This Place is a Zoo #4 - Bands

Welcome to the next addition of This Place is a Zoo, where we take a group field trip to the sights and sounds of the Prog Zoo.  I have selected an eclectic group of 25 songs created by bands named after animals, most of which can be found at a zoo.  You know when you go to the zoo and look into the habitats high and low to try and find the animal but you just can't seem to find them because they are hiding or blending in with their surroundings.  Well, these are those bands.  There are no Camels or Porcupine Trees in this poll, so I suspect it might not be as "popular" as the previous polls, but I hope that it makes it more beneficial and that people are led to discover new music.  I have tried to make it eclectic, so there are bands from many of the different subgenres.  Most of these bands and albums are not in my collection, so that meant that I spent a lot of time discovering new bands and music while preparing this poll.  There are some hidden gems from the early 70's as well as a lot of modern bands that may have slipped under the radar for many of us.  Anyhow, I hope that you will find this to be an enjoyable safari.  I have allowed multiple votes in this poll, so please vote for up to 3 favorites and provide a list and discuss what you enjoyed and what you didn't enjoy.

Edited by rushfan4 - May 15 2021 at 21:08

This will take me some time. I haven't heard a single one of those bands. As before, thanks for the YouTube playlist

Well...don't really know most of those, but always been a 'Groundhogs' fan so......Tony McPhee and co.

Edited by dr wu23 - October 04 2020 at 11:01

dr wu23 wrote: Well...don't really know most of those, but always been a 'Groundhogs' fan so......Tony McPhee and co.

You might want to check out some of the hidden gems from the older bands: Jackal, Opossum and Froggie Beaver.  Those might be up your alley.  

Kind of bummed no Frogg Cafe.

Still listening, lots of good music.

Thanks. A lot of great music. These are my top three.

Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Think different.

I would highly recommend the Superluminal Pachyderm Off At Tangents song to Father Christmas and Psychedelic Paul...it might open their eyes to a few things.  

^I enjoyed it. Thanks.

I'll participate. This is a great way to share music with others that they might never hear. I share your frustration and don't know how we get others to discuss something different. If we paid them?

25 songs is a bit much but would 10 bring more discussion???

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - October 11 2020 at 08:56