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Epic songs that might be not considered prog |
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Mascodagama 
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lazland
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Posted: June 30 2020 at 11:09 |
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How about Hotel California?
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Mascodagama
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mathman0806
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Posted: June 30 2020 at 11:31 |
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At over 11 minutes, my favorite is still the album version of Black No. 1. |
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Are you saying...you can never leave? As far as that album goes, I think "The Last Resort" constitutes an epic. But of all their work, "Journey of the Sorcerer" is kind of the lunch snack of epics. Edited by Tapfret - June 30 2020 at 12:05 |
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The Dark Elf
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Not quite 10 minutes, but my go-to for these prog/not prog conversations:
From the same band... |
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
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moshkito
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Hi, As do I ... they helped bring about and define what we call "progressive music" ... Listing some of this stuff is just insane and amazing ... some folks have no idea how valuable and important the expression of these early acts was, and how it helped "progressive music" become so important ... unless of course, the only thing that some folks can think is the stupid design of keyboard, drums, guitar and bass ... and of course a lousy singer that "defines" progressive music!
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I think that 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone' is superb, especially the killer of a bass line. Isaac Hayes did some long tracks which were quite epic ' Do Your Thing ' took up a whole side of the original double album of the 'Shaft ' soundtrack. Rare Earth's version of 'Get Ready' also took up the whole side of an album, with the respective members of the band taking it in turns to showcase their own playing. EDIT Just seen that Isaac Hayes has already been mentioned in this discussion !
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lazland
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Loggins & Messina had some tracks that were close to folk prog. This is a great example for this thread.
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Another awesome example of what OP is asking for. Joe Walsh’s “Decades” is over 12 minutes with a lot of what makes an epic prog song epic (without being prog). I highly recommend listening to it all.
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Posted: June 30 2020 at 17:09 |
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some fave examples
me likes long songs |
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Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?
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Nice take on Journey of the Sorceror, which was my favourite Eagles track long before I knew what it was or who the Eagles were (because it was the theme music to the original BBC radio production of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, which I listened to with my dad as a small boy).
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Yup. PBS rebroadcast the BBC miniseries. I didnt know who wrote it at the time either. |
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Although this has symphonic elements(the choral part) I can't see anyone thinking of this as prog. Still a great song though. |
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Not sure whether I agree with you being "tacked on". To me it's the perfect finish to the song.
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I think the coda is actually longer than the first part of the song, makes one wonder if the searing riffs and vocals at the beginning weren't the part that got "tacked on." lol
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