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    Screw the length, what's the best epic of the 70's?

    Side-long, schmidelong - I vote for Karn Evil 9. Followed by Close To The Edge, A Passion Play, Supper's Ready and, uh, say! I guess El Frippo never succumbed to the super-long pressure, did he?

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    Another vote for Supper's Ready. Awaken could be in 2nd place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arabicadabra View Post
    I guess El Frippo never succumbed to the super-long pressure, did he?
    “Lizard” begs to differ.
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    Supper's Ready. Duh.

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    Why not just screw this subject altogether?


    It's the same 10-12 "suggestions" that pop up in every such pseudo-poll anyhow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by arabicadabra View Post
    I guess El Frippo never succumbed to the super-long pressure, did he?
    Lizard
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    and that's just the written stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrotum Scissor View Post
    Why not just screw this subject altogether?


    It's the same 10-12 "suggestions" that pop up in every such pseudo-poll anyhow.
    True. Yet, there are newer PE members that may enjoy contributing to these types of threads, which could be fresh for them. The newbies could also learn from the opinions offered up by long-time members. Personally, I'd rather read through posts from either camp than a contribution such as you have submitted.

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    I know this is a stretch, but I always listen to the entire thing why I do: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The BEST IMO. I still say the 70's were by far the best years for music....

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    These come to mind today (but tomorrow could be...):

    the Gates of Delirium -Yes
    One For the Vine -Genesis
    Thirty Years -U.K.
    My New World -Transaltantic
    Crack the Big Sky -Spocks' Beard
    the Prophets' Song -Queen
    Emerald Lies -Marillion
    LTIA pt 1 -King Crimson
    Further Away -IQ
    Le Retour du Bouffon -Halloween
    On Reflection -Gentle Giant

    Not all on epic scale, but the quality sure is there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Arnold View Post
    Personally, I'd rather read through posts from either camp than a contribution such as you have submitted.
    Personally, yes. Because you agree with them.

    Personally I'd rather read through posts that weren't at all time solely concerned with the object of self-confirmation. Now if you imposed a ban on musical threads about the "big six" for two weeks, I can just as *personally* guarantee you that you'd have a bunch of people discussing Steve Howe's toenails and Peter Gabriel's secret thing with miniskirts rather than approach something new to themselves within actual music. Or perhaps just resort to discussing all the artists whose valeur rests on sounding like those usual suspects of course.
    "Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
    "[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM

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    Close To The Edge gets my vote.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bob_32_116 View Post
    Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
    Richard Harris - Macarthur Park
    Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
    70's...!

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