EPIC. please.

[sr800bkBassist]

i really really like epic stuff. so seeing as i'm not a fan of powermetal or "prog", it's hard for me to find enough music to satisfy my needs. for example, i'm really into songs by Beirut such as Postcards from Italy and Guyamas Sonora with huge breaks into all this brass and heavy percussion, or stuff by Efterklang like the song Mirador. also, lots and lots of Flaming Lips (Soft Bulletin). i also love Iron Maiden although i'm certainly looking for stuff more fitting of this forum. it doesn't have to be contemporary though. traditional folk tunes from different countries and classical compositions are very welcome.

so pretty much, can you help me with finding some really really epic stuff. preferably with a wide range of instruments like strings and brass and all.
thanks in advance.

[perriwinkle]

here are some albums i think you would enjoy

World's End Girlfriend - Hurtbreak Wonderland
Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye
the Microphones - Mount Eerie
Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons
Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Múm - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy

also i assume you've heard Explosions in the Sky?? they're pretty epic too, but they aren't instrumentally diverse at all

[sr800bkBassist]

thanks, i'm getting those right now.
and yup, certainly heard EITS. it doesn't have to be instrumentally diverse though, it's just a plus.

[poopie]

also have you heard the cd Animals by Pink Floyd? there will probably be some kids who snort at that question but its a really great album, definitely epic, and maybe you havent herad it

another thing this is basically one of the most epic hip hop songs in the world ever
http://www.mediafire.com/?c3mxyed22pj

oops i just realized im on a different account now lol howd that happen my cookies are weird

[McP3000]

The Mars Volta and maudlin of the Well are epic

[planewreck]

Time of Orchids. Either Sarcast While or Namesake Caution.

The Microphones' The Glow Pt. 2 is also really good.

[SubtleDagger]

Time of Orchids is perfect

Someone tagged me as "epic post-rock" on last.fm

[Zmev]

Can you feel it, see it, hear it today?
If you can't, then it doesn't matter anyway
You will never understand it 'cause it happens too fast
And it feels so good, it's like walking on glass

[seamantis]

amusement parks on fire- out of angeles

[Bordello]

sarcast while isnt epic at all

[team_racket]

Isis - Panopticon

[Liebensaft]

Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Múm - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy


Oh god yes. I love Mum, but Sunset Rubdown's easily one of my favoritest bands ever. The title track of Shut Up I Am Dreaming is easily one of the most epic. The rest isn't necessarily as epic, just ridiculously good.

Also, I assume you've heard/been recommended Godspeed You! Black Emperor before? If you can stand 25 minute songs, there's usually a couple pretty epic parts in each one.

[cometuesday]

Look up Eric Whitacre. He's a contemporary composer and does full band and a capella (and techno opera if you count his Paradise Lost). Maybe not epic in definition to some but certainly emotive and powerful.

[YDload]

Rodan - Rusty

if you havent heard it yet, you will LOVE it. its like post-rock + post-hardcore, very dynamic

[SubtleDagger]

sarcast while isnt epic at all
Advent/It Gone, Swarm of Hope, All We Ever Wish/Whim, and those are big chunks of the album

[philly96]

Eluvium- Copia

[Hep Kat]

X Japan- Art of Life

[seamantis]

the twilight sad.

[sgrevs]

The last track from () by Sigur Ros is easily the most epic track of all time. All their albums are ridiculously epic though.

[Anxious]

Definitely Time of Orchids and Kayo Dot.

[sgrevs]

Also some Arcade Fire, especially from Neon Bible, has some pretty epic horn stuff that you might like if you haven't already heard, eg No Cars Go, Ocean of Noise.

[Interstate]

Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw
Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye
Godspeed You Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
Any Explosions In The Sky album.

[Bukowski]

TELESCOPES - High on Fire

unbelievable how good this song is, the guitar work is total stoner bliss. Turn it up full and realise it's EPIC as ****.

[Krash100]

El Cielo from Dredg has pretty much everything your looking for in an epic album

also God is an Astronaut - All is Violent, All is Bright

[YDload]

Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You

Anxious i cant believe you missed this one!

[DRUMMER MAN]

Sigur Ros-Takk

[Anxious]

Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You

Anxious i cant believe you missed this one!

As in I got in to it so late?

Yes I am ashamed.

[perriwinkle]

i think he meant that you didn't mention it in your list

[Liebensaft]

i think he meant that you didn't mention it in your list

yeah, you silly ninnykins.

[Anxious]

i think he meant that you didn't mention it in your list

I thought this was the diggin thread.

[seamantis]

TELESCOPES - High on Fire

unbelievable how good this song is, the guitar work is total stoner bliss. Turn it up full and realise it's EPIC as ****.

Is telescopes worth listening too? Ive been meaning to check them out for ages now but ive never actually heard them.

[Bukowski]

Is telescopes worth listening too? Ive been meaning to check them out for ages now but ive never actually heard them.

They're pretty good...there's bands that do the same thing better, but they've got some really nice songs. "High on Fire" is my favourite song at the moment. If you dig shoegaze and dreamy pop music then you should definitely check them out. The self-titled is the album to get.

[Saetia]

Try anything by "The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower"

Jazz influenced punk.

[seamantis]

They're pretty good...there's bands that do the same thing better, but they've got some really nice songs. "High on Fire" is my favourite song at the moment. If you dig shoegaze and dreamy pop music then you should definitely check them out. The self-titled is the album to get.

cheers for the reccomendation mate.