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    Posted: May 30 2006 at 05:19
Since this forum features a "10/25/100 ultimate prog albums" thread about every week, I thought to make something different: a 10 ultimate prog SONGS topic. I'm fairly new to the genre, so my list may not be all that interesting, but what do you think, are the 10 best prog songs ever made? My list:
 
1. Yes - Close to the Edge
2. Pink Floyd - Echoes
3. Yes - Awaken
4. Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond (if counted as one song)
5. Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways - (if counted as one song)
6. Camel - Lady Fantasy
7. Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
8. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick (if counted as one song) 
9. Genesis - The Musical Box
10. Genesis - Supper's Ready
 
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To me it is difficult task, to selecting 10 ultimate prog songs.

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Not bad disastercasper, I would only change The Sky Moves Sideways for Rush's 2112 or La Villa Strangiato.
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It is impossible to name just 10 best songs, I'm afraid.
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ok, we all know the genesis, yes, king crimson thing. Big smile
 
these are 10 unconventional songs which can define "prog" in an alternative way:
 
  1. the soft machine - the moon in june
  2. gong - master builder 
  3. camel - never let go  
  4. premiata forneria marconi - dolcissima maria
  5. caravan - winter wine 
  6. mike oldfield - ommadawn
  7. banco del mutuo soccorso - 750.000 anni fa...l'amore?
  8. tangerine dream - phaedra
  9. jethro tull - aqualung
  10. kevin ayers - shooting at the moon

or, if you want, a neo - prog - metal chart:

  1. pain of salvation - beyond the pale
  2. symphony x - the odyssey
  3. dream theater - octavarium
  4. arena - the butterfly man
  5. pendragon - as good as gold
  6. pallas - the last angel
  7. marillion - the invisible man
  8. opeth - the drapery falls
  9. iq - sacred sound
  10. the mars volta - cassandra gemini

of course, this is not "classic" prog, but it's ok!StarWinkWinkStar

 
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1. Echoes - Pink Floyd
2. Man erg - VDGG
3. 21 century - KC
4. One word - Mahavishnu orchestra
6. Anonymus II - Focus
7. In a glass house - Gentle giant
8. Super's ready - Genesis
9. Close to the edge - Yes
10. Barbarian - EL&P
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Originally posted by Tasartir Tasartir wrote:

Not bad disastercasper, I would only change The Sky Moves Sideways for Rush's 2112 or La Villa Strangiato.
 
Never been much of a Rush fan Wink Porcupine Tree may be the only non-cliché choice on my list, but I just love the song and that's what it's all about, isn't it?
 
I understand that it's hard to make a list with just 10 songs and that this list changes all the time, but the least you can do is try.
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and uh, for the classics:  Embarrassed
 
  1. genesis - the cinema show
  2. king crimson - in the court of the crimson king
  3. yes - close to the edge
  4. pink floyd - echoes
  5. renaissance - ashes are burning / mother russia
  6. emerson lake & palmer - tarkus
  7. atomic rooster - death walks behind you
  8. barclay james harvest - poor man's moody blues
  9. family - the weaver's answer
  10. gentle giant - nothing at all
 
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For me personally?

10. Echoes - Pink Floyd
9. Supper's Ready - Genesis
8. Cassandra Gemini - Mars Volta
7. Ghost of Perdition - Opeth
6. Close to the Edge - Yes
5. Lateralus - Tool
4. Gates of Delerium - Yes
3. 21st Century Schitzoid Man - King Crimson
2. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
1. Dogs - Pink Floyd


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jethro tull-thick as a brick
gentle giant-the runaway
camel-uneven song
caravan-winter wine
yes-yours is no disgrace
genesis-dance on a volcano
king crimson-pictures of a city
rush-the trees
pink floyd-sheep
elp-bitches crystal
 
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My personal favorites are:

Spock's Beard: "The Great Nothing"
Marillion: "This Strange Engine"
Marillion: "The Invisible Man"
Rush: "Hemispheres"
Neal Morse: "Reunion"
Neal Morse: Parts IV and V from Testimony
Dream Theater: "Octavarium"
Transaltlantic: "Duel With The Devil"
Transatlantic: "Stranger In Your Soul"
The Flower Kings: "Stardust We Are"
Yes: "Soundchaser"

A bit over 10.

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King Crimson - 21 Century Schizoid Man
Camel - Lady Fantasy
Yes - Heart Of Sunrise
Dream Theater - Another Hand The Killing Hand
Supertramp - Crime of The Century
Opeth - The Drapery Falls
Mars Volta - Cassandra Gemini
Pink Floyd - Carefull With That Axe Eugene
Genesis - Musical Box
Rush - Different Strings
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Utimate ten for today:

Can - Mother Sky
Peter hammill - A Louse is Not A Home
VdGG - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Gentle Giant - Pantagruels Nativety
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - La Conquisita Posizione Eretta
Tangerine Dream - Fly and Collision of Comas Sola
Curved Air - Over and Above
King Crimson - Starless
Magma - Udu Wudu
Il Balletto di Bronzo - Epilogo


Very close, maybe next week:

Comus: Diana (or any five first songs)
Gong - Master Builder
Hatfield and the North - Halfway Between Heaven and Earth
Genesis - The Musical Box
Gnidrolog - Snails
Alphataurus - La Mente Vola
And choosing one song on Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom is just impossible.



 
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In the sunlight, see - it flashes
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I'd choose "Sea Song", my favourite...with the great RS on bass...Wink

BTW, it's way too tough to think about 10 ultimate prog tracks. There are far too many I love, and I agree with many of Rocktopus's choices. Maybe later I'll find my inspiration...
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My list has a couple of Fusion elements to it:
 
1.   YES - Close to the Edge
2.   KING CRIMSON - Lark's Tongue in Aspect I, II, III
3.   DREAM THEATER- A Change of Seasons
4.   SYMPHONY X - The Odyssey
5.   RUSH - Cygnus X-1, Book 1 and 2 (Hemispheres)
6.   JEAN LUC PONTY - Imaginary Voyage
7.   X JAPAN - Art of Life
8.   RUSH - 2112
9.   PAT METHENY - The Way Up
10.  JETHRO TULL - Thick as a Brick
 
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Harmonium - Histories Sans Paroles !!!
Yes - The Gates Of Delirium
Anglagard - Sista Somrar
VDGG - A Plague of Lighthose Keepers
King Crimson - Starless
Camel - Lady Fantasy
Caravan - Nine Feet Underground
Gnidrolog - Lady Lake
Gentle Giant - Free Hand
Genesis - Firth of Fifth

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Genesis-Supper's Ready
Yes-Close to the Edge
KC- Red
Gentle Giant-Free Hand
VdGG-A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
The Mars Volta- Cygnus Vismund Cygnus
Tool-Lateralus
Yes-Gates of Delirium
Genesis-Dancing With the Moonlit Night
Gentle Giant-On Reflection
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Oooo, really hard to choose. I suppose a top ten prog songs changes almost daily for most of the readers here. Anyways, here's some classics (in my mind Tongue) mixed with some more recent stuff i've been into:
 
1.) Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways (full 34-minute version)
2.) The Flower Kings - The Truth Will Set You Free
3.) Tool - 10,000 Days
4.) Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
5.) Yes - Close to the Edge (obviously)
6.) King Crimson - Starless
7.) The Mars Volta - Cassandra Geminii
8.) Symphony X - The Odyssey
9.) Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Part I
10.) Coheed and Cambria - The Willing Well II
 
As you can see, the list is OF COURSE dominated by epics, as they seem to be able to clearly define every aspect of the band playing it. This thread asks for a seemingly impossible answer...I had to leave off Pink Floyd, Pain of Salvation, Spock's Beard, Genesis, Opeth, The Tangent, Sigur Ros, etc etc....
 
Besides, most prog bands write ALBUMS, not SONGS Big smile
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  1. Focus - Hamburger Concerto
  2. Hatfield And The North - Mumps
  3. King Crimson - Epitaph
  4. Genesis - The Musical Box
  5. Gentle Giant - In A Glass House
  6. Van Der Graaf Generator - Man-Erg
  7. King Crimson - Trio
  8. Focus - Hocus Pocus
  9. Hatfield And The North - Fitter Stoke Has A Bath
  10. Pink Floyd - Echoes
  11. PFM - Appena Un Poco/River Of Life


Edited by Rosescar - May 30 2006 at 12:45
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The Gates Of Delirium-Yes
Close To The Edge-Yes
Supper's Ready-Genesis
Tarkus-ELP
Pictures at an Exhibition-ELP
A Change of Seasons-Dream Theater
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence-Dream Theater
2112-Rush
Odyssey-Symphony X
Hemispheres-Rush
Seasons change and so can I
Hold on Boy
No time to cry
Untie these strings
I'm climbing down
I won't let them push me away
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