- E P I C S - pick your poison
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Topic: - E P I C S - pick your poison
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Subject: - E P I C S - pick your poison
Date 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. . . . ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 16:45
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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 |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 17:42
| 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. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 17:44
| though Tark is an all-time favorite, I'll give to Sups today |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 17:52
| 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. |
Posted By: YesGoblin
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 18:26
| its hard to argue against Yes having the greatest long jams! |
Posted By: MusicalSalmacis
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 18:35
| 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 |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date 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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Posted By: Evans
Date 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. ------------- 
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date 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  
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:19
and speaking of top songs, when is that list going to start up? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
moreitsythanyou wrote:Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:20
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definitely Supper's Ready from this
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Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:33
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Tarkus! ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 19 2008 at 19:53
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 03:13
| "Tarkus" for me, though CTTE comes very close. "Supper's Ready", as I have said numerous times already, does very little for me, unfortunately. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 10:49
| Close to the Edge.....just. |
Posted By: ES335
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 10:59
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"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. ------------- Bible-thumping heavyweight evangelistic boxing kangaroo |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 11:15
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1. Close to the edge
2. Tarkus
3. Suppers ready
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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 15:17
| Given that there's no risk of The Gates Of Delirium winning, I can happily vote Tarkus. |
Posted By: Evandro Martini
Date 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. ------------- "You’ll never make any money playing music that people can’t sing.” Keith Emerson's father |
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 19:22
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1. CTTE for sure
2. Supper but it's OH so close
 3. Tarkus
Though all of them are great IMO
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Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 06:23
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CTTE |
Posted By: Gog/Magog
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 08:26
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Supper's Ready is the top for sure, Close to the edge is a rare bearable Yes tune, and Tarkus, well I don't really like otters so I can't say I've ever heard it! -------------  |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 11:59
| Suppers,CTTE and tarkus in that order for me. |
Posted By: GhostWorks
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 15:27
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CTTE, definitely. Supper's Ready had to happen to get to 'Epping Forest' and 'Lamb' - and I love it - but it's a disjointed, rough-and-tumble affair contrasted against CTTE. ELP don't even register as a blip on my radar. Not enough variety there. Lots of organ (of course) and little else, save for Carl palmer's notoriously over-rated drumming. No love there. ------------- Listening since 1980 |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: February 25 2008 at 14:54
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CTTE Plague of Lighthouse Keepers is a EPIC to be reckoned with also, I would have picked that if it were on the list. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |