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Points: 2601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2007 at 18:26
Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

  I like what I hear as per Pete Brown, strong resemblence to the old Cream style, great guitar playing (I can hear Graham Bond's keys in there too), I'll look for this one for sure. 

Perhaps I'll also find time to dive into Jeff Beck, I've been meaning to do that for some time...


You should hear the deconstruction job his does on his tune Politician (and of course it was also  Jack Bruce's!!!)

Beck  certainly, but a tad drifting from the original objectives? yes probably...that's why I'll save him for my blues-feast with Mayall and Jack BruceTruth, Cosa Nostra Beckola, the so-called 'Orange' album (strictly The Jeff Beck Group), Rough &Ready and Beck Bogert and Appice, all have a lot of good stuff. Listen to the first two and wonder if Led Zeppelin followed  Beck or vice versa?not surprisingly, Zeppelin did a lot of "following" on their early albums....just listen to Black Mountain Side, Whole Lotta Love, and The Lemon Song:  the first rips off a Bert Jansch tune and the later two brought on a copyright lawsuit (it would be generous to say they "borrowed" a little from Willie Dixon)
I'm excited to hear more Pete Brown with that all-star cast (especially Graham Bond, I'm a big fan of his style)
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Points: 2601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2007 at 18:30
Originally posted by Hirgwath Hirgwath wrote:

Captain Beefheart is an excellent example of complex bluesy prog.
yes yes Safe as Milk is a good one...I've delayed looking into the controversial one, Trout Mask Replica...I've heard scary things, scary things I tellya.  A friend of mine listened to that one and went mad, ears bleedin' tooLOL
 
 
I'd be curious to know about the more avant-rock oriented stuff with blues in it as I'm far from familiar with that type of music (or noise maybe?...okay sorry I'll quit)Tongue
 
 
I've almost completed a good list of albums I've been able to check out that have gone on my "wishlist", I'll post it here shortly.


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Okay here we go, I've added these to my future purchases list:
 
 
THE A LIST (one's that I'll buy as soon as I can find a good price)
 
Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two (1969)...not progressive at all really; me likes what I hears though
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You (1970)  Just realized I don't have the bloody thing yet
Bon Scott and Fraternity - Complete Sessions 1971-1972 (1996)
 
Osage Tribe - Arrow Head (1972) couldn't find any samples but a certain RPI guru's review was all the convincing I needed...
Stray Dog - s/t (1973)
Stone the Crows - Ode to John Law (1971)  okay, fellas I want you to go to there page on Myspace and listen to the organ sound on Sad Mary...here you go: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=85075531
 
Fuzzy Duck - s/t (1971)
Quatermass - s/t (1970)
Colosseum - Those Who are About to Die We Salute You (1969)
 
 
 
The B List (find 'em cheap or wait a little longer...I'll get around to them eventually)
 
Beefeaters - Meet You There (1969)
Chicago Transit Authority - s/t (1969)
Bram Stoker - Heavy Rock Spectacular (1972) quite a name to live up to there
Lucifer's Friend - s/t (1970)
Armageddon - s/t (1975)
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs (1974)
Bodkin - s/t (1972)
Keef Hartley Band - Halfbreed (1969
                                  - Theh Time is Near (1970)
Keef Hartley - The Lancashire Hustler (1973)
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1974)
 
 
The C List (need more time to look)
 
 
Raw Material
Arc
Humble Pie
Dick Heckstall-Smith
Stray
Mogul Thrash  ...John Wetton's first band
Toe Fat and Spice (pre-Heep)
Mountain  (heard 'em....probably not any prog)
Head Machine
National Head Band
Allman Joys and Hourglass (pre-Allman Bro's)
Buffalo (complete with tasteless album cover....I'll go out on a limb and say it's the worst album cover I've ever seen...makes Love Beach look like a friggin Dean painting)
Lobby Loyde
 
 
need more info:
 
The Number's Band
Spectrum
Tully
Tempest
Sweet Pain
 
 
 
I get the feeling that there isn't a great deal of 'prog' in there, but I'm sure there will be some gems.  What I really want to find is a bona-find prog album with a lot of heaviness and bluesy tendencies...I'm pretty sure the Colosseum debut album will fit right in (as well as the second one), and probably Stone the Crows.
 
btw, for anyone who is curious, you can find samples/full songs, etc of almost any of these by checking Myspace, fye.com, amazon, and use internet radio (Pandora is the best...but hurry before the big shots weed 'em out)
 
 
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Clapsince I gave that album 5 stars... it comes with the 'Micky money-back guarantee' .  If you are not satisfied with my recommendation.. PM me for a refund of your money LOL
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Clapsince I gave that album 5 stars... it comes with the 'Micky money-back guarantee' .  If you are not satisfied with my recommendation.. PM me for a refund of your money LOL
LOL i've got to find it for under 20 bucks first...btf aint cheap
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Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Clapsince I gave that album 5 stars... it comes with the 'Micky money-back guarantee' .  If you are not satisfied with my recommendation.. PM me for a refund of your money LOL
LOL i've got to find it for under 20 bucks first...btf aint cheap


hahahha....  no BTF is not.  I've had this guarantee in place for some time now... so don't be the first to call me on it LOL Wink  I hope you like it...  it's not Close to the Edge... but that is part of the charm of it, and the style it seems you were looking for.  Be sure to let me know what you think of it... when you do get it hahha
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Clapsince I gave that album 5 stars... it comes with the 'Micky money-back guarantee' .  If you are not satisfied with my recommendation.. PM me for a refund of your money LOL
LOL i've got to find it for under 20 bucks first...btf aint cheap


hahahha....  no BTF is not.  I've had this guarantee in place for some time now... so don't be the first to call me on it LOL Wink  I hope you like it...  it's not Close to the Edge... but that is part of the charm of it, and the style it seems you were looking for.  Be sure to let me know what you think of it... when you do get it hahha
I surely will....if I get restless enough I may just shell out what I have to for it.  You're talking to someone who's deprived himself of Zarathustra for a couple years...because I'm not willing to pay $30 for itLOL...I can live off of Uomo di Pezza for my RPI moodsTongue
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I can't believe no one mention Jethro Tull or Procol Harum, two bands that happen to be artsy, heavy AND bloozy. Geez, what's wrong with you peoples?

And, hey, topic-starter dude who mentioned Iron Butterfly...they're awesome. Not all THAT bluesy, but very organ based. And heavy, if you can get the right album (i.e., Gadda, not Ball).
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Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

I can't believe no one mention Jethro Tull or Procol Harum, two bands that happen to be artsy, heavy AND bloozy. Geez, what's wrong with you peoples?



yeah, good call

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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

I can't believe no one mention Jethro Tull or Procol Harum, two bands that happen to be artsy, heavy AND bloozy. Geez, what's wrong with you peoples?



yeah, good call

 
Yeah, no kidding. That call rocked.
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Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

I can't believe no one mention Jethro Tull or Procol Harum, two bands that happen to be artsy, heavy AND bloozy. Geez, what's wrong with you peoples?

And, hey, topic-starter dude who mentioned Iron Butterfly...they're awesome. Not all THAT bluesy, but very organ based. And heavy, if you can get the right album (i.e., Gadda, not Ball).

Hello Whistler.
 
I can see you're a big Tull fan so I imagine we'll get along quite wellSmile
 
I think that Tull hasn't been mentioned because they popular enough that most people would already know them...this thread was aimed at more obscure acts so bands such as Tull and Kansas who would obviously fit my specs have been left out.  Come to think of it, I still need to get Living in the Past, Strormwatch, and This Was to complete my classic Tull collection....
 
If you can believe this, I've actually heard In-a-Gadda-di-Vidda on the radio several times in all it's 17 minute (?) glory, I just about flipped hearing it in between Bon Jovi and the GooGoo DollsDeadLOL  Very 'jammy' and psychadelic; of course if it has organ it must be good...
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Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

I can't believe no one mention Jethro Tull or Procol Harum, two bands that happen to be artsy, heavy AND bloozy. Geez, what's wrong with you peoples?

And, hey, topic-starter dude who mentioned Iron Butterfly...they're awesome. Not all THAT bluesy, but very organ based. And heavy, if you can get the right album (i.e., Gadda, not Ball).

Hello Whistler.
 
I can see you're a big Tull fan so I imagine we'll get along quite wellSmile
 
I think that Tull hasn't been mentioned because they popular enough that most people would already know them...this thread was aimed at more obscure acts so bands such as Tull and Kansas who would obviously fit my specs have been left out.  Come to think of it, I still need to get Living in the Past, Strormwatch, and This Was to complete my classic Tull collection....
 
If you can believe this, I've actually heard In-a-Gadda-di-Vidda on the radio several times in all it's 17 minute (?) glory, I just about flipped hearing it in between Bon Jovi and the GooGoo DollsDeadLOL  Very 'jammy' and psychadelic; of course if it has organ it must be good...
 
 
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OK, I throw in The Spencer Davis Group and Hardin & York, Eddie Hardin his Hammond work is amazing, check out Hardin & York Live In The 70s Thumbs%20Up
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Dr. Jimmy:

Gotta be careful with that Gadda stuff; for some, it's the greatest song ever, for others, not so much.
 
I do strongly recommend Procol Harum, but, if you like the Tull, another band you might just like (who were artsy and bloozy) is Family. Big influence on Ian Anderson. I have their first two albums, they're both great stuff.
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Two good suggestions here....Spencer Davis group, though not a progressive band, undoubtedly had some influence on early prog bands with their roaring hammond sound and soulfull R&B roots; Winwood was still honing his skills...his next band was to become legendaryWink...As for Family: here's a band I know somewhat and have been meaning to get into, my impression is that they were like a revved-up version of Stand Up-era Tull, of course with Roger Chapman's distinctive vocals on top. I'll definately check out their first two albums.

 
erik:  I'm curious about Hardin & York; it seems that there is not much information about them anywhere....must be one of those secret bands that only erik knows aboutLOL.....and to think I had a hard enough time looking for Hansson and KarlssonConfused


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Well Jimmy Row, I discovered Hardin & York while working for the Dutch Background Magazine. We received a lot of stuff from the UK label Angel Air, including Eddie Hardin & York Live In The 70s, highly recommended to Hammond organ aficionados. And Hansson & Karlsson I discovered while working for the Dutch iO Pages progrock  magazine when we received the eponymous CD compilation so it pays off to work for progrock magazines, it's incredible how many unknown but great stuff you receive Wink
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Strikes me if we are thinking Hammond, bluesy and heavy, why not Niacin without forgetting Jonas Helborg Group's e album predates Niacin.  Niacin's John Novello tell me that he was influenced by Brian Auger, Keith Emerson, etc. so Oblivion Express, Trinity, Auger/Driscoll get added to the list - check out Brian Auger's own website for a host of tasty recordings:
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Last week I discovered a video (I bought many years ago in a second hand record shop) in my collection with footage from Brian Auger live on a jazz festival, awesome Hammond organ performance, the one mindblowing solo after the other, this man should be on Prog Archives, good call Dick Thumbs%20Up
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Well Jimmy Row, I discovered Hardin & York while working for the Dutch Background Magazine. We received a lot of stuff from the UK label Angel Air, including Eddie Hardin & York Live In The 70s, highly recommended to Hammond organ aficionados. And Hansson & Karlsson I discovered while working for the Dutch iO Pages progrock  magazine when we received the eponymous CD compilation so it pays off to work for progrock magazines, it's incredible how many unknown but great stuff you receive Wink
hmm.  Now that's just the sort of gig I need...I guess it's time to start bangin' out reviews; only 1046 to catch the flying Dutchman himselfLOL.....2045 for the mighty Sean TraneWacko (now how does he do that?).  Meanwhile, I'll continue the search for these hidden gems and hopefully shed some much deserved light on 'em...
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Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Strikes me if we are thinking Hammond, bluesy and heavy, why not Niacin without forgetting Jonas Helborg Group's e album predates Niacin.  Niacin's John Novello tell me that he was influenced by Brian Auger, Keith Emerson, etc. so Oblivion Express, Trinity, Auger/Driscoll get added to the list - check out Brian Auger's own website for a host of tasty recordings:
You know what, I have the darndest time getting into 'newer' fusion and jazz(as in Niacin and Helborg), it just doesn't have the edge like the older classics.  Niacin fits right in with the hammond-drenched theme here....but it's just so clean, excellent musicians though. 
 
It'd be great if you gentlemen could suggest where to start with Brian Auger...he's been around forever and there's a lot to dig into.  Seems I really liked the stuff he did with Julie Driscoll (I believe there was a single...something like Wheel's on Fire...?).  Anyway I hear Auger was/is one of the masters of hammond organ so I'll jump right on board the Oblivion Express...
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