The Battle of Battles
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Topic: The Battle of Battles
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Subject: The Battle of Battles
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 01:12
| "...we took a little bacon, and we took a little beans, and we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans..." :) |
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 01:26
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Genesis, easy The Running Wild song is great, too.
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Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 01:26
Epping Forest all day, son. A very hated track that I personally LOVE, and one of my favorite moments off of SEBT. If only they left off More Fool Me, it would be a perfect prog record...  .------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:11
See, I'm the polar opposite, I really like More Fool Me and can't stand Epping Forest. |
Frenetic Zetetic wrote:Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:22
Yes it is a very good song, they were a very good band, most of the German metal bands are. Early Scorpions for example is in my 70s hard rock Trilogy along with 70s Uriah Heep & Wishbone Ash. The Manowar and Johnny Horton obviously added just for comedic value, that said the Horton song is still a great singalong, still a fav from hearing it as a kid. But as a big fan of metal, every time I hear any ridiculous overblown Manowar song I just burst out laughing and think of Spinal Tap. |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:25
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Count me as Epping Forest sceptic. Not hater - sceptic. I LIKE this song, at times I even enjoy all its parts and quirks. But I don't think it's good enough to compete with other SEBTP classics, it lacks direction sometimes. Excellent bits are mixed with merely "good" ones. This time I'll go with less complex The Battle of Evermore which has just fantastic atmosphere and arrangements. Tolkien-Zeppelin marriage at its best.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:26
I only know the first two songs in the poll and I'm going with Genesis. 
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:30
It is that atmosphere which makes it ny favourite Led Zeppelin song of all time. The first time I heard it, I was shocked at how good it was and how it made me feel and how it still makes me want to go for a walk in the forest, luckily I live right next to lots of forest. 
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:32
That's perfectly okay, it was supposed to be a two horse race. But do listen to the Running Wild song. You might like it :) |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:36
I tend to think of highlands, hills, valleys and mountain ranges. Still the same boat! Definitely a "fantasy" piece with loads of nature undertones.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:37
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^^ It'll be interesting to see if "Running Wild" picks up any votes against the two mighty giants of prog at the top of the poll. It could be an epic battle.
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 02:58
Yes, exactly so. And ironically that one LZ song contained imagery for me in a way that no prog album ever did. I got a similar vibe from Grantchester Meadows, that also made me want to go outdoors. |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 03:25
EXACTLY how I feel. Love Zeppelin too but voted Genesis because so many people hate this song. LOL: I actually have the Johnny Horton record, it was my dad's and one of his favorites. I was 7 or 8 when he used to play it on my folks' stereo console. Now that I'm grown I realize the lyrics very well might be offensive to a lot of people on this site. But I can still hear my father (died in '87) singing: "Yeah, they ran through the briars And they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes Where the rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast That the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico" ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 03:35
Thanks for sharing that memory!
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 04:10
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Epping Forest over Nevermore (lovely Zep tune, really) haven't heard the rest.
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Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 04:34
| Another predictable easy win for genesis ... hardly much competition perhaps led zep much get some votes |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 05:32
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I dig Epping Forest . . . ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 08:13
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I'll take Battle of Evermore. Zeppelin and Sandy Denny. Next would be Johnny Horton. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 08:16
We are very much on the same page. I've got Sandy playing in the car right now actually. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 08:17
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 08:37
100%---but still find it perfect prog album.
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 08:51
The South Will rise again. And Yea, those Redcoats can feck off back across the Pond. 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 09:00
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how about "The Battle of the Glass Tears" (a section of King Crimson's 23-minutes epic "Lizard")? -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 09:37
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What about The Battle off Strawbs debut? Great track. I love TBOEF. The lyrics are brilliantly funny if you lived in the 70s, understand rhyming slang and were born in Essex. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 09:41
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Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 09:47
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I will go with Zeppelin on this one also could go with Ogre Battle by Queen ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 09:56
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I'm not a huge fan, but easily Genesis. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: DarkTower
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 10:24
| Led Zeppelin |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 11:17
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Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 12:23
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The Genesis mini prog epic...The Zep track isn't prog... ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 12:24
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Epping Forest closely followed by Evermore. ------------- 
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Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 12:25
I HEAR YOU BROTHER! ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 12:26
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Lovemongers do a great version of Battle of Evermore. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 12:44
I must admit I am not a huge fan of KC, I like Red and Itcotck and Islands. I've only listened to Lizard once and that was many years ago, so sorry I don't know it.
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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 13:55
A real masterpiece! In its absence, I'll go for Liquid Len and his Smash Bottle Men! ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 17:03
| How can Epping Forest be winning... such an annoying song ruining a wonderful album (at least More Fool me is short and forgettable, I can stand that one within the album). Battle of Evermore easily for me. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 17:55
Epping Forest wouldn't be winning if it was in a Genesis poll.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 18:52
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Genesis ------------- |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 20:08
| Voted tor Genesis. would have voted for "Ogre Battle" by Queen if it was on the list. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 19 2020 at 20:09
| Voter for Genesis. I would have voter for "Ogre Ballte" by Queen, if it was on the list. |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: February 20 2020 at 00:02
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I voted for Battle of Epping Forest with enthusiasm. Great song, nice guitar licks, nice variety of parts with different moods and well-orchestrated transitions. And people don’t like it. Well, just listen to me. I know what’s good. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: February 20 2020 at 00:37
Aye. Perhaps some of the language, knob, prick etc is too much for some snowflakes? ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 20 2020 at 00:52
I don't think the language bothers anyone who listens to prog. Also, I don't think there are many new people who listen to Genesis nowadays, if the generations under 40 are anything to go by. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 20 2020 at 06:54
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Posted By: Mudpuppy64
Date Posted: February 20 2020 at 11:05
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I voted for Genesis . but i like Wild Turkeys Battle Hymn also |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 21 2020 at 03:28
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Rick Wakeman - The Battle (From Journey to the Centre of Earth) ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Machinemessiah
Date Posted: February 21 2020 at 06:03
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Zeppelin this time. Love the jazzy Epping. A nod to Johnny Horton ...I like that stuff!
^ Well said. Notable song and magnific antechamber to 'Stairway to Heaven' (We, guitar enthusiasts that had to endlessly rewind the tape to try to tackle Stairway always heard that magical and exotic (mandolin?) fade away of 'Battle'). Edit: (looks like a Zeppelin spree is due..! Stairway to Heaven already in Next: something on Led Zeppelin II … Lemon Song or What is and what should never be  ) |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 21 2020 at 09:08
 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |