best long song
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Topic: best long song
Posted By: Vi0LaToR
Subject: best long song
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 14:13
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 15:28
I voted for "Echoes"...a classic
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Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 15:40
| I go for TAAB there. |
Posted By: Harkmark
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 15:49
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Without doubt: "Starless". |
Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 15:53
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Greetings from Spain, Vi0LaToR. I voted for "Close to the Edge". Which was your choice?
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Posted By: Harold Demure
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 16:02
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There are too many great songs to choose one, but I voted for "other" and it would be maybe A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers by VDGG. ------------- You can choose a ready guide In some celestial voice If you choose not to decide You still have made a choice |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 16:44
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Close To The Edge
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 16:47
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My favorites (in no order)
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 16:51
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I voted for other, and from this class of music I'd vote ELP's Tarkus. If it's from any timeframe and genre, I prefer The Flower Kings' The Truth Will Set You Free and DT's Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. -------------  
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Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 16:58
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I voted for Echoes but songs like Atom Heart Mother, Close To The Edge, Thick As A Brick, Supper's Ready would have come close ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big"> 
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Posted By: Vi0LaToR
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 17:47
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sorry... my vote is for Echoes without doubt |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 17:56
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Supper's Ready of course ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Flying Dutchman
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 18:08
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None of these are particularly long songs: Starless Schizoid Man Cinema Show
BTW I voted Thick as a Brick. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 18:22
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same ------------- |
Vi0LaToR wrote:Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 18:25
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From the list I voted for Karn Evil 9 excellent epic I must say  ------------- 
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Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 18:58
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1 Gates of Delirium 2 Echoes 3 TAAB 4 Supper's Ready ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: Mr. Krinkle
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 19:19
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Lizard
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 19:21
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Echoes....definately But going by the poll i think supper's ready is way better than CTTE! ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 19:40
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21st Century Schizoid Man is not an epic by any strectch of the imagination. 7 minutes really isn't that long. My vote goes for Echoes. Although I do like SOYCD and Karn Evil. |
Posted By: Space Chief
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 19:53
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I'm assuming "long" means 15+ minutes long. If so, these are my favs: "Gates of Delirium" "Supper's Ready" "Close to the Edge" "Cassandra Geminni" "Echoes" "Awaken"
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 20:13
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Cassandra Gemini. ... oh. Echoes. |
Posted By: bundy
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 20:24
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Voted other. Can't seperate Yes - Awaken or Banco - Il Giardino del Mago Banco's Metamorfosi and Museo Rosenbach's Zaruthstra are two other particular favourites of mine. ------------- They who know do not speak! They who talk do not know! |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 22:15
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SUPPERS READY!!!
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 01:24
Supper's Ready... greatest piece of music ever
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Posted By: Damen
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 01:32
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Hard choice, I enjoy so many.... ....
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Bah! Supper's Ready... ------------- "It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days." -Chris Squire |
Posted By: Vi0LaToR
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 01:40
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sorry, i forgot... VDGG - Man Erg or VDGG - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers  |
Posted By: jesperz
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 01:42
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2112! Z' ------------- <<Dark side of Z' Drummination>> |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 02:36
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The Gates of Delirium and Awaken, as usually.
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Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 02:47
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I am going to suggest lesser known classics like 'The Valentyne Suite' by COLLOSEUM and 'The Love In Your Eye' suite by CARAVAN !! ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 02:49
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Shine on you crazy diamond.....
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 04:28
| I think many of the tracks you listed in the poll would be better defined as "epics" or "suites", as they are not just long, but also divided in several movements - as it is the case of KE 9, SOYCD, CTTE and Supper's Ready. BTW, although I love most of the tracks you mentioned, I voted for the utterly magnificent Starless. Every time I listen to it (I last did a couple of days ago) it just floors me. Pure brilliance! |
Posted By: akin
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:42
| Thick as a Brick millions light years ahead from these other ones. Ok, the others are all superb, but Thick as a brick is the most inventive progressive rock epic. |
Posted By: Rashikal
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:50
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"as slow as possible" by John Cage 647 years long!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_slow_as_possible - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_slow_as_possible ------------- 
listen to Hella |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:54
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This list is pretty short and not entirely composed of epics. Anyway, I voted for other for The Gates of Delirium although I really like almost all of the other ones. But as always, I will admit that I don't really like Echoes and SOYCD from Pink Floyd. Great pieces of music without doubts, but I just personally doesn't find them exciting and fun to listen to. That is what I don't like from most of Pink Floyd's material. Sorry pro-Pink Floyd fans.
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:59
Hahahaha Good old John Cage He's also the one who has hmmm... composed the famous piece : 4:33 For those who don't know about 4:33, just download it or enter a soundproof room for 4minutes and 33 seconds -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Analog_Kid
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 17:12
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From that list, Close to the Edge just beats Supper's Ready, but I think Gates of Delirium is even better. Partick Moraz |
Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 17:16
Mythos - Encyclopedia Terra (part 1 and 2) ------------- 
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Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 17:18
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Since when is Schizoid Man a long song? I go with Passion Play or In Held Twas in I. ------------- My recent purchases: 
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Posted By: Zepology101
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 17:26
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I'm so for Thick as a brick! The=at was my first prog song! i never would've even liked prog if i never heard this Jethro Tull masterpeice!
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 16:54
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^In deed. We were both together on that fateful day, my brother. -------------  
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Posted By: SeraphSage
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 00:47
| I have to say, definitely Dream Theater's A Change of Seasons gets my vote. So cinematic, IMO. An opus in prog. And I love Dead Poets Society, so that probably helps. I also love 2112 though. |
Posted By: Deadwing12
Date Posted: March 26 2006 at 09:03
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Oh man, TOUGH choice... my favorite long song depends on what band I'm
really into at the moment of my voting. Seeing as it's Jethro Tull,
Thick as A Brick gets my vote. My all time favorite long compostions include The Flower Kings "The Truth Will Set You Free," The Mars Volta "Cassandra Geminii," The Tangent "In Earnest," and Porcupine Tree "The Sky Moves Sideways" (34 minute complete version). ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Deadwing008/?chartstyle=Basquiat"> 
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Posted By: Giant-Progweed
Date Posted: March 26 2006 at 09:39
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...Jerusalem Boogie to us, perhaps, but to the birds it meant that Supper was
Ready... Closely followed by Brick.
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Posted By: retuow
Date Posted: March 26 2006 at 09:43
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I voted Echoes.
Other great long tracks:
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Posted By: DrWizard
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 16:53
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elp's tarkus is my fav echoes and close to the edge com eclose tho |
Posted By: utas
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 02:35
| Tarkus. |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 02:59
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So many good ones to choose from, so difficult ...... I voted for Thick As A Brick cos it has been so important to me for so long, but then, so has Echoes. Oh damn. Another one missing is The Song Of Scheherazade by Renaissance. |
Posted By: Ultaigh
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 03:25
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"This to us meant perhaps 'Jerasulem Boogie' but to the birds it meant that Supper is Ready..." I chose "Supper's Ready". ------------- 
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Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 04:00
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Me, too. But I've doubted... ------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: Terra Australis
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 05:11
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Love Starless, but Fracture just pips it. I picked other...
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Posted By: MiniGorbi
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 05:33
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The song Octavarium from Dream Theater |
Posted By: disastercasper
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 05:54
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I voted Close to the Edge, but I also love
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Posted By: signia
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 06:37
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Close To The Edge and Supper's Ready. But I consider Octavarium by Dream Theater, The Truth Will Set You Free by The Flower Kings, and All Of The Above by Transatlantic. ------------- Music is a form of meditation. |
Posted By: signia
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 06:38
Big Bang Dreams ------------- Music is a form of meditation. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 14:01
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From the list the best for me is Echoes But my favorite is Shine on you Crazy Diamond Starless, Suppers Ready, The Sky Moves Sideways, Nine Feet Underground, Learning to Live and specially Gates of Delirium are beautiful!! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Kingkay
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 14:32
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Life
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Posted By: spiritual_pants
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 17:27
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remember the future-nektar and all the four song on tales from topographic oceans-yes ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Danelidou/?chartstyle=basic10"> 
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Posted By: white_russian
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 17:43
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from the songs mentioned: starless. from all other songs that come to
my mind: iq's harvest of souls, a change of seasons or the sky moves
sideways by porcupine tree. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/white_russian"> 
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Posted By: cowbell1
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 20:01
| Its close between Close to the Edge and The Fountain of Lamneth |
Posted By: xhouse
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 20:16
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I realize this will date me, but I always considered a "long song" or a "prog
epic" to be one that filled up at least one side on an LP (you know... large black two-sided vinyl disk that usually got scratched up way too easily). Therefore, I would agree with those that do not consider Cinema Show, etc to be "long." Great songs, to be sure, but not "long." Anyway, I voted for Supper's Ready. For many reasons, not least of which are that it was the first epic I ever heard and literally changed my life. ------------- Between Thought and Expression Lies True Perception |
Posted By: gb68
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 21:47
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This is my first post here.
I've just recently begun to dig out my old art rock records and crank out the epic jams. I picked "other" from the list. I would have to cast my vote for "Dogs," from Pink Floyd's Animals album. It nearly meets xhouse's criteria in that, at 17 minutes, it almost takes up the whole of the album's first side. The Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray" is another favorite of mine in the neighborhood of 17 minutes, although I'm sure most people here wouldn't consider them to be "progressive." It can be said, I believe, that VU certainly brought an attitude of arty detachment to rock 'n' roll that would be an influence on future groups of art rockers. It's interesting to see how various posters define the term "long," since there are, admittedly, different ways to understand what makes a piece of music "long." Someone earlier proposed a minimun duration of 15 minutes, although a few of the songs listed in the poll are in the 7 - 12 minute range. (It's a bit ironic "21st Century Schizoid Man" was included in this poll, since it's actually one of the shortest songs on King Crimson's debut.) Your average person will often say a song is "long" when they really mean it's "too long." Sometimes, of course, a song can seem longer than it is because it's dull or repetitive, and that will make listening to it more of a test of endurance than an act of enjoyment. A song needn't even really be "long" to seem "long." The challenge early prog rockers set for themselves was to expand the common forms of popular song structure (often using devices borrowed from jazz and classical music) and give audiences, eager for a concert experience much more musically elaborate than what was then typical, their money's worth. The best artists are those who can create an extended work and make it compelling for their audiences. Those who try and fail serve to unintentionally demonstrate how difficult that can be. As an additional note, anyone here interested in virtuoso solo acoustic guitar performances should look into the John Fahey album America, recorded in 1971. There is a 15-minute piece called "Voice of The Turtle" that is one of the most enthralling pieces of music I've ever heard. Highly recommended. |
Posted By: lambibanez
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 22:06
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Posted By: White Queen
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 11:38
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Shine on You Crazy Diamond Followed (very) closely by Echoes, The Cinema Show, and Awaken |
Posted By: eloii
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 11:51
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Yes - The Gates of Delirium followers Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers King Crimson - Lizard .... its the most underrated song in prog scene imo Yes - Close to the Edge Grobschnitt - Solar Music ... Do you heeaaaarrr sollaaaaa(r) music? : ) Genesis - Supper's Ready |
Posted By: _sam_
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 12:28
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All of Tales From Topographic Oceans. Also, "The Camera Eye" by Rush, it's extremely underrated. |
Posted By: oracus
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 12:56
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Providence from Godspeed you! Black Emperor... ------------- 
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Posted By: cowbell1
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 13:30
| I don't think 21st Century Schizoid Man is a long song, its just over 7 minutes 30 seconds. |
Posted By: Tales
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 16:24
I love that song! I'm always dissapointed when it dosn't feature in a live set! |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 20:22
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Also, I'm not sure if I could call either one my 'favorite', but Kansas "Magnum Opus" and "Song for America" at least deserve a mention. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 21:10
Funny... I was JUST about to add a GYBE sog too. ... That one. |
Posted By: int_2375
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 21:33
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So you put Starless and 21st Century Schizoid Man on there but not Lizard? Lizard clocks in at 23 minutes, the other two are like ten... I refuse to vote based on those circumstances. |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 11:03
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My favourite is July Morning by Uriah Heep. Than:
ELP - Tarkus Uraih Heep - Salisbury ELP - Karn Evil 9 Yes- Close to the Edge King Crimson - Fracture Deep Purple - Child in Time Iron Butterly - In-a-gadda-da-vida Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive Arzachel - Metempsychosis -------------  
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 11:11
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Karn evil 9
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 11:20
| CLOSE TO THE EDGE has it all! |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 11:23
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I voted other! SONG OF SHEHERAZADE (live version) by RENAISSANCE From: LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL |
Posted By: Quadrophenia
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 11:31
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