Organ Based Bands
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Topic: Organ Based Bands
Posted By: Dario D.
Subject: Organ Based Bands
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:26
Firstly, I would like to say hello to all of you  I don't know whether this is the right place to ask for; anyway, you could forward me to a proper section of the forum  Regarding the subject, I'd like to collect some progressive rock bands' names; bands who mainly used to play organ as you can hear in The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown's Fire or Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. I already know ensembles like Spring, Arzachel, Quatermass, Colosseum and so on... Any advice? |
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:30
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As you mention The Crazy World, get yourself something by Atomic Rooster - preferably their wonderful Death Walks Behind You. Anything with Dave Stewart on board is also worth checking out. As you mentioned Arzachel, I suppose you're familiar with Egg, Khan, National Health, Hatfield and the North.... All absolutely fantastic outfits, a must for anyone who is into organ-based prog.
Edit: And congratulations for getting it right the first time!
 This is indeed the right section to post such a query... Lots of old-timers still get the various sections wrong  ! |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:34
| Check out The Cosmic Nomads (they have an entry on PA). Some great Hammond-driven stuff. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:38
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Van der Graaf Generator are very organ based. and if you like the Hammond and are into fusion, I recommend Barbara Dennerlein, the queen of the Hammond organ. have a look at this clip of her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa-nKS89ATI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa-nKS89ATI the bass you hear in that song is her playing the foot pedals while doing all the other stuff on her organ -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 09:03
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Deep Purple, generally the earlier albums are more organ based than the later ones. Also, any Keith Emerson band, Nice or ELP. Soft Machine III features lots of jazzy Wurlitzer organ playing from Mike Ratledge and not a guitar in sight.
Tony Kaye's Badger features Yes's original kydst playing lots of B-3. Brian Auger's Oblivian Express also features lots of B-3, generally the earlier albums are better than the later ones, but not always. In the world of more recent fusion there is the organ trio Niacin. If you want to get into older fusion there is Larry Young. You might want to try our search function, Erik Nueteboom (sp?) did an extensive thread on the Hammond B-3 in rock and jazz. ------------- Help the victims of the russian invasion: http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28523&PID=130446&title=various-ways-you-can-help-ukraine#130446 |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 09:06
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oh, and if you know Arzachel then you should definitely check out Khan too. "Space Shanty", their only album, is nothing but excellent
------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 09:14
I prefer the carbon-based bands myself. 
But of course, they have organs too....
 Welcome, BTW -- I'm the silly, useless one.  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 12:52
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Try out the band Niacin.Excellent fusion with organ,bass and drums. -------------  |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 12:58
Repeat x10. |
Ghost Rider wrote:Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 13:09
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Early Uriah Heep,especially Look at Yourself.
Black Bonzo,from Sweden.Great current band that plays retro stuff.
Zarathustra,from Germany.A Uriah Heep clone,but good!
Standarte,90's band from Italy,retro hard prog a la Iron Butterfly,Heep,Purple,Rooster,ect...
Vanilla Fudge,Renaissance is their best.
Beggars Opera,UK early 70's band.Go for their 3 first album.
Rare Bird,UK early 70's stuff.Only their first couple of albums are organ driven.
Triumvirat,Germany.70's ELP clone.
The Trip,Italy.Another ELP clone.
Banco,Italy.A legend,go for their first 3 albums,all great--two keyboardists,including organ.
Le Orme.Italy.Another legendary band.Collage sounds a lot like ELP,Contrapunto is also in the same vein.
Polyphony,USA.Underrated 70's band that mixes ELP classism with Santana's Latin flair.
Birth Control,Germany.Early albums feature lots of heavy grinding organ.
Jane,Germany.Same as with Birth Control.Together,Here we Are and Lady all come recommended to Hammond freak.
Offenbach,Canada.Underrated 70's band.French vox.St-Chrone de Néant is the best.
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 13:15
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of course Greenslade have to be named too
------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 13:35
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Focus,Holland.A legendary band.Most come recommended.
Trace,also from Holland.Their first eponymous album sounds a lot like ELP.
Fields,UK.Features Rare Bird's keyboardist and similar.
------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 15:45
I always admired how fast she plays bass with her pedals. Reminds me of my childhood: the electric organ was the first instrument that I learned. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 15:57
Welcome You are quite right to ask about the "proper section" since your topic has been well covered. Strongly suggest you use the search engine (top RH) and then play around with keyword combinations (have to admt it can often be very frustrating and unreliable search engine) .Eric N. had two long and pretty good threads on the Hammond - one reviews, the other a sort of history: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42116&KW=hammond+organ ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 16:44
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Hey check this thread
It's a thread done by myself of the same subject, they gave me very good recomendations. Welcome! EDIT: Sorry but the URL button is not working, copy and paste this direction: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46771&KW=hammond+driven |
Posted By: Dario D.
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 17:41
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Well, many thanks to all of you. You've been very fast in replying me (14 posts in less than 8 hours) and kind. I've noted all the names you suggested, and even the links to that Hammond guide too. Anyway, any further advice will be appreciated
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Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 17:56
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Let's not forget Traffic.Steve Winwood was one of the best organist of his days.
Another curios from the fertile 70's was Germany's 2066 & Then.They realeased an album entitled Reflection.Full of heavy rippin' Hammond.
While I'm at it,seems that the Germans were quite good on the heavy organ based rock/prog. ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 07:08
Now that you mention it, Thijs is one of the most progressive organ players from the '70's that comes to mind. Then again, maybe you're talking about some other kind of organ...  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 08:50
Repeat x1000! Dave Stewart is a true master of the organ, and my sugestion for organ driven band is EGG. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 09:01
there.... works for me hahha ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 08 2008 at 13:49
It wasn't necessary
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 08 2008 at 13:53
mIght add: not to be confused with the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |