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thehallway 
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 Posted: December 10 2010 at 11:20 |
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So at one point Yes could have consisted of: Jon Anderson, Robert Fripp, Chris Squire, Phil Collins and Vangelis!
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Dean
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 11:12 |
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Peter Daltrey of 60s psychedelic Proto-prog band Kaleidoscope & Fairfield Parlour (who provides the voice of the narrator on the Ayreon project) has a guest appearance of Arjen Luccassen on his track "Candy"
The current Focus was once a Focus tribute band until Thijs van Leer and Pierre van der Linden joined them.
Ken Elliot of Secondhand and Seventh Wave wrote jingles and theme tunes for the BBC (and probably earned more in the process).
Brian Eno got paid £26 in royalties everytime Another Green World was played as the theme tune for the BBC arts programme Arena... Eno (and thus the theme tune itself) became the subject of an Arena programme in 2010.
"Sky Saw" from Another Green World was reworked for a track on the first Ultravox! album.
Ultravox!'s exclamation mark was a direct acknowledgement to Neu! John Foxx of Ultravox! created the cover pic for Porcupine Tree's Lightbulb Sun.
I believe, (but I am not 100% certain), that Steve Stewart, original guitarist for The Enid, was the studio engineer for Porcupine Tree's Stupid Dream.
The Enid were Kim Wilde's backing band on Kids In America.
While he was in Barclay James Harvest Robert John Godfrey proposed an idea for a solo album to Tony Stratton-Smith based upon the Tarot Cards. By some strange co-incidence, another artist signed to Stratton-Smith's Charisma label released a solo album based on the same concept a few months after Godfrey's Fall Of Hyperion.
And related to Prog Related facts:
Following the death of Paul Kossoff of Free, Richie Blackmore performed All Right Now on stage with The Sweet.
Thin Lizzy were once a Deep Purple tribute band called Funky Junction - their budget-priced album of Deep Purple covers that was once sold in Woolworths for £0.49 used to change hands at record fayres for £200 a copy.
Should they really be in Prog Related because the are a Prog band: The Parlour Band are probably better known (in the UK at least) as A Band Called O and The O Band.
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Lizzy
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 11:09 |
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Oh yes! Good call!  And let's not forget that Fisher is also Queen-related. He played keys for them on the Hot Space tour (possibly my favourite Queen tour).I've only listened to Nova Solis by Morgan, but I was extremely impressed. Will have to look for The Sleeper Wakes as well. |
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 11:03 |
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Not any of his facts are.
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Lozlan
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 10:55 |
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The entire career of Tim Staffel is (tragically) obscure. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for Smile, the forerunner band for Queen. After the band dissolved and Freddie Mercury assumed vocal duties, he co-founded the symphonic progressive rock group Morgan with noted keyboard luminary Morgan Fisher. The band released two albums that should have conquered the world (Nova Solis and The Sleeper Wakes) prior to breaking up; Mr. Staffel went on to become a noted model maker, working on Thomas the Tank Engine and the BBC serial production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Of late he's been exploring the funky side of things with his new band aMIGO. The man is an absolute treasure, with an amazing voice and very admirable lyrical chops. Shame that he's so completely unknown.
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Certified Obscure Prog Fart.
The Loose Palace of Exile - My first novel, The Mask of Tamrel, now available on Amazon and Kindle |
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Lizzy
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 10:54 |
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Yup. But it more like one song - A Song to Jeffrey at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus and he didn't even play live; but luckily for us this performance, as well as the one with Phil on drums were caught on tape. Still in the Tull area and in that era, Ian wanted Steve Howe in the band, but the latter turned down the offer. I can't help but wonder what it could have been like - an album, or even a jamming session with Steve in Tull. |
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chopper
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 10:24 |
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That's hardly an obscure fact.
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paganinio
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 09:56 |
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prog metal band connections:
1. Porcupine Tree and Opeth Steven Wilson produced several Opeth albums including Blackwater Park. He also sang and played the piano on some Opeth tracks. 2. Porcupine Tree and Dream Theater Steven Wilson, Kevin Moore and Mike Portnoy all appear on the album OSI (Office of Strategic Influence). 3. Dream Theater and Pain of Salvation Daniel Gidenlow and Mike Portnoy both appear on Transatlantic's Live in Europe. 4. Opeth and Edge of Sanity Mikael Akerfeldt sang some clean vocals on Edge of Sanity's album Crimson. 5. King Crimson and Porcupine Tree Robert Fripp played on the title track of Fear of a Blank Planet. 6. Ayreon and other prog metal bands Ayreon's space opera lineup had included members from Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, The Gathering, Opeth, Shadow Gallery and Mastodon, as well as members of prog rock bands including Uriah Heep, IQ and Mostly Autumn. 7. Ulver and Arcturus Several Ulver members played in Arcturus too. ProgArchives fun facts: progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1 is the smallest band id on PA. It's Genesis. progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2 is the smallest album id. It's Foxtrot by Genesis. Edited by paganinio - December 10 2010 at 10:10 |
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 09:51 |
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After playing in The Hassles, Billy Joel decided to form a Prog band called attila and even released ths album:
 Despite the distasteful cover (he's on the right) and the fact that Billy hates the album, Attila wasn't a bad.combination of Prog,. Hard Rock and Psych. Iván
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Manuel
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 09:43 |
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Tommy Iomi played with Jethro Tull for one gig, after Mick Abrahams left, but left right after, and Ian Anderson decided to hire Marin Barre, even though he could barely hear his guitar playing during the audition.
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 09:16 |
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Journey is not the peak of his Prog career, Randy "The Emperor" Jackson (changed nickname for American Idol) played bass from 1980 to 1983 with Jean Luc Ponty.in this albums:
The list of great artists he performed with is impressive including Roger Waters, Blue Oyster Cult, Billy Cobham, Carlos Santana, Jerry García and Aretha Franklin, until he started to support N'Sync, Britney and then as the gem in the cheesy crown, came American Idol. Iván
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 08:32 |
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ELP nearly split up due to Tarkus as Lake hated the idea and told Emerson that if that's what he wanted to do then he should get a new band.
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Majikthise
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 08:22 |
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 07:13 |
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Not too obscure, but Randy Jackson of "American Idol" fame did bass & backing vocals on Journey's 1986 "Raised on Radio".
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chopper
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 07:00 |
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Jon Anderson was one of the Wombles and played on "We wish you a Wombling Merry Christmas".
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 06:46 |
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Is there any band/artist that Phil Collins hasn't played for?
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 06:19 |
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Phil Collins played the congas on George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass".
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tamijo
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 05:58 |
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The Micheal Walden, drumming on those amasing Mahavishnu albums (after Cobham left), is the same as the one producing Whitney Houstons breaktrough "ultrapop" hit : I Wanna Dance with somebody.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 04:59 |
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Phil Collins once played drums for Jethro Tull. Yes this is true.
Also on the Tull facts, Ian Anderson played a flute for the first time only six months before recording This Was. He had previously been a lead guitarist but dissatisfied with his progress on the instrument, and seeking to create a difference from the many anonymous blues rock bands on the pub circuit, picked up a flute.
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 04:55 |
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Jon Anderson offered Phil Collins the Yes gig backin the early days.
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