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Points: 29 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 25 2017 at 14:03
Hi Abbeyroad, yes I checked the Styx song, I've a list of all bands I've checked. I play keys so yes know the Rhodes, Wurlizter,and Strings sounds,Mellotron,Elka strings etc and names.
I so far have gone through

Moody Blues
Strawbs
Alan Holdsworth
Focus
Wishbone Ash
King Crimson
Colliseaum 2
Camel
Todd Rundgren
Utopia
Adrian Belew
Steve Howe
Robin Trower
Traffic ( too retro sound quality)
Vangelis
Steve Hackett
Kansas

Thanks for your help  Merry Christmas


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Batphink, have you checked out the Bruford albums I suggested?
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Points: 8854 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2017 at 14:52
Originally posted by AbbeyRoad AbbeyRoad wrote:

Well,I'm thinking it could be Barclay James Harvest-their songs are often "moody" as you described it. But their keyboards are usually a mellotron. Do you know the difference between electric piano and mellotron?  (think Moody Blues). Hey- can you rule out the Moody Blues? many of their songs fit your description. I posted yesterday that you should Google Styx's  Father OSA.Have you done that? I've had a partial song floating in my head for decades and I'd LOVE to know what it was so I can hear it again.I'll post that question soon.

hmm I like the BJH idea, and they used stuff besides Tron, like "Child of the Universe" with piano and synth.  Could be anything from their Polydor period in the 1970s.  

speaking of Canadians, ever hear Walter Rossi?  Pretty good guitarist from Montreal who got some airplay there in the late 1970s


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Nope, never heard of Walter Rossi.I always thought we had a pretty good radio station here.We really do, but I 'm figuring out that there's so much more music out there.Some of these cold days when I'm staying inside it's fun to just start anywhere on Youtube and then go off on tangents-you discover new music, and old vintage song's you'd forgotten about.Also, some of the musicians pop up in other bands and it gives their music new meaning.Lately I'm listening to slcr.tv-it's based here in St. Louis and they play everything.Might want to listen in. I still want to help Batphink find his song. It's a great feeling when you finally find it!
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Points: 1455 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2017 at 05:35
Originally posted by progmatic progmatic wrote:

Batphink, have you checked out the Bruford albums I suggested?


I think Progmatic is on to something. Just a shot in the dark, but listen to "Snows of Sahara, Part II" (I forget which Bruford album that is on). Perhaps THIS is what you are referring to? Big smile (BTW - if I am anywhere close to being right, don't try sending the $50.00 to me where I live along the Yangtze River in central China; send it to your favorite charity instead...)
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Sound Chaser by Yes clicks off some of the items in your description; electric piano opening, frantic playing, there is a lead guitar solo in the middle but Steve Howe's tone is so different than Holdsworth's, and Anderson's voice is nothing like Wetton or Lake.
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This thread is still alive?  Anybody win 50 bucks?
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Hey- have you ruled out the band "Gypsy" ? They had songs on the radio starting in the early 70's.They are from Minneapolis, so I'm sure you Northerners likely heard of them. The singer had a good strong voice, and most of their songs had a good dose of organ music. Start with their first album-it was a double album and it was just called Gypsy.
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Points: 10336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 29 2017 at 19:38
If you find the song, send it to me first and i will pay you $60 guaranteed, no questions asked. Send me the song and you will receive the cash in an unmarked brown paper bag paid with non-sequential $20 bills.

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Gypsy.  I recently discovered this band.  They are pretty darn cool.  Well worth investigation by anyone interested enough to visit this website.
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Originally posted by Batphink Batphink wrote:

Looking to find a song I heard years ago about 1979 no idea who it was can't recall any words.

I can only describe it as an ascending chord progression on electric piano,which gradually adds,drums,bass,guitar and vocal.
The vocalist reminded me of either Cameron Hawkins of FM or John Wetton or Greg Lake type voice.
In the middle had an amazing Alan Holdsworth type lead solo.

IF you can lead me to this song I will PAY YOU I promise,I've tried everything,

Thanks for reading,

Batphink

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Here's my suggestion: Nocturnal Flight by Flame Dream. It's from 1980, it's got the ascending chord progression on piano (though I'm not sure it's electric), more instruments joining in later and an electric guitar solo in the middle, though it's more restrained than you describe and doesn't sound like Holdsworth.
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^ the guy with the big cash reward has not been here in about a month, I think he spent the money on something better. $$$ $$$
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