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Amazing Lesser Known Prog Epics from the 1970s |
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Progosopher 
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 Topic: Amazing Lesser Known Prog Epics from the 1970sPosted: September 25 2021 at 11:54 |
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I am going the fusion route here - Sleeping Giant by Herbie Hancock. It will blow your mind seven ways on a week of Sundays.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 18:44 |
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I can't vote on it but I'd absolutely vote the A Hunting We Shall Go medley if I could. It's awesome.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 17:19 |
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I feel bad, I only know 2 of these; Eruption by Focus and In The Dead Of Night by UK. In The Dead Of Night is great, but Eruption, even with my lack of listening to these other listed epics, may just be one of the greatest pieces of instrumental prog rock by any band. So Eruption.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 16:58 |
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There's not a cigarette paper between these 4:
1) Eruption - the best thing Focus ever did. 2) Can You Hear Me - Novella is a much ignored album, one of their best 3) The Fall of the House of Usher - the best thing The Alan Parsons Project did 4) Shadow of the Hierophant - offered as a Genesis track, but refused. Big error. |
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 15:40 |
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Anyone's Daughter "Adonis, just ahead of Renaissance and Alan Parsons Project
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 15:30 |
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 15:29 |
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Glad to see this poll receiving such nice reception! (And a bit surprised.) Guess there's pretty much something for everyone here!
P.S. Like the multiple votes idea but just wanted to see everybody's one top choice. P.P.S. This list was generated from my Top 50 All-time Prog Epics from the Classic Era list. The usual suspects from the top bands have, of course, been culled out. |
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 13:13 |
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Fool's Overture - Supertramp
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 13:08 |
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Fool's Overture > Adonis
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 12:25 |
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Steve Hackett's "Shadow of the Hierophant" is second, beaten out by the Alan Parsons Project's "The Fall of the House of Usher".
Edited by tdfloyd - September 24 2021 at 12:26 |
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 12:21 |
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In The Dead Of Night is the bomb, but I'm going to give some love to Renaissance's overlooked classic.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 12:17 |
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For me, easily the first pick is Shadow of the Hierophant. After that, hard to rank a lot of these excellent choices, but probably Renaissance, UK, Atoll, Return to Forever, and England.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 11:57 |
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Hard to pick and some of them I haven't heard. I guess I'll go with Anyone's Daughter's Adonis.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 08:40 |
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So many great places in this poll. I went with Renaissance, but any other could win, and that is fine with me.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 05:39 |
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Here a link to "Wassilissa": Edited by BaldFriede - September 24 2021 at 05:41 |
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 05:20 |
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Mr. Phillips gets the nod.
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Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 04:52 |
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Good list! 'The Ikon' today
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 04:31 |
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I voted for (small spell correction) "Wassilissa". The whole album ("Fairy Tales") is simply incredible. Our kids Alice and Dorothy grew up with it and absolutely loved it.
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Posted: September 24 2021 at 04:00 |
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There are so great material here that is really difficult to choose. But, I decided to choose Fool's Overture of Supertramp. I always was a huge fan of it.
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"PROG IS MY FERRARI".
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Posted: September 23 2021 at 23:27 |
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Many excellent, but Harmonium is the best
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