Prog Rock Fame and Day Jobs

Originally posted by Neo-Romantic Originally posted by Hercules Originally posted by The.Crimson.King Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant vocalist) works in the recording industry I think as an A&R man.  I was watching a metal documentary ("Metal Evolution") and he was interviewed about something, but during his time onscreen his title was given as "Record Executive" rather than what it should have been, "Vocalist for one of the Greatest Prog Bands of all Time"    He was president of Roadrunner records and signed both Nickelback and Pantera.   This may endear him greatly to my adopted son, but not to me. Ouch, and I thought Phil Collins sold out...

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King Originally posted by Neo-Romantic Originally posted by Hercules Originally posted by The.Crimson.King Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant vocalist) works in the recording industry I think as an A&R man.  I was watching a metal documentary ("Metal Evolution") and he was interviewed about something, but during his time onscreen his title was given as "Record Executive" rather than what it should have been, "Vocalist for one of the Greatest Prog Bands of all Time"    He was president of Roadrunner records and signed both Nickelback and Pantera.   This may endear him greatly to my adopted son, but not to me. Ouch, and I thought Phil Collins sold out...  I think Derek did it to take revenge on all those people who ignored Gentle Giant

And boy did that turn out to be the most effective revenge play ever! 

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant vocalist) works in the recording industry I think as an A&R man.  I was watching a metal documentary ("Metal Evolution") and he was interviewed about something, but during his time onscreen his title was given as "Record Executive" rather than what it should have been, "Vocalist for one of the Greatest Prog Bands of all Time"

Yeah. Those Sam Dunn docs are really good. I've watched all ten parts.
I loved the interview with Yngwie Malmsteen. He is so arrogant! Had no idea. Lol

Originally posted by Smurph What are the day jobs of some of your favorite Prog rock musicians?

Haven't heard much from their catalog except for a few songs, but The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's frontman (and, as it turns out, Jimmy Carl Black) spent a few years as a painter and carpenter. That's right ... after spending some time in the band.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 17 2013 at 18:17

Before you get too "down" on Derek Shulman:

"In 1988, he became president and CEO of Atco Records, where he signed the progressive metal band Dream Theater as well as Pantera. He also re-established the careers of AC/DC and Bad Company, both of whom sold multi-platinum albums under his watch."

Re XTC, they stopped touring for the same reason Crimson did not a short while: like Fripp at one point, Partridge simply "flipped out" during the last XTC tour, and could not continue. XTC ceased being a touring band at that point, because Partridge simply could not take "the road."

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Originally posted by Smurph What are the day jobs of some of your favorite Prog rock musicians? Haven't heard much from their catalog except for a few songs, but The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's frontman (and, as it turns out, Jimmy Carl Black) spent a few years as a painter and carpenter. That's right ... after spending some time in the band.

Originally posted by The.Crimson.King As far as Yngwie, you should try and catch reruns of his guest appearances on "That Metal Show".  They have to go wide angle lens just to capture his entire ego

We know Ant Phillips as composer from library music, and I recall him also giving music lessons. Well, at least that's all music.

Originally posted by Einsetumadur Richard Coughlan (a trained dental technician) leads some kind of pub somewhere in Kent,

Former Triumvirat drummer/lyricist Hans Bathelt became a software designer, though i think that occurred after the band split.