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    King Crimson: I Talk To The Wind

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splicer View Post
    If it counts as prog, "A Salty Dog", Procul Harem.
    Doesn't matter what category you place this song in, it's one of the greatest rock songs ever.

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    Triumvirat-The Deadly Dream Of Freedom
    Libra-Musica e Parole
    Atomic Rooster-Can't Find A Reason
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    A Beautiful Song by TR (Nazz) is another good call, but "If That"s The Way You Feel", with it's phenomenal bridge with its ascending modulating melody AND superb lyrics (written by a f*****g 18 year old!) is a bit of melodic genius imo.
    While we’re on the subject of Todd, he definitely wrote some stunners over the years. Not prog, but “The Verb ‘To Love’” is just heart-rending. Most gorgeous use of the RMI Keyboard Computer ever!. And also “Hawking,” off of the tragically underrated Nearly Human.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progbear View Post
    While we’re on the subject of Todd, he definitely wrote some stunners over the years. Not prog, but “The Verb ‘To Love’” is just heart-rending. Most gorgeous use of the RMI Keyboard Computer ever!. And also “Hawking,” off of the tragically underrated Nearly Human.
    I just love Todd's Can We Still Be Friends. Gets me every time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Hughes View Post
    Doesn't matter what category you place this song in, it's one of the greatest rock songs ever.


    They actually created several that I'd personally place at the very top of "most beautiful" - even "Whiter Shade" belongs there; although profoundly worn-out to the masses, it represented something all new in its majestically existential, passionate melancholy."Homburg", "Your Own Choice" and my own fave next to "Dog", "Pilgrim's Progress" - rarely has an album's ending sounded this jolly yet intimately skinless and terminal at the same time.
    "Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
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    and just a hint of Knights in White Satin....


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    Ezra Winston--"Verge of Suicide"

    Actually, the entire Ancient Afternoons album is beautiful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilawi View Post
    Ces't la vie - Emerson Lake & Palmer
    Mad man moon, One for the vine, Entangled, The Lamia - Genesis
    Beneath the waves + Kompendium
    Niniane - Kayak
    And you and I, Onward, Hour of need, The Revealing science of God - Yes
    One fatal mistake - IQ
    I was never here, Will to leave, She's awake, Winter is never - Gazpacho
    Night, winter, years; Watching and waiting; Driftwood - TRhe Moody blues
    Only becase of you - Supertramp
    The bitter pil; This will remain unspokenl - Pineapphe Thief
    Heart attck in a Layay - Porcupine Tree
    A father's love - A.C.T.

    And son many others that i Could mention. In my Spotify list i have 168 and counting...
    A.C.T-Ted's Ballad is better, eh:-)!

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    ↑↑↑The entire first side of that first JW album is just superb. “A Prenormal Day at Brighton” and “Masai Morning” are more hard-edged tracks (the latter reminding me of a mix of faux-Africana with Ennio Morricone western soundtrack stuff) but the rest is mellowed out guitar/flute/bongo bliss. “Dragonfly Day” is just heavenly. If the B-side were that good (sadly, it is not) it would be a 5-star album all the way!

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    Eris Pluvia - Ring of Earthly Light
    Eno - Everything Merges With the Night
    After Crying - too many to list
    Arti e Mestieri - most of Tilt
    Marillion - Easter
    Genesis - The Lamia
    Banco - too many to list
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    And since someone posted something Christian Vander-related, this gets my vote as the Magma song that most closely approached “beautiful”:

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    “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER View Post
    I had wondered why Kate had not yet been mentioned...

    Her songs This Womans Work and Under The Ivy are achingly beautiful to these ears
    The Sensual World (and the accompanying video)...

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