I have this weird musical urge right now and I don’t think I will be able to stop myself from trying to make it happen.
I have this urge to write a song that runs for at least 20 minutes.
- Introduction is slow and quiet. Maybe just a cleanish electric guitar soloing over an electric piano. The intro needs to be long… very long.
- Next we have basically a 4-5 minute uptempo, noisy rock song. Preferably in an odd time signature with shouty vocals in the chorus.
- Another instrumental break. Change key and time signature and tempo and jam for a while. Maybe have a guitar and a sax trade off.
- Another stand alone kind of song section. Slower, quieter, less shouty.
- Come up with a riff. Something long and drawn out. Maybe a full eight bars without repeating anything. Start quiet and slowly but steadily get louder, just repeating the same phrase. Get louder and heavier and more intense. I’m thinking something like Whaling Song by Procol Harem. Something that just builds on itself over a long stretch of time.
- Return to the second section. Different key maybe. Not a full repeat, but bring back the same changes and phrases in a new arrangement. Sort of like a coda section.
- Return to the introduction but not nearly as long.
What do we think, universe? Do I suddenly have a new musical project to sink my untalented musical teeth into?
Will it run for 20 minutes?
We’ll see.
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