how long would you like dts next epic to be?

[dethklok09]

now im sure that we are all a fan of epics, how long do you think it should be. or should they not make one at all. personally i think they should keep it down to maybe a 10 minute one. just because of how bc&sl was full of long epics. btw by an epic i mean like a long full story with climaxes and everything, (something you can clearly differenciate from a normal song). of course epic songs dont have to be long and drawn out but im sure you know what i mean.
metropolis vs dark eternal night i think you know what is considered a dt epic

[Jarlaxle]

About 14 minutes. Give or take a minute.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Infinite. The lyrics will consist of the digits of pi.

[King Postwhore]

It's not the length but how you use it.

[Jarlaxle]

It's not the length but how you use it.

[toro]

11 or 12 minutes ala Trial of Tears or Scarred.

[Nic35]

An album like Awake. Short heavy song, with a song as good as their best one, Scarred.

[dethklok09]

It's not the length but how you use it.

well lets just assume that the song is good but not awesome based on your perception

[Ħ]

I'm hoping for an album like Octavarium or Systematic Chaos.  Not quality-wise, but structure-wise.  A bunch of shorter songs, with one beast, and one mini-beast.

[King Postwhore]

It's not the length but how you use it.

well lets just assume that the song is good but not awesome based on your perception

I am the first to say I LOVE LONG SONGS.  But not just long for the sake of it. I want them to blow me away for 20 minutes. Not drag in parts.

[Jarlaxle]

It's not the length but how you use it.

well lets just assume that the song is good but not awesome based on your perception

I am the first to say I LOVE LONG SONGS.  But not just long for the sake of it. I want them to blow me away for 20 minutes. Not drag in parts.

DING DING DING! Exactly.

[pogoowner]

However long they want it to be, minus 3-5 minutes of what will no doubt be unnecessary instrumental wankery.

[M-boogie]

Around 15 minutes.

[hefdaddy42]

I want all of the songs on the next album to be as long as they need to be. 

[peruvianskynewhampshire]

I want all of the songs on the next album to be as long as they need to be. 

[Algo Fonix]

I love long songs as much as the next prog fan, but I honestly could do without an epic for a few albums... but echoing what's already been said, I just want it to be long enough. 

[darkshade]

An album like Awake. Short heavy song, with a song as good as their best one, Scarred.

surely, you cant be serious? 

[Ħ]

An album like Awake. Short heavy song, with a song as good as their best one, Scarred.

surely, you cant be serious? 

He IS serious.  And don't call--never mind, doesn't work when it's typed.  Damn.

[JayOctavarium]

doesnt matter to me... i just dont want another Six Degrees. I have a feeling we might get something along the lines of Trail of Tears... or i wouldnt even mind a suite like A Mind Beside Itself. (i consider Erotomania/Voices/Silent Man to be more of the "epic" on Awake)

[bloop]

I'd give my left leg for a one-track album. (Something that would beat up the Whirlwind and steal it's wallet.)

I seriously doubt DT would consider this though. meh. I'll look forward to a ~10 mini-epic.

[Shadow2222]

An album like Awake. Short heavy song, with a song as good as their best one, Scarred.

surely, you cant be serious? 

He IS serious.  And don't call--never mind, doesn't work when it's typed.  Damn.

(its the closest thing to a pilot's hat  )

[Ben_Jamin]

10-15 min. Is reasonable. Thats the only thing that bugged me about BC&SL only 6 songs. It would be nice to get something like FII track length wise. More songs to play in a set

[DeanTheater]

I would like something like SDOIT.  I whole side of originals and then another with an entire 40 plus minute epic piece.

[JayOctavarium]

I would like something like SDOIT.  I whole side of originals and then another with an entire 40 plus minute epic piece.

I Just don't like the whole 8 stand alone tracks that can be played and treated as separate tracks being put together as one long "song". it was just too much for me. now give me a 40min plus epic, even if its divided into like 3 or 4 tracks, but they are still the same "song"... that would be perfect


sorry if m lke just rambling

[pmahoney1337]

I would like a 22-25 minute epic that features face melting guitar solos and mind boggling odd time signatures. I would also like it to be one song, I don't like it how they split it into parts especially when the transitions make it feel like it could be a new song. It needs to flow, for example, A Change of Seasons.

[darkshade]

An album like Awake. Short heavy song, with a song as good as their best one, Scarred.

surely, you cant be serious? 

He IS serious.  And don't call--never mind, doesn't work when it's typed.  Damn.

anyway, i like all of DT's epics, so whatever they feel is good, ill probably be good with too.

i agree with whoever said there should be a bunch of shorter songs and one big epic, and maybe a mini epic

[antigoon]

Like around 10 minutes. and I want that to be the longest song on the album.

[tri.ad]

Significantly shorter than 20 minutes.

[Ħ]

An album like Awake. Short heavy song, with a song as good as their best one, Scarred.

surely, you cant be serious? 

He IS serious.  And don't call--never mind, doesn't work when it's typed.  Damn.

anyway, i like all of DT's epics, so whatever they feel is good, ill probably be good with too.

i agree with whoever said there should be a bunch of shorter songs and one big epic, and maybe a mini epic

I said that.   

[?]

Something like 14-15 minutes would be enough.

[Mladen]

17

[YtseJamittaja]

Something like 14-15 minutes would be enough.

[wolfking]

73 minutes.

[Ħ]

73 minutes.

Not 74?  Or do you not want it to be longer than The Whirlwind?

[guysullavin]

It's not the length but how you use it.

this, but as a listener, I'd rather listen to a song about 12-15mins