These are my top-rated mid-length prog epics (less than 14 minutes in length) from the decade of the 2000s.
I haven't heard them all but I'm working at it!
PROG PERFECTION:
1. "Wind, Water, & Fire" suite
(13:48)
by IONA
30/30 = 10.0
30/30 = 10.0
from the 2006 album The Circling Hour
2. "Castlerigg"
(9:28)
by IONA
20/20 = 10.0
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2000 album Open Sky
3. "I Am The Sun (Part 2)"
(10:40)
by THE FLOWER KINGS
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2000 album Space Revolver
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2000 album Space Revolver
4. "Catastrophe"
(9:32)
by KBB
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2000 album Lost and Found
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2000 album Lost and Found
5. "Nessa No Kiuku"
(9:42)
by KBB
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2000 album Lost and Found
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2000 album Lost and Found
6. "Incubus"
(9:14)
by THE BOX
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2009 album D'Après le Horla de Maupassant
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2009 album D'Après le Horla de Maupassant
7. "Kana"
(9:03)
by PROGHMA-C
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2009 album Bar-Do Travels
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2009 album Bar-Do Travels
8. "Excerpt from 6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before the First, or, the Revisitation of the Blue Ghost"
(10:56)
by MAUDLIN OF THE WELL
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2009 album Part The Second
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2009 album Part The Second
9. "Laboratories of the Invisible World (Rollerskating the Cosmic Palmistric Postborder)"
(11:50)
by MAUDLIN OF THE WELL
25/25 = 10.0
from the 2009 album Part The Second
25/25 = 10.0
from the 2009 album Part The Second
10. "Birth Pains of Astral Projection"
(10:35)
by MAUDLIN OF THE WELL
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2001 album Bath
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2001 album Bath
11. "Envy"
(10:10)
by MAGENTA
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2002 album Seven
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2002 album Seven
12. "Pane of Truth"
(9:02)
by SYLVAN
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2006 album Posthumous Silence
20/20 = 10.0
from the 2006 album Posthumous Silence
13. "Cicatriz ESP"
(12:30)
by THE MARS VOLTA
25/25 = 10.0
from the 2003 album De-Loused in The Comatorium
25/25 = 10.0
from the 2003 album De-Loused in The Comatorium
NEAR PERFECTION:
14. "Summer Fall"
(9:57)
by AISLES
(19.5/30) = 9.75
from the 2009 album In Sudden Walks
15. "Five Suns II"
(10:20)
by GAUPO
(19.5/20) = 9.75
from the 2004 album Five Suns
16. "Powder Monkey"
(9:08)
by BIG BIG TRAIN
(19.5/20) = 9.75
from the 2004 album Gathering Speed
17. "Fronteira"
(10:20)
by VIOLETA DE OUTONO
(19.5/20) = 9.75
from the 2007 album Volume 7
18. "Deep Into the Night"
(9:02)
by HIROMI'S SONICBLOOM
(19.5/20) = 9.75
from the 2007 Time Control
19. "The Boat Builder (Searching )"
(10:33)
by CLEARLIGHT
(19.5/20) = 9.75
from the 2003 album Kalevala - A Finnish Progressive Rock Epic
20. "Dopo il Vento"
(9:40)
by DELIRIUM
(19.5/20) = 9.75
from the 2009 album Il nome del vento
21. "She"
(9:26)
by FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM
(19.5/20) = 9.75
from the 2005 album Mourning Sun
22. "Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré III"
(13:06)
by MAGMA
(29/30) = 9.667
from the 2009 album Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
23. "Vento madre"
(13:24)
by UNIVERSAL TOTEM ORCHESTRA
(29.5/30) = 9.67
from the 2008 album The Magus
24. "Walk It Off"
(11:23)
by MOTH VELLUM
(19.25/20) = 9.625
25. "Mourning Sun"
(10:35)
by FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM
(19.25/20) = 9.625
from the 2005 album Mourning Sun
26. "Ex-Slave"
(12:47)
by THORK
(24/25) = 9.6
from the 2007 album Nula Jedan
27. "The Bright Ambassadors of Morning"
(11:57)
by PURE REASON REVOLUTION
(24/25) = 9.6
from the 2006 album The Dark Third
28. "The Sound of the Apocalypse"
(13:04)
by BLACK BONZO
(24/25) = 9.6
from the 2007 album The Sound of The Apocalypse
29. "European Lover / Random Avenger"
(12:32)
by MAGYAR POSSE
(24/25) = 9.6
from the 2006 album Random Avenger
30. "Depicting Colours of Emotion"
(10:18)
by QUIDAM
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2007 album Alone Together
31. "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore"
(13:09)
by THE MARS VOLTA
(24/25) = 9.6
from the 2005 album Frances The Mute
Other Mid-Length Prog Epic Masterpieces:
32. "Tiny Tears"
(9:13)
by DEVIN TOWNSEND
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2001 album Terria
29. "Salt Water Falling on Uneven Ground"
(12:38)
by BIG BIG TRAIN
(23.75/25) = 9.5
from the 2008 album The Difference Machine
30. "La Lumière"
(9:10)
by THORK
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2007 album Nula Jedan
31. "Wald"
(10:14)
by ELECTRIC ORANGE
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2007 album Morbus
32. "Reflection"
(11:08)
by TOOL
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2001 album Lateralus
33. "Bizarre Flowers/A Violent Mist"
(9:35)
by MAUDLIN OF THE WELL
by MAUDLIN OF THE WELL
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2001 album Leaving Your Body Map
34. "Divine Design"
(9:26)
by KBB
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2000 album Lost and Found
35. "Way Is Open"
(11:43)
by CAFEINE
by CAFEINE
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2004 album Kalevala - A Finnish Progressive Rock Epic
36. "Milanó"
(10:27)
by SIGUR RÓS
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2005 album Takk...
37. "Woven Cord"
(9:29)
by IONA
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2000 album Open Sky
38. "Serenity in a Nutshell"
(13:12)
by CIRRUS BAY
by CIRRUS BAY
(28.5/30) = 9.5
from the 2009 album A Step Into Elsewhere
39. "The Maiden"
(9:31)
by AISLES
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2009 album In Sudden Walks
40. "Chikai Bardo - Dissolution"
(11:38)
by OÖPHOI
(19/20) = 9.5
from the 2002 album Bardo
41. "Greed"
(13:56)
by MAGENTA
by MAGENTA
(28.5/30) = 9.5
from the 2004 album Seven
42. "Crashmind"
(10:52)
by FROM.UZ (19/20) = 9.5
by FROM.UZ (19/20) = 9.5
from the 2008 album Overlook
43. "The Czar"
(10:55)
by MASTODON
(18.875/20) = 9.4375
from the 2009 album Crack the Skye
44. "The Last Baron"
(13:03)
by MASTODON
(23.25/25) = 9.40
from the 2009 album Crack the Skye
45. "Sloth"
(10:08)
by MAGENTA
(18.75/20) = 9.375
from the 2004 album Seven
46. "Salto nel Buio"
(13:45)
by PANDORA
(28/30) = 9.33
from the 2008 album Dramma di un Poeta Ubriaco
47. "A Different Man - Part II"
(13:07)
by KNIGHT AREA
(23.25/25) = 9.30
from the 2007 album Under a New Sign
48. "Hybrisma"
(9:32)
by DATURAH
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2008 album Reverie
49. "Voivode Dracula"
(9:15)
by KARDA ESTRA
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2004 album Voivode Dracula
50. "Pandora"
(11:43)
by PANDORA
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2008 album Dramma di un Poeta Ubriaco
51. "Symptoms Alone"
(9:54)
by FLOORIAN
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2002 album What the Buzzing
52. "The Drapery Falls"
(10:52)
by OPETH
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2001 album Blackwater Park
53. "The Peter Criss Jazz"
(10:36)
by DON CABALLERO
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2000 album American Don
54. "Upside Down"
(9:41)
by GAZPACHO
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2007 album Night
55. "Untitled #8 (Popplagið)"
(11:45)
by SIGUR RÓS
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2002 album ( )
56. "Sparks that Flash and Fall..."
(10:24)
by KARDA ESTRA
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2001 album Eve
57. "Bring Out the Sun (So Alive)"
(10:45)
by VON HERTZEN BROTHERS
(18.75/20) = 9.25
from the 2008 album Love Remains the Same
58. "Semi-Permiable Menbrane"
(10:54)
by DIAGONAL
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2008 album Diagonal
59. "Quando la morte mi colse nel sonno"
(9:23)
by YUGEN
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2006 album Labirinto d'acqua
60. "Gassttrumm"
(9:24)
by KOENJI HYAKKEI
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2001 album Nivraym
61. "Beyond the Pale"
(9:56)
by PAIN OF SALVATION
(18.5/20) = 9.25
from the 2002 album Remedy Lane
62. "The Water Road"
(11:34)
by THIEVES' KITCHEN
(18.5/20) = 92.5
fron the 2008 Album The Water Road
Other GREAT Prog Epics (9.00 to 9.24):
"Note from the Past" (12:09)by HIROMI'S SONICBLOOM (23/25) = 9.2
from the 2007 album Time Control
"The Poet & The Pendulum" (13:54)
by NIGHTWISH (27.5/30) = 9.167
from the 2007 album Dark Passion Play
"Crime Story" (9:02)
by MY EDUCATION (18.25/20) = 9.125
from the 2004 album 5 Popes
"The Perfect Element" (10:10)
by PAIN OF SALVATION (18.25/20) = 9.125
from the 2000 album The Perfect Element - Part 1
"Walk It Off" (11:25)
by MOTH VELLUM (18.25/20) = 9.125
from the 2008 album Moth Vellum
"Leggi E Ascolta" (11:09)
by IL CASTELLO DI ATLANTE (18.25/20) = 9.125
from the 2009 album Cap. 7 - Tra Le Antiche Mura
"Heroes" (9:27)
by THE WATCH (18.25/20) = 9.125
from the 2001 album Ghost
"The Hawthorne Passage" (11:19)
by AGALLOCH (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2002 album The Mantle
"Vela" (9:29)
by KARDA ESTRA (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2003 album Constellations
"Are You There?" (10:25)
by MONO (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2006 album You Are There
"Realm of Dreams" (9:44)
by TO-MERA (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2006 album Transcendental
"Pick Up If You're There" (13:42)
by BIG BIG TRAIN (27/30) = 9.0
from the 2007 album The Difference Machine
"Thank You Evil" (9:17)
by PHIDEAUX (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2007 album Doomsday Afternoon
"O redek" (10:04)
by SEVEN REIZH (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2001 album Strinkadenn' Ys
"Vela" (9:29)
by KARDA ESTRA (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2003 album Constellations
"Are You There?" (10:25)
by MONO (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2006 album You Are There
"Realm of Dreams" (9:44)
by TO-MERA (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2006 album Transcendental
"Pick Up If You're There" (13:42)
by BIG BIG TRAIN (27/30) = 9.0
from the 2007 album The Difference Machine
"Thank You Evil" (9:17)
by PHIDEAUX (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2007 album Doomsday Afternoon
"O redek" (10:04)
by SEVEN REIZH (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2001 album Strinkadenn' Ys
"Fading" (11:58)
by ARCANE (/25) =
from the 2009 album Chronicles of the Waking Dream
"Sequence I: The Weight" (10:14)
by SEIGES EVEN (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2005 album The Art of Navigating by the Stars
"Del mio abisso e del vuoto" (9:41)
by LA MASCHERA DI CERA (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2002 album La Maschera di Cera
"Sequence III: Unbreakable" (9:00)
by SEIGES EVEN (18/20) =9.0
from the 2005 album The Art of Navigating by the Stars
"Break the Silence" (9:29)
by SEVENTH WONDER (18/20) = 9.0
from the 2008 album Mercy Falls
"In Taberna" (13:10)
by WOBBLER (22.5/25) = 9.0
from the 2009 album Afterglow
Wonderful Prog Songs Just Shy of 9 minutes in Length:
“Someone Starts to Fade Away" (8:55) - NOSOUND (20/20) = 10.0
"Shimmering Lights" (8:54) - THE D PROJECT (20/20) = 10.0
"Garden" (8:18) - WILLOWGLASS (20/20) = 10.0
"Reaching for John Dowland" (8:46) - BIG BIG TRAIN (20/20) = 10.0
"Time Control, or Controlled by Time" (8:29) - HIROMI'S SONICBLOOM (19/20) = 9.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzLDQs3gWxk
"Tout ce que j'ai rêvé" (8:46) - JELLY FICHE (19/20) = 9.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTdsnWczM-E
"Andraiad" (8:28) - KARDA ESTRA (19/20) = 9.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikiOs6qK-Q
"Child of the Thundercloud" (8:49) - DIAGONAL (19/20) = 9.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH5nZ5xNFfo
"First Rebreather" (8:32) - BIG BIG TRAIN (19/20) = 9.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzUBoQx0L3M
"Time Travel" (8:37) - HIROMI'S SONICBLOOM (18.5/20) = 9.25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro1kbtebeLA
Also considered:
"Chameleon" (9:00) - THIEVES' KITCHEN (/17.520) = 8.75
"Tacenda for You" (9:34) - THIEVES' KITCHEN (17.5/20) = 8.75
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