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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 18 2011 at 06:07
In no particular order:

Feel The Benefit  - 10cc
L'Isola Di Niente - PFM
Ein Klein Heldenleben - Gryphon 
Scheherazade And Other Stories - Renaissance
The Light - Spock's Beard
This Strange Engine - Marillion
Tarkus - ELP
Close To The Edge - Yes
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers - Van Der Graaf Generator 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2011 at 20:56
1-Thick as a Brick
2-Supper's Ready
3-2112
4-Karn Evil 9
5-Shine on you Crazy Diamond
6-Eruption
7-Roundabout
8-Giant
9-Echoes
10-Cygnus X-1: Book I: The Voyage/Book II: Hemispheres
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2011 at 03:41
very tough one, and i will probably think of others after i'm done with this post.. Not really sure what the general notion of an epic is, so i include 1 song that is shorter than 10 minutes.
 
(1) Helmet of Gnats - High Street
(2) Second Life Syndrome - Riverside
(3) Ommadawn pt. 1 - Mike Oldfield
(4) the funeral portrait - Opeth
(5) Close to the Edge - Yes
(6) Battle of epping forest - Genesis
(7) Harvest Aorta - Ephemeral Sun
(8) A change of Seasons - Dream Theater
(9) Dogs - Pink Floyd
(10) Light of day, day of darkness - Green Carnation
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2011 at 14:57
Let's see what we have here..

[1]~> Jethro Tull - "Thick As A Brick"
[2]~> Yes - "The Gates of Delirium"
[3]~> Procol Harum/Transatlantic - "In Held (Twas) In I"
[4]~> Transatlantic - "All of the Above" / "My New World" / "Stranger In Your Soul" / "Duel With the Devil"
[5]~> Pink Floyd - "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
[6]~> Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Karn Evil 9"
[7]~> Grobschnitt - "Din Sinfonie" / "Solar Music" / "Rockpommel's Land"
[8]~> Van der Graaf Generator - "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" / "Meurglys III (The Songwriter's Guild)"
[9]~> Rush - "2112"
[10]~> Nektar - "Remember the Future" / "Doctor Kool"


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2011 at 14:42

Starless is the epic to end all epics, all without being the length of your average epic. That's the epicness of King Crimson for you. I've used the word epic too much and now it sounds odd.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2011 at 12:37
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Pt 1
Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade Of Gray
OSI - shutDown
Queensr˙che - The Mission
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Shadow Gallery - Ghostship
Soul Cages - Moments
Marillion - This Strange Engine
GYBE - Moya
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Camel - Lady Fantasy
Genesis - The Musical Box
The Pineapple Thief - Too Much To Lose



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2011 at 12:05
I find it not just extensive, but coherent.  If you listen to its progeny "Civilization Part 3" you'll understand what FZ had intended but wasn't able to produce when he was with the Mothers.Cool
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 04 2011 at 16:29
Epic songs, eh?  I'll take that to mean 15+ minutes, and not including instrumental pieces.
Here we go:
 
1. "Mei" by Echolyn
2. "Octavarium" by Dream Theater
3. "Close to the Edge" by Yes
4. "Dogs" by Pink Floyd
5. "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" by VdGG
6. "The Whirlwind" by Transatlantic (assuming you consider it all one song)
7. "The Wide Open Sea" by Big Big Train
8. "Milliontown" by Frost*
9. "Supper's Ready" by Genesis
10. "At the End of the Day" by Spock's Beard
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2011 at 10:49
with no particular order

DT-A Change Of Seasons
Pink Floyd-Dogs
PT-Anesthetize
POS-Beyond The Pale
Marilion-Script For A Jester's Tear
VDGG-A Plague oF A Lighthouse Keeper
SX-Odyssey
SG-Cliffhanger 2
Camel-Lady Fantasy
Transatlantic-Duel With The Devil
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2011 at 23:47
1. Xanadu - Rush (Unbelievable technique and ambience about this song, not to mention amazing lyrical content on top of flashing and brilliant instruments)
2. The Revealing Science of God - Yes (The album may be inconsistent, but its an amazing song)
3. Amboss - Ash Ra Tempel (Not in the sense of a normal epic, but psychedelic acid jamming could never be any better)
4. Assault and Battery/The Golden Void - Hawkwind (What a turely hypnotizing and other-wordly song by none other than the masters of the outer universe)
5. Bel Air - Can (An oriential jam that has true improv value and amazing rhythms and grooves)
6. Plague of the Light House Keeper - Van Der Graaf Generator (An extremely emotional and touching movement and piece of artwork by all means)
7.July Morning - Uriah Heep (Though not as percise as some of the above mentioned songs, its very well written and has incredibly well thought out structure)
8. The Apocolypse - Eloy (An inspirtational song that has an amazing groove to it)
9. Remember the Future (Both Parts) - Nektar (An amazing movement of emotion, technical ability and harmonies)
10. Echoes - Pink Floyd (Beautiful vocals accompanied by impedeing jams that never end)
 
In no particular order..:)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 23:18
My own personal barometer for a prog "epic" registers it at over 15 minutes, so with that in mind:

1. Supper's Ready-Genesis
2. Close to the Edge-Yes
3. Dogs-Pink Floyd
4. Karn Evil 9-Emerson, Lake and Palmer
5. Cassandra Gemini-The Mars Volta
6. In Held 'Twas I-Procol Harum
7. Song of Scheherazade-Renaissance
8. Milliontown-Frost*
9. The Sky Moves Sideways, Part 1-Porcupine Tree
10. Octavarium-Dream Theater
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 18:55
1-Echoes
2-Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
3-Supper's Ready
4-Thick As A Brick (Part 1)
5-Close To The Edge
6-Atom Heart Mother
7-Tarkus
8-Dogs
9-Nine Feet Underground
10-Lizard

I probably forgot one or two...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 18:34
I have too many to list, but I'm sure my top 30 is mainly Klaus Schulze, Edgar Froese, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Tangerine Dream.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 16:45
Hmm, don't know if I can come up with 10 at the moment, but here goes, in no particular order......
 
 
Sapphire - Redemption
 
2112 - Rush
 
Hemispheres - Rush
 
Dante's Inferno - Iced Earth (at 13:00+ minutes, the shortest song on the list)
 
Anesthetize - Porcupine Tree
 
The Odyssey - Symphony X
 
The Divine Wings Of Tragedy - Symphony X
 
The Great Escape - Seventh Wonder
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 06:34
1. Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd
2. A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers - Van Der Graaf Generator
3. Supper's Ready - Genesis
4. A Passions Play - Jethro Tull
5. Lizard - King Crimson
6. Meurglys III - Van Der Graaf Generator
7. Moon In June - Soft Machine
8. Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh - Magma
9. Nine Feet Underground - Caravan
10. Yoo Doo Right - Can
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 03:32
No mention of A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers? 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 17:54
I can't put them in order but here they are

Xanadu-Rush

Heart of the Sunrise-Yes

Thick as a Brick Parts 1 and 2-Jethro Tull

Tubular Bells Parts 1 and 2-Mike Oldfield

Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part 1-King Crimson

Pigs (Three Different Ones)-Pink Floyd

Get 'Em Out by Friday-Genesis

Karn Evil 9 (all parts)-Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles For You/Lady Fantasy-Camel

The Great Nothing-Spock's Beard

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 18:51
First time i've seen 20 songs fit in a Top 10 Confused
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 16:16
It is always difficult to make a list of these, but I will make an effort (which does not represent exactly the reality):

1-Close to The Edge(Yes)/The Gates of Delirium(Yes)/Supper´s Ready(Genesis)(My Top 3 of all-time)
2-Dogs(Pink Floyd)
3-All the epics of Neal Morse
4-All the epics of Dream Theater
5-Chupacabras(Phideaux)
6-All of the above/Duel with the Devil(Transatlantic)
7-Starless(King Crimson)
8-The Divine Wings of Tragedy(Symphny X)
9-2112/Xanadu(Rush)
10-Awaken(Yes)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 07:25
Kayo Dot- The Manifold Curiosity
Between the Buried and Me- White Walls
Genesis- Suppers Ready
In the Woods... Omnio
Transatlantic- All of the Above
White Willow- Searise
Soft Machine- Out- Bloody-Ragious
Dream Theater- A Change of Seasons
The Mars Volta- Cassandra Gemini
Wobbler- Imperial Winter White
 
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