Epic 70’s songs and bands

Piing said:
One way to test how "epic" a song can be is to interpret it with an orchestra.

King Crimson was beyond epic. And that at was at the 60's



BTW: it is very interesting to listen that with the real violins instead of the Mellotron
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That is TRULY EPIC (in the adjective sense as described in definition 3 below)! Thanks for sharing!!

Epic comes from the Greek word for song, because Greek poets like Homer sang their poems. We tend to use epic for long, ambitious novels or movies, especially if they involve a long journey. Epic can be used as an adjective to describe something historically important, lasting and complex. Perhaps your great-grandfather was a soldier in the epic struggle of World War One. Your three day, sleepless card poker game could be described as epic.

Definitions of epic

1. noun - a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

2. adjective - constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic “epic tradition”

3. adjective - very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
 
And a personal favorite from possibly the only man more verbose than Robert Zimmerman. Contains one of my favorite lyrics ever:

Oh, yes i wish i was as mellow as for instance Jackson Browne
But "Fountain of Sorrow" my ass motherfucker I hope you wind up in the ground

 
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