The great Epic Poll
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Topic: The great Epic Poll
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Subject: The great Epic Poll
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:13
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Best epic, I define Epic as a song over 15 minuets long. I picked Supper's Ready, just brilliant ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big"> 
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Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:16
| As always, I choose the epic that I loved over thirty years ago - Supper's Ready. But if the question was which band are the Kings of the epics, I would have to choose - The Flower Kings. I love all their epics, and they have had more even than Yes. (although I love theirs too!) |
Posted By: Rust
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:24
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Atom Heart Mother, since The Ritual is not up there. ------------- We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart Its astart What we need is awareness we cant get careless Mental self defensive fitness Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be |
Posted By: BebieM
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:24
| Lizard |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:37
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Zarathrustra... shame it isn't an option. since it isn't Gates of Delirium... the true king of epics. None of the those options come close to it IMO of course.. .when talking in an 'epic' context. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:41
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One of the reasons why i gave the "other" option. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big">
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:45
yeah, can't name them all can you hahahah. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Cygnus X-1 wrote:Posted By: calgary669
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:51
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Supper's Ready is the first epic t hat I've heard (The second's out version), and to me, it's still the best! ------------- What happened to this song we once knew so well??? |
Posted By: walrus333
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:03
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Close To The Edge in my opinion is the most well composed rock song ever. ------------- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks! |
Posted By: Thufir Hawat
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:32
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I went with Close to the Edge, my second Preference would be The Remembering. ------------- "I can't see through my eye lids" |
Posted By: White Queen
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:41
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Posted By: Flying Dutchman
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 18:51
| hey everybody. I just registered here. ANyway, I voted for Dogs because it's awesome and it has... NO VOTES?! anyway, I like Gates of Delirium and Thick as a Brick a lot too, maybe more than Dogs, but anyway. These are all great songs, except (IMO) Lizard, I can't really get into it, and Atom Heart Mother, which I have never heard. |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 18:56
 CLOSE TO THE EDGE------------- 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 19:00
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------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 19:14
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Eruption by Focus (side 2 of Moving Waves) or their Hamburger Concerto. Or Nine Feet Underground by Caravan. Or Echoes by Floyd. Or Midnight Mushrumps by Gryphon. All better than most tracks on the list. Of those on it, I pick Suppers Ready. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 19:48
hahaha, that's why we have the others option I guess..... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 19:49
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I'll take Supper's Ready. I would rather have seen Tarkus up there. I believe it's worthy of taking a spot alongside such other great Progressive epics. -------------  
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: Ultaigh
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 20:10
| Supper's Ready. A genius of a song/composition/epic. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 20:24
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Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (on the original album, it's split up into several "songs", but it is really one piece, as shown by the other releases on which it appears) |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 20:43
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^I love that one too ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 21:19
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Thick as A Brick. Thought it would have more votes. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 21:29
good call!!! ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 21:36
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"Wassilissa" by Mother Gong. A 22.28 epic that is split up like this: Wassilissa 22.28
-------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 22:36
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A CHANGE OF SEASONS ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: herbie53
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 22:55
I love 'Gates of Delirium', but is impossible to vote in this suite when we have the option to vote in 'Supper's Ready'...
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Posted By: stan the man
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 23:03
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echoes has a special place fofr me. but suppers readdy is probibly my fav. or maybe close to the edge. or maybe 2112 ------------- true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants. 
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 23:24
And Hemispheres ------------- |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 23:48
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I'll pick Thick as a Brick, because it is my current favorite off that list. I don't have an all-time favorite. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 23:58
Unfortunately I have yet to listen to all the above, but out of what I have heard I pick 2112. 
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Posted By: stan the man
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 00:00
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tarkus is also amazing. it doesnt get much attention i think. ------------- true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants.
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Posted By: CryoftheCarrots
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 00:43
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Of the ones listed -Suppers Ready. But I'll vote other for Cassandra Geminni by The Mars Volta. |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 03:08
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The Gates of Delirium. There are many great ones on and many more beyond this list. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 05:23
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Other epics that should be named: Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony (1st Movement 20:37, 2nd Movement 20:40) Mythos - Encyclopedia Terra 17:41 Steve Hillage - Om Rock (side 2 of his "Green" album; it is divided into 6 parts, but the whole side has the caption "Om Rock" and is played as one piece of music. Om Rock: 24:12 Unidentified (Flying Being) 4:30 U.F.O. over Paris 3:11 Leylines to Glassdom 4:06 Crystal City 3:36 Activation Meditation 1:03 The Glorious Om Riff 7:46 Hatfield and the North - Same. The album is subdivided into several titles, but it is also one piece of Music: Hatfield and the North 46:12 The Stubbs Effect 0:23 Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract) 0:36 Going up to People and Tinkling 2:25 Calyx 2:45 Son of "There's no Place like Homerton" 10:10 Aigrette 1:38 Rifferama 2:56 Fol de Rol 3:07 Shaving is Boring 8:45 Licks for the ladies 2:37 Bossa Nochance 0:40 Big Jobs No 2 (By Poo and the Wee Wees) 2:14 Lobster in Cleavage Probe 3:57 Gigantic Land-Crabs in Earth Takeover Bid 3:21 The Other Stubbs Effect 0:38 ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 13:04
Sounds interesting i might look it up ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big">
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 14:50
It appears on their album "Fairy Tales", which contains 2 more (slightly shorter) epics (which are also great). The Three Tongues 12:41
------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Page to Squire
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 14:58
------------- I talk to the wind... It tells me to burn things |
Posted By: RobRocks
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 15:02
| I would have to say that my favorite epic would be Dream Theater's "A Change of Seasons" |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 15:46
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Symphony X-The Odyssey ; ; ------------- 
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Posted By: Olias
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 15:52
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No doubt about it! SUPPER´S READY Anyway I´m listening right now another great epic mood: "Sommerabend" by NOVALIS |
Posted By: captainbeyond
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 15:56
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Great to see M.D.K. and all of these spectacular epics. That being said, I have include one of my favorite pieces of all time, even though it might come in at under 15min:
KING CRIMSON'S STARLESS |
Posted By: sbrushfan
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 16:18
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Of the list, 2112 (hands down! Also worthy of a vote: Rush-The Fountain Of Lamneth Rush-The Necromancer Dream Theater-Octavarium Dream Theater-Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence ------------- Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced... |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: January 30 2006 at 18:35
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A plague of light house keepers, is the greatest epic. ------------- 
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