What is the epic song of a group?


I will start. I vote for Stairway to Heaven for Zep. Its grand with a great finish. I will throw in Salisbury by Uriah Heap. Ok lets see some posts of what you think is a groups masterpiece.
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Another example would be "Eruption" by Focus. "Warning" by Black Sabbath. "Fire on High" by ELO. "2112" by Rush."Funeral for a Friend" by Elton John. "Close to the Edge" by Yes. 
For Hendrix it would have to be "Third Stone from the Sun. Starts out slow and easy. Then builds to an epic feedback solo.
Awesome, keep them coming. When my Dragon comes back next week I'm going to make a mix tape of some. I bet the 20 somethings have never done that.
Here are some elements that I plucked of the internet to help convey the intent of my post. Don't get me wrong some of the songs members brought up are awesome and powerful.
"Epic Rock is an alternative label for Symphonic Metal and similarly grand-sounding Rock Music for North America and elsewhere that Metal is defined by a complete absence of pop elements. ... Music that sounds "epic" in addition to being Rock."   

"majestic;impressively great:the epic event"

"Oftentimes the climax at the moment where most people go "whoa...this is epic..." has an adjusted meter of some kind. Sometimes the music will go into a doubletime feel; in my opinion, this matches the human reaction of relaxation at a moment of climax. (Insert sex analogy"
My choice for another epic song would be Baba O'Reilly (aka Teenage Wasteland) by the Who. Builds slow and builds and builds till a feverish ending. Great lyrics. Epic
Ahhh here is another one. Yes "Close to the Edge" Elements of different intensties and moods. I hear several epic parts of this masterpiece. The organ and guitar solo near the middle and Jon Anderson's emotional ending. "Epic"