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memowakeman 
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Posted: January 24 2007 at 16:41 |
Hey what about this band from Denmark??
Hurdy Gurdy (71)
Hurdy Gurdy were a guitar/bass/drums trio from Denmark who released one album in 1971. The guitar player was the excellent Claus Bohling before he went on to Burnin' Red Ivanhoe and the excellent Secret Oyster. With English vocals, Hurdy Gurdy recall to mind many early '70s bands such as Humble Pie, Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience or Jimi's Band of Gypsys and so forth. Fans of the early British scene would probably go a bundle for this. Bohling is an excellent guitar player who can set up quite a jam. One of the eight songs is instrumental while all the others have vocals to varying degrees. There's also a little bit of sitar (with tabla!) for the occasional psychedelic sound and, of course, the standard blues harmonica. Great air guitar material!
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memowakeman
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 12:22 |
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Oh, funny... at least you can post, i have no idea about this band...
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 13:43 |
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Sound likely candidates for Art Rock... Any chances of getting some samples to listen to?
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 13:54 |
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I have the album, and as far as I remember, it wasn't particularly proggy. It's been a year or two since I last listened to it though.
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 14:26 |
I'm not sure how progressive this can be considered.
maybe comparible with May Blitz to some extend, and arguable prog-related, but basically it's a slightly psychedelic 'guitar driven heavy rock / classic rock band.
It's just 1 album, so no damage if added, but to legitimise this as progressive rock would go beyond my comprehension of the genre. But the album as i remember it is very good indeed.
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 14:31 |
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A band that "recall to mind many early '70s bands such as Humble Pie, Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience or Jimi's Band of Gypsys" doesn't sound very prog to me!
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Posted: February 13 2007 at 03:11 |
never heard their album  , but they are linked to Burnin' Red Ivanhoe, Coronaria Dans and especially Secret Oyster
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Posted: February 13 2007 at 08:14 |
 Sean Trane wrote:
never heard their album, but they are linked to Burnin' Red Ivanhoe, Coronaria Dans and especially Secret Oyster |
the album is pretty good..
Are those mentioned bands prog? (don't know those)
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Posted: February 13 2007 at 08:33 |
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Quote from "Scented gardens of the mind":
"This one ranks among the top 10 Danish albums and comprised blues and jazz influenced heavy progressive rock with strong melodies and competent vocals. The trio had obviously heard the first albums by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Jethro Tull, but also added an Eastern track with tablas and sitar."
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Posted: February 14 2007 at 04:27 |
they sound very interesting to me if they compare with cream, humble pie et al but are they Prog? , can you send some mp3's? 
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Posted: February 17 2007 at 17:49 |
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Sure, please check your PM Box, anyone interested just drop me a pm
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Posted: February 18 2007 at 10:21 |
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I listened to the album, which is quite good, though I'm not really sure about its prog quotient. The sitar-driven track was the proggiest on the album, in my opinion. I'm sure they would fit into Prog-Related quite easily, but I'm not equally convinced about Art Rock. They would've been an excellent to that Heavy Prog category, if that had been implemented.
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Posted: March 10 2007 at 17:29 |
Well, thanks , if that is the case... i`d like you admins to consider the inclusion of Hurdy Gurdy for Prog Related. 
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