Mainstream "Epics" poll
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Topics not related to music
Forum Name: General Polls
Forum Description: Create polls on topics not related to music
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63635
Printed Date: February 04 2025 at 11:51
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Mainstream "Epics" poll
Posted By: jampa17
Subject: Mainstream "Epics" poll
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 09:27
|
Here we have a lot of radio hits from different eras, styles and genres. The only common thing about them is the long these are for radio standards. Now, here's the trick:
You have 300 persons that never in their life have heard something longer than 3 minutes songs... you were choosed to show them a long song and you HAVE to make them get it, or enjoy it... what song do you think is better to a first listening...??? you can choose the one you like the most, but mantain clear that you have to succede in make those people like the song you choose...
Enough... so... which "long" mainstream epic song do you pick...??? Don't forget to explain your choose...
 This gonna be interesting... enjoy... ------------- |
Replies:
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 10:48
|
Where's Guns n' Roses' "Estranged"? Easily the best and one of my favorite non-prog rock epic.... I wouldn't include Metallica or The Doors here... they are prog-related and therefore in PA after all. And The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin. This thread has failed...  ------------- 
|
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 10:52
Nah...!!! non of the mainstream people consider the Doors progressive... the same to Metallica and I don't need to say it about The Beatles... only in PA those are considered Progressive... no... is not a failure..!!! or you want to start talking about religion...???!!!  ------------- |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 10:55
|
I love "Hotel California," but I voted for the tripartite masterpiece "Stairway to Heaven."
------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 11:06
|
I choose Bohemian Rhapsody as I have not met a single person who dislike it... even the Queen haters like this amazing song... it's structure piano ballad-operatic-rocking song is just... perfect... so... I voted for it... ------------- |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 11:08
None of these artists were really religious anyway... -------------
|
jampa17 wrote:Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 11:20
|
I'm so tired of Bohemian Rhapsody, I could just vomit, honestly.
I'm honsetly surprised, but for my money, I'm picking the GNR song! ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: Luke. J
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 11:27
I think the only reason I am not tired of it is that it has not been played in the radio as far as I can remember. So, my vote goes to this one. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 11:45
I don't know if the Queen Haters love that song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njiUFtrFky8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njiUFtrFky8 {edited cause embedding is disabled for this} And yes, all of these are mainstream. There are many others I would've liked to include such as Santana's "Samba Pa Ti", CSN's "Wooden Ships", Cream's "Tales of Brave Ulysses", Yes' "Roundabout", as a classic rock radio staple, Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man", Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" etc. Is The Byrd's "Eight Miles High" long enough (radio format version, the live at Fillmore East version is over ten minutes). Don't know how well all of those would fit. Of the poll choices: "Light my Fire". As for why, it was just magical for me the first time I heard it. It's one of those tracks, like Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" or Cream's "Those Were the Days" and some that I've listed above that just had this really strong effect on me and others that I knew. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 11:56
Did you forget Queen (PR) and Chicago (which is in JRF)? |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 12:28
|
Stairway to Heaven, easily there's a reason it's become a cliche of everyone liking it also Hey Jude is just a 3 minute song with a 4 or so minute outro of the same thing ------------- 
|
Posted By: rpe9p
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 14:09
| Most of these choices are from prog-related bands. I would choose american pie |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 16:53
|
Hey Jude for sure.
------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 17:23
|
All of the Above. By Transatlantic.
Seriously, I'd go with Stairway. It's the most known and it's probably the most mainstream/non-repetitive song on the list. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 17:26
|
Stairway to Heaven by far (though there are many other great ones in the list). Special mention to Dylan's Rolling Stone. Did you know that was originally a 20 minutes long epic, back in 1965?  |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 20:23
|
There are several of those songs I love, but my true love is Bohemian Rhapsody ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 20:55
|
Bohemian Rhapsody from this list but I feel like Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding by Elton John is missing here as far a classic rock epics go.
-------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 21:23
|
I'll pick Bohemian Rhapsody, although I still have a soft spot for both November Rain and Stairway to Heaven ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
|
Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 22:36
I forgot about "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding." That would get my vote if it were here, but of the list I'll go with "Stairway to Heaven." I also laugh at the fact that I considered none of these even close to "epic" length. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 17 2009 at 22:56
|
I'm gonna have to go with Light My Fire. The Doors have a lot of popular appeal around here, seems like it's probably going to appeal to a lot of people who don't listen to prog or anything like that.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
|
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: December 18 2009 at 05:52
|
I voted for Oasis Champagne Supernova, not because it's my favourite mainstream epic, but because it's my favourite plain vanilla song out of all the options. I am sure the Gallachers would have a 'quiet word' in the ears of those that deemed any of their songs 'epic'
------------- 
|
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: December 18 2009 at 06:46
All those Epics listed are indeed epics, though "Bohemian Rhapsody" must be the most influential. 
-------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
|
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: December 28 2009 at 13:55
| Aww! It's so hard to choose between The Doors and Led Zeppelin! I chose Zeppelin though, 'cause I love singing 'Stairway To Heaven'. |