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Logos

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Joined: March 08 2005
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Posted: March 06 2011 at 15:03

BTW, which Happy the man album would you guys recommend to get into the band?

progmatic

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Posted: March 07 2011 at 21:38

Plenty of great U.S. prog right now: Phideaux is phenomenal, so are Astra and Deadwood Forest. Syzygy is decent too.

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ExittheLemming View Drop Down

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 02:21

Logos wrote:

BTW, which Happy the man album would you guys recommend to get into the band?

The first two are highly recommended:
Happy the Man 1977
Crafty Hands 1978

After that there are a few rather uneven compilations of unreleased work and the so-called 'comeback' album from 2004 The Muse Awakes, which I found incredibly sterile and bland. Embarrassed

cstack3

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 02:51

verslibre wrote:

cstack3 wrote:

I'm not sure, but I think Frank Zappa was an American.

That's right. Larry Fast (aka Synergy) is also American.

I was joking!! LOL

USA didn't seem to spawn many "syphonic prog" bands, and even Starcastle (who I knew) were not up to snuff with the best from UK or Italy etc. in the 70's.

However, we seem to have a bumper-crop of jazz-fusion cats.....how about Jaco Pastorius? Ad Dimeola? Larry Coryell? Pat Metheny? Fareed Haque? The list is nearly endless!

As was mentioned by our friend from Georgia USA, Mssr. Slartibartfast, Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs BURN!! Please check them out, and also Morse's solo work. Drop-dead fusion.

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 07:21

Plenty of good prog came/comes out of the US..

Styx is not a great example.

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!