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the only sane man View Drop Down

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 06:30

Hate to be somewhat unadventurous, but it would have to be 'Supper's Ready' for me

When I first heard it, aged around 11 or 12, it was just like nothing I had ever come across in my life before, and three decades later it still defines the genre better than any other in my opinion

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 08:40

Close to the Edge.

Simple.

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 15:24

progbethyname wrote:

Dayvenkirq wrote:

progbethyname wrote:

IQ's THE SEVENTH HOUSE. what a layered masterpiece with such strong vocals.

Gotta pick a song, man. That's a whole album.

Self titled track. Same as album my friend. 14+min epic. Great song. Layered masterpiece. Have you heard it?

Great track. Never listened to it until now. Shame on me.

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 18:03

Chalk up another for Gates of Delirium

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 18:18

Supper's Ready, simple.

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 19:23

Starship Trooper by Yes or Xanadu by Rush. The former one is more for gentle appreciation of the wonders of the world and Xanadu is more like a cool, epic journey.

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 22:32

^ And if someone put a gun to your head, which one would it be?

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 22:34

Ytse_Jam wrote:

progbethyname wrote:

Dayvenkirq wrote:

progbethyname wrote:

IQ's THE SEVENTH HOUSE. what a layered masterpiece with such strong vocals.

Gotta pick a song, man. That's a whole album.

Self titled track. Same as album my friend. 14+min epic. Great song. Layered masterpiece. Have you heard it?

Great track. Never listened to it until now. Shame on me.

They fade out at the end, though. Wink

I don't know why it's so hard for people to understand that it's just an aesthetic choice that is supposed to make you beg for more. But that's a different story.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - October 14 2012 at 22:35

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 22:35

Supper's Ready.

Although, TAAB, Revealing Science of God and Echoes are all strong contenders.

I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 23:09

By the way: the purpose of this list is to help you decide on your #1 prog song, to see whether one of your choices was voted for or not. And if you don't pick one but two 'cause you can choose, I will put myself through the process of looking for the second candidates. But try to stick with one if you can.

Genesis - "Supper's Ready" - 8 votes - Clap

Yes - "Gates of Delirium" - 5 votes

Pink Floyd - "Echoes" - 4 votes

Yes - "Close to the Edge" - 4 votes

Rush - "2112" - 3 votes

Yes - "The Revealing Science of God" - 3 votes

Jethro Tull - "Thick as a Brick" - 2 votes

The Mars Volta - "Cassandra Gemini" - 2 votes

Yes - "Awaken" - 2 votes

Yes - "Starship Trooper" - 1 vote

ELP - "Karn Evil 9" - 1 vote

Rush - "Xanadu" - 1 vote

SBB - "Z których krwi krew moja" - 1 vote

Triumvirat - "Lucky Girl" - 1 vote

Can - "Bel Air" - 1 vote

Camel - "Lady Fantasy" - 1 vote

Univers Zero - "Jack the Ripper" - 1 vote

Spock's Beard - "The Great Nothing" - 1 vote

Can - "Mother Sky" - 1 vote

Transatlantic - "The Whirlwind" - 1 vote

VdGG - "La Rossa" - 1 vote

Genesis - "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" - 1 vote

U.K. - "Nevermore" - 1 vote

Locanda delle Fate - "Forse le lucciole non si amano più" - 1 vote

Soft Machine - "Moon in June" - 1 vote

Genesis - "Fountain of Salmacis" - 1 vote

IQ - "The Seventh House" - 1 vote

Rush - "Limelight" - 1 vote

Introitus - "The Hand That Feeds You" - 1 vote

Max Webster - "In the World of Giants" - 1 vote

Planet Gong With the Here And Now Band - "Allez Ali Baba Blacksheep Have You Any Bull sh*t" - 1 vote

Echolyn - "Mei" - 1 vote

Brian Eno and Harold Budd - "Steal Away" - 1 vote

Dream Theater - "Metropolis pt. 1" - 1 vote

Check me if I'm wrong and explain whom I missed.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - October 15 2012 at 14:09

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 01:10

Yes are doing rather well.

I'll have to give Supper's Ready another listen. It's never really appealed to me before, maybe I lost my head.

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 06:05

Locanda delle Fate is an interesting pick, one of my favourite RPI albums. I'd rather have chosen "A volte un istante di quiete", though..

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 06:20

Dayvenkirq wrote:

Genesis - "Supper's Ready" - 8 votes - Clap

Yes - "Gates of Delirium" - 5 votes

Pink Floyd - "Echoes" - 4 votes

Yes - "Close to the Edge" - 4 votes

Rush - "2112" - 3 votes

Yes - "The Revealing Science of God" - 3 votes

Jethro Tull - "Thick as a Brick" - 2 votes

The Mars Volta - "Cassandra Gemini" - 2 votes

Yes - "Starship Trooper" - 1 vote

ELP - "Karn Evil 9" - 1 vote

Rush - "Xanadu" - 1 vote

SBB - "Z których krwi krew moja" - 1 vote

Triumvirat - "Lucky Girl" - 1 vote

Can - "Bel Air" - 1 vote

Camel - "Lady Fantasy" - 1 vote

Univers Zero - "Jack the Ripper" - 1 vote

Spock's Beard - "The Great Nothing" - 1 vote

Can - "Mother Sky" - 1 vote

Transatlantic - "The Whirlwind" - 1 vote

VdGG - "La Rossa" - 1 vote

Genesis - "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" - 1 vote

U.K. - "Nevermore" - 1 vote

Locanda delle Fate - "Forse le lucciole non si amano più" - 1 vote

Soft Machine - "Moon in June" - 1 vote

Genesis - "Fountain of Salmacis" - 1 vote

IQ - "The Seventh House" - 1 vote

Rush - "Limelight" - 1 vote

Introitus - "The Hand That Feeds You" - 1 vote

Max Webster - "In the World of Giants" - 1 vote

Planet Gong With the Here And Now Band - "Allez Ali Baba Blacksheep Have You Any Bull sh*t" - 1 vote

Yes - "Awaken" - 1 vote

Echolyn - "Mei" - 1 vote

Brian Eno and Harold Budd - "Steal Away" - 1 vote

Dream Theater - "Metropolis pt. 1" - 1 vote

Check me if I'm wrong and explain whom I missed.

Yes' Awaken had two votes: from prog4ever and me

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 12:05

Pink Floyd - Echoes

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 12:51

Tight race!! Great poll. Can't wait to see the vote tally at the end.

Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 13:42

I'm sad. No one voted for Starless!

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 14:07

Moogtron III wrote:

Yes' Awaken had two votes: from prog4ever and me.

I see. I kind of misread what you meant there. Anyway, edited. Smile

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 14:48

Very hard one for me, I'm going to have to go with Inca Roads at the moment. Very good & accurate parody of Prog & a great song overall.

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 16:30

Ytse_Jam wrote:

Locanda delle Fate is an interesting pick, one of my favourite RPI albums. I'd rather have chosen "A volte un istante di quiete", though..

"A volte un istante di quiete" is another highlight from an overall very good album, but nothing comes close to the title track for me. It struck a chord with me the first time I heard it and has been my favourite track ever since. But that wasn't too long ago though, less than a year, so my feelings for it may change with time. IDK. I still get surprised how good it actually is every time I hear it, so I don't think I will get tired of it any time soon.

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Posted: October 21 2012 at 18:24

timothy leary wrote:

Echolyn.......Mei

I will definitely second this. I cannot find one dull moment in this nearly 50-minute masterpiece, which says something about how good the guys in Echolyn are at writing prog songs.

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