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Author Topic: Perfect length for a rock song?  (Read 3410 times)

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Re: Perfect length for a rock song?
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2006, 07:40:02 pm »
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Re: Perfect length for a rock song?
« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2006, 09:21:02 pm »
Quote from: Limmo on June 16, 2006, 06:18:20 pm

(impressive scientific study of song length)


Wow.  Education.
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Re: Perfect length for a rock song?
« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2006, 09:30:54 pm »
The contest for Best Song 11:07 In Length ended in tragedy for Elton John's "Funeral For a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding."  Rush's "Xanadu" is being sought for questioning.
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Re: Perfect length for a rock song?
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2006, 03:57:56 am »
The only perfect rock song is Rush's 2112, which is about 18 mins or so, so I guess about 18 mins.

I think two and a half minutes for a song is incredably short.  Personally, I would call any song less than 3 minutes a cop-out.  For a radio-commericial rock song, I would say 3:36-3:47 is ideal.




When I'm writing my electronic stuff, I aim for 4:45-5:30.  If I don't like the song, but don't hate it, I usually quit at three minutes and call it "finished."
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