Thursday, March 2, 2023

2001's Best Prog Epics and Mesmerics

These are my favorite songs of over nine minutes in length from 2001 studio releases:

Masterpieces:
1. "En Las Manos de Dios" (15:45) - NEXUS - (/3030) = 10.0
2. "Birth Pains of Astral Projection" (10:35) - MAUDLIN OF THE WELL - (20/20) = 10.0
3. "The Drapery Falls" (10:55) - OPETH - (20/20) = 10.0
4. "Us" (11:32) - PEKKA POHJOLA - (19.75/20) = 9.875
5. "Cadavres Exquis" (10:27) - ANGE - (19.75/20) = 9.875
6. "Come To Dust" (9:56) - EARTHWORKS - (19/20) = 9.5
7. "Tiny Tears" (9:13) - DEVIN TOWNSEND - (19/20) = 9.5
8. "Bizarre Flowers/A Violent Mist" (9:35) - MAUDLIN OF THE WELL - (19/20) = 9.5
9. "Sparks that Flash and Fall..." (10:24) - KARDA ESTRA - (19/20) = 9.5
10. "Watercourse Hymn" (10:10) - HAMADRYAD - (19/20) = 9.5
11. "If I Were the Wind (and You Were the Rain)" (9:23) - PENDRAGON - (18.5/20) = 9.25
12. "Gassttrumm" (9:24) - KOENJI HYAKKEI - (18.5/20) = 9.25
13. "Reflection" (11:09) - TOOL - (18.5/20) = 9.25
14. "Shimmer Pt. 2" (19:40) - THOM BRENNAN - (37/40) = 9.25
15. "Stranger in Your Soul" (33:17) - TRANSATLANTIC (50.5/55) = 91.82
16. "Heroes" (9:27) - The Watch -  (18.25/20) = 9.125


Also Very Good:
"Autour D'Un Cadavre Exquis" (11:34) - ANGE - (18/20) = 9.0
"Serious Dreamers" (9:02) - THE FLOWER KINGS - (18/20) = 9.0
"With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept" (12:02) - EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY - (22.5/25) = 9.0 
"Beyond the Pale" (9:56) - PAIN OF SALVATION - (18/20) = 9.0
"Lateralus"  (9:37) - TOOL - (18/20) = 9.0
"Action !" (9:39) - HAMADRYAD - (18/20) = 9.0
"Earth Day" (9:35) - DEVIN TOWNSEND - (18/20) = 9.0
"Despertar Dentro De Un Sueño (Metanoia Nivel 1)" (9:23) - NEXUS - (18/20) = 9.0
"Nameless" (10:24) - HAMADRYAD - (18/20) = 9.0
"Hybr'Ys" (9:14) - SEVEN REIZH - (17.75/20) = 8.875  
"Assassin (9:07) - FLAMBOROUGH HEAD - (17.75/20) = 8.875
"Lussesoggi Zomn" (10:26) - KOENJI HYAKKEI - (17.75/20) = 8.875
"Impulse" (11:17) - FLAMBOROUGH HEAD - (17.75/20) = 8.875
"Pinguini" (13:42) - PICCHIO DAL POZZO - (26.5/30) = 8.8333
"Blackwater Park" (12:08) - OPETH - (22/25) = 8.8
"Light of Day, Day of Darkness" (60:06) - GREEN CARNATION - (105/120) = 8.75
"A Man of Nomadic Traits" (11:43) - PENDRAGON - (17.5/20) = 8.75
"Il Presidente" (9:37) - PICCHIO DAL POZZO - (17.5/20 = 8.75
"Powerless" (9:30) - SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM (17.5/20) = 8.75
"Defining The Legacy" (11:15) - FLAMBOROUGH HEAD - (17.5/20) = 8.75
"Selaou" (10:17) - SEVEN REIZH - (17.5/20) = 8.75 
"Temporary Peace" (18:26) - ANATHEMA - (17.5/20) = 8.75
"La Cittá" (13:12) - PICCHIO DAL POZZO - (21.75/25) = 8.7
"Garden Of Dreams" (12:35) - FLAMBOROUGH HEAD - (21.75/25) = 8.7


Honorable Mentions:
"Gradus ad Parnassuum" - PÄR LINDH PROJECT (26/30) = 8.67
"Metropolitan" (14:05) - PEKKA POHJOLA (26/30) = 8.67
"House Of Cards" (9:16) - FLAMBOROUGH HEAD - (17.333/20) = 8.667
"The Cross & The Crucible" (9:05) - PALLAS - (17.25/20 = 8.625
"Dreamtime" (10:48) - YES - (17.25/20) = 8.625
"Midas Touch" (11:11) - PALLAS - (17/20) = 8.5
"Road to Sanctuary" (13:50)- THE FLOWER KINGS - (25.5/30) = 8.5
"Duel with the Devil" (26:43) - TRANSATLANTIC - (42/50) = 84.0
"Riseth He, The Numberless" (Parts 1 & 2) (9:30) - MAUDLIN OF THE WELL - (16.625/20) = 8.3125
"Suite Charlotte Pike" (14:30) - TRANSATLANTIC -  (29/35) = 82.86
"...and the Winner is..." (10:11) - THE WATCH - (16.5/20) = 8.25
"Ice and Fire" (12:19) - SHAMALL - (20.5/25) = 8.2
"Sleepytime" (10:16) - SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM (16.25/20) = 8.125
"Last Minute on Earth" (11:40) - THE FLOWER KINGS - (15/20) = 7.5'


 As-yet unrated:
"City of Angels" (12:04) - THE FLOWER KINGS - (/25)
"World's End Part 1: The Lost Children" (10:46) - PENDRAGON - (/20) = 
"Children of the Sun" - MAGENTA - ( /40) = 
"White Witch" - MAGENTA - (/45) = 


Just shy of 9 minutes:
"Girl with a Watering Can" (8:48) - MAUDLIN OF THE WELL - (20/20) = 10.0
"Tundra" (8:52) - THOM BRENNAN - (19/20) - 9.5
"Close Your Eyes" (8:25) - NO-MAN
"Andraiad" (8:28) - KARDA ESTRA
"The Ghost and the Teenager" (8:38) - THE WATCH - (18/20) = 9.0
"Shrinking Violet" (8:38) - MOSTLY AUTUMN
"Mall eo monet da Ys" (8:50) - SEVEN REIZH - (17.75/20) = 8.875 
"Triad" (8:21) - TOOL
"Jusqu'où iront-ils" (8:55) - ANGE - (17.5/20) = 8.75
"The Grudge" (8:35) - TOOL - 

* Bold print denotes songs the have risen into the pantheon of my All-time favorite epics.

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