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Posted: August 13 2005 at 21:28

I second Gates of Delerium.

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Posted: August 13 2005 at 21:41

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TRANSATLANTIC: My New World, Stranger In Your Soul, Suite Charlotte Pike, Duel With the Devil, All Of The Above, In Held (Twas) I

I was going to say 'Any song from TransAtlantic, except 'we all need some light' because that is the only song under a half hour, haha'.

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 08:22

Cassandra gemmini-The mars volta best prog epic ever...

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 08:30

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Cassandra gemmini-The mars volta best prog epic ever...

Incorrect. Have another guess.

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 08:38

My all-time epic, to be honest, has always been A Change of Seasons by Dream Theater.

However, that takes nothing away from these other great ones (I'll try and recommend songs others have not yet):

First Light by Shadow Gallery, from their Legacy record,

Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness by Rhapsody, off Power of the Dragonflame,

and The Last Human Gateway, and Harvester of Souls by IQ.

These songs are in no way better than, say, The Odyssey or The Divine Wings of Tragedy by Symphony X, or any of the Tranatlantic/Neal Morse/Spock's Beard epics, but they are nevertheless some of my favorite epics.

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 08:49

Tomas Bodin - I AM. 3 Songs one epic cd

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 09:19

undefinability wrote:

My all-time epic, to be honest, has always been A Change of Seasons by Dream Theater.

However, that takes nothing away from these other great ones (I'll try and recommend songs others have not yet):

First Light by Shadow Gallery, from their Legacy record,

Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness by Rhapsody, off Power of the Dragonflame,

First Light is awesome ... but the last 10 minutes are filler, and that kind of spoils it for me. But that still leaves 25 minutes of pure excellence ...

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 09:26

"Henry" from "Hard'n'horny" by WIGWAM!

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 09:54

Magellan - The Great Goodnight
In The Woods - Omnio?
Sieges Even - Tangerine Windows of Solace

and some more if you are brave enough to listen to:
Voivod - Jack Luminous

and a real killer (in hiding)

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Mekong Delta - Dances of Death
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Posted: August 14 2005 at 10:57

Mother Gong - Wassilissa 22:28 (from their album Fairy Tales)
Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony (Part 1 and 2, 20:40 and 20:37)
the 2nd side of Steve Hillage's "Green" album can be taken as one piece of music, since all tracks flow into each other to form the long track "Om Rock" with the parts:

Unidentified (Flying Being) (4:30)
U.F.O. Over Paris (3:11)
Leylines to Glassdom (4:06)
Crystal City (3:36)
Activation Meditation (1:03)
The Glorious Om Riff (7:46)

together 24:05

of course a lot of Krautrock too. Ash Ra Tempel's "Join Inn" has the two tracks "Freak'n Roll" (19:15) and "Jenseits" (24:08). the first self-titled album of the Cosmic Jokers has the two tracks "Galactic Joke" 22:38 and "Cosmic Joy" 19:24, their 2nd album "Galactic Supermarket" has "Kinder des Alls" 18:54 and "Galactic Supermarket" 19:24. Popol Vuh's "Affenstunde" has the two tracks "Ich mache einen Spiegel" 21:05 and "Affenstunde" 18:57.

to mention just a few

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 11:40

transatlantic-duel with the devil

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 12:06

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - L'Evoluzione
Caravan - Nine Feet Underground
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
Emerson Lake Palmer - Tarkus
Fantômas - Surgical Sound Specimens from the Museum of Skin
Genesis - Supper's Ready
IQ - Harvest of Souls
Mars Volta - Cassandra Geminni
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Rush - 2112
Transatlantic - All of the Above
Triumvirat - Across the Waters
Van der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Yes - Awaken
Yes - Close to the Edge
Yes - Ritual
Änglagård - Kung Bore

Just a few that I consider essential. And there certainly is a difference between an epic and a long song, so I didn't include for example any Schulze or TD stuff!

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 12:14

Kalevala, colossus of rhodes, etc. (from finnish site)

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 12:29

MikeEnRegalia wrote:

undefinability wrote:

My all-time epic, to be honest, has always been A Change of Seasons by Dream Theater.

However, that takes nothing away from these other great ones (I'll try and recommend songs others have not yet):

First Light by Shadow Gallery, from their Legacy record,

Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness by Rhapsody, off Power of the Dragonflame,

First Light is awesome ... but the last 10 minutes are filler, and that kind of spoils it for me. But that still leaves 25 minutes of pure excellence ...

That seems to be Shadow Gallery's worst area, I've noticed, when they're too plenteous.

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 12:32

cobb wrote:

Tomas Bodin - I AM. 3 Songs one epic cd

Is it any good?

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 14:21

cobb wrote:

Tomas Bodin - I AM. 3 Songs one epic cd

Great epic indeed!

Also recommended, as mentioned before by severals

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
Echolyn - Mei
The Tangent - A Gap In The Night
Neil Morse - One (2 epics, Transatlantic-style)

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 14:30

Progger wrote:

cobb wrote:

Tomas Bodin - I AM. 3 Songs one epic cd

Is it any good?

Better than that. Highly recommenced for TFK epic lovers

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Posted: August 14 2005 at 17:05

I Am by Tomas Bodin is absolutely recommended. Probably the best work from the Flower Kings family (although I have to admit The Tangent and Kaipa are right up there). It's even better IMO than any of the FK's discs. Buy it now... you won't regret it!

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