Joe,

There are some guys around, hit writers mostly, who can write and perform songs into the five minute mark. But the songs are so well written and engrossing and their delivery is so engaging you don't even realize how long the song is. By the same token there are people who do three minute songs that FEEL like three hour oddysee's. A lot has to do with the writing, but sometimes the performance, redundant lyrics, overused subject matter, cliched' hooks, redundant chord patterns, all play into that
drudgery.

MAB