Seeking very obscure 70's bands
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Topic: Seeking very obscure 70's bands
Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Subject: Seeking very obscure 70's bands
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 13:41
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Hello. For some time now, I've been listening to a lot of avant-rock and metal, and I've realized that I've neglected traditional progressive rock. Could you recommend me some lesser-known bands from the '70s from the symphonic, eclectic, heavy, and RPI progressive scenes?
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 13:55
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I own it but haven't heard it yet and that is the self titled album from England. Also: Cathedral - Stained Glass Stories Comus - First Utterance Lift - Caverns of Your Brain Biglietto Per Linferno - Same (one album for a very long time) Semiramis - Dedicato D'AFrazz (ditto from above) Cherry Five - Same (although they did morph into Goblin) Epidauraus- Earthly Paradise (great obscure German band who had one later album but this one is a classic) There's really a lot but for some reason I'm drawing a blank on most. Others on here will give you much more than I can. I'm just wondering they should be one shot bands though? There are tons of great lesser known bands who did more than just one album. |
Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 14:05
Those are obscure classics. Biglietto per L'Inferno, Dedicato a Frazz, and Cherry Five are incredible albums. I can't say the same about the Cathedral one. Quite boring. Comus and Epidaurus are two I still need to check out, and I've never heard of Lift. Noted. Thank u
No, not really. I don't know why I wrote that. Also, 'little-known 70's prog bands' is almost synonymous with 'one-shot bands.' P.S.: I also had the misfortune of listening to Garden Shed by England... Very boring
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AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 14:37
| Well, I disagree with most obscure bands being one shot bands. You could actually say most prog bands are obscure and many are not one shot bands. I'm really not sure where you got that idea from. For example Greenslade and Fruupp are both pretty obscure and both put out four albums. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 15:25
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UK 70s prog under the radar.... Quatermass-Quatermass Strange Days-9 Parts To The Wind from Germany Ceddo-Ceddo Giger Lenz Marron-Beyond Giger Lenz Marron-Where The Hammer Hangs Contact-Contact Contact Trio-New Marks Contact Trio-Double Face Contact Trio-Musik Dzyan-Dzyan Dzyan-Time Machine Dzyan-Electric Silence Manfred Schoof Quintet-Light Lines from the Netherlands Solution-Divergence Alquin-Marks from Italy Latte e Miele-Papillon Il Baricentro-Sconcerto Dedalus-Dedalus Triade-La Storia di Sabazio |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 16 2025 at 17:27
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 00:08
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Some of Vangelis side projects perhaps Socrates Drank The Coniam - PhosIrene Papas - Odes Aphrodite's Child - 666 plus his early pre synthesiser albums The Dragon Hypothesis Earth |
Posted By: DoobieBrother6
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 09:51
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 10:09
Maybe you'll find happiness in two of my fave onscure bands of the èà's Out Of Focus (Ger) and Circus (Switz) There is nothing to get rid of in both band's discographies OOF's three historical albums (plus three posthumous releases) Circus' 4 historical albums plus their continuation in Blue Motion. . ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 10:42
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Hi, There were a lot of them all over Europe, and they were really valuable and important for the music itself, but they were not always thought of as important, and in some cases very weird. Arthur Brown would be one, and his Kingdom Come albums did not do well, but had nice things in it. I've always loved The Edgar Broughton Band, but I think that some folks don't like Edgar's vocals and his politics, and comments on various songs. Some think that he was more into the politics than the music, but in all my years, you will hard pressed to find someone as honest and clear as Edgar. In France, there always was Malicorne and Mona Lisa that had nice things, and very enjoyable. In England, there were way too many and it was hard to not notice them, but few folks said anything about them. The Third Ear Band, and a version of it is still around. I always loved Capability Brown, though I'm not sure I have ever heard or seen anyone say anything about it. From the MAN area of folks, Help Yourself had some nifty albums. Also in the MAN area, there was The Neutrons, that were excellent in their 2 albums, though the 2nd is very different from the 1st. The Harvest label had some outstanding things. Babe Ruth had a really nice first album. Kevin Ayers was one. Roy Harper another, though he might not fit the "obscure" idea. Be Bop Deluxe was not exactly unknown but I'm not sure they ever got the attention they deserve, and Bill Nelson is still putting out stuff. Kayak had some very nice albums at the start. One of my favorites would be Roy Wood, after he left ELO ... his albums are very good, though some will test your endurance in how some music is put together --- beware of that Mustard! But it is a great album. Annie Haslam says he is a musical genius. A lot of Eberhard Schoenner albums in the early days. It's not hard to find them, but the listening to so much different stuff is something that most "progressive" (or any one else) fans can not exactly get their ear on ... it's easy to say ... way too much ... and it bends, stretches and breaks every idea you have of "progressive music" or anything else you can think of.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 16:13
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You might do well to check out this website. Here's the albums link already set up for you there: http://www.vintageprog.com/progrock.htm" rel="nofollow - https://www.vintageprog.com/progrock.htm |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 20:08
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Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 21:49
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Thank you very much to everyone! I will try to respond to you all.
I think I’ve never listened to a band from Serbia. I listened a bit and it sounds very interesting. My impressions of progressive rock from Eastern Europe are really good. I’ve listened to several albums from that region, and all of them were really good.
Quatermass is a band I still need to check out, just like Alquin and those less-known (bit still classic) Italian bands.
I don’t know any of them, so I’ll listen to them.
A band I tried to listen to but got quite bored. It’s a matter of giving it another chance... many chances.
An amazing album I listened to some time ago that has one of my favorite covers of all time.
Atmosphera was the Israeli band, right? I don’t have a trace of the others.
Circus is a great band. MOVIN' ON is great. Out of Focus sounds like a band paying homage to Focus, haha. I didn't know them. I'll be listening soon and sharing my opinions. Tomorrow I'll respond to the other posts I haven't answered yet.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 17 2025 at 23:24
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Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: March 18 2025 at 10:13
And I thought I was the only one avidly listening to the Manfred Schoof Quintet on this site. I love the Light Lines (1978) album, as well as Scales (1976) and Horizons (1980), and not just for Schoof's trumpet. It was Michel Pilz's bass clarinet performances that really won me over. I also have the album Schoof recorded as a duo with Rainer Bruninghaus, Shadows and Smiles (1989). Most everything with Schoof's name on it is truly obscure and hard-to-find these days, but ultimately they are worth the effort.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: March 18 2025 at 12:23
US band McLuhan's only album - Anomaly from 1972 is more of a genuinely obscure gem. Hugely enjoyable, eclectic Prog Rock. Finnish band Haikara's two first albums Haikara and Geafar are both lovely. Maybe the debut is a little bit stronger, but the title track on the second is amazing. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: March 18 2025 at 15:00
| Campo Di Marte were formed in 1971 but their one and only studio album is actually from 1973. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: March 19 2025 at 02:24
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Posted By: DoobieBrother6
Date Posted: March 19 2025 at 17:29
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I have the Iraklis. I think this translates to "Hercules". (Also got a V.A. Greek 60's psych/garage lp) |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: March 19 2025 at 21:42
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Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Date Posted: March 20 2025 at 06:01
At first, I thought it was going to be a purely eclectic prog album, but it's a very, very folk album. One of the best recommendations I've ever received. such a beautiful record!
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Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Date Posted: March 20 2025 at 19:50
I think that this is probably one of the best demos of all times. I still prefer Sacred Baboon.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 20 2025 at 21:48
Both albums are among the best stateside prog ever. Maybe the best. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: DoobieBrother6
Date Posted: March 30 2025 at 09:56
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mARVELOUS kID - aFTER tHE rACE '73 UK with keys/vocals from group Grannie ('71 hard prog) - itself a very rare private press ,less than 100 made, all demo Marvelous Kid played with groups like Groundhogs,Capability Brown... |
Posted By: Jacob Schoolcraft
Date Posted: March 30 2025 at 11:56
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Maneige are rather obscure. Their music composition is fascinating to me. Their first 4 albums are a must imo. MANEIGE LES PORCHES NI VENT....NI NOUVELLE LIBRE SERVICE- SELF SERVICE My favorite being NI VENT....NI NOUVELLE because it's like a musical journey and the diversity in different styles of music is very impressive. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 30 2025 at 15:58
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