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    Posted: September 11 2005 at 15:59
Anyone else remember this band from the 1970s? They released 2 classic albums, the eponymous debut and Firing On All Six. Tracks such as The Bells Of Berlin and their Beatles cover "She said, she said" are pretty prog.
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Points: 26228 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 11 2005 at 16:03

Lone Star are very underrated IMO.I agree that both their albums are great.Bells Of Berlin is a brilliant prog track..much played by ALan ''Fluff'' Freeman in the seventies on his rock show.

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God, I remember them! Much praised by the music press at the time, if I recall correctly!
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Oh yeah brilliant band...not sure if 'remember' is the right word as I'm only 17, but they are still a TOP band, who are worthy of a place here. 'She Said She Said' is one of the best Beatles covers ever too.

Here's a more obvious chance for me to shove in yet another Uriah Heep connection, as their second singer, John Sloman joined Heep and led to the departure of Ken Hensley...

I think Lone Star did a third album called 'Flying High' that was unreleased then but has since come out on Zoom Club records.

 
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Originally posted by salmacis salmacis wrote:

Oh yeah brilliant band...not sure if 'remember' is the right word as I'm only 17, but they are still a TOP band, who are worthy of a place here. 'She Said She Said' is one of the best Beatles covers ever too.

Here's a more obvious chance for me to shove in yet another Uriah Heep connection, as their second singer, John Sloman joined Heep and led to the departure of Ken Hensley...

I think Lone Star did a third album called 'Flying High' that was unreleased then but has since come out on Zoom Club records.

You're right! There's also a Radio 1 Live In Concert CD that I didn't know about. Looks like it features both line ups (Kenny Driscoll and John Sloman). I'll have to check that out. There are samples at http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,216396 ,00.html
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Yeah great band, Welsh Guitarist Paul Chapman and on the second album Welsh singer John Sloman.
See The Swan Fly High
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"Firing on all six" was a great album, "All of us to all of you" was a real crowd pleaser.

I think of them in the same mould as bands like Magnum myself, flirted with prog, but really melodic rock.
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Yes they aren't full blown prog, but like Magnum, if there were to be a 'prog related' section, these bands would be prime candidates.

On the subject of Magnum, I believe that their albums from 'Kingdom Of Madness' through to 'The Eleventh Hour' are being remastered and overhauled due for release in October. 'On A Storyteller's Night' has already received a 2-CD release, by the way, but I can't wait for those releases!
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