Longest albums?

noisemachine · 07.30.2006, 02:29 AM

I was listening to the Clash's Sandinista! earlier today and was just thinking that its way longer than it should be. It clocks in at about 2 hours and 25 minutes and listening to it in its enitrety seems like an eternity, although there are some very good songs in there...

...anyyways, I was just wondering what some of the longest albums out there are. Not compilations, box sets, or anything like that. And no classical symphonies or long-ass experimental pieces. Just regular studio albums that have been released on CD or LP.

IntoTheGroovey · 07.30.2006, 02:36 AM

smashing pumpkins mellon cllie
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thats all i got right now.

noisemachine · 07.30.2006, 02:42 AM

Yeah, Mellon Collie is about 2 hours long. A good album, and the only other one I could really think of, even though its still a lot shorter than Sandinista!
I know there are probably some longer ones out there.

Cantankerous · 07.30.2006, 03:09 AM

most of my double albums from the 60s/70s (tommy, blonde on blonde, exile on main st, physical grafiti) run from about 1hr to 1:30.

atsonicpark · 07.30.2006, 07:20 AM

Flaming Lips - Zaireeka.

If taken separately I mean. Or even when you think about it together and how long it is and such.

habibtheantiamericanbitch · 07.30.2006, 07:51 AM

leave it to this clown, whatever his name is now, to make a 3hr record.....

m^a(t)h · 07.30.2006, 12:13 PM

mellon collie could have been longer, the Aeroplane Flies High Box Set contains like 30 b sides off the album...

m^a(t)h · 07.30.2006, 12:17 PM

nin the fragile is a pretty long record

k-krack · 07.30.2006, 12:57 PM

it isn't nearly as long as those, but its got a triple vinyl. (i supppose as to not deteriorate the quality closer to the middle?) Frances the Mute- The Mars Volta

jon boy · 07.30.2006, 12:58 PM

earth 2 is quite a long one as well.

k-krack · 07.30.2006, 01:01 PM

Outkast's- Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (if you count it) is all together 2 and a bit hours.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 07.30.2006, 01:13 PM

Daydream Nation is pretty long.

Countless jazz albums.

k-krack · 07.30.2006, 01:17 PM

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison is a long one, 2 hours and 6 minutes. the last side is just a few jams with friends, but it's an album nonetheless.

Kyohan · 07.30.2006, 01:32 PM

Merzbow - Day of Seals is a bit of a marathon. I've only listened to the whole thing in one sitting once.

Savage Clone · 07.30.2006, 01:45 PM

Wagner's Ring Cycle has got to be up there.

Fox · 07.30.2006, 01:48 PM

SYR 4...

Godspeed You Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O is pretty long to (around 75 minutes...)

The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

k-krack · 07.30.2006, 01:49 PM

(to Savage) hey, thats 4 operas, not an album! no fair, i'm reporting you! *tongue out, nahnahnahnah-booooboo.

k-krack · 07.30.2006, 01:50 PM

Silver Mount Zion's Horses in the Sky is a long one, as with any other ASMZ release... or Constellation records release, as Fox points out with godspeed.

Savage Clone · 07.30.2006, 01:52 PM

I see it as one over-arching thing, but OK.

I'll nominate Soliloquy For Lilith by Nurse With Wound.

As for Godspeed, all their releases are actually EPs. They only seem to take up an inordinate length of time.

Savage Clone · 07.30.2006, 01:57 PM

Oh....
Not that this is a favorite or anything, but Tales From Topographic Oceans by Yes is goddamn long. I think this was 4 LPs in its original release.

Edit:
Never mind. It was 2 LPs. I checked.81 minutes, 3 seconds.

07.30.2006, 02:29 AM	#1
noisemachine 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 651	I was listening to the Clash's Sandinista! earlier today and was just thinking that its way longer than it should be. It clocks in at about 2 hours and 25 minutes and listening to it in its enitrety seems like an eternity, although there are some very good songs in there... ...anyyways, I was just wondering what some of the longest albums out there are. Not compilations, box sets, or anything like that. And no classical symphonies or long-ass experimental pieces. Just regular studio albums that have been released on CD or LP. __________________ The best radio station ever: http://www.kcsb.org/?page_id=9
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IntoTheGroovey bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 197	smashing pumpkins mellon cllie ... thats all i got right now. __________________ The owls are not what they seem.
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07.30.2006, 02:42 AM	#3
noisemachine 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 651	Yeah, Mellon Collie is about 2 hours long. A good album, and the only other one I could really think of, even though its still a lot shorter than Sandinista! I know there are probably some longer ones out there. __________________ The best radio station ever: http://www.kcsb.org/?page_id=9
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	most of my double albums from the 60s/70s (tommy, blonde on blonde, exile on main st, physical grafiti) run from about 1hr to 1:30. __________________ RETIRED
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Flaming Lips - Zaireeka. If taken separately I mean. Or even when you think about it together and how long it is and such. __________________
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07.30.2006, 07:51 AM	#6
habibtheantiamericanbitch bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 108	leave it to this clown, whatever his name is now, to make a 3hr record.....
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07.30.2006, 12:13 PM	#7
m^a(t)h expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,204	mellon collie could have been longer, the Aeroplane Flies High Box Set contains like 30 b sides off the album...
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07.30.2006, 12:17 PM	#8
m^a(t)h expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,204	nin the fragile is a pretty long record
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k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	it isn't nearly as long as those, but its got a triple vinyl. (i supppose as to not deteriorate the quality closer to the middle?) Frances the Mute- The Mars Volta __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	earth 2 is quite a long one as well. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	Outkast's- Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (if you count it) is all together 2 and a bit hours. __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	Daydream Nation is pretty long. Countless jazz albums.
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07.30.2006, 01:17 PM	#13
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	All Things Must Pass by George Harrison is a long one, 2 hours and 6 minutes. the last side is just a few jams with friends, but it's an album nonetheless. __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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07.30.2006, 01:32 PM	#14
Kyohan bad moon rising Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 131	Merzbow - Day of Seals is a bit of a marathon. I've only listened to the whole thing in one sitting once.
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	Wagner's Ring Cycle has got to be up there.
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Fox the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 599	SYR 4... Godspeed You Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O is pretty long to (around 75 minutes...) The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me __________________ #green_light_chat Myspace => Fox Noisejob
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k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	(to Savage) hey, thats 4 operas, not an album! no fair, i'm reporting you! *tongue out, nahnahnahnah-booooboo. __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	Silver Mount Zion's Horses in the Sky is a long one, as with any other ASMZ release... or Constellation records release, as Fox points out with godspeed. __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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07.30.2006, 01:52 PM	#19
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	I see it as one over-arching thing, but OK. I'll nominate Soliloquy For Lilith by Nurse With Wound. As for Godspeed, all their releases are actually EPs. They only seem to take up an inordinate length of time.
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07.30.2006, 01:57 PM	#20
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	Oh.... Not that this is a favorite or anything, but Tales From Topographic Oceans by Yes is goddamn long. I think this was 4 LPs in its original release. Edit: Never mind. It was 2 LPs. I checked.81 minutes, 3 seconds.
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