The worst prog epic ever written

It's a hard question, because most bands put especial dedication and their best effort in their epics, mostly because epics are usually the base of an album, so it'sreally hard to fuind one so bad to call it the worst.

So I'll take the word worst as my least favorite even when it still has some good things:

Iron Butterfly's In a Gadda da Vida: Again, it's not bad, as a matter of facts starts promissing, even the somehow mysterious lirycs are interesting, but soon you find they are going in circles, simple variations and endless guitar solos over the same chord with the exact same bass and drums line.

As much as I like organ, this track is an excess, if lasted 50% would have been a masterpiece, tiresome and boring at some point at less you're smoking funny stuff or as Homer Simpson said "If you're having a good time in the back seat of your car" (Even when if you're young enough to have sex in your car, 20 minutes is normally too much time) 

Iván

diga.stef wrote: What is the worst epic ever written in your opinion? I say "Ghostship" by SHADOW GALLERY.

Are you insane? It's great!

I like Rush a lot, but...

"2112," and "Cygnus X-1" are average, NOT GREAT epics.

Rush can be superb at short to mid-length songs ("Xanadu" being an exception) but just can get the epics down IMO.

Hands down the worst progressive rock epic of all time is A Passion Play by Jethro Tull. I'm a hardcore Tull fan so I have perspective. This album is sheer masterbation. Thick as a Brick is a brilliant album, but has a few flat spots (side two mostly). A Passion Play is a full albums worth of these flat, uninspired, pointless spots. Passion Play represents everything that the critics and rock fans have said about prog for years, arrogant self indulgence! To have a point, direction of thought, and concept is always ideal before writing an albums worth of material. Ian's directionless drivil along the Fullum Rd. is pure filler. Contractual obligations - Filler. Passion Play is a black eye to the Tull catalogue and progressive music altogether. Sometimes the critics are correct.

Now, I realize this a very negative review of "that album", and I apologise to those I,ve offended, but it is something I feel very strongly about. I listen to a lot of music and am a good judge of quality, whether I like it or not, I can admit quality. As I said earlier, I'm a hardcore Tull fan and can say, head held high, that this album is just pure cannon fodder.

So let your balls fly, tell me-pray- Can YOU defend this drek.