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AtomicCrimsonRush View Drop Down

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Posted: August 01 2008 at 01:00

Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - VDGG

Close to the Edge - Yes

Adrenalize - Porcupine Tree

Tarkus - ELP

Karn Evil 9 - ELP

Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden (why hasn't anyone mentioned this classic!)

Take a Pebble - ELP

crimson87

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Posted: August 01 2008 at 18:38

Not the purest form of prog around.But the black side of Queen II could be considered as one and marvellous epic.

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Posted: August 01 2008 at 20:47

Far too difficult to narrow down to 5 at the moment, but here are some doodlings where I lay down some tracks that could potentially fit the bill:

Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness - Green Carnation
Hinterland - Wobbler
Harvest Of Souls - IQ
Suppers Ready - Genesis
Echoes - Pink Floyd
A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers - VDGG
Nine Feet Underground - Caravan
The Gates Of Delirium - Yes
Into The Dream - Discipline
Zarathustra - Museo Rosenbach
Chupacabras - Phideaux
2112 - Rush
Mumps - Hatfield And The North
Apprentis Sorciers - Nemo
The Narrow Margin - IQ
Hamburger Concerto - Focus
Close To The Edge - Yes
The Sky Moves Sideways - Porcupine Tree
Awaken - Yes
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Histoires Sans Paroles - Harmonium
Dogs - Pink Floyd
9-29-045 - Green Carnation
Lady Fantasy - Camel
The Light From Deep Darkness - Eloy
Jordrok - Anglagard

Understandably....might take a while to sort through those fellas!

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Posted: August 01 2008 at 20:50

The whole of Still Life by VdGG.

I realise you don't want albums but all 5 songs are epic, so...

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Posted: August 01 2008 at 23:34

Still Life is excellent

but are they long enough songs to be epics?

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Posted: November 28 2008 at 23:18

1- THE GATES OF DELIRIUM (YES)

2- SONG FOR SCHEHERAZADE (RENAISSANCE)

3- DOGS (PINK FLOYD)

4- SUPPER'S READY (GENESIS)

5- CLOSE TO THE EDGE (YES)

It's a hard choice...I love all of them. But there is 5 more at the minimum...

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Posted: November 29 2008 at 06:59

This has become some way very difficult, but I´m gonna try:

A plague of lighthouse keepers - VdGG

Close to the edge - Yes

Journey to the center of the earth - Rick Wakeman

Dogs - Pink Floyd

A change of seasons - Dream Theater

5 epics doesn´t fit my love for this kind of compositions. What about 10 or 20?

The water rushes over all
cities crash in the mighty wave;
the final man is very small,
plunging in for his final bathe

TGM: Orb

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Posted: November 29 2008 at 07:57

Pfeh. No longer sure what an epic is.

1. Les Porches Du Notre Dame (Maneige). See review.
2. A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers. See review.
3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (pt. 1). See review.
4. You And I. See review.
5. Ys (Il Balletto Di Bronzo). See review.

Oh, and throw in a live version of Tarkus and Supper's Ready.

Edited by TGM: Orb - November 29 2008 at 07:58

crimson87

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Posted: November 29 2008 at 08:30

Facelift (Live)

Slightly all the time

Moon in june

Out bloddy Rageous

Esther's nose job

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Posted: November 29 2008 at 08:44

Flower Kings - Love is the only Answer

Yes - Close to the Edge

Neal Morse - The Door

Dream theater - A Change of Season

Karmakanic - Send a Message from the Heart

----------They're great, I can listen to them any time of day. It contains almost almost all my favorite Prog sections.

Take the Passion Road.

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Posted: November 29 2008 at 09:03

a new one from me:

#1 A Passion Play(Both Parts) - Jethro Tull/ Echoes - Pink Floyd Heart

#2 The Revealing Science of God - Yes Thumbs Up

#3 Supper's Ready - Genesis Clap

#4 I Am the Sun(Pt 1) - The Flower Kings Thumbs Up

#5 Thick as a Brick(Pt 1) - Jethro Tull Heart

#6 Dogs - Pink Floyd Approve

#7 SOYCD(Both Pts) - Pink Floyd Approve

#8 All of the Above - Transatlantic Thumbs Up

#9 Lizard - KC Approve

#10 The Necromancer/2112/Fountain of Lamneth - Rush Clap

#11 Octavarium - DT Thumbs Up

#12 The Gates of Delirium/CTTE/Nous Sommes Du Soleil - Yes Approve

#13 Lady Fantasy - Camel Thumbs Up

#14 Karn Evil 9(1st Impression) - ELP Thumbs Up

#15 The World that We Drive Through - The Tangent Approve

#16 Abbey Road(Side 2) - The Beatles Heart

#17 Xanadu/Cygnus X-1 - Rush Thumbs Up

#18 Brother Where You Bound - Supertramp Thumbs Up

#19 Try Again - Supertramp Approve

#20 Nine Feet Underground - Caravan Approve

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Edited by cacho - November 29 2008 at 09:06

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Posted: November 30 2008 at 03:42

A new list coming to my mind:

Spock´s Beard - The great nothing

Transatlantic - All of the above

Yes - Gates of delirium

Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond (both parts)

VdGG - Pioneers over C (is it long enough to be considered as an epic?)

I´m missing some great others, but there´ll be some more lists soon

The water rushes over all
cities crash in the mighty wave;
the final man is very small,
plunging in for his final bathe

crimson87

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Posted: December 01 2008 at 11:47

What about doing a Top 20 or 50 epics of all time with votes like the big albums thread. Each one chooses 5 and that's it

easytargets View Drop Down

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Posted: December 03 2008 at 12:14

crimson87 wrote:

What about doing a Top 20 or 50 epics of all time with votes like the big albums thread. Each one chooses 5 and that's it

A find it to be a fine idea, but it could be very hard to choose only 5 as it is

now for me

The water rushes over all
cities crash in the mighty wave;
the final man is very small,
plunging in for his final bathe

easytargets View Drop Down

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Posted: December 03 2008 at 12:17

crimson87 wrote:

What about doing a Top 20 or 50 epics of all time with votes like the big albums thread. Each one chooses 5 and that's it

I find it to be a fine idea, but it´s still hard to choose only five.Well,

at least, for me. Some of us would be in the same situation we are by now

The water rushes over all
cities crash in the mighty wave;
the final man is very small,
plunging in for his final bathe

easytargets View Drop Down

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Posted: December 03 2008 at 12:18

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The water rushes over all
cities crash in the mighty wave;
the final man is very small,
plunging in for his final bathe

mobby

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Posted: December 07 2008 at 02:06

there are many, but my current top 5 are

1-echoes-pf- probably the best epic ever composed

2-land of nobody-eloy- the opening bass line turned me into prog and changed the way i listen to music forever

3-nine feet underground- caravan's best song..i never tire listening to this track and everytime it passes smoothly like few minutes

4-gravedigger-janus-the most haunting epic i ever heard..chilling, sad, and utterly beautiful

5-shine on your crazy diamond-pf-probably the most famous of them all..the best tribute ever given to someone..genuis..

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Posted: December 07 2008 at 13:04

Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
An epic with great sound, performance and unprecedented flow. Beautifully written, arranged and put togeteher. Almost their finest hour.
Yes - Close to the Edge
For everything already mentioned by others.
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Beautiful and ethereal epic prog space blues at it best, and the climax in the middle has to be the best ever on an epic yet.
Rush - 2112
Most kick-ass hard rockin prog epic ever.
Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways
Beautiful and ethereal, while modern and driving at the same time. Steven Wilson's early peak.

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