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Topic: Quatermass
Posted: July 22 2004 at 04:00

Quatermass

This Whole World Has Gone Slum Gullion

Joren

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Posted: July 22 2004 at 04:50

Wakey, wakey.

Eggs and bacey.

dude

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Posted: July 22 2004 at 07:58

THERES A BAND CALLED QUATERMASS?

THE ONLY QUATERMASS I KNOW ARE THE PROFESSOR QUATERMASS SCI FI MOVIES(FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH,QUATERMASS AND THE PIT ETC) A SORT OF CONTEMPORARY OF DR WHO!! AND VERY GOOD THEY ARE TO THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL QUATERMASS TV SERIES IN 1953 ,1959 AND 1978(ENDING WITH A VERY STRANGE QUATERMASS MOVIE WITH SIR JOHN MILLS IN 1979)

ANYWAY...............!!!!

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Posted: July 22 2004 at 09:38

Quatermass, an exceptionally powerful three piece group, showed great promise when they got together in the Autumn of 1969. Sadly they never received the attention they deserved from the public. But during its brief career, the British band toured extensively, visited America and produced this highly rated album in 1970, which shows off their considerable potential. It wasn't surprising the band seemed so good to many rock critics and discerning fans. The line up included Mick Underwood (drums) Pete Robinson (keyboards), and Johnny Gustafson (bass and vocals).

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Posted: July 22 2004 at 16:52

Yes, I've heard Quatermass about three times. Not bad. Not great. Just average.

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Posted: July 22 2004 at 19:47

dude wrote:

THERES A BAND CALLED QUATERMASS?

ANYWAY...............!!!!

Absolutely and of course named themselves after the Nigel Kneale's science hero of 3 TV serialised plays (had me hiding behind the sofa) and Quatermass & The Pit was remade for the cinema by Hammer Films - about time for a remake????

It took me ~ 30 years to get to hear the eponymous album - I'm glad I didn't hold my breathe. Many power trios with Hammond organ lead from that period, and nothing special that made them stand out of the crowd - other than a great album sleeve and being one of the early Harvest Records releases..

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Posted: July 23 2004 at 02:26

The Quatermass Experiment is one the scariest films ever made!

BTW I know nothing about the band either

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Posted: July 23 2004 at 07:55

I rather liked five million years to earth myself!! although THE QUATERMASS CONCLUSION(1979) was good, if bleak, apocolyptic and a little strange!!!

but then all the movies were strange