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    Posted: February 03 2008 at 22:09
I am trying to compile a list of the best acoustic passages that progressive music has to offer. All I need is a list. Indeed there are many, but I only require several...of the best. Thanks, I appreciate it.
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Bacamarte - Pássaro de Luz
Harmonium - Dixie
Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun, Pigs on the Wing, A Pillow of Winds, Green is the Colour, Mother and Wish You Were Here Approve

Jethro Tull also has lots of those
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yeah.

Cheap Day Return
Wond'ring Aloud
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I thought Green Carnation - The Acoustic Verses had some great acoustic work. Perfectly composed album.
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Originally posted by Juliovp Juliovp wrote:



Cheap Day Return
Wond'ring Aloud




For sure those ones, also maybe add Slipstream.


For a different genre, Opeth has a lot of great ones.  The best of which being Harlequin Forest, but like I said, they have many (their entire Damnation album could be considered for best Acoustic songs).

Edit:  Oops, forgot to mention Trains by Porcupine Tree.





Edited by asimplemistake - February 04 2008 at 01:27
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Yes - The Ancient Approve
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Maudlin of the Wells Jazzy acoustic interludes are pwn!
 
Interlude 1-Bath
Interlude 2-Bath
Interude 3-Leaving your body map
Interude 4-Leaving your body map
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Harmonium's debut is entirely acoustic, but the first and last songs are far superior to the rest.
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As far as breaks go,

Yes - Starship Trooper
PFM - Appena Un Po'
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Take A Pebble - ELP, is still by far my favourite ever purely acoustic (not sure if the water-drop effects count) song. Steve Howe's Mood For A Day is absolutely essential. Perhaps King Crimson's Lady Of The Dancing Water should be on here. I'm quite fond of Delitae Musicae (Focus). I love the opener to TAAB.

I'm backing Cheap Day Return, Wish You Were here and Wond'ring Aloud.
I'm opposing Mother (dull and irritating), Slipstream and Pigs On The Wing (not what I'd call great, though nice in the context of the album) and I'm not too enthralled with the other Floyd acoustic pieces, though they're OK.

Edit: stupid comment removed, Orb's literacy levels are being called into question.


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Mood for a day.

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Originally posted by Imadofus Imadofus wrote:

Bacamarte - Pássaro de Luz
Harmonium - Dixie
Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun, Pigs on the Wing, A Pillow of Winds, Green is the Colour, Mother and Wish You Were Here Approve

Jethro Tull also has lots of those
 
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Le Orme's "Florian", "Calipso" and "Fine di un viaggio" (all from the acoustic album "Florian", 1979). They are really outstanding.
The short "Angel of the Air pt 1" by Popol Vuh is really enchanting.
"Vent'anni" from New Troll's "Concerto Grosso n. 2" is also remarkable (it's got beautiful vocal harmonies).
And why not mentioning "Bertie" and the piano driven "A Coral Room" from Kate Bush's last effort?
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Anything from "Friday Night in San Francisco".
 
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How about Bron-Yr-Aur from Physical Graffitti?

'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..'
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Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Maudlin of the Wells Jazzy acoustic interludes are pwn!
 
Interlude 1-Bath
Interlude 2-Bath
Interude 3-Leaving your body map
Interude 4-Leaving your body map

Clap Love them all.

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Genesis - Horizons
Genesis - For Absent Friends
Opeth - For Absent Friends Tongue
Yes - Mood For a Day
Bacamarte - Passaro de Luz
The Mars Volta - Tira Me A Las Arañas
Ulver - Capitel IV - Een Stemme Lokker
Wishbone Ash - Leaf and Stream
Pain of Salvation - Dryad of the Woods
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Points: 3834 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 11 2008 at 14:45
Spock's Beard have some pretty wonderful moments acoustically, like in The Doorway, Goodbye to Yesterday, Thoughts Pt. 2, The Great Nothing and the ending to Bottom Line.
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