Your favorite 20+ minute epic?

[WildRanger]

You can name DT and/or non-DT epic song.
So what's your choice?

[NoseofNicko]

Octavarium

[wolfking]

DT - 8VM
DT - ACOS

Green Carnation, Light of Day, Day of Darkness
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Edge of Sanity - Crimson 2
Insomnium - Winters Gate

[hefdaddy42]

Transatlantic - Stranger In Your Soul

[pg1067]

The "20+ minute" limitation means I can't use Close to the Edge or Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres.

That means it comes down to The Gates of Delirium (Yes) or A Change of Seasons (DT), and I'm giving it to Gates by a whisker.

[Zook]

Symphony X - The Odyssey

Which will be 19 years old in November holy fuck

[El Barto]

Anesthetize misses the cut, as well. That probably puts me in the ACoS camp. Stranger in Your Soul would be a runner up.

[DTA]

Probably Stardust We Are by The Flower Kings

[Buddyhunter1]

Octavarium, followed by Echoes.

[HOF]

Probably Supper’s Ready (Genesis) or Duel With The Devil (Transatlantic) or The Great Nothing (Spock’s Beard).

[The Letter M]

The "20+ minute" limitation means I can't use Close to the Edge or Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres.

Agreed. I think if the thread was specifically "Side-length" epics, it would not only allow songs like CTTE or Hemispheres a place, but also narrow it down to songs that probably don't reach over 26-27 minutes long, due to the limitations of vinyl sides, so we probably won't get songs like Neal Morse's "World Without End" or DT's "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" on here.

As for strictly 20+ minute epics, "Supper's Ready" is always a favorite, but as far as modern prog goes, the bookending epics on Transatlantic's Bridge Across Forever are just benchmarks for me when it comes to symphonic prog. I also really enjoy Haken's "Visions" and of course DT's "Octavarium". Also got to shout out Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", with a full version clocking in at 25:37.

Probably Stardust We Are by The Flower Kings

Also a great choice, and probably my favorite TFK epic, unless we can also count "I Am The Sun", which, when blended back together into one piece, reaches 25:23.

I know I named like a dozen in my reply, it's just really hard to narrow it down to one. 

-Marc.

[darkshade]

Speaking strictly 20+ minute single track epics, I'll go with Octavarium, doesn't mean I think it's the best epic ever (but it's up there)
though The Gates of Delirium and some Transatlantic and TFK epics are some of my faves as well.
To me, an epic is 16 or more minutes long, but 'long' also doesn't mean 'epic' in sound.

[Crow]

The Most Unwanted Song

[DTwwbwMP]

A Change of Seasons 

[Kotowboy]

Octavarium

/thread.

[romdrums]

Yes: The Gates of Delirium
Frost*: Milliontown

[Dream Team]

A Change of Seasons
The Odyssey
Octavarium

I’d have to revisit others, been too long since I’ve listened to Transatlantic.

[Elite]

The Most Unwanted Song

Brilliant answer. Let’s go with this.

[Metro]

The Gates of Delirium - Yes
Stranger in Your Soul - Transatlantic
Supper's Ready - Genesis
Singularity - Devin Townsend

[Dave_Manchester]

1. Echoes - Pink Floyd
2. Supper's Ready - Genesis
3. Storm - Godspeed You Black Emperor

[Trav86]

Transatlantic - Stranger In Your Soul

[Ben_Jamin]

The Arkitecht - Face Thief

X Japan - Art of Life

IQ - Harvest of Souls, The Narrow Margin

Haken - Visions

Nightwish - The Greatest Show On Earth

[NoseofNicko]

X Japan - Art of Life

In my top 3. Nice to see a mention.

[Ben_Jamin]

X Japan - Art of Life

In my top 3. Nice to see a mention.

 

I had to search far and wide for a cd of it. 

I watched a live video of it too and it's pretty epic live as well. 

[Cool Chris]

2112.

1. Echoes - Pink Floyd

This was my second thought, though I go with David's Gdansk version.

[ThatOneGuy2112]

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[KevShmev]

2112 by Rush is the greatest song of all time.

It is over 20 minutes long.

Therefore, the answer to this question is 2112.

[425]

Every Transatlantic vote so far has gone to Stranger in Your Soul, but I think my choice is All of the Above.

The other contenders in my top three are probably Octavarium and The Neal Morse Band - Alive Again.

[jammindude]

Supper’s Ready…IMO…is the greatest piece of music ever recorded by anyone…ever

[wolfking]

Supper’s Ready…IMO…is the greatest piece of music ever recorded by anyone…ever

This almost convinces me to check it out.  Never heard it.

[jammindude]

Supper’s Ready…IMO…is the greatest piece of music ever recorded by anyone…ever

This almost convinces me to check it out.  Never heard it.

IIRC, you’re a real “metal guy” (I mean that as a compliment LOL) so it may not be quite heavy enough. But I will tell you this…if you feel like you’ve heard bits of it here and there, just remember that THIS was the original template that nearly every 20 minute epic borrowed from.

[jammindude]

By the way, this seems as good a place to share it as any, but for anyone who hasn’t seen it, someone went through the trouble of illustrating the entire song and made an incredible music video out of it!

Supper’s Ready Illustrated:

https://youtu.be/e4HfFwVy-h0

[Cool Chris]

I've tried a couple times to listen to Supper's Ready. I haven't been able to finish it.

I know I will be spending most of the day tomorrow tiling a shower by myself. I will try to remember to give it a spin while I am working. (I don't often get to do jobs like this solo, so it's nice to be able to play whatever I want instead of listening to whatever the project lead wants to listen to).

[ThatOneGuy2112]

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[jammindude]

I've tried a couple times to listen to Supper's Ready. I haven't been able to finish it.

I know I will be spending most of the day tomorrow tiling a shower by myself. I will try to remember to give it a spin while I am working. (I don't often get to do jobs like this solo, so it's nice to be able to play whatever I want instead of listening to whatever the project lead wants to listen to).

It’s a slow starter. It’s actually the middle (Willow Farm) and end (Apocalypse in 9/8) sections that make the song.