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MikeEnRegalia 
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 Topic: Maritime Epics
Posted: June 08 2005 at 06:56 |
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I know that Iron Maiden is not generally considered prog, but it has interesting similarities to Ghostship.
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BaldJean
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Posted: June 08 2005 at 07:07 |
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Well, if they really chose "The Ancient Mariner" as lyrics, as the
title suggests, then at least the lyrics are prog. This wild poem by
Coleridge supplies good lyrics for any prog epic.
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 A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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nacho
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Posted: June 08 2005 at 07:28 |
Very far away from Coleridge...
Anyway, I like that song... (not as much as King Crimson's instrumental Sailor's Tale)
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Eppur si muove
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: June 08 2005 at 07:37 |
If you know other maritime epics, please do tell! After some time, I'd make another poll with more alternatives, if you like
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 08 2005 at 11:50 |
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Whaling Stories from Procol Harum.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: June 09 2005 at 01:56 |
I don't think Iron Maiden is a prog' band, but Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner is 100% prog' and as Bald Jean said, the lyrics by Colleridge are simply breathtaking, like it more than most Poe's work.
Iván
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nacho
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Posted: June 09 2005 at 04:38 |
But Iván, the lyrics of the song are not by Coleridge: they are based on Coleridge's poem, and even take some verses from it, but for the most part they are very different...
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Eppur si muove
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: June 09 2005 at 04:39 |
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Firth of Fifth - Genesis. Duh.
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: June 09 2005 at 04:40 |
Oh and Phantom of the night by Kayak.
(apparently I cannot edit a post in the polls section)
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DolphinFan
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Posted: June 10 2005 at 14:04 |
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How about Storms and Mutiny by Magellan? A great prog classic and a history lesson all rolled up into one!
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kirklott
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Posted: June 11 2005 at 22:29 |
Well, by album title, here's an obvious choice
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"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: June 12 2005 at 04:55 |
Tales ... is a concept album, not an epic.  
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