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    Posted: January 12 2005 at 08:13
I'm in total and utter shock! How could you have missed including them? Anyone who has ever heard them could testify they were the fist prog metal band EVER! Do some research and you'll see I'm right!

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Epic. Simply epic.
       
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Points: 12801 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2005 at 08:55

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Good joke!

Rare Earth, Motown's first white band signing, was rocksoul.  Get Ready  was a disco hit - the LP version to boot ! So I think the metal is more like fools gold.

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Points: 6308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2005 at 09:47
Yeah...
Quite binary...
not that prog!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2005 at 10:15

prog-metal????? - prog-soul maybe

Certain Rare Earth tracks do warrant a look at by prog fans I think. The 23 minute live version of "Get Ready" on the In Concert LP is splendid. Lots of interesting solos on bass and keyboards to boot and one of the most underated double live LPs of the early 70s.

There firts few LPs are of interest to Rock fans - Get Ready, In Concert, Ma (another side longer track) and especially the Ecology LP, with its amazing version of "Elenor Rigby". Rare Earth despite not being symphonic prog or anything - are still a great early 70s rock act full of intelligent playing, extended solos and brilliant singing. Bringing a prog-like nature to the Rock/Soul canon. Their version of "Smiling Faces Somtimes" is as good as The Temptations own version.

Overall a great band RARE EARTH
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Points: 6308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2005 at 11:18
I found Allman brothers band to be much more progressive with pieces like "Mountain jam" (more than 33mn!)
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