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Poll Question: Which of these is your favorite?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
6 [15.79%]
2 [5.26%]
12 [31.58%]
10 [26.32%]
4 [10.53%]
1 [2.63%]
2 [5.26%]
1 [2.63%]
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    Posted: December 04 2024 at 04:58
Pirates - quite possibly ELP's last great epic.
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Nice to see some love for Pirates. That's a song that divides opinion and recently Steven Wilson on a yt video said it was one of the worst songs he ever heard likening it to a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. I clicked the 'unsubscribe' button shortly after. It ranks. for me in my top 5 ELP songs (the others being Karn Evil 9, Tarkus, Trilogy and From The Beginning). Never got bored of it, Emerson and Lake were immensely proud of it and the band played it to the death. There are some very well liked live versions of it without the orchestra , the one on Live At The Royal Albert Hall being a go to version for many fans. That all said I'm voting for the very wonderful Horizon by Jon and Vangelis. A real shining light at a time when prog seemingly was dead, this duo then go and produce an absolute masterpiece. IMO.
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Interesting, I don't end up usually being with the majority. Mind you, I don't know more than half of these. They do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I would like to do one too at some time with some of my favourites as I very much like this theme.
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Alan Parsons Project: Fall of the House of Usher
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Thanks to everyone for participating - every epic received at least one vote!

Of course, after I posted this, I thought of another I should have mentioned: the all-powerful "FIFO" suite (17:13) by Sky, from their 1980 second album.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)


I meant i like a few songs from Mike & the Mechanics LOL




Same but these songs are most often ... over my shoulder
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I don't know many of the songs here, which is nice cause it gives me some good classic prog I've missed out on. Of the ones I do know, Pirates is my favorite, and was one of my first prog loves. I listened to that song quite a bit, even more than Karn Evil 9 and Tarkus (Probably cause it was a good bit shorter than those, while still being long).

I'd also venture to say that Peter Hammil's Flight from 1980 could be on the list too. I love that one.
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Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

Pirates. One of the best songs I've ever heard. The rest are also excellent.

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Another vote for Alan Parsons Smile
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Curiously, I have all the listed albums except for Rush and Holdsworth.
Difficult to choose also becuase they are very different:

Horizon is a suite, Smallcreep's day is half a concept album, Pirates is a long cinematic track and 1984 is an unusual electronic instrumental from a guitarist. Even if about 15 minutes long, I've never thought of Safe as to an epic (but it's a great long song). 

Which one I listen to more often? it's between Horizon and Smallcreep
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Not sure. The ones I know I mostly like, but don't love. The Fall of the House of Usher, which has the most votes here, is perhaps my favourite too, but kind of. I really love the band part of the song, but the symphonic intro does just about nothing for me, so it's about half of the song that I really love.
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Lot of great listens on this list.
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)

I meant i like a few songs from Mike & the Mechanics LOL
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous


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I like some of that syrup LOL, well, in small dozes. Big smile


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Fall of the house of Usher > Safe 

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Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous

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Also in my collection :
Chris Squire: Safe (Canon Song) (14:56)     
Alan Parsons Project: Fall of the House of Usher (16:11)     


Anthony Phillips: 1984 I & II (34:34)     

Allan Holdsworth: The Un-Merry-Go-Round (14:16)
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Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous
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