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A Passion Play starts with the death of a ballerina, and her journey through the other side.
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Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

Dramatic 1970s Prog Songs?
Drama, melodrama... in many ways the essence of 1970's prog, isn't it (maybe less in Canterbury and jazzy fusion etc...)? For me discovering that there existed songs like The Musical Box, In the Court of the Crimson King - and I might as well add Nights in White Satin and Aqualung... I could go on forever. The sense of drama and... I don't know a sense of grand feelings and urgency, was part of the attraction. But here's a few very different suggestions:











-love all of these but a very random/top of my head selection from my early days.


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Magma - Mëkanïk zaïn (Live, 1975)

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Originally posted by Criswell Criswell wrote:

<p ="Msonormal">Yes’ “Turn of the Century” is quite dramatic with the story
of an artist’s recreation of his lost love. The instrumental center of the song
(the recreation) is perfect…the best Howe & Wakeman ever sounded together,
IMO… <o:p></o:p>




Great pick. To Be Over is another one that falls in that category from Yes. The guitar solo from Steve Howe on To Be Over is sublime. And the outro....Just play that song at my funeral.
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Ange – Les Longues nuits d'Isaac


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Family – Drowned in Wine



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Yes’ “Turn of the Century” is quite dramatic with the story of an artist’s recreation of his lost love. The instrumental center of the song (the recreation) is perfect…the best Howe & Wakeman ever sounded together, IMO…


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Van Der Graaf Generator – Lemmings (Including Cog)


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Dramatic is subjective. But this has violin.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote MortSahlFan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2024 at 09:01
Supertramp's "Crime of the Century" is a good example, and so is this. Violins seem to always help, and the vocals especially on the song below.

Esperanto - Obsession
https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition

https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List
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