OFF: The 20-minuters

Andrew A. Apold mordru at MAGG.NET
Mon Mar 4 07:51:25 EST 1996


>On  2 Mar 96 Jerry wrote about Re: OFF: The 20-minuters:
>
>> Eloy - Power and the Passion (42 min)
>
>You can't count that one really .... it's multiple tracks in one big
>long seque ... Though I'd include 'Atlantis Agony at (some date or
>other) Gregorian Earthtime'

So was Rush's "2112", also on that list.  There's a fine line there somewhere.
Some long multi-part songs are thought of clearly as one song identifiable
by transitions, or even perhaps by who wrote one section.  Pink Floyd's
"Shine on You Crazy Diamond" is a perfect example, it id divided into parts
I through IX, each with different songwriting credits.   But it is generally
regarded as one song (or two)...

2112, on the other hand, has clear "subtitles" for each section.  I suppose
they might split the credits up by section except 95% of rush songs say
"Lee/Lifeson/Peart" so there's not much to single out...

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