Favourite long epic from the classic era
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Topic: Favourite long epic from the classic era
Posted By: ummagumma08
Subject: Favourite long epic from the classic era
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:16
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Isn't the side-long epic really what helps to define prog and distinguish it from other genres...? Which is your favorite? (the poll would only allow 25 choises, so of corse some epics are lacking) I choose Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh, truly a great piece of music. |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:20
Thick as a Brick. Absolutly love it  . The best for Tull.------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:20
| Close to the Edge, although Gates of Delirium, 2112, Tarkus, and Karn Evil 9 are all close behind. |
Posted By: Keke
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:23
| I'm torn between Close to the Edge/Echoes/Atom Heart Mother... But, in the end, the high pitched PING always wins. |
Posted By: Lunarscape
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:28
______ Lunar ------------- Music Is The Soul Bird That Flies In The Immense Heart Of The Listener . . . |
Posted By: OldFatherThames
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:32
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Posted By: OldFatherThames
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:33
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other of my favorite goes to Mike Oldfield
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 12:47
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I'm torn between Karn Evil 9 and Tarkus.... oh well KE9 it is!! ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 13:03
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Can - Halleluhwah
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 13:15
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Vegetableman
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 13:27
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What a difficult choice... Genesis - Supper's Ready Yes - Close to the Edge Pink Floyd - Echoes Magma - MDK / Kohntarkosz Van Der Graaf - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick I think I'll have to go with Supper's Ready here, although I could very easily go with the much overlooked Movin On' by Circus ------------- "Mister Fripp, your music is quite different than everything else out there. In one word, how would you describe it?" "Progressive.... yeah, that's it..." |
Posted By: gok22us
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 13:36
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Close to the Edge Thick as a Brick is super badass though, right behind it. And maybe Echoes after that, although i prefer shine on your crazy diamond to echoes |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 13:36
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my vote goes for renaissance - scheherazade
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Posted By: Tarkustra
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 14:19
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Well I'm going for Pink Floyd's Dogs - can't beat that really! After that I'd go for Tarkus ------------- When you speak, is it you that hears? Are your ears full? You can't hear anything at all. |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 14:23
Oh.. Tarky.. how could you put Dogs first... oh nevermind, I understand what Gilmour's guitar does to you... it has the same effect on me! ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 14:35
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Not much I don't like on this poll, although Nous Sommes Du Soleil leaves me cold every time. I went for Riah Salitaahk because it was the most unexpected entry by my all time favourite band. The interplay between clarinet, bass clarinet and vocals is spellbinding. Other Zeuhl epics worthy of inclusion would be Theusz Hamtaahk and Kontarkosz, and of course De Futura and Univers Zero's Le Faulx. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 14:42
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I would nominate my theme tune: Close To The Edge. Followed by Hemispheres & 2112
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 14:47
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Good poll, most of the good ones I know are here. Yes is my favourite of the early seventies, so I choose Magma's Mekanik Destruktiw Kommander I'm not familliar with all Magma's work, and I do not know which song is which most of the time, but their music is great. Some of the current days epics are very good too. I like Arena's long songs and IQ's to be rewarding aswell. also Fish's Plague of ghosts is good also. From the earlier progressive days 1. Gates Of Delerium - Yes
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Posted By: ummagumma08
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 15:47
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Glad to see someone vote for Rïah Sahïltaahk, I honestly didn't expect that, great epic, but not quite up there with MDK. I've recently spent a LOT of money buying the original French vinyl of 1001 Degrees Centigrades, and was compelled to this fantastic piece of music right away.. |
Syzygy wrote:Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 16:10
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You missed one UTOPIA-Singring & The Glass Guitar |
Posted By: ummagumma08
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 16:17
| I missed plenty, but due to the limit of 25 entries it's not possible to include every single epic, but I probably should have included "Song of Sheherezade" and "The Snow Goose" but that would of course require exclusion of 2 of epics in the poll... |
Posted By: Duncan
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 16:40
| Mmm. Lizard is pretty special. |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 17:30
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Definately 2112! The Overture hits me so hard everytime. After that I'd go with Close To The Edge, Echoes, Thick As A Brick, and probably Dream Theater's "A Change Of Seasons". Would Kansas's "Magnum Opus" be considered an epic? If so, that'd definately make the list too. ------------- 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: Bryan
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 17:33
| Dogs, followed closely by The Gates of Delirium, Thick as a Brick and Supper's Ready. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 17:37
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Suppers Ready
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 17:39
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one of my favorite epics is Spock's Beard's 27:03 song "The Great Nothing" from V. I voted for 2112 really a great song ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 17:53
RITUAL
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Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 18:51
| TAAB. No doubt. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 19:10
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After some consideration as they are all great
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 19:48
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Close To The Edge - Yes
Echoes - Floyd Dogs - Floyd Hemispheres - Rush 2112 - Rush Supper's Ready - Genesis Awaken - Yes Nine Feet Underground - Caravan The Ikon - Utopia Karn Evil 9 - ELP Shine On... - Floyd Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull Tarkus - ELP Of those, Close To The Edge edges the others out (for me). |
Posted By: Matti
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 01:11
| VDGG's Plague. Nothing beats it in emotional depth! And to me an epic is not perfect if it doen't have quiet, mysterious, atmospheric parts (compare "presence of the night" in this one). |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 01:16
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"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly is pretty good. May even be a bit progressive, I also enjoy "Slightly All the Time" by Soft Machine. At 15 something minutes "Interior Lulu" from marillion.com may or may not be an epic song (but length isn't all there is to an epic) one of marillion's better tracks from that time period of their music. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 04:42
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I voted for Tarkus (I love that track) but I've got one track that I love even more: Awaken by Yes. |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 07:10
| Yes: Close To The Edge. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 12:46
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Gates of Delirium I never tire of it ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 13:41
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My choice: Supper's Ready The mood changes of this song are thrilling, and the movement "apocolypse in 9/8" is worth the vote alone. Some other honourable mentions: Focus - Eruption Caravan - Nine Feet Underground Collosseum - Valentyne Suite ------------- 
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Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 13:42
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"A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" is simply mindblowing. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: muffley_mirkin
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 13:59
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Great poll question.
I voted for Suppers Ready and had to go then dig it out on vinyl - a live version as well as i I don't have it on CD. Gotta buy a CD version tomorrow to put on the iPod. |
Posted By: Bilek
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 11:28
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I just don't know a couple of them (Hamburger Concerto, Rïah Sahïltaahk, The Icon...), the rest are great... I'm sure these 3 as well, anyway, I voted for Gates... (not Bill Btw, I don't think MDK (Magma) is an epic, may be a concept album, but otherwise you would have to place Snow Goose by Camel or Bo Hansson's Lord of the Rings too... not to mention many concept albums here and there... (666 would be great to mention, and it has a side long epic, indeed: All the Seats Were Occupied!!)
In a gadda da vida is prog, indeed... but it's questionable whether it is epic. IMHO it's just an extended song with extended (but incredible, anyway!) guitar/keyboard solos... Had it been slightly longer, Doors' Light Might Fire could have easily fit into this category! Oh, no one has mentioned Zappa! How 'bout "Gumbo Variations"??? I'm in love with that since the moment I first heard! Lastly: though my Tangerine Dream fave is Madrigal Meridian, I could have voted for Force Majeure too... Heavens, so many side long epics of them!!!! nice thread, btw ------------- Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret: Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!) |
) because it has been my Yes favorite, though I hesitated between this and Plague... I love GoD so much.
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 11:47
I Can't choose!  All are great!------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 12:15
Yes- Close to the Edge 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 15:40
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CTTE since no Supper's Ready Those are two of my all-time fave albums ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: jitu
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 15:44
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Ineffectual POLL ------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 02:54
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I could only vote for one, so I chose Tarkus, with CTTE right beside it and followed by TAAB, KE9 and Echoes. Dogs is great too. |
Posted By: fender101
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 05:46
| I went with echoes, just a beautiful song really which embodies exactly what prog rock is about. |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: August 26 2005 at 04:58
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YES - Awaken RUSH - 2112 ------------- Pablo P. |