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    Posted: February 09 2005 at 21:15

 

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i must be ignorant, but i don't know any of those bands!
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Agree with Greenback, except for Cressida I have barely heard about a couple of the rest.

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I don't even know Cressida... but I know Catapillar, and they're really hot!! Amazing horn section, lots of red hot blues/jazz jamming, an exciting (perhaps even exceted as well) female singer. Great energetic proto-prog.

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Hey Cesar, you must listen Cressida, it's like a mixture of Psychedelia, folk and Italian Symphonic, wuth excellent keyboards and Mellotron sections, reminds me of Moody Blues but more symphonic.

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too "underground" for me.  I won't vote, but Judging by name, "Titus Groan". Now that's a good name!

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Titus Groan & BEn are very worthy of this site  and so is Running Man, I'll vote for either Steel Mill or Spring.

Have not heard Zior, though.



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Originally posted by greenback greenback wrote:

i must be ignorant, but i don't know any of those bands!
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All of these groups were early 70's UK proto-prog bands that made one or two albums , all fairly good but on small labels (Neon or Dawn or Vertigo). I would have added on this list Gravy Train , Gracious and Gnidrolog and some more I forget right now.

 
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

All of these groups were early 70's UK proto-prog bands that made one or two albums , all fairly good but on small labels (Neon or Dawn or Vertigo). I would have added on this list Gravy Train , Gracious and Gnidrolog and some more I forget right now.

 

If you had done that, I would have had a choice other than Catapilla.

Now this is one poll that can be truly informative.

I would also add Indian Summer, Raw Material and Bubu.  
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Never heard of any of them...

Infact I only know three prog bands, Pink Floyd, Radiohead & Muse. Never heard of anything else..

Honestly, call myself a progger!! What a cheek..

 
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Originally posted by Rob The Plant Rob The Plant wrote:

too "underground" for me.  I won't vote, but Judging by name, "Titus Groan". Now that's a good name!

 

If it was Lord Of The Rings influencing some of the 60's freaks, then many of the others were influenced by  Mervin Peake's unique gothic Gormenghast triology; (the BBC managed to make a half decent TV film drama of it in last 6 years - Sting owned the filmrights, which meant he starred in the radio drama adaptation in the 80's). Titus Groan was the title of the second (?) book.  Mervin Peake was one of Britain official war artists, and entered one of the extermination/concentration camps during the Allied advances at the end of WW2, and then draw painted the harrowing images there - it was said to have turned him insane (as reflected in the 3rd book of the triology). 
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Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

If you had done that, I would have had a choice other than Catapilla.

Now this is one poll that can be truly informative.

I would also add Indian Summer, Raw Material and Bubu.  

Bubu (excellent) would stick out of this poll because Argentinian and later release date.

I would also add Mellow Candle , Trees , Comus
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2005 at 07:41
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Agree with Greenback, except for Cressida I have barely heard about a couple of the rest.

Iván

 

If you like Cressida you'll love Spring.

both bands are available on CD...German,Repertiore label.Also on 180grm vinyl...Arkarma records Italy..If you wanna hunt for a 1st isuue it's bank loan time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2005 at 07:46
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I don't even know Cressida... but I know Catapillar, and they're really hot!! Amazing horn section, lots of red hot blues/jazz jamming, an exciting (perhaps even exceted as well) female singer. Great energetic proto-prog.

 

Anna meek on vocal..beautiful...My wife hates her voice,deaf bitch.

Robert calvert on sax etc..but not the same Hawkwind Rob..

 

Catapilla 'Catapilla'

Catapilla 'Changes'

Awesome..



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Sean Trane wrote:

All of these groups were early 70's UK proto-prog bands that made one or two albums , all fairly good but on small labels (Neon or Dawn or Vertigo). I would have added on this list Gravy Train , Gracious and Gnidrolog and some more I forget right now.

 

Theres loads of fantastic obscure acts,obscure,lo sales at the time for why!Blloody amazing.

 

A few more:Aphrodites child,Ramases,Affinity,Still life,Earth & fire,Orange peel.



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Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

All of these groups were early 70's UK proto-prog bands that made one or two albums , all fairly good but on small labels (Neon or Dawn or Vertigo). I would have added on this list Gravy Train , Gracious and Gnidrolog and some more I forget right now.

If you had done that, I would have had a choice other than Catapilla.

Now this is one poll that can be truly informative.

I would also add Indian Summer, Raw Material and Bubu.  

Had all those bands been added, I would have gone for BUBU - IMHO, their "Anabelas" album is the best South American prog album from the 70s.
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What about Lava??

If you've not heard of them you've no right to call yourself a prog fan..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2005 at 17:45

 

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