Don’t bore us, get to the chorus. That’s what the hit songwriters say. But, if done well, an epic rock intro locks in one’s attention in anticipation of what’s next. In the 1960s, albums began to ...

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Whether a song is recorded or being played in a live setting, one may instantly like it because of the introduction. The intro, as it is referred to, may be 10 seconds or 60 seconds long. It also may ...

No one wants their time wasted, including by music. But the rise of TikTok-optimized tracks less than two minutes long might be going too far. The best long songs are an antidote to that—a way of ...

A groundbreaking 1974 track made music history when it became the first TV theme song to top the charts — and its influence ...