The Big Three or more - Australia
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Topic: The Big Three or more - Australia
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Subject: The Big Three or more - Australia
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 18:13
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Choose your favourite Oz Prog Band................
------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 19:14
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Only heard a handful of these but I did like the two Ayers Rock albums. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 20:39
| Masters Apprentices baby! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 20:41
Cool, some more to check out then. Try Spectrum, they also performed under the name Murtceps for their more heavy Prog stuff. Ayers Rock yes I've got their first two Albums also and they get pretty heavy rotation on my turntable. ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 20:44
Yep Masters Apprentices were cool baby ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 21:51
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went with Ariel but Frat were great too .. gotta love a young Bon Scott ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 22:11
------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 22:57
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How about Madder Lake ?? !! I go Sebastian Hardie and Windchase. Then, believe it or not, early Sherbet !! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 23:27
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Other blast from the past - Madder Lake ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 23:35
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Sons Of The Vegetal Mother : Love Is The Law ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 01:26
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Ariel wins. Just... ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 01:38
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 02:41
No Rainbow Theatre??  http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2006 Aussieland was always a very weak land for prog (IMHO), and even my fave (RT) is fairly weak, so I went with Master's Apprentice and Ayers' Rock in second BTW, I find the neighbouring Kiwiland just as poor on prog  BTW, the best (by light years) OS prog album out of Down Under is Madden & Harris http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3590 |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 02:54
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^ Note we are only a small country with about the Population of New York back then when Prog was bigger news ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 02:54
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 03:12
I didn't mean to belittle such a great country... But Belgium was around half the Aussie population and the Netherlands about 3/4... But both were in the centre of things, as opposed to the opposite of the planet |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 03:14
| I only know Sebastian Hardie and Windchase (also a Hardie's band). |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 04:03
Depends on what you call the centre, remember we had AC/DC all to ourselves for years before the rest of the world got them............. and we are the opposite end of the Planet anyway  ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 04:26
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Cybotron! Hell yeah! also Kanguru: Master's Apprentices have a few cool songs too. |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 04:32
Very Cool Gil Matthews from the Aztecs on Cybotron very very cool  ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 08:18
| The only band I know from that list is Sebastian Hardie. Looks like I've got some work to do. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 08:39
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I would have voted for Cybotron if they were listed. One of my fave Oz Prog albums, also unlisted, is Beyond Morgia: The Labyrinths Of Klimster by Lobby Loyde: ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 15:22
Yet another ex Aztec first Gil Matthews is mentioned (Cybotron) and now Lobby Loyde- my favourite Aussie rock guitarist - good choice PS couldn't list all Oz Prog bands- would need many pages....... Both Lobby and Gil are better known in Oz for there hard rock exploits in Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs than Prog. Billy and the Boys live at Sunbury below (The Oz Woodstock) not sure if this clip is '73 or '74 Billy & Lobby together in 1998 for the first time in 25 years at Mushroom Records 25 year concert ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 12:39
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 14:39
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A swing and a miss for me. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 15:17
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Check them out and see what you find - some very good bands here ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 15:33
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Another Blast from the past a pre-Little River Band, Mississippi out of Adelaide half of Zoot and a band called Alison Gros ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 17:37
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MacKenzie Theory ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 17:40
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Surprised Ayers Rock has not got more votes ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: SquonkHunter
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 17:59
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Don't know most of these bands BUT I do know and like Fraternity. I only found them by accident several years ago but really took a liking to their sound. Looks like I too have much research to do on this subject. ------------- "You never had the things you thought you should have had and you'll not get them now..." |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 18:11
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Another oldie but a Goodie ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 19:53
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Okay enough with the multiple voting for SH, it's obvious. This ain't a friggin lottery - ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 20:20
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^ Yeah, there are no prizes............ ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 20:22
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You know you can select one vote per customer - ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 20:25
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Yep, but I like to see what votes will do - free choice/ free world ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 21:01
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True. And I suppose there could be at least 36 diehard fans but I kinda doubt it. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 20 2016 at 21:05
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I doubt it too, I'm more of a Ayers Rock fan myself ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 00:02
There is quite a few I know who like Sebastian Hardie. People regard their music between Camel and the Flower Kings.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 00:04
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I know a guy who loves 'em. But 36 for Hardie is a bit lopsided for this site. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 00:17
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Mighty Kong - Originally from 1973 re-performed on 14/8/2009 Ross Wilson celebrated 45 years in music with the commemorative "5 Decades of Cool" concert at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda, Melbourne Original Version ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 00:51
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Karnivool and The Dirty Three not listed? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 01:10
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As far as progressive metal is concerned, I like Voyager and Caligula's Horse. Also there's a prog-ish melodic death metal Aussie band called Be'lakor which I enjoy a lot. Tame Impala is another Aussie band I like a lot.
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Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 02:01
The list bands are all from the early to mid 70's, sorry. ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 15:47
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I think we get the general idea that most people seem to know of Sebastain Hardie, nice band and all that I even have copies of their albums on Vinyl but please check out some of the other bands listed here. Most of these band had much bigger following in the day than SB ever had................ Bakery below - note In the 1973 Zappa tour of Oz is notable for the involvement of Australian Prog singer Barry Leef, then the lead singer with Bakery. FZ spotted Barry when he dropped in at Chequers Club in Sydney. He was impressed enough to invite Barry to audition and subsequently asked him to join the group. Barry appeared with The Mothers at two concerts as guest vocalist on the song "Road Ladies". Sadly, it transpired that Barry's contract with Bakery prevented him from joining The Mothers. MOMENTO TRACKS: (Living With A Memory above)
Tracks: 1. Holocaust - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9uTnV9GFCI#" rel="nofollow - 9:24 2. Pete For Jennie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9uTnV9GFCI#" rel="nofollow - 1:30 3. Living With A Memory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9uTnV9GFCI#" rel="nofollow - 8:52 4. S.S. Bounce - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9uTnV9GFCI#" rel="nofollow - 4:19 5. The Gift - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9uTnV9GFCI#" rel="nofollow - 7:59 6. When I'm Feeling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9uTnV9GFCI#" rel="nofollow - 2:19 7. Faith To Sing A Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9uTnV9GFCI#" rel="nofollow - 7:25 THE BAND: Perth / West coast 1970-1975 Rex Bullen (keyboards) 1971-72 Tom Davidson (vocals) 1971 Hank Davis (drums) 1970-72 Paul Ewing (organ, vocals) 1972-75 Steve Hogg (bass, vocals) 1972-73 Phil Lawson (bass) Feb-Aug. 1973 Barry Leef (lead vocals) 1973-75 Mal Logan (keyboards) Jun. - Oct. 1970 Eddie McDonald (bass) 1970-72 Jackie Orszaczky (bass) Aug. 1973 – 1975 Mark Verschuer (vocals) 1971-73 Peter Walker (guitar) 1970-75 John Worrall (vocals, flute) 1970-72 History Bakery was formed in Perth at the start of 1970. Regarded as one of the leading "underground" groups of their day, they are remembered for their superb debut album Momento, the innovative Rock Mass for Love LP and the powerful single "No Dying In The Dark". The original lineup was John Worrall, "wild-haired guitarist" Peter Walker (ex-Jelly Roll Bakers), Mal Logan (ex-The Rebels), Eddie McDonald and Hank Davis. McDonald and Davis were both ex-members of the NZ Avengers. In the words of encyclopedist Vernon Joyson, Bakery's work: "... blended hard rock and country with jazz using complex arrangements. Their main strength was the variety of their music which could switch from gentle acoustic passages to booming heavy progressive assaults on the senses within the same song." Regrettably, like most of Astor's locally-recorded output, neither of the Bakery albums has ever been officially released on CD, which is a great shame, as Momento certainly ranks as one of the strongest and most accomplished Australian rock albums of the period. Bakery continued gigging until their split in February 1975, but regrettably they made no more commercial recordings. ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 22 2016 at 18:34
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Ariel - Miracle Man from Album A Strange Fantastic Dream Ariel - Confessions Of A Psychopathic Cowpoke ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 24 2016 at 16:15
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Some Spectrum this time, mostly same lineup as Ariel - Mike Rudd/ Bill Putt Mike Rudd - I'll be gone, Old Rockers just keep rockin, at least Mike is anyway. Bloody Good Performance- Org below from 1971. Damn the Rockwiz version is better but looks like the only way to see it is direct on Youtube- have put another version (Rockwiz one is better) below the original..... ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 24 2016 at 16:46
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Not Prog but Cool Oz Rock Daddy Cool from 2009- same concert as above-original below: ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 25 2016 at 07:54
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Bakery for me... hits that musical G-spot of mine every time out. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 04:09
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Bakery is very cool ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: David64T
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 07:42
Yes, Sebastian Hardie are not surprising leaders for this particular poll; apart from being the most prominent band in Australia to adopt that typical symphonic rock sound during the '70's, they also reformed to support Yes when they toured Australia a few years ago and even had a hit single in their heyday (the instrumental "Rosanna"). However, 36 votes for SH and 13 votes for Windchase (a subsequent band that featured the guitarist & keyboardist from SH who had split from the rhythm section who apparently had the rights to the SH name, and recorded just one album) looks improbable to say the least... My vote goes to Spectrum - their first two albums, deep in the "head music" scene in Melbourne of the early 1970's had enough proggy/spacey moments to appeal to me. Mike was to later hone his songwriting skills in a quirky direction that also appeals; though that isn't necessarily in the realms of Prog Archives, that quirky songwriting style does loosely remind me of Caravan (not a band I can recall Spectrum ever being compared to).  ------------- Seasons Of Change - weekly programme on community radio: https://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow - http://seasonsofchangeradio.blogspot.com.au/ |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 07:52
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Spectrum yes very good choice, I though I still goes for Ayers Rock myself but as you say the SB/ Windchase vote is over the top and not representative of Oz Prog from the 70's ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 17:26
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Some more OZ pub rock not Prog Sentimental Version (RIP Doc)- the Angels - should have been as big a AC/DC outside OZ Clean weird TV version Original Version - before the audience call became vogue Recent Version Post Doc ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 20:09
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More of the same from Skyhooks ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 02 2016 at 17:55
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: sl75
Date Posted: October 05 2016 at 18:51
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Tully would be my vote Second for Company Caine (even though they were rejected from this site) Of the bands here - Fraternity, then Spectrum. But I like them all. Glad to see Sons of the Vegetal Mother acknowledged. HM for Jeannie Lewis and her "Free Fall Through Featherless Flight" album, which I think is The Great Masterpiece of Australian rock (though I'm guessing we'll argue all day about whether she counts as prog or not) |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 07 2016 at 16:31
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: sl75
Date Posted: October 09 2016 at 07:11
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Actually, am I allowed to vote for Syrius? I know, technically, they were Hungarian... |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 10 2016 at 15:32
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Yep, Syrius is a good choice and as enough Oz connections to be considered. Jackie Orszaczky was a legend inOz music circles from Syrius to Bakery and then many bands including You am I, Hoodoo Gurus, Savage Garden, The Whitlams, Tim Finn & Grinspoon............ ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: starless2112
Date Posted: October 11 2016 at 19:50
| Windchase |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 17 2016 at 17:50
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 20 2016 at 15:34
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: October 21 2016 at 04:18
Are Eddie you bring back lots of memories.....I remember this very well.....Brian Cadd on vocals? How about this one from the same band...... |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 21 2016 at 05:48
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^Yep good one, their biggest hit with Brian Cadd on Keyboards and vocals and he's still around and performing. Cheers Eddie ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: October 21 2016 at 16:39
Some more old Oz blasts from the past ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: November 02 2016 at 18:45
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 03 2016 at 03:22
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Masters Apprentices are the ultimate on this list. ------------- 
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Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: November 03 2016 at 15:34
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 05 2016 at 01:19
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^^^ now we're talking. Brilliant !!! -------------
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Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: November 05 2016 at 02:16
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^ Cool, glad you like ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: November 24 2016 at 15:59
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: January 01 2017 at 16:43
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------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |