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Big Ears 
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Heavy and progressive rock were 'underground' in the seventies, even if the bands sold a lot of albums.
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moshkito
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Posted: January 04 2014 at 11:37 |
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ZZ Top opened the show for Deep Purple in Chicago in 1972, "Made In Japan" era. They were really very impressive!
Deep Purple blew our heads off, they were young & in their prime! RIP Jon Lord! |
Mostly because they were loud, not because they were that good on stage. When I saw them at the Long Beach Arena, with Leon Russell, they were out of tune, too loud, and I walked out before halfway in the show. It was ridiculous that such a "big" and "famous" band would sound that bad! There is no excuse for a band that made that much money! One of the main reasons, why I do not consider them as important a band as others!
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Posted: January 04 2014 at 06:33 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
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Another prog connection with Texas...ZZ Top was the opening act on one of the King Crimson '74 tour shows  |
That's interesting...........did they play any of their old songs from the Moving Sidewalk's incarnation?
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No idea...according to my source on 6/16/74 at the Denver Coliseum Golden Earring opened, ZZ Top played next, and King Crimson was the headliner  |
That must have been a confusing experience for quite a few people in the audience. I'm not sure there's very much overlap between the three groups' fanbases, even though KC played some pretty heavy stuff at the time.
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Posted: January 04 2014 at 03:55 |
"Actually popular" (in thread title) is best judged by sales.
Best selling albums ever:
1. Thriller. (released in 1982, so is outside the scope of this discussion)
2. Dark Side Of The Moon.
I rest my case.
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Posted: January 03 2014 at 20:08 |
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Posted: January 03 2014 at 18:50 |
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Matheusms
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Posted: September 09 2013 at 09:35 |
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Here in Brazil, prog was never popular in terms of producing successful bands but, as far as I know, there were always lots of fans, especially for the english groups.You probably already know Bacamarte but there were few other bands that got recognition like O Terço and Vimana. Musicians like Milton Nascimento were very influenced by prog acts; in his amazing album Minas, it gets quite obvious in songs like Ponta de Areia and Trastevere - both of them also very influenced by the american fusion.
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Posted: September 05 2013 at 10:17 |
Meanwhile, back in the rest of the world... 
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cstack3
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Posted: September 05 2013 at 00:22 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
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As far as Texas... Just the fact that Roky Erikson and the Elevators are from there covers that state tenfold for cred... |
He's not prog but imho Stevie Ray Vaughn, born and raised in Texas , gives Texas all the creds it needs.
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Another prog connection with Texas...ZZ Top was the opening act on one of the King Crimson '74 tour shows |
ZZ Top opened the show for Deep Purple in Chicago in 1972, "Made In Japan" era. They were really very impressive!
Deep Purple blew our heads off, they were young & in their prime! RIP Jon Lord!
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: September 04 2013 at 23:00 |
dr wu23 wrote:
The.Crimson.King wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
bucka001 wrote:
As far as Texas... Just the fact that Roky Erikson and the Elevators are from there covers that state tenfold for cred... |
He's not prog but imho Stevie Ray Vaughn, born and raised in Texas , gives Texas all the creds it needs.
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Another prog connection with Texas...ZZ Top was the opening act on one of the King Crimson '74 tour shows |
That's interesting...........did they play any of their old songs from the Moving Sidewalk's incarnation?
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No idea...according to my source on 6/16/74 at the Denver Coliseum Golden Earring opened, ZZ Top played next, and King Crimson was the headliner
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Posted: September 04 2013 at 10:06 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
bucka001 wrote:
As far as Texas... Just the fact that Roky Erikson and the Elevators are from there covers that state tenfold for cred... |
He's not prog but imho Stevie Ray Vaughn, born and raised in Texas , gives Texas all the creds it needs.
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Another prog connection with Texas...ZZ Top was the opening act on one of the King Crimson '74 tour shows |
That's interesting...........did they play any of their old songs from the Moving Sidewalk's incarnation?
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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tamijo
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Posted: September 04 2013 at 07:13 |
cstack3 wrote:
however, you'll only see "progressive" mentioned a couple of times. |
It is a sub genre, so i guess its only natural.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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tamijo
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Posted: September 04 2013 at 07:10 |
^ Nice link, tkx for sharing 
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 23:12 |
This is quite a comprehensive article on the subject of guitarists from Texas....however, you'll only see "progressive" mentioned a couple of times.
This was interesting:
Tragically, founding member and lead guitarist "Dimebag Darrell"
(Darrell Lance Abbott) was shot and killed while playing onstage with
his band Damageplan on December 8, 2004.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 22:57 |
dr wu23 wrote:
bucka001 wrote:
As far as Texas... Just the fact that Roky Erikson and the Elevators are from there covers that state tenfold for cred... |
He's not prog but imho Stevie Ray Vaughn, born and raised in Texas , gives Texas all the creds it needs.
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Another prog connection with Texas...ZZ Top was the opening act on one of the King Crimson '74 tour shows
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 18:27 |
bucka001 wrote:
As far as Texas... Just the fact that Roky Erikson and the Elevators are from there covers that state tenfold for cred... |
He's not prog but imho Stevie Ray Vaughn, born and raised in Texas , gives Texas all the creds it needs.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 16:00 |
The.Crimson.King wrote:
presdoug wrote:
Are you guys familiar with Bloodrock? |
Ya Bloodrock...When I was a kid, their song "DOA" used to scare the daylights out of me and I swore I'd never get on an airplane  |
Oh man! That's me exactly. My brother (ten years my senior) and his pals would take over the family stereo when my folks were out for the night and play records. I'd try to blend into the background so they didn't kick me out (think Eddy, Wally, and Lumpy telling the Beav to get lost... but with pot and booze). One night they played DOA. "I remember, we were flying low and hit something in the air..." This was around '73 or '74, I was around nine years old and it scared the sh*t out of me. I've never forgotten!
As far as Texas... Just the fact that Roky Erikson and the Elevators are from there covers that state tenfold for cred...
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 15:15 |
presdoug wrote:
Are you guys familiar with Bloodrock? |
Ya Bloodrock...When I was a kid, their song "DOA" used to scare the daylights out of me and I swore I'd never get on an airplane
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presdoug
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 13:50 |
moshkito wrote:
presdoug wrote:
Are you guys familiar with Bloodrock? |
Haven't heard from them in years ... I mean YEARS! |
On Sat. March 12th, 2005, they reunited for a reunion concert at a place called the Ridglea Theater, and it was filmed and presented on dvd, though it is pretty hard to locate.
Unfortunately, the original drummer and one of the guitar players are dead, now. 
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moshkito
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 10:10 |
presdoug wrote:
Are you guys familiar with Bloodrock? |
Haven't heard from them in years ... I mean YEARS!
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Was prog actually popular in the 70s??
But there where other band`s with a great following. But not the hot`s seller`s in Prog!. I had a great time being a. Teenager. Of the `70`s. Buying the just released album. Then the gig. That was a very 
time. To be sure 
