Which is the Best Pre-1985 Prog Epic?

Petula07 · 02-07-2010, 11:47 AM

For me it's not so difficult to vote... Yes + Close To The Edge

sidewinder · 02-07-2010, 12:08 PM

Funny enough, I made a list of some favorite epic songs for another forum last night. It wasn't exclusive to prog, but most of the list ended up consisting of prog.

There are a few songs on the list I haven't heard, but I feel confident voting for Van Der Graaf Generator's "A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers".

Runner-ups would include Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd and Rush.

boo boo · 02-12-2010, 02:04 PM

Great selection Tore, but it's a shame you have the poll choices limited to one song per band.

No Lizard or Gates of Delirium?

Guybrush · 02-13-2010, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boo boo

Great selection Tore, but it's a shame you have the poll choices limited to one song per band.

No Lizard or Gates of Delirium?

That was more the criteria for the comp than the actual poll. I guess we can add more songs per band to the poll

If you want, I can add Lizard or Gates of Delirium and change your vote for you if you've already spent it!

edit :

Added both!

almauro · 02-13-2010, 05:55 AM

IMO, it comes down to Suppers Ready or Close to the Edge. I've been going through a Genesis re-appreciation of late, so I went with that. I may have voted for ELP's Karn Evil 9 if it were on the list. That tune took up a whole side, plus one track.

Guybrush · 02-13-2010, 05:58 AM

Of course we were gonna put Tarkus on the comp in favour of Karn Evil, but I'll add it to the poll if anyone wants to vote for it!

almauro · 02-13-2010, 11:30 AM

^No need for that, Tarkus is probably their most epic. But it was interesting how ELP tried to one up Yes and Genesis by exceeding the single side length barrier. That competition amongst them and other prog bands yielded some pretty great stuff.

ProggyMan · 02-13-2010, 12:49 PM

Edit: nvm

gunnels · 02-13-2010, 01:13 PM

Close to the Edge takes it for me, closely followed by Genesis, and Van der Graaf Generator.
I'm not voting yet though, I haven't heard most of these.

ProggyMan · 02-13-2010, 01:36 PM

Starless for me, Thick As A Brick a close second.

View Poll Results: Which is your favourite 1985-Prog epic? (* = not in compilation)
Camel - Lady Fantasy	2	2.17%
Capability Brown - Circumstances	0	0%
Caravan - Nine Feet Underground	0	0%
Egg - symphony2	0	0%
Eloy - Poseidon's Creation	0	0%
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus	1	1.09%
Focus - Anonymus II	0	0%
Genesis - Supper's Ready	12	13.04%
Harmonium - Histoire Sans Paroles	0	0%
Hatfield and the North - Mumps	1	1.09%
Jan Dukes de Grey - Sun Symphonica	0	0%
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick	7	7.61%
Kansas - Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman	0	0%
King Crimson - Starless	5	5.43%
Lucifer's Friend - Sorrow	0	0%
Magma - Na Ektila	0	0%
Marillion - Grendel	1	1.09%
Mirthrandir - For Four	0	0%
Nektar - A Tab in the Ocean	0	0%
Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Downwind	0	0%
Renaissance - Song Of Scheherazade	1	1.09%
Rush - 2112	19	20.65%
Samurai - King Riff and Snow Flakes	0	0%
Soft Machine - Out-Bloody-Rageous	1	1.09%
The Nice - Ars Longa Vita Brevis	0	0%
Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers	2	2.17%
Yes - Close To The Edge	20	21.74%
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells *	5	5.43%
Pink Floyd - Echoes *	11	11.96%
King Crimson - Lizard *	2	2.17%
Yes - Gates of Delirium *	2	2.17%
Voters: 92. You may not vote on this poll

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02-13-2010, 05:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
almauro Way Out There Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850	IMO, it comes down to Suppers Ready or Close to the Edge. I've been going through a Genesis re-appreciation of late, so I went with that. I may have voted for ELP's Karn Evil 9 if it were on the list. That tune took up a whole side, plus one track. __________________ rock n music blog

02-13-2010, 05:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Of course we were gonna put Tarkus on the comp in favour of Karn Evil, but I'll add it to the poll if anyone wants to vote for it! __________________ Something Completely Different

02-13-2010, 11:30 AM	#17 (permalink)
almauro Way Out There Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850	^No need for that, Tarkus is probably their most epic. But it was interesting how ELP tried to one up Yes and Genesis by exceeding the single side length barrier. That competition amongst them and other prog bands yielded some pretty great stuff. __________________ rock n music blog

02-13-2010, 12:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Edit: nvm

02-13-2010, 01:36 PM	#20 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Starless for me, Thick As A Brick a close second.