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Posted: May 06 2011 at 16:52

Whodunnit because I didn't do it I didn't do it I.

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: May 06 2011 at 17:31

AEGIAN SEA from 666, the most fantastic piece of music i ever heard Thumbs Up

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Posted: May 06 2011 at 19:30

Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive

Syd Barrett at his peak with the guitar. Wordless, no beginning, middle or end. Just one long continuous jam. Unlikely ever to hear it played on the radio; unlikely to appear as a favourite mp3 file on someone's ipod. The version on PATGOD is different to countless versions of the song on bootleg recordings. People lucky enough to hear the song performed live at the Marquee round 1966 would be privileged to witness an altogether different version each time. PATGOD succeeds as an album with or without Interstellar Overdrive so the song stands alone without the other songs on PATGOD to support it. When Pink Floyd created Interstellar Overdrive the creative urge in progressive jazz somewhat died and Prog Rock took it's place.

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Posted: May 06 2011 at 19:39

iluvmarillion wrote:

Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive

Nice pick and comments Smile

...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"

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Posted: May 06 2011 at 21:49

Marillion's "The Invisible Man"

The emotion that this songs coveys, both with music and with the lyrics, is incredible. This music makes me think of my late best friend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pth6jYEOEns

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Posted: May 06 2011 at 23:56

All of the Above - Transatlantic

This song is the most all-encompassing, universal, transcendent piece of music I've ever heard. The first time I heard it it was like nothing else before. I remember having similar feelings with Close to the Edge before, but this was even more profuse.

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Posted: May 07 2011 at 02:23

I can't decide between Van Der Graaf Generator's La Rossa or Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (guess my favourite album Tongue

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The explanation is the same for both songs: powerful music, chilling vocals, captivating lyrics and most importantly huge amounts of emotion. I've been wondering and fearing when I get bored of these songs, but it just doesn't seem to happen. I've been listening to both songs constantly for years and I still, as cliche as it is, often get shivers down my spine.

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Posted: May 07 2011 at 02:44

Man Erg.

Because it combines many of my favorite things about prog into a single piece. It has almost everything i could ever ask for in song form.

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Posted: May 07 2011 at 04:56

Some great choices here..... and lovely personal stories. I'm glad it's not all votes for Supper's Ready and Starless!

I want lots more people to vote though.

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Posted: May 08 2011 at 05:03

King Crimson - Lizard

Always loved that epic far more than anything else from the golden days of British progrock movement.

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Posted: May 08 2011 at 05:26

I have no favourite song anymore, but this one cannot be missed in a thrad like this:

More - Indexi

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Posted: May 08 2011 at 06:31

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Built from only four notes a beautiful melody emerges and develops. A haunting intro, stellar guitar playing that carries that melody all through, good poetic lyrics (Waters best imo), great arrangements.

My favorite piece of music from the first note to the last. The best parts are 6 and 7, love that whooping lap steel guitar solo.

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Posted: May 08 2011 at 06:38

I have a second one as well

Crime of the Century

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Posted: May 08 2011 at 06:41

The Cage - Genesis

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Posted: May 08 2011 at 06:55

Cirrus Minor from Floyd more soundtrack, never forgot the way i felt when i first listened to it, it's a simple song but ther's a great feeling, the organ coda mixed with birds singing is just beautiful

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Posted: May 08 2011 at 13:04

Shine on You Crazy Diamon - Pink Floyd.

All 24 minutes played together, as a matter of fact. I just find it to be a truely beautiful piece of music, great intro, great instrumental passages, and vocals. It must be one of the most relaxing pieces of music I've heard, whenever I'm particularly stressed, this is the song I need to calm down (once again, complete, all 24 min).

As a matter of fact, it's particularly difficult to choose only one song, there are several others (and not few) that could easily have made my choice, and surely many others that won't immediatley come to mind that would also be worthy choices. From Pink Floyd I could also have chosen Dogs, or Echoes, or High Hopes. From Yes I chould have chosen Awaken (or Gates of Delirium). From Genesis I could have chosen Firth of Fifth (or Supper's Ready). From King Crimson I could have chosen Epitaph (or Starless, live version - From Collectible King Crimson Vol. 1, CD 1, Live in Mainz). From Jethro Tull it could have been Thick as a Brick (as it appears on Live, bursting out, which I feel is more coherent than the original studio version). From Harmonium it chould have been Histoires Sans Paroles. From Led Zeppelin it could have been Stairway to Heaven. And then some less obviuous choices but also excellent... well that would be too much for this post.

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