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Released in 1971, the album cemented the band's reputation as one of the most ambitious and technically accomplished acts of the genre, combining classical influences, virtuosic musicianship, and imaginative songwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"1001\"\u003eThe first side is dominated by the epic seven-part suite \u003cem data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"538\"\u003eTarkus\u003c\/em\u003e, a groundbreaking progressive rock composition that tells the surreal story of an armadillo-tank hybrid locked in fantastical battles. 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