic songs

Buzzkill

10-27-2011, 02:42 PM

Fine you fucking dick, post your favorite songs that have either epic climaxes, elicit powerful emotional responses using grandiose instrumentations, give you goosebumps, or just get you jacked to get your day going.

Triple A

10-27-2011, 02:53 PM

one of my fav songs ever!

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Triple A

10-27-2011, 02:58 PM

Buzzkill

10-27-2011, 03:12 PM

CSL

10-27-2011, 03:12 PM

El Fangel

10-27-2011, 03:14 PM

One - Metallica

Love how the flow of that song goes.

CSL

10-27-2011, 03:15 PM

jcmoorehead

10-27-2011, 03:22 PM

Pink Floyd - Echoes
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Transatlantic - Strange In Your Soul
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Genesis - Suppers Ready
Rush - 2112

El Fangel

10-27-2011, 03:29 PM

Everlong - Foo Fighters
Rockin' in The Free World - Neil Young

weather vane

10-27-2011, 05:43 PM

A lot of these are not epic. How can epic mean anything you want? There has to be a definition here.

mitchables

10-27-2011, 06:14 PM

A lot of these are not epic. How can epic mean anything you want? There has to be a definition here.

see, spilchuk knows. i wasn't being a dick, i was just legitimately bewildered as to how 'epic' suddenly means anything people want it to. way to overreact and be a buzzkill buzzkill.

Kane Knight

10-27-2011, 06:48 PM

Louie Louie. Man, Epic.

DLVH84

10-27-2011, 07:13 PM

Blue Murder - Valley Of The Kings

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weather vane

10-27-2011, 11:13 PM

see, spilchuk knows. i wasn't being a dick, i was just legitimately bewildered as to how 'epic' suddenly means anything people want it to. way to overreact and be a buzzkill buzzkill.

I was pumped for this thread when I read the title but it is "brtl" now.

POST ONLY ACTUAL EPIC SONGS

Triple A

10-27-2011, 11:37 PM

see, spilchuk knows. i wasn't being a dick, i was just legitimately bewildered as to how 'epic' suddenly means anything people want it to. way to overreact and be a buzzkill buzzkill.

Pretty sure he didn't mean literally anything. What people consider "epic" can range a lot. There is no exact definition of what an "epic" song exactly is, what

D Mac

10-28-2011, 01:16 AM

mitchables

10-28-2011, 01:44 AM

Pretty sure he didn't mean literally anything. What people consider "epic" can range a lot. There is no exact definition of what an "epic" song exactly is, what

if you can explain to me how everlong or anything kanye west has written is in any way "epic", then maybe i'll concede.

Buzzkill

10-28-2011, 02:57 AM

Was being "facetious" but hard to "convey" that over the internet.

Requiem

10-28-2011, 04:19 AM

facesit this

Rammsteinmad

10-28-2011, 06:08 AM

Pink Floyd - Echoes
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Transatlantic - Strange In Your Soul
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Genesis - Suppers Ready
Rush - 2112

:yes: to the entire list. :yes:

Rammsteinmad

10-28-2011, 06:12 AM

Pretty much any Dream Theater song that goes longer than ten minutes.
Pretty much any Symphony X song that goes longer than ten minutes.

Pretty much any Prog song that goes longer than ten minutes to be honest.

And this:

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Indifferent Clox

10-28-2011, 10:37 AM

Battles Atlas
Dan deacon wham city
Sigur ros starflur
There is a really good poptimist article about this

Buzzkill

10-28-2011, 02:25 PM

if you can explain to me how everlong or anything kanye west has written is in any way "epic", then maybe i'll concede.

Can't Tell Me Nothing is pure epic arena rap

Lost in the World is just plain epic. I know it's cool to hate on Kanye, but he's one of the most universally acclaimed artists of the last decade, both critically and commercially.

Don't you work for a music magazine? You should know that!

Buzzkill

10-28-2011, 02:32 PM

A lot of these are not epic. How can epic mean anything you want? There has to be a definition here.

Dickface my definition is not even four posts above yours. Pay attention!!

Buzzkill

10-28-2011, 02:33 PM

Shisen Kopf

10-28-2011, 09:57 PM

The obvious:
Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody
Zep-Stairway, When the Levee Breaks, Kashmir, Battle of Evermore
Floyd-Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Echoes, Dogs, One of These Days, Comfortably Numb
Beatles-A Day in the Life
Stones-You Can't Always Get What You Want, Sympathy For The Devil
The Who-Won't Get Fooled Again, Who are You?
Skynyrd-Free Bird
Doors-The End
Derek and the Dominoes-Layla

Now for some others methinks are epic
Yes-I've Seen All Good People
Elton John-Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Levon
Iron Maiden-Run to the Hills
Jimi Hendrix-Voodoo Chile, All Along the Watchtower
Radiohead-Paranoid Android
The Verve-Bittersweet Symphony
Oasis-Champagne Supernova
ACDC-Hells Bells
Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin
Genesis-Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Suppers Ready
Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit
Pearl Jam- Jeremy, Do the Evolution
Eagles-Hotel California
Allman Bros-Whipping Post
Rush-2112
G n R-November Rain, Don't Cry
Metallica-Master of Puppets
and because I'm getting bored with the the most epic song of all time is:

The Dan Band-Total Eclipse of the Heart

DLVH84

10-29-2011, 12:43 AM

Whitesnake - Still Of The Night

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FakeLaser

10-29-2011, 01:06 PM

This is going to be a long list:

Gang Gang Dance - Glass Jar
Slint - Good Morning Captain
M83 - Car Chase Terror!
Bibio - Pretentious
Girls - Hellhole Ratrace
Elk - Let's Get Married
Fuck Buttons - Sweet Love For Planet Earth
Fuck Buttons - Okay, Let's Talk About Magic
Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar
Flying Lotus - Galaxy in Janaki
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Gentle Sons
Twin Shadow - Slow
Radiohead - Last Flowers
Radiohead - All I Need
Radiohead - Exit Music (For A Film)
J Dilla - Stop
Animal Collective - Cuckoo Cuckoo
Sonic Youth - Providence
Sonic Youth - Pink Stream
Sonic Youth - 'Cross The Breeze
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
Sonic Youth - Expressway To Yr Skull
Joy Division - Ceremony
Joy Division - Atmosphere
Joy Division - Decades
Animal Collective - Penny Dreadfuls
Animal Collective - Visiting Friends
Zola Jesus - Lightstick
Arcade Fire - Headlights
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
Arcade Fire - Suburban War
Pavement - Fillmore Jive
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
The Cure - Disintegration
The Cure - Plainsong
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Xiu Xiu - Suha
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)
Pretty Girls Make Graves - Pyrite Pedestal
Rilo Kiley - Asshole
Death Cab For Cutie - We Laugh Indoors
Explosions In The Sky - Glittering Blackness
Explosions In The Sky - Magic Hours
Explosions In The Sky - First Breath After Coma
Glassjaw - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence
Velvet Underground - Heroin
DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
Broken Social Scene - KC Accidental
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Warrior
Outkast - Da Art Of Storytellin (Part I)
Crystal Antlers - Andrew

FakeLaser

10-29-2011, 01:07 PM

Pretty much any Fuck Buttons songs like the end of the world

D Mac

10-29-2011, 02:10 PM

lol

FakeLaser

10-29-2011, 02:32 PM

D Mac

10-29-2011, 02:34 PM

That sounded like a 7 minute long intro to something TBH

FakeLaser

10-29-2011, 02:35 PM

2:40 onward nigguh

FakeLaser

10-29-2011, 02:36 PM

FakeLaser

10-30-2011, 12:35 PM

Forgot Sigur Ros - Untitled

El Fangel

10-30-2011, 12:42 PM

Shisen Posted my list for me.

Kane Knight

10-30-2011, 11:31 PM

Shisen Posted my list for me.

No "One Winged Angel?

JiM PolPot v.W.o.

01-10-2012, 02:58 AM

To get truly epic, you have to go back a bit...

* Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
* Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave
* Verdi - Requiem Dies Irae

Beats the fuck out of the Poo Fighters.

Kane Knight

01-10-2012, 08:42 AM

Happy Birthday. FUCKING EPIC.

Avenger

01-10-2012, 10:44 AM

Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland, Thunder Road or Backstreets

FakeLaser

01-10-2012, 05:26 PM

M83 - My Tears Are Becoming A Sea

MOST EPIC EVER

FakeLaser

01-10-2012, 05:27 PM

Kapoutman

01-10-2012, 11:50 PM

NOVEMBER RAIN!

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The guy jumps into a wedding cake!

JiM PolPot v.W.o.

01-11-2012, 12:09 AM

Happy Birthday. FUCKING EPIC.

Yeah. An epic lawsuit if you sing it in public.

Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.

Buzzkill

01-11-2012, 01:36 AM

Honestly the most overwhelming song of all time for me. If you haven't done psychedelics it might not hit home as much but holy christ I always feel like my mind is about to explode when it kicks in at 2:30 and builds thru the next minute.

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Kane Knight

01-11-2012, 08:45 AM

Yeah. An epic lawsuit if you sing it in public.

Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.

Haters gonna hate.

Mooияakeя™

01-12-2012, 06:52 PM

I love M83, but We Own the Sky.. Epic? Hmmm, I guess it is what you think that word means to you.

For me an epic song has to last a fair whack (5/6mins + ) and have to build into something magnificent. Everything going on sorta thing.

Something like:

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Beautiful

FakeLaser

01-12-2012, 06:58 PM

Buzzkill

01-12-2012, 09:06 PM

I love M83, but We Own the Sky.. Epic? Hmmm, I guess it is what you think that word means to you.

For me an epic song has to last a fair whack (5/6mins + ) and have to build into something magnificent. Everything going on sorta thing.

I really just needed an obligatory M83 song, but I posted that before Hurry Up came out (and 70% of that album is the most epic of all time)

Mooияakeя™

01-13-2012, 05:02 PM

A Guitar And A Heart, Coloring The Void and By The Kiss could all be short M83 epics I guess.

I like this new album, but their last 4 beat it for me. Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is probably on par with Digital Shades Vol.1 or maybe slightly better. I've listened to them for so long, I know when I like an M83 straight off, others grow on me. Every M83 song has had it's chance to grow, so I'd prob say It's (for me) their 4th best album. Beating Digital Shades and M83 in hindsight.

Mooияakeя™

01-13-2012, 05:07 PM

Intro to this song Don't Be Light by Air always makes me laugh. It's epic gone mad.

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Kane Knight

01-13-2012, 10:39 PM

For me an epic song has to last a fair whack (5/6mins + ) and have to build into something magnificent. Everything going on sorta thing.

With one exception, the versions of O Fortuna I have are all under four minutes. Does that mean it is not epic?

Mooияakeя™

01-14-2012, 04:32 PM

You could argue that's "grand" not epic. It's what people think it means I guess Dr Knight. I mean, I use the word "epic" for things that in reality aren't. But that's the modern world.

The majority of classical music is epic in the natural musical sense of the word I suppose. But the 5/6 min thing? well, as I listed above, those M83 songs aren't above 5 mins.

stultiloquy

01-14-2012, 10:22 PM

Kane Knight

01-14-2012, 10:28 PM

Most classical music is not, realistically, "epic." The O Fortunas and Beethoven's Fifths tend to actually be few and far between, actually.

There really is no "natural musical sense," so I'm assuming that just means "whatever I want it to mean" as well.

But that's cool if you want it to be that way. I just think it's silly to preclude something like O Fortuna as "epic" due to the length. I guess that's part of my definition. So I asked a question.

FakeLaser

01-14-2012, 10:39 PM

I guess it depends on yr definition of "epic" and a typical characteristic of other "epic" art forms are that they are lengthy; namely poetry ("The Epics.")

Not that I necessarily agree that it's a necessary component in "genre-tizing" or characterizing a song. The M83 song I posted, for instance, is under 3 minutes, but is definitely "epic-sounding." I guess because it conjures up "epic" imagery.

Raven Reaper

01-17-2012, 07:34 PM

Mooияakeя™

01-19-2012, 06:00 PM

It depends on the person too for what images it conjours up. My mate loves Drake and Biggy, he keeps saying this and that about when he listens to music, I just don't get that though.

From what I've known growing up and seeing amongst elders and the media, generally epic is something that builds up and has shed loads going on. Orchestras, perhaps mazy guitars too in certain ways....

Most people who I know who like black metal describe it as epic metal to people who've perhaps head of Motorhead or something. I've heard one friend say Black metal is epic as it incorporates classical music at times, so obviously for him classical music is considered epic. As a child growing up and listen to a lot of classical music (which is totally out of the ordinary for where I grew up), I have to admit too that for me classical music = epic music most of the time.

James Diesel

01-27-2012, 06:19 PM

Along with the many definitions for epic, I also am a huge fan of songs that crossover into each other on an album. That being said.

[Avenged Sevenfold - I Won't See You Tonight Parts 1 & 2]
Avenged Sevenfold - Sidewinder
Avenged Sevenfold - Save Me
[10 Years - Picture Perfect (In Your Eyes)
10 Years - All Your Lies]
HIM - Sleepwalking Past Hope
Shinedown - Lady So Divine
Rush - La Villa Strangiato
Metallica - The Call of Ktulu
John Mayer - Out Of My Mind
John Mayer - Covered In Rain
[Evanescence - Tourniquet
Evanescence - Imaginary]

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