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    Posted: July 23 2006 at 23:44
Many Sky tunes fit the bill.
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a nice synth intro i can think of off the top of my head is Dream Theater's Lines in the Sand.  I mean it is Derek Sherinian playing keyboards but i really like and its also one of my favorite songs on the Falling into Infinity album.
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Originally posted by Forgotten Son Forgotten Son wrote:

Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Marillion's Hotel Hobbies could also fit that criteria to a certain extent.


I was thinking more of That Time of the Night.

The Dream Sequencer by Ayreon fits the bill pretty well.

They both seem to have those introductions, although That Time of The Night's is a bit longer.

You can hear another one with Bitter Suite, actually.
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Points: 876 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2006 at 21:02
Almost anything by Landsend (who??). yeah err, excessive waffling at the start of many songs..
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Pink Floyd- Shine On You Crazy Diamond

The obvious one.Wink


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Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Marillion's Hotel Hobbies could also fit that criteria to a certain extent.


I was thinking more of That Time of the Night.

The Dream Sequencer by Ayreon fits the bill pretty well.
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Points: 934 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2006 at 10:49
A bunch of songs by Eloy.  Try their Ocean album first.
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pseudo silk kimono?
Or eloy, perhaps?
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Marillion's Hotel Hobbies could also fit that criteria to a certain extent.
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Yes - Close to the Edge
Marillion - The King of Sunset Town
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Pink Floyd- Shine On You Crazy Diamond

The obvious one.Wink
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Pendragon: "Walls of Babylon" "The Wishing Well"
IQ: "Widow's Peak" "Sacred Sound"
Pallas: "The Bringer of Dreams"


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I really really love the sound of songs with big ambient synth intros that flow into powerful riffs like "Xanadu", "Trial of Tears", "Octavarium", and other songs like that, do you guys know anymore albums with songs like those?
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