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Anaon 
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 Topic: Which is your favorite epic song?
Posted: March 19 2009 at 13:35 |
Hi!
Well, it's not about prog bands but I love those songs so much, I'm curious to know which one is your favorite and why!
By epic, I'm mean you know, songs that makes you feel wandering in the
mountains, the forest or in some foreign deserted lands... You know
what I mean ;)
If you know other songs like these ones, feel free to share  Which is your favourite one among: - Led Zeppelin "Achilles Last Stand" - Black Sabbath "Children Of The Sea" - Black Sabbath "Heaven And Hell" - Black Sabbath "The Sign Of The Southern Cross" - Rainbow "Stargazer" - Judas Priest "Victim Of Changes" - Iron Maiden "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" - Iron Maiden "Sign Of The Cross" - Metallica "One" (we can't create polls anymore?)
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Moatilliatta
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Posted: March 19 2009 at 13:38 |
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Achilles Last Stand, no contest. And I mean no contest. I don't like any other song on the list.
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Posted: March 19 2009 at 13:38 |
*ppssssst* - you can make a poll in the "proto and related" lounge as I recall, which is where this thread should go anyways  Anyways, from that list I'd have to pick Heaven And Hell, the sped up last section kicks my ass every time.
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Posted: March 19 2009 at 13:47 |
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Oups sorry!! If someone could move it... That would be great!
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mr.cub
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Posted: March 19 2009 at 14:00 |
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Toss up between Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Achilles. But Rime does not have James Patrick Page
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Anaon
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:00 |
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I heard "The Gates Of Babylon" by Rainbow, it's a great epic song as well!!
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:03 |
It's a bunch of great songs in that list. All have been favourites at one point or another, except Metallica's One. Never been a fan of that band. Still the best song I've heard from them
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:05 |
Tough to choose just one.... It's between Children of the Sea, Stargazer, Victim of Changes and Rime of the Ancient Mariner. ...and today I pick Rime 
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:14 |
Heaven and Hell, Stargazer, Victim of Changes & Rime of the Ancient Mariner! All GREAT, GREAT songs! 
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Anaon
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 08:51 |
Yes, great songs!! We have to add other songs to this list!! It's our mission  any ideas?
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Keltic
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 13:23 |
"Supper's Ready " by a little known band called "early Genesis" remains my eternal favourite. 
Heads up to the guy who mentioned Stargazer by Rainbow. I am not really a heavy metal aficionado, but I have been playing this a lot quite recently.
I saw Rainbow play live in 1977 ( Ronnie James Dio left the stage quite a lot during the concert, as I recall )and the music was very, very loud.
The album, Rainbow Rising, though overall quite average in my opinion, contains the wonderful Stargazer, which I consider to be the best heavy metal track ever recorded. It is just a truly magnificent piece - better than anything Deep Purple ever did.
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lazland
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 13:32 |
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There are some great tracks there, and I suppose a lot of it depends on where you are at the time.
I'm playing a lot of Sabbath at the moment, so Children of the Sea, which is amongst the greatest metal tracks ever written, but probably Stargazer for my all time fave. I lose myself in that world every time I hear it.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 13:59 |
I don't know many epics but errr... ah screw it, I - Meshuggah. By the way, this thread just got <----------this---------> much more brutal
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JLocke
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 14:11 |
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The entire Catch 33 record plays out as one song, and it's some of the best stuff I've heard in years.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 14:29 |
Good album Micah 90% of Opeth songs are pretty damn epic as well.
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progrules
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Posted: April 04 2009 at 03:39 |
I can think of only about 100 great epics. Sorry, no more. Most people will know them anyway.
The Odyssey by Symphony X and Monsters & Men by the Flower Kings will probably be the best of all.
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Anaon
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Posted: April 04 2009 at 03:44 |
 progrules wrote:
I can think of only about 100 great epics. Sorry, no more. Most people will know them anyway.
The Odyssey by Symphony X and Monsters & Men by the Flower Kings will probably be the best of all. |
Hum well, this topic was not really about songs which are epic because of the length but really because of the atmosphere. I'm not sure about Monsters & Men, I have to listen to it again but I really don't find The Flower Kings epic anymore, they do long and complex, full of sounds, songs but not really epic in my opnion 
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Posted: April 04 2009 at 05:22 |
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Stargazer gets my vote, but Gates of Babylon is even better.
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Posted: April 04 2009 at 14:52 |
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from the list i choose Stargazer .btw from maiden my favorite epic is Fear of the Dark
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Posted: April 04 2009 at 15:13 |
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Achilles Last Stand,by......FAAAAR......
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Which is your favorite epic song?
