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Morsenator 
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 Posted: January 13 2010 at 13:06 |
I think the first one that I really listened to was Trial of Tears.. the live version from Once in a Livetime (that was also the first prog cd that I bought, you can laugh if you want  ). Well, I guess it was a really decent one to start with because it got me into epic songs and it's still my favorite DT song  Awesome solos and themes, lot of nice drum-stuff in some parts and the lyrics have really touched me in some lifetime-experiences..
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: January 13 2010 at 17:17 |
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Also speaking of Dream Theater, I heard A Change of Seasons and 6 Degrees around the same time. Proably my first epics, as such.
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"WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!"
-The Great Gig in the Sky
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Zebedee
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Posted: January 13 2010 at 17:21 |
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Thick as a Brick was my first true epic I believe.
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Friendship is like wetting your pants: everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: January 13 2010 at 18:08 |
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I thiknk it was Awaken - Yes actually. So far back now though I'm struggling to remember.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg
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Juiceboxbiotch
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Posted: January 13 2010 at 18:10 |
The first epic song that really got to me was Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin...
As far as 10+ minute songs go I got into Close to the Edge and Ritual right around the same time (i was like 16)... those along with Heart of the Sunrise and Southside of the Sky really got me all fanboyed out on Yes.
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Johnnytuba
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Posted: January 13 2010 at 19:24 |
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Mine was 2112 by Rush. I got stoned with a rugby buddy of mine and he threw it on. My favorite epic now is Gates of Delirium
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"The things that we're concealing, will never let us grow.
Time will do its healing, you've got to let it go.
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Zombywoof
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Posted: January 13 2010 at 19:53 |
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Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull
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Gillywibble
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Posted: January 14 2010 at 01:58 |
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Gong - A Sprinkling of Clouds
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There is in fact more earth than sea.
http://www.last.fm/user/Gillywibble
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Rogertheshrubber
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Posted: January 14 2010 at 10:44 |
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"Close to the Edge" when I was 15. The wall of Wakeman's keyboards was really something in 1972. Not to mention Howe's guitar, Squires' bass, Bruford's drums and Anderson's vocals. In 1972 when my mom heard it she thought I had flipped out and was playing a church service over my receiver. That middle break with Wakeman does sound pretty "preachy".
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I have nothing to say occifer!
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Rushlover13
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Posted: January 14 2010 at 18:56 |
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2112 by Rush, totally changed my thoughts on how music was to be played. I used to give into that pop crap a few years ago, now I completely hate it. How Rush has changed my life....and Geddy Lee.
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I Love Rush.
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MFP
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Posted: January 15 2010 at 08:57 |
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Pink Floyd's Echoes
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refugee
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Posted: January 15 2010 at 10:17 |
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10+ Fool’s Overture (I got into prog through bands like Supertramp and 10cc)
20+ Supper’s Ready (I heard it live the first time — without Gabriel and Hackett, though)
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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HolyMoly
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Posted: January 15 2010 at 14:57 |
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I think it was "Echoes" by Pink Floyd. Somewhere in there was "In Held Twas in I" by Procol Harum too.
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My other avatar is a Porsche
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.
-Kehlog Albran
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Adams Bolero
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Posted: January 17 2010 at 01:42 |
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1983 (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) by Jimi Hendrix when I was 14 years old. I never heard of prog at the time but it certainly put me in the right direction.
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AbrahamSapien
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Posted: January 17 2010 at 02:28 |
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Echoes from Pink Floyd
A Change of Seasons by Dream Theater
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esky
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 17:54 |
Yes' Gates of Delirium really set me on my ear when I heard it in its entirety while in a parking lot waiting for my ma to come out of a church during Advent long ago.
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Eapo_q42
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 00:37 |
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I don't know if this counts...but being honest, it dates back to my childhood when my dad played me Deep Purple's self-titled album from 1969 (before gillan and glover joined the band).
The track is April, and it goes for 12 minutes, and I consider it my first epic.
After that, it was Echoes by Floyd.
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Epyros
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 01:04 |
 gottagetintogetout wrote:
"Echoes" by Pink Floyd. I wish it could say something else (although I still love that song,) but it was before I truly got into Prog. |
Same here
Edited by Epyros - January 19 2010 at 20:53
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yanch
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 20:39 |
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Thick as a Brick when I was a sophomore in high school, followed closely by The Musical Box and Close to the Edge.
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UndercoverBoy
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 20:42 |
BaldJean wrote:
I really could not say. I grew up with prog. my parents were hippies and listened to all this stuff all the time. hearing prog epics was absolutely normal to me when I was a kid
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Dude! Your parents were awesome. I wish my parents played Prog for me as a child.
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What was your first epic prog song?
