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I bought The Last In Line by Dio and I think that the song "Egypt" should be quite epic if I remember well...
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Probably Stargazer, but also like the Sabbath tracks and Rime.
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It'd be between Nine Feet Underground and Close to the Edge.
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Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:

Originally posted by progrules 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 Embarrassed
 
Ok. I think I misunderstood you then. It's probably a matter of feeling what you mean. Hmmm. Let's see. The only one I can think of, if I read you well this time, is Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden.
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Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeees! Absolutely right!! "Alexander the Great" is fantastic and totally epic!!

Well I didn't know how to explain "epic" in english for this topic, you're right it's more about a matter of feeling here, not length or structure necessarly Smile
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Supper's Ready by Genesis
Achille's Last Stand by Led Zeppelin
Close to the Edge by Yes
Tarkus by ELP
Awaken by Yes
And You and I by Yes
Octavarium by Dream Theater
Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden
Echoes by Pink Floyd
Eclipse by Pink Floyd, not really an epic song by itself but in context of Dark Side it's progasmic
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Achilles' Last Stand from that list... But those don't come anywhere close to my actual favourite Prog Epics.

Epic fans should check out Odyssey "The Greatest Tale", which delivers an excellent amount of that "epic feeling" for new Prog (I was surprised!).
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Originally posted by OzzProg OzzProg wrote:

Achilles' Last Stand from that list... But those don't come anywhere close to my actual favourite Prog Epics.

Epic fans should check out Odyssey "The Greatest Tale", which delivers an excellent amount of that "epic feeling" for new Prog (I was surprised!).



Wow thanks for the recommendation, I've never even heard of that album.
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Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

Echoes


"Echoes" makes you feel the same way than "Achilles Last Stand" or "Stargazer"?
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Out of this list:

1. Stargazer
2. Victim of Changes
3. The Sign of the Southern Cross
4. Children of the Sea

All fantastic songs from equally fantastic albumsHeart!

As regards your choices for Maiden and Metallica, I'd personally replace them with "Dance of Death", "Dream of Mirrors" and "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" for the English band, and "Disposable Heroes" for the Men in Black. Other candidates in the same vein:

Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death
Blue Oyster Cult -  Seven Screamin' Dizbusters/Astronomy/Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Black Sabbath - Lonely is the Word
Led Zeppelin - No Quarter
Deep Purple - Child in Time
Rainbow - Catch the Rainbow


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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Out of this list:

1. Stargazer
2. Victim of Changes
3. The Sign of the Southern Cross
4. Children of the Sea

All fantastic songs from equally fantastic albumsHeart!

As regards your choices for Maiden and Metallica, I'd personally replace them with "Dance of Death", "Dream of Mirrors" and "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" for the English band, and "Disposable Heroes" for the Men in Black. Other candidates in the same vein:

Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death
Blue Oyster Cult -  Seven Screamin' Dizbusters/Astronomy/Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Black Sabbath - Lonely is the Word
Led Zeppelin - No Quarter


Yeah!! This is what this topic is all about!! "Beyond The Realms Of Death" is incredibly epic and fantastic!

I'm getting into Blue Oyster Cult at the moment but I only own two first albums. It's not really epic but I have to listen to them a bit more I suppose...
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Originally posted by Anaon Anaon wrote:


...Hum well, this topic was not really about songs which are epic because of the length but really because of the atmosphere...Embarrassed

Thanks for that clarification on how you define "epic."  Given your original short-list (and those parameters to work with), why have you not included "Kashmir" from Zeppelin?  That is an "epic," if there ever was one (and not because it is almost 8 minutes long).  With the time and mood change in the middle-bridge, Kashmir is almost prog too...


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It's one of the meaning of "epic" I suppose, which is quite subjective... But you're right! I should have included "Kashmir", totally epic in that way too!!

It was just some songs for an example to explain the meaning of "epic" for this topic. I hope there's a lot of songs I forgot and I will discover thanks to this thread Thumbs Up
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of the songs you listed... Achilles Last Stand without a doubt.
 
Overall... probably A Change Of Seasons, or Suppers Ready. It's a real toss up.
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A Change of Seasons by DT
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..........closely followed by
 
Shine on your Crazy Diamond
Water melon in Easter Hay
Paschendale
Mistreated - as sung by RJD
Phoenix
Echoes
6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence
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Originally posted by progvortex progvortex wrote:

Originally posted by OzzProg OzzProg wrote:

Achilles' Last Stand from that list... But those don't come anywhere close to my actual favourite Prog Epics.

Epic fans should check out Odyssey "The Greatest Tale", which delivers an excellent amount of that "epic feeling" for new Prog (I was surprised!).



Wow thanks for the recommendation, I've never even heard of that album.
 
I can second it 100% ! The Odyssey is the best collection of epics you will ever find. But is has to be said: they are not epics meant in the way of this topic. These are epics in the meaning of very long songs.
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Originally posted by progrules progrules wrote:

Originally posted by progvortex progvortex wrote:

Originally posted by OzzProg OzzProg wrote:

Achilles' Last Stand from that list... But those don't come anywhere close to my actual favourite Prog Epics.

Epic fans should check out Odyssey "The Greatest Tale", which delivers an excellent amount of that "epic feeling" for new Prog (I was surprised!).



Wow thanks for the recommendation, I've never even heard of that album.
 
I can second it 100% ! The Odyssey is the best collection of epics you will ever find. But is has to be said: they are not epics meant in the way of this topic. These are epics in the meaning of very long songs.



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