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el dingo 
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 Topic: Which is your favorite epic song?Posted: May 16 2009 at 14:26 |
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From the original list Stargazer, but I'd have to hear Light in the Black straight after
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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Rasvamakkara
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Posted: May 16 2009 at 13:01 |
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And Then There Was Silence by Blind Guardian, no contest
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Jozef
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Posted: May 13 2009 at 01:57 |
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"Achilles Last Stand" and "Heaven and Hell".
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: May 12 2009 at 23:24 |
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Iron Maiden "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner"
as soon as i saw that on the list all the other choices disappeared
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Canprog
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Posted: May 12 2009 at 18:33 |
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Achilles Last Stand Hands down.
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lazland
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 11:54 |
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Listening to the stream of Peter & The Wolf now - good stuff 
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progrules
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 10:29 |
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I can second it 100% ! The Odyssey is the best collection of epics you will ever find. But is has to be said: they are not epics meant in the way of this topic. These are epics in the meaning of very long songs.
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born to plumb
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 09:44 |
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..........closely followed by
Shine on your Crazy Diamond
Water melon in Easter Hay
Paschendale
Mistreated - as sung by RJD
Phoenix
Echoes
6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence
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born to plumb
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 09:38 |
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A Change of Seasons by DT
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Move on be brave, dont weep at my grave, coz i am no longer here. But please never let your memory of me dissapear
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Conor Fynes
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 04:17 |
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of the songs you listed... Achilles Last Stand without a doubt.
Overall... probably A Change Of Seasons, or Suppers Ready. It's a real toss up.
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Anaon
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 03:09 |
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It's one of the meaning of "epic" I suppose, which is quite subjective... But you're right! I should have included "Kashmir", totally epic in that way too!!
It was just some songs for an example to explain the meaning of "epic" for this topic. I hope there's a lot of songs I forgot and I will discover thanks to this thread  |
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prog4evr
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 00:22 |
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Thanks for that clarification on how you define "epic." Given your original short-list (and those parameters to work with), why have you not included "Kashmir" from Zeppelin? That is an "epic," if there ever was one (and not because it is almost 8 minutes long). With the time and mood change in the middle-bridge, Kashmir is almost prog too... Edited by prog4evr - April 12 2009 at 00:23 |
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Anaon
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Posted: April 09 2009 at 07:16 |
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Yeah!! This is what this topic is all about!! "Beyond The Realms Of Death" is incredibly epic and fantastic! I'm getting into Blue Oyster Cult at the moment but I only own two first albums. It's not really epic but I have to listen to them a bit more I suppose... |
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Raff
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Posted: April 09 2009 at 07:11 |
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Out of this list:
1. Stargazer 2. Victim of Changes 3. The Sign of the Southern Cross 4. Children of the Sea All fantastic songs from equally fantastic albums  ! As regards your choices for Maiden and Metallica, I'd personally replace them with "Dance of Death", "Dream of Mirrors" and "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" for the English band, and "Disposable Heroes" for the Men in Black. Other candidates in the same vein: Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death Blue Oyster Cult - Seven Screamin' Dizbusters/Astronomy/Veteran of the Psychic Wars Black Sabbath - Lonely is the Word Led Zeppelin - No Quarter Deep Purple - Child in Time Rainbow - Catch the Rainbow Edited by Raff - April 09 2009 at 07:18 |
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Anaon
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Posted: April 09 2009 at 06:57 |
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"Echoes" makes you feel the same way than "Achilles Last Stand" or "Stargazer"? |
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limeyrob
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Posted: April 09 2009 at 06:37 |
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Echoes
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progvortex
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 20:31 |
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Wow thanks for the recommendation, I've never even heard of that album. |
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Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it?
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OzzProg
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 20:02 |
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Achilles' Last Stand from that list... But those don't come anywhere close to my actual favourite Prog Epics.
Epic fans should check out Odyssey "The Greatest Tale", which delivers an excellent amount of that "epic feeling" for new Prog (I was surprised!). |
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progvortex
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Posted: April 07 2009 at 19:45 |
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Supper's Ready by Genesis
Achille's Last Stand by Led Zeppelin Close to the Edge by Yes Tarkus by ELP Awaken by Yes And You and I by Yes Octavarium by Dream Theater Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden Echoes by Pink Floyd Eclipse by Pink Floyd, not really an epic song by itself but in context of Dark Side it's progasmic |
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Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it?
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Anaon
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Posted: April 05 2009 at 11:38 |
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Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeees! Absolutely right!! "Alexander the Great" is fantastic and totally epic!!
Well I didn't know how to explain "epic" in english for this topic, you're right it's more about a matter of feeling here, not length or structure necessarly  |
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