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richardh

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Topic: Your Top 5 (or 10) Symphonical Prog songs!
Posted: March 24 2010 at 16:51

ELP - Pirates

The Nice - Ars Longa Vita Brevis

Vangelis - Heaven and Hell Pt1

Yes - No Opportunity Necessary,No Experience Needed

Muse - Exogenesis Parts 1,2&3

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Posted: March 21 2010 at 16:13

Holy carp, this is a tough one...

1. "Hamburger Concerto" by Focus (This one won hands down)

2. "The Pinnacle" by Kansas

3. The "Atom Heart Mother" Suite by Pink Floyd

4. "To Be Over" by Yes

5. "Firth of Fifth" by Genesis

6. "Octavarium" by Dream Theater (a very symphonic song, believe me)

7. "Victorian Brickwork" by Big Big Train

8. "The Battle" (from "Journey to the Centre of the Earth") by Rick Wakeman

9. "Song for America" by Kansas

10. "At the End of the Day" by Spock's Beard

Keep in mind, the order of these is subject to change at any time...

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Posted: February 05 2010 at 17:31

Pink Floyd - Echoes
Rare Bird - Flight
ELP - Tarkus
Deep Purple - April
Supertramp - Fools Overture

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Posted: February 03 2010 at 06:15

I saw alot of my own favorites amongst the posts, so I just gotta throw my 2c in...

1. Supper's Ready - Genesis (my all-time favorite epic song)
2. Tubular Bells Part I - Mike Oldfield
3. Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Rick Wakeman
4. Salisbury - Uriah Heep
5. Karn Evil 9 1st, 2nd & 3rd Impression - ELP
6. Hemispheres - Rush (and the album cover is awesome!)
7. Scheherezade - Renaissance
8. War of the Worlds - Jeff Wayne
9. The Snow Goose - Camel
10. Echoes - Pink Floyd

It's actually very hard to rate all these great works because there are so many other songs by the same people that I love nearly as much... Selling England, Close to the Edge, Piano Concerto No. 1, Six Wives, Myths and Legends, etc., etc., etc.

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Posted: February 03 2010 at 04:52

Sorry i missed the topic but RPI can be considered as Symphonic, then just sorry about King Crimson, not a big crime huh ? :)

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Posted: February 03 2010 at 04:31

Ofcourse there are too many songs and albums i could mention about. Here are some of them

Heart of the Sunrise - Yes - Fragile - 1971
Trilogy - EL&P - Trilogy - 1972
Appena un Po' - PFM - Per un Amico - 1972
L'Isola di Niente - PFM - L'Isola di Niente - 1974
Anne of Cleves - Rick Wakeman - The Six wives of Henry VIII - 1972
Sailor's Tale - King Crimson - Islands - 1971
Fly on a Windshield - Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 1974

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Posted: February 02 2010 at 15:21

Steve Hackett - Icarus Ascending
Renaissance - Ocean Gypsy
Procol Harum - Grand Hotel
Rick Wakeman - The Journey (first part of "Journey To The Centre Of The Earth")
Barclay James Harvest - Mockingbird

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Posted: February 02 2010 at 14:18

- Atom Heart Mother ~ Pink Floyd

- Trilogy ~ ELP

- Plague of The Lighthouse Keeper ~ Van der Graaf Generator

- Passion Play ~ Jethro Tull

- Firth of Fifth ~ Genesis

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Posted: February 02 2010 at 14:06

As for Symphonic as the OP described:

1. Concerto for Group & Orchestra: First Movement - Deep Purple

2. Hymn to Him - Mahavishnu Orchestra

3. Salisbury - Uriah Heep

4. Windows - Jon Lord

5. Fanfare for the Common Man - ELP

As for the sub-genre in PA:

1. The Revealing Science of God - Yes

2. Supper's Ready - Genesis

3. All of the Above - Transatlantic

4. Nous Sommes Du Soleil - Yes

5. I Am the Sun - The Flower Kings

Just posting epics, if I were to choose songs below the 15 minute mark it would be too hard.

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Posted: February 02 2010 at 13:24

Everydays - Yes

Vision Is A Naked Sword - Mahavishnu Orchestra

Pictures At An Exhibition - ELP (from "In Concert")

Piano Concerto No. 1 - Keith Emerson

Nights In White Satin/Late Lament - Moody Blues

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Posted: February 01 2010 at 18:00

Marsbeli Kronikak (songs 2,4 and 6) - Solaris

Oneness - Santana

Los delirios del Mariscal - Crucis

Armina - Som Imaginario

Air Born - Camel

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Posted: January 27 2010 at 23:57

dwill123 wrote:

"The Fountain of Salmacis" - Genesis"Hymn to Him" (Apocalypse) - Mahavishnu Orchestra"Ever the Same" (Stories) - David Sancious & Tone"Cosmic Messenger" (Cosmic Messenger) - Jean-Luc Ponty

Oh man i really like this list too. List more! lol

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Posted: January 27 2010 at 23:33

Dellinger wrote:

I like many many bands and song that would fit this description, many of which are already listed, and trying to make a list for myself would be a bit difficult. However I've not seen Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Rick Wakeman here, and it's one of my favourites. And many of you would surely enjoy Yes's Symphonic Live DVD, really great concert and a must for any Yes fan (including my very favourit version of Gates of Delirium and Close to the Edge, which I've seen listed here more than once).

I agree with this, I'm going to have to list more lol.

Arthur - Rick Wakeman
Revealing Science of God - Yes
Journey (live) - Rick Wakeman
Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd (the first 4 minutes always blow my mind)
The Odyssey (Intro/First 5-6 minutes) - Symphony X (I don't like hard metal or anything to do with it, but the orchestral work on this song is simply amazing)

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Posted: January 27 2010 at 21:40

I like many many bands and song that would fit this description, many of which are already listed, and trying to make a list for myself would be a bit difficult. However I've not seen Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Rick Wakeman here, and it's one of my favourites. And many of you would surely enjoy Yes's Symphonic Live DVD, really great concert and a must for any Yes fan (including my very favourit version of Gates of Delirium and Close to the Edge, which I've seen listed here more than once).

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Posted: January 27 2010 at 19:18

Symphonic, Eclectic, and RPI are all of high interest to me. Glad to see this thread!

1. Gates of Delirium - Yes

2 A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - The almighty Van der Graaf Generator

3. Tarkus - ELP

4. Larks Tongue in Aspic 1 & 2 - King Crimson

5. Send a Message from the Heart - Karmakanic

These are probably considered " epics" as well......

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Posted: January 27 2010 at 17:41

"The Fountain of Salmacis" - Genesis
"Hymn to Him" (Apocalypse) - Mahavishnu Orchestra
"Ever the Same" (True Stories) - David Sancious & Tone
"Cosmic Messenger" (Cosmic Messenger) - Jean-Luc Ponty

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Posted: January 27 2010 at 09:01

Yes - Close to the Edge

Renaissance - ashes are burning

King Crimson - the court of the crimson king

camel - lady fantasy

van der graaf generator - pilgrims

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Posted: January 27 2010 at 08:18

OK.... you asked for it.... some more of my favorites (some are complete albums and others are individual tracks) :
*The Endless Enigma Pt.1/Fugue/The Endless Enigma Pt.2 - ELP
*Toccata - ELP
*The Three Fates - ELP
*The Barbarian -ELP
*Night on Bald Mountain - Fireballet
*Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd
*Five Bridges - The Nice
*Red Queen To Gryphon Three - Gryphon
*In Held 'twas In I - Procol Harum
*Sueños - Raimundo Rodulfo
*Tragavenado/Araguaney/Canto del Pilon - Vytas Brenner
*Campo di Marte - Campo di Marte
*Sarabande - Jon Lord
*Peter and the Wolf - Brand X
*Beginnings - Steve Howe
*Intentions - Yoni Rechter
*Hobbit's Dance - Schlomo Gronich & Shem-Tov Levi
*America Rock Opera - Schlomo Gronich

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Posted: January 26 2010 at 18:29

ProgressiveAttic wrote:

OK this is a hard one....(this is the prog style I enjoy the most....)
My top 10:
1)Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
2)The Snow Goose - Camel
3)Relayer - Yes
4)Tarkus - ELP
5)Pictures at An Exhibition - ELP
6)Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
7)Scheherezade and Other Stories - Renaissance
8)Close to the Edge - Yes
9)Six Wives of Henry the VIII - Rick Wakeman
10)Variations - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Bonus:
Fish Out of Water - Chris Squire
Starless - King Crimson
Hamburger Concerto - Focus
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Rick Wakeman (+ No Earthly Connection)
Gemini Suite - Jon Lord
....lots of others...

Very Nice, this type of prog is also my favorite lol, If you want go right ahead and write your top 500+ list, see if I can add some of those to my collection haha

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Posted: January 26 2010 at 17:09

OK this is a hard one....(this is the prog style I enjoy the most....)
My top 10:
1)Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes
2)The Snow Goose - Camel
3)Relayer - Yes
4)Tarkus - ELP
5)Pictures at An Exhibition - ELP
6)Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
7)Scheherezade and Other Stories - Renaissance
8)Close to the Edge - Yes
9)Six Wives of Henry the VIII - Rick Wakeman
10)Variations - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Bonus:
Fish Out of Water - Chris Squire
Starless - King Crimson
Hamburger Concerto - Focus
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Rick Wakeman (+ No Earthly Connection)
Gemini Suite - Jon Lord
....lots of others...

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