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    Posted: March 13 2007 at 14:44
Yesterday I had a dream in which I was listening to a 25 minutes long song by Gentle Giant, that was supposed to be in the Glass house album and being extremly pleased with it, saying it was the best thing Gentle Giant ever did...then I woke up...oh, GG never did such a long song...Cry that´s true...

But wouldn´t it have been great? Specially in that period of them, between Octopus and Glass house, woulnd´t an epic by them had been THE THING??!!?! And why stop with Gentle Giant? What other band did not made that epic that you so much want to listen to? And in which period? It can also be a band that has made such a long song, but you simply want another, maybe from a different era in their music?

I tell you, I think (and I know this might sound crazy) Radiohead right between Ok Computer and Kid A could have done a very, very cool epic...can you picture it?
What about Camel? A 20 minutes song from them in their Moonmadness period?
Maybe even Led Zeppelin, right after doing The houses of the holy???

Think about it...dream about it, better yet. Let´s think "how would that have been..."
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I am surprised this thread does not even mention Yes!
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Did you really dream that?? woow... marvelous!
 
Probably an epic by Radiohead, including Paranoid Android of course..

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Yep, a GG epic would've been something, but hey, at least they managed to sound epic even in their short songs, which wasn't always the case with other prog giants.
 
A Camel epic during their Moonmadness period ?
Have you forgotten 'Music inspired by The Snow Goose' ?
 
There's an epic !  If you listen to it as one long song (such as Thick as a Brick, for example) or as a story (Peter and the Wolf) you have your Camel epic right there.
 
 
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Good question, just read it. The first (not necessarily the best) two bands that popped into my head were 10CC & Supertramp. Mind you, these two are easy as they did play a few tunes over the usual 3-4 minute time limit. 
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Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Yep, a GG epic would've been something, but hey, at least they managed to sound epic even in their short songs, which wasn't always the case with other prog giants.
 
A Camel epic during their Moonmadness period ?
Have you forgotten 'Music inspired by The Snow Goose' ?
 
There's an epic !  If you listen to it as one long song (such as Thick as a Brick, for example) or as a story (Peter and the Wolf) you have your Camel epic right there.
 
 

Dont insult me MelomaniacWink Of course I know of The Snow Goose, I have it, I listen to it, I like it... but I say like a 20 minutes song, with words and lyrics, at least in this case
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Mmmmmmmm, an GG epic, would be too much for my ears Big%20smile.
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A Camel epic would have been awesome. Tongue
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2007 at 15:15
i'm hoping for a modern sequel to "Lizard."

I know Mr. Fripp would be disgusted to read something like that but hell I wants it anyway Embarrassed
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Points: 8844 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2007 at 15:41
Originally posted by Trickster F. Trickster F. wrote:

I am surprised this thread does not even mention Yes!


Boy, don't you wish Yes did an epic or three!

Oh wait....

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What about a modern Crimson epic? 18 minutes or so long in the Power to believe format...mmm, and with Levin! yummy!
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Points: 18292 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2007 at 15:58
A 25 minute epic by Camel would have been cool. In the vein of "Lady Fantasy" & "Nimrodel". Approve
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What if Genesis did that???
 
 
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It's still remarkable that Gentle Giant, by some considered to be the archetypical prog band, never made an epic. Maybe they didn't see any surplus value in it. It has to be said though, that most epics consist of shorter songs. Still, as it comes to Gentle Giant: funny ways...
 
Most prog bands that I like did cut an epic. But now that I think of it: I really like Asia's debut album. If they would have made an epic, while they were still being a very good band... Just the Asia from the first album.
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Points: 9008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2007 at 18:36
It would be cool to have an Anekdoten epic...

Edited by chamberry - March 13 2007 at 18:49

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Points: 4625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2007 at 19:34
Man if you want Camel epics grab Squigely Fair and For Today off of Itunes.
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Originally posted by chamberry chamberry wrote:

It would be cool to have an Anekdoten epic...


http://www.anekdoten.se/web2001/samples/Sad_Rain.mp3
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There's a 20+ minute tune on one of the later Camel releases (Dust & Dreams or Harbour of Tears) and it's mostly just a 5-6 minute tune with a 15 minute gtr solo. Not as good a tune as I hoped for when I saw it.
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2007 at 20:18
Originally posted by Trademark Trademark wrote:

There's a 20+ minute tune on one of the later Camel releases (Dust & Dreams or Harbour of Tears) and it's mostly just a 5-6 minute tune with a 15 minute gtr solo. Not as good a tune as I hoped for when I saw it.

Thats why I said a Camel epic from the Moonmadness era!!!Wink
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Points: 9008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:09
Originally posted by Harkmark Harkmark wrote:

Originally posted by chamberry chamberry wrote:

It would be cool to have an Anekdoten epic...


http://www.anekdoten.se/web2001/samples/Sad_Rain.mp3


I was thinking more of the lines of a 15+ minute epic. Sad Rain is great. Heck. All of Vemod is awesome!

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