For me, the greatest (and one of the first if not *the* first) side long Prog epics is
Mandrill - Amani Na Mapenzi (recorded in the winter of 1970 according to the liner notes)
but Echoes, Ikon and Tubular Bells all come in close 2nd
For me, the greatest (and one of the first if not *the* first) side long Prog epics is
Mandrill - Amani Na Mapenzi (recorded in the winter of 1970 according to the liner notes)
but Echoes, Ikon and Tubular Bells all come in close 2nd
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Define "epic". I would consider an "epic" to be something that puts aside logic like "It can't be longer than 5 minutes" or "Where's the hook" in favor of creating something that can't really be summed up in 3:20.Originally Posted by No Pride
Thus I would consider things like Firth Of Fifth, Dancing With The Moonlit Knight, Eleventh Earl Of Mar, One For The Vine, Return Of The Giant Hogweed, The Fountain Of Salmacis, The Musical Box, Domino, Duke's Travels, etc to be "epic" compositions.
ooh! that one too!!!
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Anyoen who didn't list De Futura is wrong.
In my opinion (have to tack that on so that nobody gets offended)
Triumvirat's Across The Waters, Illusions On A Double Dimple, and Mister Ten Percent suites.
"and what music unites, man should not take apart"-Helmut Koellen
10 Best Side Long Epics of the 70's
Yes - Close to the Edge
Yes - The Gates of Delirium
Yes - Ritual
Yes - The Revealing Science of God
Genesis - Supper's Ready
Rush - Hemispheres
VDGG - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Jethro Tull - A Passion Play (Side 2)
Grobschnitt - Rockpommel's Land
Yeah, save that one for the "What is the greatest side long-plus epic of the 1970s?" thread.
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Well, even though it's a connected series of jams (like most Focus) I would through Hamburger Concerto into the pot. Taken as a collective of sinde long epics Tales is pretty much the pinnicle. I would pick any single one of them as "the greatest" but averaged out they are a collection of the greatest. Actually my favorite of the bunch is The Remembering.
A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - VdGG
The Adventures of Greggory Peccary - Zappa
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Oh yeah!
I prefer the live versions of "Supper's Ready" to the studio because of the addition of the ARP Prosoloist, which takes the song to the next level IMO. So...
1. Yes--Close to the Edge
2. ELP--Tarkus
3. Genesis--Supper's Ready (Seconds Out version)
4. Rush--Hemispheres
5. Yes--The Remembering
6. Rush--The Fountain of Lamneth
I cast another vote for the Peccary!
Oh, then I guess it qualifies.
(Eats humble pie)
What's Humble Pie have to do with prog?
"Mumps" has got to be one side, right? But, yeah, "Lighthouse Keepers" for me.
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The Remembering
Close to the edge
Gates of Delerium
Tarkus
I have to admit TARKUS & GATES are hard to beat. But "The Hamburger Concerto" album side has some outstanding passages as one continuous piece of music. The entire album stands out as an amazing work on my list. The song "Birth" hooks me every time.
Of course, not being of the daily persuasion in this opinion laden public prog bathhouse, my diatribe of recent lucubration is perhaps as welcome as a rats teat. One often is forced to weigh the desire to flash judgment within against the effort required as well as the value this knowledge will be to the greater good of all mankind or whatever inhabits the current spa. At best, its a slippery slope.
Is it available on CD? A CD has only one playing side..Yeah, save that one for the "What is the greatest side long-plus epic of the 1970s?" thread.
perhaps Rite Of Spring is the ultimate side long track
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Transformation - The Speed of Love by David Sancious and Tone. 1976
Waltz for You_Cityscape(Fusion suite) by Barry Miles & Co. from the Skytain album.
The Ikon - Rundgren, love that one also.
CTTE, GAtes, Supper's Ready, Revealing, Hamberger Concerto
Walk On Guilded SplintersWhat's Humble Pie have to do with prog?
Jimi - 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) has enough ideas in it to fill up a side
Okay, here's a slightly iffy one: Side Two of Roxy and Elsewhere.
It isn't titled as a single piece, but to me it works as a sort of symphony in three movements. Granted, none of these are a slow movement - as would almost always be found in the traditional symphonic structure - but it still sounds like a unified piece made of three distinct but connected musical statements, and that's what a symphony amounts to. And from what I understand FZ seemed to see it in those terms, because he usually played the whole thing straight through.
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