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Poll Question: Which of these relatively unknown 70's US prog bands do you like?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
34 [26.56%]
3 [2.34%]
3 [2.34%]
5 [3.91%]
2 [1.56%]
2 [1.56%]
9 [7.03%]
15 [11.72%]
6 [4.69%]
21 [16.41%]
10 [7.81%]
18 [14.06%]
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    Posted: April 18 2016 at 12:47
Originally posted by Xonty Xonty wrote:

No Pavlov's Dog? Shocked

Good band....found an original vinyl copy of Pampered Menial a few months back.  Thumbs Up

For me though the best American obscure prog band is 'Happy The Man'.
 They had the chops and wrote some really nice and interesting prog and fusion and of course Gabriel was a fan.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

What no Bobby Beausoleil? 
Anyway I voted other for either Bobby, The Muffins or Friendsound.
My "other" vote goes to McLuhan. I've played Anomaly countless times. Unlike Bobby its "proper" prog but very inventive and skillfully performed. US progrock/rock opera borrowing from an american, big-band/Broadway music tradition. Sounds like It'll be horrible I know, but works magnificently. Similar in approach to how many italian, spanish, british, swedish based their progrock on local traditions and composers.    


Edit: Located an excellent five-star review by none other than you while writing.


Thanks man. I must've forgotten about it at the time. Safe to say it is up there with Lucifer Rising. The two others I mentioned are still faves of mine but just below Bobby and McLuhan.
Another rather obscure fave of mine is Wulf Zendik's selftitled album and Dance of the Cosmic Warriors - both of em sounding incredibly close to what Amon Düül ll and Faust were doing in the start of the 70s. The guy was a sort of Texan guru with a strong connection to nature and how it influenced sound and mind.
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Starcastle

I get a perverse pleasure in occasionally putting on a Starcastle album, usually the 2nd, but other than that...

there is a reason they are generally little known.... why listen to any of them when you could listen to an masterwork Italian prog album.. then again.. why would you listen to 2nd rate English sh*t  when you also listen to Italian prog masterworks.. oh well..LOL
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For an obscure band I'd mention the Advancement. I love this album from 1969, though it is probably better described as folky psyche-jazz than Prog-proper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQZvQBZOKU

EDIT: oops, somehow failed to notice that this is about 70s bands.

Edited by Logan - April 12 2016 at 20:09
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The only obscure 70's American band that springs to mind that I really like is Arabesque.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

What no Bobby Beausoleil? 
Anyway I voted other for either Bobby, The Muffins or Friendsound.
My "other" vote goes to McLuhan. I've played Anomaly countless times. Unlike Bobby its "proper" prog but very inventive and skillfully performed. US progrock/rock opera borrowing from an american, big-band/Broadway music tradition. Sounds like It'll be horrible I know, but works magnificently. Similar in approach to how many italian, spanish, british, swedish based their progrock on local traditions and composers.    


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Polyphony. Not on the list - so I voted for the great Mirthrandir.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

Shadowfax and Starcastle are the only two on this list that I've heard.
Same here.   Anyone who hasn't heard the first Shadowfax album really should. Big smile The first Starcastle is pretty good Yes cloneage.  Although if memory serves they went severely downhill after that.
 
 
 
I think you would like Cathedral, Babylon, and Mithrandir.

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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

Shadowfax and Starcastle are the only two on this list that I've heard.
Same here.   Anyone who hasn't heard the first Shadowfax album really should. Big smile The first Starcastle is pretty good Yes cloneage.  Although if memory serves they went severely downhill after that.
 
 
 
I think you would like Cathedral, Babylon, and Mithrandir.
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

Shadowfax and Starcastle are the only two on this list that I've heard.
Same here.   Anyone who hasn't heard the first Shadowfax album really should. Big smile The first Starcastle is pretty good Yes cloneage.  Although if memory serves they went severely downhill after that.

^ The 1st Shadowfax album "Watercourse Way" is incredible...only made more so by comparing it to their later Wyndham Hill new age recordings (which are also excellent but in a very different genre).
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What no Bobby Beausoleil? 
Anyway I voted other for either Bobby, The Muffins or Friendsound.
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Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

Shadowfax and Starcastle are the only two on this list that I've heard.
Same here.   Anyone who hasn't heard the first Shadowfax album really should. Big smile The first Starcastle is pretty good Yes cloneage.  Although if memory serves they went severely downhill after that.

Edited by Slartibartfast - August 12 2013 at 11:46
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first of all, i only am aware with Starcastle, and second, the poll says thanks for voting, however, IT DOESNT LOOK LIKE I ACTUALLY VOTED FOR STARCASTLE!!! WHATS GOIN ON!?!?!?!?!
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Mirthrandir [ very underrated  ]
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a US band from '77 I didn't know about 'til just a few days ago with a single album

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo7iMh3FBUg

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A Central New York State band called 805 started out in the late 70's. Too bad these guys didn't get more exposure.

http://www.yrbook.com/soundshop/805cd.htm
http://www.reverbnation.com/805theband
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I thought about this a few days and I have to say Happy The Man......even though I like the others I named I really enjoy listening to HTM's  first 3 lp's.
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The Quill from 1977! 
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