Which is your favorite epic song?
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Topic: Which is your favorite epic song?
Posted By: Anaon
Subject: Which is your favorite epic song?
Date Posted: March 19 2009 at 13:35
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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?) ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date 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. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date 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. |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: March 19 2009 at 13:47
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Oups sorry!! If someone could move it... That would be great! ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date 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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Posted By: Anaon
Date 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 By: LinusW
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:03
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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 By: LinusW
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:05
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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  |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:14
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Heaven and Hell, Stargazer, Victim of Changes & Rime of the Ancient Mariner! All GREAT, GREAT songs!  |
Posted By: Anaon
Date 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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Posted By: Keltic
Date 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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Posted By: lazland
Date 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. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 13:59
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I don't know many epics but errr... ah screw it, I - Meshuggah. By the way, this thread just got <----------this---------> much more brutal ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 14:11
| The entire Catch 33 record plays out as one song, and it's some of the best stuff I've heard in years. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: March 31 2009 at 14:29
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Good album Micah 90% of Opeth songs are pretty damn epic as well. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 03:39
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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. ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 03:44
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  ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
progrules wrote:Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date 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 By: martinprog77
Date 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 ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: April 04 2009 at 15:13
| Achilles Last Stand,by......FAAAAR...... |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 03:45
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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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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 03:47
| ALS |
Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 04:07
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Probably Stargazer, but also like the Sabbath tracks and Rime.
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Posted By: Octavian
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 05:11
| It'd be between Nine Feet Underground and Close to the Edge. |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 11:30
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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Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: April 05 2009 at 11:38
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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  ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 19:45
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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 ------------- Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it? |
Posted By: OzzProg
Date Posted: April 07 2009 at 20:02
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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 http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=10592 - Odyssey "The Greatest Tale" , which delivers an excellent amount of that "epic feeling" for new Prog (I was surprised!). -------------  |
Posted By: progvortex
Date Posted: April 08 2009 at 20:31
Wow thanks for the recommendation, I've never even heard of that album. ------------- Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it? |
Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 06:37
| Echoes |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 06:57
"Echoes" makes you feel the same way than "Achilles Last Stand" or "Stargazer"? ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 07:11
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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 albums  ! 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 |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: April 09 2009 at 07:16
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... ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: April 12 2009 at 00:22
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... |
Posted By: Anaon
Date Posted: April 12 2009 at 03:09
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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 ------------- My music: http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - http://spleenarcana.bandcamp.com/ My blog: http://groovesandmemories.com/" rel="nofollow - http://groovesandmemories.com/ |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: April 12 2009 at 04:17
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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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Posted By: born to plumb
Date Posted: April 13 2009 at 09:38
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A Change of Seasons by DT ------------- Move on be brave, dont weep at my grave, coz i am no longer here. But please never let your memory of me dissapear |
Posted By: born to plumb
Date Posted: April 13 2009 at 09:44
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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 ------------- Move on be brave, dont weep at my grave, coz i am no longer here. But please never let your memory of me dissapear |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: April 13 2009 at 10:29
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. ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 13 2009 at 11:54
Listening to the stream of Peter & The Wolf now - good stuff  ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Canprog
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 18:33
| Achilles Last Stand Hands down. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 12 2009 at 23:24
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Iron Maiden "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"
as soon as i saw that on the list all the other choices disappeared ------------- 
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Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: May 13 2009 at 01:57
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"Achilles Last Stand" and "Heaven and Hell".
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Posted By: Rasvamakkara
Date Posted: May 16 2009 at 13:01
| And Then There Was Silence by Blind Guardian, no contest |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: May 16 2009 at 14:26
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From the original list Stargazer, but I'd have to hear Light in the Black straight after ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |