Ignored guitarists

Hercules wrote: Thank you for making my point so eloquently. Neo-prog was a term applied in the early 80s to the new wave of (post-punk) prog bands. It referred to their newness, not their style. Now they are no longer "new", so the label is redundant and inexact.

Not sure I agree. The French New Wave was a style of film making that emerged in the late 50s and early 60s. It was a historical period in film. New Wave music was made in the 80s. These are the names that stuck. To try to change it would be an attempt to alter history.

Snow Dog wrote: richardh wrote: I would also chuck in some Chris Fry   ^ btw he's in the white shirt in the Magenta video and its about 6 minutes in before he really struts his stuff. Seriously underated guitarist. (Magenta are great live.)     I  love Chris fry.

If were talking about other guitar players I gotta mention Radim Hladik from Modry Efekt, one of the best guitarist from the 70's, no doubt about it. And hardly do I ever see his name gets mentioned, it's a pitty so many people doesn't know this magnificent band.


Edited by sagichim - August 01 2012 at 07:58

Johnny Fean is not only a master of both electric and acoustic  guitar, he also has one of the most superb singing voices of all time.

Hercules wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Hercules wrote: BJH in particular were considered to be amongst the inventors of the genre, alongside King Crimson, Traffic, The Moody Blues and others. Not bad for a band that released their largely ignored psychpop debut sometime in june 1970. I thought by then prog was "invented" and had already moved far beyond what BJH were releasing years later. But maybe you know something I don't?   Yes, obviously I do. I saw them in Manchester in 1968 (well before they released their first album) and they were clearly progressive in the same way Floyd were about the same time. And they'd been going for at least a year by then. Their first album was somewhat different from what they'd been doing before that and was largely dictated by their label, but it was hardly psychopop with tracks like "When the World was Woken" or "Dark now my Sky", was it?

Edited by Saperlipopette! - August 01 2012 at 05:07

Also worthy of a 'mention in dispatches' here as a seriously underrated guitarist is John Mitchell of It Bites, Arena, The Urbane, Kino, Frost*, and John Wetton Band.

Hercules wrote: BJH in particular were considered to be amongst the inventors of the genre, alongside King Crimson, Traffic, The Moody Blues and others.

Speaking of yet another ignored guitarist is Alan Morse of Spock's Beard. I've read a thread here where a member doesn't like his distortion tone but he's got A LOT of effects and not just one distortion sound. He is constantly changing his effects: chorus, flangers, phasers...you name it. Anyway, I think he's a very technically accomplished guitarist and knows what and when to play. I was listened to SB's Snow earlier and was amazed at how good he sounded. Sure some of his outbursts are wacky, but they add another dimension to SB's overall sound. Much like Alex Lifeson adds so much color to Rush's music.

Edited by Mirror Image - July 31 2012 at 15:42

clarke2001 wrote: Voted for Johnny Fean. I saw him live and he was excellent.

tszirmay wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: Going with Rogers here. He had such a big hand in developing that special groove the Earthband fuelled in the 70s. Absolutely, Rogers shines ! If you have any doubts , check out his solo on Visionary Mountain , a classic sizzle of momentous feel.