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RoeDent 
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 11:39 |
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Neal Morse has been involved in creating a fair few epics in his time. The amount of 25-minute-plus songs in his catalogue is remarkable! Which is your favourite. I've limited it to the ones over 25 minutes because he is a particular specialist here. I know there are some between 20-25, but over 25 minutes takes the term "epic" to another level.
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 16:14 |
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I think I've voted for The Door in an almost identical poll less than one month ago
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 18:23 |
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DWTD
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 20:35 |
Great Nothing!
Though if The Creation or The Light were options, I might have gone those ways...
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 20:58 |
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I went with 'Duel With the Devil' here, but would have liked to have seen '?' as an option. I know there's no 25 minute song but the whole CD is pretty much one giant epic.
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:11 |
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The Great Nothing and Into the Blue.
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:36 |
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I think I voted Seeds of Gold in another poll....I really like all his epics.
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Mirror Image
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Posted: August 10 2014 at 23:42 |
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I remain pretty much indifferent to Neal Morse, but I'm planning on revisiting the Spock's Beard (when Neal was with them) and the Transatlantic catalogs at some point. One of my favorite Morse songs is We All Need Some Light from the first Transatlantic album. I thought he did really well on that one and the song itself is quite beautiful.
Edited by Mirror Image - August 10 2014 at 23:43
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JesusisLord
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 02:48 |
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Some Many great ones ! Had to go with The Great Nothing but that is No disrespect to the other choices !
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 02:59 |
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Great list of epics!
Voted for Duel with the Devil but, like another poster, would have voted for The Light if listed.
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Gerinski
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 05:01 |
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voted for The Door but many of these are great. I agree with the comment about ?, it's a bit like The Whirlwind, you can consider it as separate songs or as a super-epic.
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b_olariu
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 10:06 |
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The Door, absolutly love this one, really an epic, the instrumental 4 min intro is killer, awesome tune one of best Morse pieces ever
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gerdtheater
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Posted: August 11 2014 at 13:29 |
 octopus-4 wrote:
I think I've voted for The Door in an almost identical poll less than one month ago |
Actually I remember doing a poll exactly the same as this one...
Anyway I vote for Seeds of Gold just as the last time.
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Posted: August 12 2014 at 11:37 |
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Duel with the Devil.
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When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Posted: August 13 2014 at 07:56 |
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From these I'll go with World Without End, from his last solo album. Brilliant epic.
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 21:57 |
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World Without End just over Duel With The Devil.
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 23:27 |
The Door easily. Real storytelling genius right there.
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 14:27 |
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Difficult one. I first got into Neal's music when someone introduce me to All Of The Above, and I still think that is one of my favourite epics ever. However I've voted for The Door here because it has so much variety and the closing few minutes (especially Paul Gilbert's solo) are truly amazing. Honourable mention to Seeds Of Gold too, particularly as it's really a bonus track to the main CD.
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 15:48 |
I voted for Seeds of Gold. I think that's his peak as far as epics go. When I listen to his other epics there is always a part that's too pretty, or that has that "Neal Morse ballad" feel which I don't like (especially on Sola Scriptura). On the contrary, Seeds of Gold has no weak melodies and it's engaging from start to end. But that's just my opinion. "The Conflict" comes close with that heavy metal intro that I'd have never expected from Morse. And Paul Gilbert shredding of course.
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