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Ask me six months ago, that would have been easy. Now, I dont even want to attempt it.
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1. Van der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
2. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
3. Yes - Relayer
4. Genesis - Supper's Ready
5. Pink Floyd - Dogs
6. Symphony X - The Odyssey
7. Dream Theater - Octavarium
8. Harmonium - Histories Sans Paroles
9. Rush - 2112
10. Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
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Supper's Ready - Genesis
Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Gates of Delirium - Yes
Lady Fantasy - Camel
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
2112 - Rush
Echoes - Pink Floyd
Close to the Edge - Yes
The Cinema Show - Genesis
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - Van der Graaf Generator
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Yes- Close To The Edge
Voivod - Jack Luminous
Yes - Relayer
Rush - Cygnus X-1 book ll: Hemispheres
Rush - 2112
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (Parts 1 + 2)
Van Der Graaf Generator - Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Rush - Fountain of Lamneth
Venom - At War With Satan (It's not really prog, but its a very cool song)

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The Gates of Delirium-Yes
Close to the Edge-Yes
Terrapin Station-Grateful Dead
Echoes-Pink Floyd
Joe's Garage-Frank Zappa
A Quick One-The Who
2112-Rush
Cygnus X-1-Rush
Fountains of Lamenth-Rush
Abbey Road Medley-Beatles
 
This may change. I'm new to prog, Santa is bringing me Tales From Topographic Oceans for Christmas. Also, I found this site the other day and have discovered all kinds of great new stuff in the MP3s. I'm listening to Spock's Beard right now. If this song is 15 minutes I may add it! 
 
 


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1. The Odessey - Symphony X
2. Garden of Dreams - Flower Kings
3. Octavarium - Dream Theater
4. All of the Above - Transatlantic
5. Monster & Men - Flower Kings
6. Milliontown - Frost
7. Great Nothing - Spocks Beard
8. Knight of the north - Glass Hammer
9. Change - Magic Pie
10. Devine wings of Tragedy - Symphony X
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To name a few which are not on the list:

Mother Gong - Wassilissa
Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony Part 1 and 2
Van der Graaf Generator - Meurglys III, the Songwriter's  Guild
Peter Hammill - Flight
Peter Hammill - Incoherence
Mythos - Encylopedia Terra
Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass

The first album of Hatfield and the North could be considered to be one big epic, since it is played as one piece of music. The same is true for the second side of Steve Hillage's "Green" album.


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Top 10 of classic prog bands. Not exactly in that order.


1- Shine on you Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
2- Thick as a Brick pt 1 - Jethro Tull
3- Supper's ready - Genesis
4- Gates of Delirium - Yes
5- Echoes - Pink Floyd
6- Close to the Edge - Yes
7- Dogs - Pink Floyd
8- Musical Box - Genesis
9- Karn Evil 9 - ELP
10- Tarkus - ELP
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Originally posted by ES335 ES335 wrote:

The Gates of Delirium-Yes
Close to the Edge-Yes
Terrapin Station-Grateful Dead
Echoes-Pink Floyd
Joe's Garage-Frank Zappa
A Quick One-The Who
2112-Rush
Cygnus X-1-Rush
Fountains of Lamenth-Rush
Abbey Road Medley-Beatles
 
This may change. I'm new to prog, Santa is bringing me Tales From Topographic Oceans for Christmas. Also, I found this site the other day and have discovered all kinds of great new stuff in the MP3s. I'm listening to Spock's Beard right now. If this song is 15 minutes I may add it! 
 
 
 
As predicted....the problem is knowing what to drop. I guess I would drop the prog-related/proto epics, though I still love them and add
 
Plague of Lighthouse Keepers/VdGG
Solar Music Suite-Steve Hillage
Supper's Ready-G-dogs
Love is the Answer-Flower Kings
The Sky Moves Sideways-Porcupine Tree
Nous Sommes du Soleil-Yes
 
This will be interesting to revisit again in two more months I imagine by that time trying to narrow it to ten will seem pointless.
 
Someone above talked about how new epics "own" old epics. I am getting into some newer bands, but ultimately they don't seem to have the same depth as the older bands. The reason why (I suspect) is that the first generation of prog bands had such a wealth of influences, different types of jazz and classical, celtic, folk, as well as contemporary rock at a point in time where experimentation was encouraged. The newer bands seem to be getting this all second hand, filtered though Yes and Genesis, ELP and Pink Floyd, etc. Again, some of the newer bands are great, I really enjoy them, but it's hard for me to see how they "own" their predecessors. I understand what it's like to be 17 and think I know everything, but I also know what it's like for my ears to get bigger and bigger. My ears hear a much deeper sound from the first generation of prog greats.
 
 
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In no particular order:

Mëkanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh - Magma
    When performed live as a single piece
De Futura - Magma
    Probably the most addictive bass line ever
Supper's Ready - Genesis
    Really resonating epic
The Way Up - Pat Metheny
    Sure it's split into three movement + the opening, but it's one song to me
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - Van Der Graaf Generator
    Somehow touches me really personally
Köhntarkösz - Magma
    The most atmospheric piece of music I've ever heard
K.A - Magma
    Extremely dynamic and varied - again, a single song in three movements
Sista Somrar - Änglagård
    Somehow the gorgeous melodies, the sudden and exhilarating dynamic shifts, the monstrously epic rhythmic patterns all linger with me
   


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1. Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - VDGG
2. Tetragrammaton - Mars Volta
3. Cassandra Gemini - Mars Volta
4. The Ikon - Utopia
5. The Truth Will Set You Free - Flower Kings
6. At The End of the Day - Spock
7. Thick as a Brick - The Pied Piper and his Loyal Rats
8. Queen of Hearts - Pendragon
9. Echoes - Pink Floyd
10. Revealing The Science of God - Yes

If there were any more, i would choose Rubycon - Tangerine Dream, At the End of the Day - Spock and Journey... - Lord Rick.
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1. "Supper's Ready" - Genesis
2. "This Strange Engine" - Marillion
3. "Echoes" - Pink Floyd
4. "Antennas To Heaven" - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
5. Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
6. "Always You" - Animal Collective
7. "Terrapin Station" - Grateful Dead
8. "Only Skin" - Joanna Newsom
9. "Voodoo Chile" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. "The Fare To Get Thee There" - Do Make Say Think
 
If we were limited to strictly prog epics, my apologies. And had there not been the 15-minute time constriction, you would be seeing some Neil Young and a lot more Genesis and Marillion.


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Arena - Solomon
Coheed and Cambria - The Willing Well
Frost - Milliontown
Genesis - Supper's Ready
IQ - Harvest of Souls
Marillion - This Strange Engine
Pendragon - The Last Man On Earth
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Red Sand - Blame
Threshold - Narcissus

I'm probably forgetting a load.
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Cassandra Gemini -The Mars Volta
Wings for Marie Pt 1and 2 -TOOL
Weight -Isis
The Necromancer - Rush
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here -Porcupine Tree
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No particular order:
1. I - Meshuggah -
2. a tab in the ocean - nektar
3. close to the edge
4. 2112 - Rush
5. in-a-gadda-da-vida - Iron Butterfly
6. Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) - Yes
7. Light of Day, DAy of darkness - Green Carnation

I love prog epics. The atmosphere is always better if you have 20+ minutes to express yourself.
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Oops....
I forgot "The Divine Wings  of Tragedy" by Symphony X (great choir intro, one of the  greatest in prog music)
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1. Genesis - Supper's Ready
2. The Decemberists - The Tain
3. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
4. The Mars Volta - Tetragrammaton
5. Yes - Close to the Edge
6. Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Introduzione
7. Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
8. Pink Floyd - Dogs
9. Harmonium - Histoire Sans Paroles
10. Dream Theater - Octavarium
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Any other Yes fans find The Gates of Delirium to be noisy and annoying more than anything else?  I find that song to be grossly overrated around here. 
 
Anyhoo...I think The Dark Side of the Moon has to be #1... it was originally conceived as a complete piece called "Eclipse: a piece for assorted lunatics", and almost always played in it's entirety live by Floyd, Waters, and a lot of Pink Floyd cover bands. 
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Originally posted by SilverEclipse SilverEclipse wrote:

Any other Yes fans find The Gates of Delirium to be noisy and annoying more than anything else?  I find that song to be grossly overrated around here.

it is noisy, very noisy, but that's exactly why it is a lot better than "Close to the Edge", which is too tame for my taste. I find "Close to the Edge" to be a lot overrated here


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1. Dream Theater - All of Metropolis pt. 1+2 [I can't believe no one's thought of that yet LOL]
2. Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
3. Rush - 2112
4. Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond
5. Yes - Close to the Edge
6. Symphony X - The Odyssey
7. ELP - Karn Evil
8. Dream Theater - Octavarium
9. Genesis - Supper's Ready
10. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
 
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