Bonzo Dog Band

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Most people classify these guys as comedy rock, but they have a lot of proto-prog gems, such as "We Are Normal," which i'd post if the link thing wasn't working.
Anyone else agree?

Edited by Procol Harum Machine - February 05 2010 at 14:10

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Procol Harum Machine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: January 19 2010 Status: Offline Points: 36	Topic: Bonzo Dog Band Posted: February 05 2010 at 14:06
	Most people classify these guys as comedy rock, but they have a lot of proto-prog gems, such as "We Are Normal," which i'd post if the link thing wasn't working. Anyone else agree? Edited by Procol Harum Machine - February 05 2010 at 14:10


ExittheLemming Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2007 Location: Penal Colony Status: Offline Points: 11420	Posted: February 05 2010 at 14:47
	Certainly. Their output is a bit uneven but the very fine music ( I think Neil Innes was the main composer ?) is often overlooked because of the humour. As brilliant as Python often were, they ripped off the Bonzos shamelessly on occasion. Hunting Tigers Out in India, Death Cab For Cutie, Intro-Outro, Hello Mabel, Humanoid Boogie, Ali Baba's Camel are all quite brilliant. Viv Stanshall's subsequent solo career is notoriously patchy by check out Teddy Boyd Don't Knit for an example of the Bonzo spirit still shining hard.

Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24439	Posted: February 05 2010 at 15:17
	I believe they were also suggested for addition (I know Ivan was a strong proponent), but don't know what happened next. Anyway, there should be some thread around the Suggest New Bands section.