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sleeper 
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 Topic: Best Progressive Song
Posted: August 11 2006 at 06:56 |
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I have to go with 2 here, so I'll be boring and say Genesis- Suppers Ready and Dream Theater- A Change Of Seasons.
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pero
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Posted: August 11 2006 at 06:21 |
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21 century - KC
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gong
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Posted: August 11 2006 at 02:48 |
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lets say..."Lunar Music Suite" from Steve Hillage's "L" album.
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akamarko
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 21:34 |
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Depending on the day of the week you ask me...
KC - Starless
Yes - Gates Of Delerium
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Edited by akamarko - August 10 2006 at 21:34
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Kleynan
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 18:38 |
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Despite my previous post, I am forced to also say Gentle Giant's "Schooldays". My god what an amazing song!
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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crimson magus
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 17:23 |
Mmm, Disposition - Reflection - Triad by Tool <3 (these three count as one, or one song in 3 parts). A complete masterpiece. Especially, the line "Mention this to me, mention something, mention anything, and watch the weather change" is so  .
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Philéas
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 16:06 |
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Impossible to choose, really. But here are some worhty contenders:
Yes - The Gates of Delirium
Yes - Close to the Edge
Yes - Heart of the Sunrise
Camel - Rhayader (well, maybe not, but it's my favourite song atm)
Camel - Lunar Sea
ELP - Take a Pebble
ELP - Tarkus
ELP - The Endless Enigma (all parts of course, I, fugue and II)
Genesis - Supper's Ready
Genesis - Firth of Fifth
Genesis - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight
Harmonium - Histoires Sans Paroles
Edit: There is no KC or GG tune because I feel they had such special
styles to their music that they're not really representative of the
prog movement as a whole, unlike the songs listed, which sound more
similair to each other and to most other prog from that period.
Edited by Philéas - August 10 2006 at 16:17
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Kleynan
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 15:58 |
I think I'll keep it simple and just name the song that really represents prog:
Genesis - Firth of Fifth 
Edited by Kleynan - August 10 2006 at 15:59
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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Kithulhu
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 15:38 |
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That's one hard question to answer.
Hm.
It might be Genesis - Supper's Ready. But then again, no.
The one song that really got me into prog was Rush - 2112, I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. So that might be the one. Or.. Hm.. No, that's not it.
Damn, this is hard.
Could be Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick. Or rather, it could be basicly anything.
Ah, what the hell... I don't know. O_o
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King of Loss
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 15:25 |
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I have a lot of favorites, but I can't really compare the 70s to the New Millenium's Prog, so here are the classics from each era:
70s- Yes- Close to the Edge
Genesis- Supper's Ready
King Crimson- Starless
Pink Floyd- Shine On Your Crazy Diamond
Genesis- The Musical Box
Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
King Crimson- 21st Century Schizoid Man
etc. etc. etc.
New Millenium/90s:
Dream Theater- A Change of Seasons
Dream Theater- Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
TransAtlantic- All of the Above
Spock's Beard- The Great Nothing
Roine Stolt- The Flower King
TransAtlantic- My New World
The Flower Kings- I Am the Sun
The Flower Kings- The Truth Will Set You Free
The Flower Kings- Stardust We Are
The Flower Kings- Garden of Dreams
Roine Stolt- Humanizzimo
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
But I can assure you the best two Neo-Prog songs are Easter and Script for a Jester's Tear.
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progadicto
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 14:02 |
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IN THE CAGE/CINEMA SHOW/TE COLONY OF SLIPPERMEN concert mix on THREE SIDES LIVE by GENESIS... One of the most prog live performance that I ever heard and the first that makes me cry and believe that GOD is a prog fan.......................
Peace & Love
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... E N E L B U N K E R...
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 09:50 |
 Articuno1 wrote:
This is indeed a difficult choice.. Any of John McLaughlin's blazing guitar tracks with the Mahavishnu Orchestra could be it, but "The Odessey" by Symphony X is just such an awesome and effective piece. |
Michael Romeo is one of THE best guitarists out there. Both he and singer Russell Allen make Symphony X an outstanding band. My personal fav by these guys is the Candlelight Fantasia. Sheer power of the music and vocals leaves a lump in my throat. I can't believe I didn't think of this song earlier to place here.
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Articuno1
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 09:17 |
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This is indeed a difficult choice.. Any of John McLaughlin's blazing guitar tracks with the Mahavishnu Orchestra could be it, but "The Odessey" by Symphony X is just such an awesome and effective piece.
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Many Bothans died to bring you this information.
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 09:13 |
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For me... "CHILD IN TIME" (Deep Purple) or "DOUBLE TIME WOMAN" (Fuzzy Duck) or, Maybe, "DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU" (Atomic Rooster) or, last maybe, "99" (Toto)
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Kars
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 08:59 |
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Has to be Peter Hammill - A Louse is not a Home.
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Maybe I should de-louse this place;
Maybe I should de-place this louse;
Maybe I'll maybe my life away
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mrgd
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Posted: August 09 2006 at 23:25 |
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Yeah, difficult isn't it.
For mine, GG have been responsible for most. Therefore,
Nothing at All, The Advent of Panurge and His Last Voyage.
Then there's 'Easy' by Curved Air [from Air Cut].That one can do it for you too.
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Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd
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Momentary Lapse
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Posted: August 06 2006 at 16:56 |
Aah! So many!
Probably Close to the Edge. But Script For a Jester's Tear, Echoes, Heart of the Sunrise, Firth of Fifth, and Karn Evil 9 are awesome too. 
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tytus
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Posted: August 06 2006 at 16:48 |
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Iron Butterfly - "Stone Believer" :)
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surrealistic weirdoistic
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GPFR
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Posted: August 06 2006 at 13:56 |
The Ryan wrote:
"Helena" by My Chemical Romance.  |
Oh yeah! BEST PROG EVER THERE! So long and goodnight' Anyway... Eh... Firth of fifth?
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stupid_dreamer
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Posted: August 06 2006 at 13:54 |
Prog-jester wrote:
Easy - "Script for a Jester's Tear" by MARILLION  |
I agree with that one 
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