The neglected American prog bands poll
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Topic: The neglected American prog bands poll
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Subject: The neglected American prog bands poll
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 09:20
| So many polls for British, and European bands. Now it's the American's turn. These are albums I own and are from the last twenty years. Feel free to chose up to three and leave comments. |
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Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 09:48
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Terraformer by TYA, over a narrow margin with the Psychedelic Ensemble and Spock's Beard. Good poll, but a very difficult choice!  ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 09:53
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^Thanks. You can vote for three choices. I'll vote for... Bubblemath, French TV and Pat Metheny.
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Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:03
Is it something about your posts that compels me not to read them properly?  Yeah, I'll vote for the others I said before. ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Grumpyprogfan wrote:Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:28
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Hmm...Echolyn, Izz, Thank You Scientist, Spock's Beard, Phideaux, Frogg Cafe, and Discipline are all contenders. A number more that I need to check out before a proper vote. ------------- 
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:32
| ^Sweet! Maybe I can introduce you to new music? |
Posted By: DarkTower
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:33
| Dream Theater, Spock's Beard and Phideaux. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:46
| Mike Keneally, Brian Beller, The Underground Railroad. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:46
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Mirthkon, Bubblemath & Discipline By the way Simon Phillips is English Neglected American bands and no Thinking Plague? Oh the irony. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:55
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Fates Warning The Mars Volta Ohm Ohm is REALLY neglected. Chris Poland will never enjoy the accolades he deserves as a guitarist. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:57
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P.S. Two words: ROCKET SCIENTISTS! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 10:59
there were two American bands in my poll, you think American prog is discriminated or something. Dream Theater and Spock's Beard neglected?!  How? I'll listen and vote real soon.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:03
Glad you voted. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:07
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Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:07
I'm glad there are any neglected bands/modern prog (they're basically synonyms) polls at all! ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:09
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:11
why are you quoting me here?
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:27
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:31
why no love for Spock's Beard? Is it because they're not British, or because they are modern? I'm sure I'm gonna regret asking...
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 11:35
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Spocks Beard are one of those bands I've never been able to connect with at all. Not that I would want them to be neglected and they have a much bigger audience than a lot (nearly all) the bands I mainly listen to. I saw them at ROSfest the one year I went, they were one of the better bands there and seemed to go down extremely well with the audience. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:11
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Nice list. Went with the Beard, Izz, and Underground Railroad. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:13
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Spock's Beard, Dream Theater and Echoly are neglected? Or maybe just the poll is neglected.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:14
You're probably going to regret asking, but first of all, I didn't know Spock's Beard were American, and secondly, I saw them recently in one of the Prog Rock Dock concert series, but they didn't excite me at all. To be honest, I'd rather watch Marillion in concert.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:27
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An eclectic list including some that I have really disliked and some that I really like. Frogg Cafe, French TV (although actually not one of my preferred French TV albums), and Mirthkon for me. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:31
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:34
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Well sometimes it may seem like we only discuss Henry Cow here. I wouldn't say the forum is a Eurocentric generally as it is Anglocentric specifically, and even then it's more classic era and a short list of bands. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:37
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:40
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Enchant > Spock's Beard See, or hear: A Blueprint of the World; Wounded; Time Lost; Break ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:40
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In alphabetical order: Frogg Cafe, Pat Metheny, Spock's Beard. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:41
I enjoy Enchant more than Spock;s Beard, as well. I enjoyed the SB albums with Ted Leonard a lot.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:48
Spock's Beard and Dream Theater. Subsequently, I did find some Spock's Beard that I could appreciate. I'm not generally into the so called melodic rock/ melodic metal kids of music, or that which is on the AOR or arena rock side. SB can remind of certain kinds of evangelical Christian rock that I really dislike They seem to represent a branch of Americana that completely alienates me. I don't like the vocals, attitude, style... It's just not my cup of Budweiser (and I dislike Budweiser beer). I also mostly don't like the Mars Volta or what I heard of Coheed and Cambria. Generally I am not into hard rock or metal as well, nor am I big on the symphonic prog category (I'm more of a chamber prog kind of guy). EDIT: I should have said though that I have not heard that specific DT album and there is music off the particular SB album that I do like. When I first read this somehow I missed that there were albums to go with the act names. Bateless Edge and Vehicle are my favourite albums that are listed. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:53
This is sarcasm, right? ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:55
Moo! I was being ironic. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 12:58
Not me but I haven't heard much early Enchant. I have their last few albums and most of them are rather boring to be honest. Then again maybe I haven't listened enough.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 13:09
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I saw Enchant and Spocks Beard at ROSfest, that was one too many. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 13:22
Enchant was one too many?
Hey, I was there too. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 13:30
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Toss up between DT and Paul Metheny. Metheny won the toss. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 13:48
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Bubblemath > Mars Volta > Echolyn I like some French TV but don't know this one.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 13:49
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French TV, Frogg Cafe, And SB ------------- 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: Cristi
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 13:51
| Fates Warning - Theories of Flight |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 13:58
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My three favorite albums here are the ones from Discipline, Phideaux and Mars Volta. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 14:05
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My top 3 are: 1. Bubblemath 2. Phideaux 3. Spock's Beard ------------- 
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Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 14:29
| Discipline - To Shatter All Accord followed by Phideaux |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 14:45
Disregard those and go back to the beginning, with A Blueprint of the World. Its sound is "Kansas meets Rush meets ...Three-era Genesis." Assuming you like it, proceed to Time Lost. If those two don't cinch it, Enchant is not for you. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 14:56
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Nice choice of excellent albums, and one master piece: Phideaux's Doomsday Afternoon. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 15:24
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Thanks for all the replies. Didn't think this would go multiple pages!! I am posting some of the bands that have no votes so far. Maybe you have never heard them? First two are influenced by Genesis. Don't we all like Genesis? Puppet Show K2 Tauk - Instrumental groove band The Jelly Jam - Ty Tabor (Kings X), John Myung (DT), Rod Morgenstein (The Dregs) |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 15:33
I think I have time lost on cd somewhere. I like it. I also had blueprint at one point and plan on getting it again(assuming it's not oop by now). I'll possibly get the live album too but other than those and what I have I just don't feel the need to explore much further. I don't think the later stuff is awful I just have to be in the mood for it. They certainly had their moments later on and juggling 9 dropping 10 is actually quite good but it was maybe the start of them being more song oriented or something. Not sure. Break and wounded I haven't heard.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 05 2020 at 16:08
Well SB were up at the beginning of the festival so I wasn't suffering from ear exhaustion at that stage. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 02:34
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Probably Discipline - To Shatter All Accord ------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 06:26
| K2 - Book of the Dead |
Posted By: TerLJack
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 08:59
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There are any number of Echolyn albums I would have chosen over two of the three I did... Mei, As the World, and both self-titled albums kicks it all over their last.
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Posted By: judahbenkenobi
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 09:00
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V was my first Spock's Beard's experience; I'm a fan since then. Theories of Flight from Fates Warning is such a good album and sadly neglected. First vote for The Jelly Jam! I consider it prog-related, but is a very good band. From the ashes of Platypus. Too bad they haven't released anything lately. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 09:06
they have 4 albums, last one in 2016, called Profit. Solid album.
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Posted By: judahbenkenobi
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 09:23
Thanks for the reminder! I just checked and did buy it as soon as it came out, but never listened to it. Guess I was the first one to neglect it after all 
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 10:45
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No World for Tomorrow isn't their best album, but Coheed and Cambria is a criminally underrated prog band. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 10:51
Maybe as a Prog band, I don't know, but not as an Alternative Rock band based on my experience. The people I have known who were into the band were more into various alt. rock than Prog per se. That said, that's a very limited sample size and I shouldn't draw much in the way of generalisations from my limited experience. I don't often hear Proggers talking about C&C, let alone how highly they regard it. The ratings at the PA page are generally good, but not stellar. The Color Before the Sun has the lowest rating. The music I heard of C&C I really disliked no matter how one labels it. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 11:25
Never said a truer word. ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 12:07
They are certainly well appreciated within the world of alternative rock, but I personally think that prog fans very much underrate their music. The album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, "The Willing Well" suite from Good Apollo Vol. 1, and both of The Afterman albums are all masterpieces of prog rock IMO. I will certainly concede that it can be a bit of an acquired taste, especially with Claudio Sanchez's vocal style; however, I personally feel that regardless of personal taste, it is some very excellent music, and I think it deserves higher ratings on the site. Not The Color Before the Sun though—that album f**king sucks. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 13:51
| ^Agree. They are underrated musicians and I like his vocals. Did anyone here like Geddy Lee's vocals on first listen? |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 13:56
I did. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 15:00
My dad always hated Geddy Lee's vocals so it took a couple listens to get into it, but now of course I love his voice. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 06 2020 at 17:34
Thanks. I haven't heard much C&C and not for many years, and never a full album. What I did hear was too emo for me, but that would have been from the band's early years. The Mars Volta has rather reminded me of them, which is another band I couldn't really get into. I never listened to enough to really acquire the taste, but I have found that those bands/albums which take some time to get used to or really deeply appreciate can have the longest lasting impact on me. I found that with a lot of Van der Graaf Generator for instance. I've acquired the taste for a much greater diversity of music since I last tried C&C, so I will probably give it a go again. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 00:21
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IZZ, Discipline and K2. ------------- 
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 00:55
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Tuff call but the vote went to Discipline.. but it could have gone to a few others ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 01:52
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One hell of a neglected band and album Puppet Show - The Tale of Woe excellent stuff, my vote
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 07:35
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In my opinion, Doomsday is the best Phideaux's album ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 08:23
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 14:21
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Theories of Flight for me! |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 14:34
Here's another great Bay Area prog band, Maximum Indifference, that also ceased activity after two albums. I saw them live in 2001. They cooked with fire! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: October 07 2020 at 14:34
| Discipline!!!! |
Posted By: Paulo V
Date Posted: October 08 2020 at 09:13
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My vote goes to Coheed and Cambria just for the fact the Sanchez boys in this particular album made 2 things... Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow It´s a good album grandiose in certain ways, radio friendly with "Feathers". the other thing...they sticked to a formula that sometimes is really tiring. ------------- Always taking the point with the dawn patrol fraternity... |
Posted By: Nosebone
Date Posted: October 17 2020 at 23:50
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Helmet of Gnats - High Street |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: October 25 2020 at 08:01
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I'd say Good God. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: October 25 2020 at 08:31
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K2 but Ovrfrwrd is my fave US band , with David Minasian second ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |