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Rarely discussed epics (1975-85)

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Topic: Rarely discussed epics (1975-85)
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Subject: Rarely discussed epics (1975-85)
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 16:49
Just a collection of longer pieces that I've rarely seen mentioned on this site. I'm sure each one has their advocates, but these are not usually mentioned when discussing the artist's best work. Maybe it was the time or production values when they were released, as by 1975, epics started to become frowned upon. That being said, I realize there are many epics not listed here from the same time period, so this poll is not intended to be all-inclusive.

For this poll, I am defining "epic" as "at least 13 minutes long". The choices are listed in chronological order.





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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 17:09
Safe, just ahead of Fountain of Lamneth and Fall of the House of Usher.

Nice selection btw .

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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 18:03
Jon & Vangelis - Horizons


Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 18:23
"La chute de la maison Usher" par Le projet d'Alan Parsons.

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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 18:33
Chris Squire

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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 20:07
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"La chute de la maison Usher" par Le projet d'Alan Parsons.
Greg, you're in the wrong province of Canada, you're drunk, let's go home. xD

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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 20:42
Holdsworth of course


Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 01 2024 at 22:42
I happen to love three of these--hold them up as some of Prog Valhalla's greatest epics: "Safe," "1984," and "Fall of the House of Usher."

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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 05:23
Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"La chute de la maison Usher" par Le projet d'Alan Parsons.
Greg, you're in the wrong province of Canada, you're drunk, let's go home. xD


Truth, when I'm really drunk I speak in Japanese. It's not very good Japanese but it's still Japanese. My son has gone through a French immersion school, by the way, which is the local school. At home we commonly speak a mishmash of languages.

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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 06:02
Pirates. One of the best songs I've ever heard. The rest are also excellent.


Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 10:00
According to Allan, "The Un-Merry-Go-Round" is about an astronaut, Colonel Som, who decides if he should embark on a mission that would take him a great distance and bring him back to Earth in the distant future.

There are seven parts to the song and in part three Gary Husband lays down a killer drum solo.


Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 12:26
I'm not that much of a fan of Alan Parson's Project (anymore), but this reminds me of the time when all great prog music was new to me and a universe to discover. APP were among the first.


Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 13:14
Rush: The Fountain of Lamneth


Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 14:32
Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous


Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 14:33
Also in my collection :
Chris Squire: Safe (Canon Song) (14:56)     
Alan Parsons Project: Fall of the House of Usher (16:11)     


Anthony Phillips: 1984 I & II (34:34)     

Allan Holdsworth: The Un-Merry-Go-Round (14:16)


Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 14:33
Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous

LOL
I like some of that syrup LOL, well, in small dozes. Big smile


Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 14:36
Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)


Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 14:38
Fall of the house of Usher > Safe 

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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 15:00
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Voted Mike Rutherford ... his only above average LP before he went syrupous


LOL
I like some of that syrup LOL, well, in small dozes. Big smile


I heard "Silent Running" on Sirius yesterday!

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 15:01
Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)

I meant i like a few songs from Mike & the Mechanics LOL


Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 16:02
Alan Parsons Project. They delivered a secret laptop to me that has three million pictures of hard-boiled eggs.

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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: November 02 2024 at 16:56
Lot of great listens on this list.
Settled on APP.


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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: November 03 2024 at 19:02
Not sure. The ones I know I mostly like, but don't love. The Fall of the House of Usher, which has the most votes here, is perhaps my favourite too, but kind of. I really love the band part of the song, but the symphonic intro does just about nothing for me, so it's about half of the song that I really love.


Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 04 2024 at 01:58
Curiously, I have all the listed albums except for Rush and Holdsworth.
Difficult to choose also becuase they are very different:

Horizon is a suite, Smallcreep's day is half a concept album, Pirates is a long cinematic track and 1984 is an unusual electronic instrumental from a guitarist. Even if about 15 minutes long, I've never thought of Safe as to an epic (but it's a great long song). 

Which one I listen to more often? it's between Horizon and Smallcreep


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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 04 2024 at 02:20
Another vote for Alan Parsons Smile


Posted By: Criswell
Date Posted: November 04 2024 at 08:36
Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

Pirates. One of the best songs I've ever heard. The rest are also excellent.

Concur...


Posted By: Snikle
Date Posted: November 04 2024 at 09:17
I don't know many of the songs here, which is nice cause it gives me some good classic prog I've missed out on. Of the ones I do know, Pirates is my favorite, and was one of my first prog loves. I listened to that song quite a bit, even more than Karn Evil 9 and Tarkus (Probably cause it was a good bit shorter than those, while still being long).

I'd also venture to say that Peter Hammil's Flight from 1980 could be on the list too. I love that one.


Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 04 2024 at 13:11
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Me 2 I like mapple syrup on some pastries :-)


I meant i like a few songs from Mike & the Mechanics LOL




Same but these songs are most often ... over my shoulder



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