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Poll Question: Utopia - The Ikon (oops!)
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
7 [17.07%]
6 [14.63%]
4 [9.76%]
8 [19.51%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
4 [9.76%]
5 [12.20%]
3 [7.32%]
4 [9.76%]
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    Posted: March 24 2025 at 15:41
I typically listen to prog for the full album's sake, so I don't memorize most epics on a track-by-track basis.  But I'd like to point out that the re-recording of Banco's metamorphosis, Milliontown and Wobbler's Foxlight are all mindblowing.
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Voted for Procol Harum's In Held Twas in I, one of the earliest prog epics.
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^yep that's a good one as well
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Going with Procul Harum in this poll, but for an underrated epic not on this, I'd go with Marillion's Grendel. 
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Not an easy choice. The two that mean more to me are Histoire and 5 bridges for different reasons. 
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Not on the list:

Big Big Train: (1) The Underfall Yard (2) East Coast Racer

Among fans of the band, these are not underrated. I feel they are not as well known, but stand up quite well with other top epics.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

The Nice ... always.

Not on the list, UK 'Carrying No Cross'.


Nice choice Wink

My not on the list option would be IQ - The Last Human Gateway.
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Originally posted by Gnik Nosmirc Gnik Nosmirc wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Focus - Eruption ( I don't think The Nice - Rondo is a an 'epic' in any way shape or form , only Five Bridges Suite and Ars Longa Vita Brevis would count under the much used 15 minute rule, Rondo doesn't even make it to 10 minutes on the Emerlist Davjack debut and although it's longer on the posthumous release Elegy, still not an epic though)


I agree Five Bridges Suite would be a better choice, so I changed it. Do you prefer Five Bridges Suite over Emerson's Piano Concerto n°1?


Not easily comparable as The Five Bridges Suite is a prog track featuring both orchestra and band (as is Ars Longa Vita Brevis) although Emerson did perform some of the Piano Concerto with The Keith Emerson Band (although no orchestra in that case). However I do prefer Piano Concerto No 1.
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The Nice ... always.

Not on the list, UK 'Carrying No Cross'.
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Unfortunately I don't know most of these. I have the Viima cd with that epic track on it though so I suppose I should listen to it.
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Originally posted by Gnik Nosmirc Gnik Nosmirc wrote:

But yeah, The Ikon is part of the poll!


If it was, I would've voted for it.
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Eruption.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Focus - Eruption ( I don't think The Nice - Rondo is a an 'epic' in any way shape or form , only Five Bridges Suite and Ars Longa Vita Brevis would count under the much used 15 minute rule, Rondo doesn't even make it to 10 minutes on the Emerlist Davjack debut and although it's longer on the posthumous release Elegy, still not an epic though)


I agree Five Bridges Suite would be a better choice, so I changed it. Do you prefer Five Bridges Suite over Emerson's Piano Concerto n°1?

Also, I f*cked up the poll and put Utopia - The Ikon as the title. LOL But yeah, The Ikon is part of the poll!

Edited by Gnik Nosmirc - March 15 2025 at 15:02
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"A gadarai megszállott" from After Crying is awesome!

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Procol Harum - In Held 'Twas In I Smile
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Focus - Eruption ( I don't think The Nice - Rondo is a an 'epic' in any way shape or form , only Five Bridges Suite and Ars Longa Vita Brevis would count under the much used 15 minute rule, Rondo doesn't even make it to 10 minutes on the Emerlist Davjack debut and although it's longer on the posthumous release Elegy, still not an epic though)
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Originally posted by Gnik Nosmirc Gnik Nosmirc wrote:


My favorite epic of 2024! (How it ended up in this poll is a bit of a mystery, however.)



idk, I just put a bunch of epics I thought were underrated.
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