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Zitro 
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 Topic: The worst prog epic ever written
Posted: March 10 2006 at 11:12 |
Yep, Voyage 34 is in the top of my list.
Worst concept album, ever! It even rips off Pink Floyd.
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moonmadness
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 11:00 |
Voyage 34 by Porcupine Tree or at least the last two tracks on the album. It's just annoying.
I love their other works but I can't stand that one.
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rockandrail
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 10:46 |
 aprusso wrote:
KARN EVIL 9: Boring as hell |
I agree. Maybe not the worst but certainly not essential. What about "all the seats were occupied" on the 666 album? 25 minutes of continuous dissonance without any structure!
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Zitro
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 10:43 |
mmmmmmmmmm
Revolution 9 and Moonchild : Noise
Cassandra Gemini : Still Noise ... Horrible. Maybe they use this crazy stuff for torture. (althrough there is a great moment in the piece where the singer starts screaming while a symphonic riff is repeated for a few minutes)
Passion Play and Duel With The Devil are some of the most pointless, pretentious, incoherent, directionless epics I have ever heard.
Yes - Mind Drive - The middle section and the finale shows you that yes can't just make epics anymore. The first 5-7 minutes are great though.
Spock's Beard - Healing Colours of Sound --- Jeez, Neal had his bad days.
There are many more, but I wanna stop for now.
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aprusso
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 10:29 |
FragileDT wrote:
[QUOTE=Space Dimentia] Plauge of light-house keepers by VDGG, biggest
load of pap Iv every heard, and these guys are one of the big &
importent prog bands! This is suppose to be their magnus opus! You must
be have'in me no! |
AAAAGGHHHHHH what are you doing here then??????
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aprusso
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 10:28 |
KARN EVIL 9: Boring as hell
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FragileDT
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 10:14 |
Jim Garten wrote:
BaldFriede wrote:
[QUOTE=Space Dimentia]Plauge of light-house keepers by VDGG, biggest
load of pap Iv every heard, and these guys are one of the big &
importent prog bands! This is suppose to be their magnus opus! You
must be have'in me no! |
Funny, but for me it is THE prog-epic to
measure all other epics by. And it is "Magnum Opus", by the way. [/
QUOTE]
Me too - it used to be that old warhorse 'Suppers Ready' or 'Gates Of
Delerium', then I heard 'Plague..'
BTW - 'Magnum Opus' by Kansas (especially on their first live album) is a
much under-rated classic. |
Magnum Opus is my favorite instrumental of all time. It's an incredible
track though it's not really an epic song.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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FragileDT
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 10:13 |
Space Dimentia wrote:
Plauge of light-house keepers by VDGG, biggest
load of pap Iv every heard, and these guys are one of the big &
importent prog bands! This is suppose to be their magnus opus! You must
be have'in me no! |
No comment. Just... no comment.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 10:10 |
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Grendel by Marillion is pretty insufferable
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Poxx
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 06:03 |
Disregarding 'Karn Evil 9' for the sake of fair competition, Cluster's untitled 'track 3' from their debut, could be considered as a top contender.
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Rocktopus
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 04:51 |
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I love 70's Tangerine Dream but the vocals in 'Bent Cold Sidewalk' from
Cyclone -78, are truly awful imo. No wonder its a controversial album.
'The Remembering' from 'Tales of Topographic Oceans' by Yes makes me
very impatient as well. I think the rest of the album is quite good.
VdGG's 'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers' is my favourite epic.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Jim Garten
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 03:42 |
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Jim Garten
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 03:40 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Space Dimentia wrote:
Plauge of light-house keepers by VDGG, biggest load of pap Iv every heard, and these guys are one of the big & importent prog bands! This is suppose to be their magnus opus! You must be have'in me no! |
Funny, but for me it is THE prog-epic to measure all other epics by. And it is "Magnum Opus", by the way. |
Me too - it used to be that old warhorse 'Suppers Ready' or 'Gates Of Delerium', then I heard 'Plague..'
BTW - 'Magnum Opus' by Kansas (especially on their first live album) is a much under-rated classic.
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Norbert
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Posted: March 10 2006 at 03:14 |
1-Armed Scissor wrote:
Ekzodo wrote:
IN THE PROG GENRE, THIS IS THE WORST "EPIC": YES 90125
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the honor belongs to Yes, but a different album:
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 No!!!
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Aerandir
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Posted: March 09 2006 at 11:33 |
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First Light - Shadow Gallery
I don't know what's going on with this band...with every album they get worse!
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That which doesn't kill you, postpones the inevitable
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hamham
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Posted: March 09 2006 at 01:34 |
Pafnutij wrote:
Octavarium, I guess. Although most 20+ minute epics feature at least 50% filler material. |
aw, it is beautiful to me :(
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1-Armed Scissor
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Posted: March 08 2006 at 21:51 |
Ekzodo wrote:
IN THE PROG GENRE, THIS IS THE WORST "EPIC": YES 90125
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the honor belongs to Yes, but a different album:
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Mikerinos
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Posted: March 08 2006 at 21:23 |
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Sweet Hope Suit by Salem Hill. I'm not a big fan of these guys, and this song is, to me, 33 minutes of boring music.
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Rorro
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Posted: March 08 2006 at 21:10 |
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Posted: March 08 2006 at 18:52 |
Personal I thought war and peace - really hard read
oh sorry musically - 'the final cut' PF - its so poor
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