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To parrot what a few have already said:

Awaken by Yes

Shadow of the Hierophant by Steve Hackett

The Everso Closely Guarded Line by Cardiacs

Majestic, uplifting, powerful..beautiful.

Levitating downwards,
atomic feedback scream.

dougmcauliffe wrote:

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

I really like the ending to "dancing with the moonlit knight." They almost invented new age music with that. I also like "lady fantasy." The mellotron at the end is a nice touch.

Never noticed the mellotron on Lady Fantasy, i'm supposed to be the Camel fiend here Smile

Regarding moonlit knight, does Tubular Bells count as new age? Cause that beat Moonlit Knight by a few months. And Popol Vuh trumps both of them

Actually side two of Ash Ra Tempel's first album has them all beat in the proto new age category. ;) Ok, maybe not Popol Vuh though. Not sure.

Anyway, yeah that's definitely a "mellie" at the end of LF. Listen again. It starts to kick in towards the end of the long guitar and organ jam then you hear it(admittedly somewhat in the background) when the guitar line that was heard in the beginning comes on again. They didn't use a tron a whole lot but they did use it. There's also a nice mellotron section in the procession part of nimrodel/procession/the white rider on mirage.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - November 27 2020 at 08:23

Hi,

NEKTAR ... and you can hear it in "Sounds Like This" and then "A Tab in the Ocean" (ending of the side 2 of the album), and then "Recycled" with Larry Fast helping deal the punch and powow ... it kinda stops after the end of Side 1 of the album ... and their album version of "M. Moses" on the album was not half as good as the one they originally did, which was punk prog if there ever was such a thing! The live versions in the albums were already the later versions to sound/look like the album version.

Edited by moshkito - November 27 2020 at 12:37

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cstack3 wrote:

The ending of the song "Close to the Edge," especially in concert.

First time I saw this song performed was 22 Sept, 1972....I hadn't even heard the album yet and came expecting to hear "America!"

At the end of that magnificent song, the band and audience are quite drained, and the appearance of the famous sparkle ball signifies a grand closure.

Did they always use the sparkle ball live for CTTE? I've seen videos of the song live from 1972 with all sorts of stuff, including the balls; like projector screens with bubbles and abstract psyche sh*t everywhere, SO awesome lol.

My pick for this thread is Siberian Khatru.

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021

David Bowie : Scary Monsters : It's no game (part 2)
Holger Czukay : Movies. Hollywood Symphony

i Love the ending to this great song

cstack3 wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Did they always use the sparkle ball live for CTTE?

Every time I've seen CTTE in concert with Jon Anderson performing, they used the disco ball! In 1972, I was like "What the hell is THAT??"

I like how they reprise the beginning of the song with the ending = Wakeman's tinkling Moog synth notes, with waterfall sounds and birds chirping. Very dramatic!

This is how Squire looked back then....the guy was an animal, all over the stage!!

YES (pun intended)!!!

I had plethora of legendary Squire shots as my avatar for the longest time, I bring them back when I'm feeling it. Chris Squire is my favorite bass player, and progressive rock musician, of all time. No contest, no exaggeration, no hyperbole. He is the master of rhythm (of love)!

Not to mention the dude was a TALL 6'4", absolutely towering over his band mates, lol.

TALK ABOUT PRESENCE, YEAH?! Wink

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021

That last little trumpet flourish in RDM's (Il Rovescio Della Medaglia) Contamination

"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno

KC - The Mincer and Snakefinger’s Smelly Tongues end with the crinkled tail of the tape running out. I love that.
I also love the Aisle of Plenty closing of Cinema Show. Gabriel’s best vamping!

I'd also like to add Big Big Train both The Underfall Yard and Victorian Brickwork