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Maybe a short thread but a subject I’ve been thinking about. 
 

Probably the daddy:

But I also really like this one. I shared it with a friend who likes heavy stuff and he thought it was awful but I love it:

And this one fits, if perhaps overplayed in its time:

 

This would not be the choice for Metallica? Checking in at 7:44 of badassery.  It's not just long, but also distinguished.

 

 

Edited by Iceman

under appreciated 90s band out of Dallas, this song is a grinder that builds up to a fantastic crescendo 

only 4:30 and not nearly long enough, but heavy af

 

Finally the breakdown at 6:25 is the musical equivalent of an 18-pound sledgehammer straight pummeling concrete

 

 

The ultimate epic lumbering song. Absolutely legendary

The muppet is voiced by ex-Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato

Edited by Rimbo

4 hours ago, Underdog said:

American Pie

save that for the  "big, lumbering, epic, shitty songs"thread

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On 6/7/2025 at 2:18 PM, Iceman said:

This would not be the choice for Metallica? Checking in at 7:44 of badassery.  It's not just long, but also distinguished.

 

 

Too fast to be considering lumbering, imo. But epic for sure. 

In and out of death seems 'lumbery.'😀

23 hours ago, mr. sunshine said:

 

Listening to this at work and the cut the damn end off.  WTF, yo?

My two favorite prog songs from the 70s fit this bill.

 

 

And a modern-prog favorite from Porcupine Tree.

 

Edited by Goredho

  • 2 weeks later...

I’m always pissed when classic rock radio opts for the radio edits of these two beasts. 
 

 

 

  • 2 weeks later...

The outro solo on this is maybe my favorite of all time.  The last chord in the progression is out of key and Knopfler uses that harmonic context brilliantly.

 

24 minutes ago, Goredho said:

The outro solo on this is maybe my favorite of all time.  The last chord in the progression is out of key and Knopfler uses that harmonic context brilliantly.

 

 

Crazy coincidence Romeo and Juliet popped on my music play at exactly the same time I clicked on this thread.

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