Some "supergroups were less than the sum of their members - ELP are one. The bands they came from were great "Nice", King Crimson, Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Not yet mentioned the great Cream or Yes
agreed re ELP.... I really did like Nice too... Cream.... I had most of their albums and followed Jack Bruce after they split. Never really liked Yes.... even though a friend of mine was Rick Wakeman's road manager..... Did enjoy Jon(Anderson) and Vangelis later though
The first band I really got excited about were Curved Air. On the rare occasion that I listen to them now I am usually a little disappointed. Francis Monkman went on to be a part of a created supergroup Sky, which included the classical guitarist, John Williams. They were very disappointing.
Jon and Vangelis were excellent but for a while Yes' Tales from Topographic Oceans was my favourite album
Yes - they obviously passed me by as I can't find anything on YouTube that rings a bell with me. At the time of their popularity here (I don't even know if they ever 'made it' in Oz) I was busy working in areas where electricity was a luxury and radio signals were few and far between - most of my musical soirees included Bush Bands (Aussie Country music), some Country & Western and occasional forays into the big smoke to see some better known overseas bands.
Good to see we're a bunch of old rockers here! Queen are my first love ever since Seven Seas of Rhye popped into my ears. Just got heavier after that. First gig was Kiss, first festival was Donnington '81 with AC/DC and Whitesnake amongst others. Still rockin': going to see the Foo Fighters, Korn, Queensryche, Amorphis and Bullet for my Valentine....
Despite the fact that I remember many artists before the 60s and did like some of them, my choice today is rock, but many others as well. Queen certainly, Status Quo, and many bands whose names I do not know. However as someone who understands just what musical arrangement takes to put together, I do find that people like our Elton with his current band are capable of putting together a great musical performance. There are people around like Johnny Hallyday who many of the French adore, but although he can put on a spectacular show, musically it is not that clever. I did read that when some of the Beach Boys music was attempted a little while ago the harmonies were so complex they needed twice as many people to perform it as the group had.
Some good hard rocking there HF! Obviously before they were famous! I liked their lucky man best, like most of their stuff Fanfare went on far too long.
I think they forgot the words because it was so cold. Doris Day would never had let that get the better of her.
There have been other threads as I'm sure I've read that, like me, there's quite a few musicians amongst us regular posters. I grew up listening to the likes of the Rat Pack, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing, Nat, Satchmo... all mixed in with a healthy dose of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Holst, Mozart and the like. You can chuck in a healthy dose of C&W as well. Speaking of which I'm off to see the Illegal Eagles on Saturday.
This is all getting very prog-rock! In my late teens early twenties there was a sea change in music. Dr Feelgood were a great pub band. Some of the punk bands were pretty good too. I saw a double bill of the Clash and The Damned. X-Ray Specs were good. Eddie and the Hotrods were fantastic live. As a student I helped organise the entertainments and we spent £125 to put on a band called The Police. They were supporting Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias. Some of us also helped set up a local agricultural hall for super groups, which included Pink Floyd, Genesis and Queen amongst others. We got paid £15 and a stage pass. I was quite a pretty youth and when Queen's road manager saw me he said, "keep him away from Freddy!" That was no trouble. I've never much liked Queen, or Genesis, for that matter. The main venues in Watford, at the time, were the Town Hall and Kingdom Hall, which I think was just off Beecham Grove. I saw Gentle Giant, Camel, East of Eden and Kokomo, amongst others at those places. I used to go to the Civic Centre (I think that was what it was called) in St Albans. The only band I remember seeing there was The Incredible String Band near the end of their existence. I may have seen Tim Hardin there too but I'm not so sure about that.
Good morning all from a warm and dry Weston-super-Mare. Thank goodness the wind has eased off! Have a good day all! When I was first married, my wife and I would regularly go to prog rock concerts, the one act that really got my interest was a duo that were billed as "The smallest big band in the world!" Eddie Hardin on keyboards and Pete York on drums! Just the two of them but sounding like a complete orchestra!
I have a bit of a hippy liking for the string band... and Tim Hardin was classic. I lived in snorbens and was part of the FE/Rag music team so we put on loads of concerts there...I remember so little now though! Hanging out with the Pretty Things in their dressing roam, doing the lights for Osibisa! Morning... today .. finally this year we look to get 20 degrees in north Leeds..... it has been so cold this spring ....
Well there you go! I always thought that was written during WWII to 'celebrate' US entry into the war...
Morning all from a delicious summers morning in rural France. A clear blue sky, a gentle breeze and the smell of newly cut grass. Temperatures expected to reach 34°C this afternoon, which is just too hot to work in unless you are trying to lose weight. It might be nice to sit with a cool glass in your hand and watch some county cricket, not something you see a lot of in these parts. The council road gritter has just gone past the house, so we can expect liquid tar to be spread everywhere by tea time.
