The Classic Epics
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Topic: The Classic Epics
Posted By: kevin4peace
Subject: The Classic Epics
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 15:58
I was just curious to see what you all like most. I chose some of my favourite songs by the classic bands, all 10+ minutes and from my favourite era of prog ('71-'73). No survivor or anything, just vote for your favourite  ------------- Nothing to say here. Nothing at all. Nothing is easy. |
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:00
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A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers is my favorite today. Starless has lost it's power. So even Supper's Ready, Close to the Edge, and Echoes pass it. I hate Thick as a Brick and Tarkus. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: ScorchedFirth
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:07
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Not sure starless is long enough, though it is pretty 'epic'. You can't beat "supper's ready" though, that will have to be my choice.
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:13
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CttE ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: Jojowarren
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:27
| There literally is no contest, I thought we were all in agreement that CttE is untouchable. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:29
| Tarkus-it is totally awesome! |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:35
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This, to us, was perhaps Jerusalem boogie, but to the birds, it meant Supper is Ready. ------------- 
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:35
| Starless for me. |
Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:36
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1.Close to the Edge 2.Supper's Ready 3.Starless 4.A Pleauge of the Lighthouse Keepers 5.Tarkus ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow"> The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:40
Anyway, many excellent epics here, but my vote goes to TAAB. -------------  
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ScorchedFirth wrote:Posted By: kevin4peace
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:44
| Ehh, I just went with 10+ minute songs. I know Starless is sort of an outlier here, but I wanted some Crimson representation and I like Starless more than Lizard. Probably should have went with Lizard instead. Oh well. |
Posted By: ScorchedFirth
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:47
Hmm, i guess i would say at least 15+ personally, but I guess size isn't everything  ------------- breathing, eating, defecating, screwing, drinking, spewing, sleeping...
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Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 16:58
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Supper's Ready is untouchable, for me. It would have been harder if you included 2112. ------------- I love dogs, I've always loved dogs |
Posted By: wjohnd
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 17:00
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 17:12
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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 17:15
| Close To The Edge - now and always! |
Posted By: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 17:15
| Supper's Ready is the most amazing piece ever |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 17:24
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1 Echoes
2 Supper's Ready
3 Close to the Edge
4 Thick as a Brick
5 Tarkus
6 Starless
7 A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 17:38
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Plague of Lighthouse Keepers holds a special place for me ------------- 
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 18:00
| I would certainly add Eruption by Focus. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 18:02
Nope. Not all of us are in agreement. In fact, I would rank CttE 4th, behind Supper's Ready, TAAB, and Echoes. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 18:24
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Posted By: bb1319
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 18:37
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I can't decide between CTTE and TAAB. The rest are also amazing, and barely fall behind those two. ------------- "I'd say that what we hear is the quality of our listening." -Robert Fripp |
Posted By: glenn_ecko
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 20:33
| The Gates of Delirium should also garner some consideration. |
Posted By: Codera the Great
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 21:09
| I'd go with Supper's Ready, incredible song (though many of the other songs in this poll are amazing as well). |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 21:19
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Thick ------------- 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: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 21:24
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My list is something like this: 1. Supper's Ready 2. Close To The Edge 3. Starless 4. A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers 5. Thick As A Brick 6. Echoes 7. Tarkus -------------
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 21:44
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 21:47
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The Ikon.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 15 2012 at 23:29
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Echoes, I haven't read the other titles. ------------- 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: irrelevant
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 00:21
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Close to the Edge ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 01:08
| Although it pains me not to vote for ELP I have to go for Suppers Ready. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 01:16
?  And seriously, what is it that gives people such a buzz about "Supper"?
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 03:04
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1. Supper's Ready
2. Echoes
3. Thick As a Brick
4. Close to the Edge
5. Tarkus
6. Starless
7. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 03:17
I mean that with Echoes in the list I don't care of what the other epics are, even when the list includes Close To The Edge, Starless and Thick As A Brick. Echoes is my favorite song of my favorite band so I couldn't prefer anything else without falling in contradiction with myself. That's the meaning of the word "read". Of course I know quite well all the tracks in the list. I don't like Supper's Ready. ------------- 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: b_olariu
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 05:14
| Thick As A Brick and Tarkus for me |
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 05:35
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TAAB Think Starless is as good, but TAAB wins in this context due to its extra Epicness (is that a word ?) Then: Supper Echoes Close The rest dosent mean that much to me, would be well down my list. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 05:45
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I love all of those with immense fury and passion, but Echoes just edges it for me. Love at first listen. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Moorglader
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 05:51
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It's got to be A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers for me. ------------- 'You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimiganible power and light, and you will return to those realms' Terence Mckenna |
Posted By: Glucose
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 08:21
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A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers is not music, it's something more. 1- A plague.. 2- Supper's Ready 3- Starless & CttE 4- the rest ------------- Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 08:37
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Close to the Edge, with Tarkus close behind. I love Starless, but I wouldn't consider it an "epic" in the same sense as the others here. Had "Passion Play" been included, I might have voted for that. "Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" hasn't really sunk in with me yet. It might be the most complex and convoluted piece of all of these. So much so that I have a hard time getting into it. "Echoes" is a staple of mine, and probably the first side-long prog track that won me over when I was a kid. But in retrospect, it's a bit lightweight compared to some of these choices. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 08:59
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Every track listed is Awesome, but I agree with Holy Moly that Starless is not really an epic and Echoes is a little too much of an extended jam to get my vote. I too would have voted for Passion Play had it been included, but I find myself less enamored with TAAB as time goes on. That said, I voted for Close to the Edge. P.S. No Rush?!  ------------- 
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Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 09:21
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Close To The Edge.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 13:07
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:39
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Tough, but Supper's Ready followed by Starless and TAAB. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: snowsnow
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 14:42
| Another great selection of songs but if I could only have one I'd choose Yes. |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 15:09
| ^^^^Agreed. CTTE is the one I listen to the most and seem never to tire of. All of these are good, but Yes for me. |
Posted By: DanthraX
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 18:45
Hidden option: ALL OF THEM!!!!  ------------- I look up, I'm almost blinded by the warmth of what's inside me and the taste that's in my soul, but I'm dead inside as I stand alone... |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 16 2012 at 19:21
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Tarkus ------------- |
Posted By: Stool Man
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 08:32
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Echoes ------------- rotten hound of the burnie crew |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 13:59
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Starless. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: geneyesontle
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 14:13
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1. Supper's Ready 2. Thick As A Brick 3. Close To The Edge 4. Starless 5. A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers 6. Echoes 7. Tarkus All are amazing except for Tarkus. 1. The Ultimate Prog Epic 2. Amazing story and Amazing track 3. Pretty Awesome 4. Masterpiece 5. Weird but awesome 6. One of my favorite Pink Floyd tracks 7. Well, not that great. The parts where Keith plays are a waste of time but these have great rythmic structures. ------------- Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb - Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 14:24
| I don't know, I used to really like "Tarkus" 4-5 years ago. Keith and Carl have such a great chemistry. I like pretty much all of the melodies, even if some of the jazzy ones sound pretty cheesy for serious jazz. And Carl, man, Carl is a hoot. In one place your hands and arms will get burned out sooner than you hope. |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 15:04
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Starless > Close to the Edge > Echoes > Plague of the Lighthouse Keepers > Thick as a Brick > Tarkus > Supper's Ready They're all good. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 15:36
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Starless - the ultimate mellotron moment. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: The Acolyte
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 23:13
This is a really really difficult poll...but I have to go with one of my earlier loved ones: The Magnum Opus of A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers! ------------- "…but would I leave you in this moment of your trial?" |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 18 2012 at 03:23
| ^ Hence the avatar, I suppose. |