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keiser willhelm 
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 16:31 |
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In lieu of the recent and popular, "Ultimate Prog Tournament" which so frustratingly pit respective giants of prog against one another in an epic battle for global (progal?) domination, i present to you my own interpretation. Epics.
Choose wisely Grasshopper. . . .
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febus
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 16:45 |
This poll has been done....so many, many times!!
TARKUS for me,the ultimate epic for me but i don't think it will win considering the hords of Genesis fans around here  I don't think i still can listen to the other 2......too much listening since 1972 and a liitle bit tired of it even if they are good tracks.
TaRKUS  on the other side still bring me goosebumps even after all those years |
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ProgBagel
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 17:42 |
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Close to the Edge and Tarkus are excellent, but Close to the Edge is just too perfect. Supper's Ready is a decent dislocated epic.
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 17:44 |
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though Tark is an all-time favorite, I'll give to Sups today
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The Quiet One
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 17:52 |
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I'll go for Close to the Edge cause Supper's Ready has never been for me. It must be surely cause Genesis was never my band of prog. And for Tarkus prefering it much more than Genesis's one it has some mesy things going around although it's awsome together with Karn Evil 9.
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YesGoblin
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 18:26 |
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its hard to argue against Yes having the greatest long jams!
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MusicalSalmacis
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 18:35 |
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Supper and Plague of Lighthouse Keepers are my two favourite epics ever. But Tarkus and CttE aren't far behind. And then there are many more as well
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 18:41 |
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The best on the list is Supper's Ready. One of my top 5 songs of all time.
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Evans
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 18:42 |
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Tarkus is the one i haven't gotten tired of, but i have liked all of them at some point. Tarkus is also the one o have listened to the most.
CTTE may be the most epic one, though. Supper is also pretty epic, but CTTE is most like one solid song.
Edited by Evans - February 19 2008 at 18:44
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..'
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keiser willhelm
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:17 |
i searched for polls of this kind but didnt see anything and i wouldnt have posted this if i had found another one... maybe ill blame the infamous search button. i was curious as to how everyone measured up the classics. CTTE for me... the I get up - organ climax might be my favorite piece of music ever written. been listening to a lot of Tarkus though lately. this 'old prog' stuff is kinda cool i guess  
Edited by keiser willhelm - February 19 2008 at 19:29
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keiser willhelm
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:19 |
 moreitsythanyou wrote:
The best on the list is Supper's Ready. One of my top 5 songs of all time.
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and speaking of top songs, when is that list going to start up?
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:20 |
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definitely Supper's Ready from this
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Nash
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:33 |
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Tarkus!
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micky
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Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:53 |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Posted: February 20 2008 at 03:13 |
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"Tarkus" for me, though CTTE comes very close. "Supper's Ready", as I have said numerous times already, does very little for me, unfortunately.
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Nightfly
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Posted: February 20 2008 at 10:49 |
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Close to the Edge.....just.
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ES335
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Posted: February 20 2008 at 10:59 |
"Supper's Ready" is about the only Genesis song I like a lot . "Tarkus" is wonderful too. But I am going with "Close to the Edge" though "Gates of Delirium is even better, and depending on my mood, I might select anything off of Tales too. \
I like "Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" more than "Din-din" and "Tarkie" too, but I think the idea here is the heavyweights of British Symphonic Prog". It might be interesting to do a poll about eclectic epics.
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Zargus
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Posted: February 20 2008 at 11:15 |
1. Close to the edge
2. Tarkus
3. Suppers ready
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TGM: Orb
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Posted: February 20 2008 at 15:17 |
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Given that there's no risk of The Gates Of Delirium winning, I can happily vote Tarkus.
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Evandro Martini
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Posted: February 20 2008 at 16:34 |
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The three of them are really favourites of mine, I like the 3 in all aspects.
But Close to the Edge is unsurpassable to me.
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