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Mickey Simmonds for symphonic prog |
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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Simmonds definitely deserves more attention. I hope he will release further albums in the future. |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43471 |
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And here he is.....
MICKEY SIMMONDS A recent addition to ProgArchives hallowed halls and one of the best keyboard players that no one outside of the progosphere has ever heard of. Drawing his inspiration from Keith Emerson, Mickey Simmonds has worked with some of the major prog giants of our time, including Mike Oldfield, Renaissance, Camel and Fish, and er... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - but you can't win them all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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Yeah, he's here - we (the Symphonic team) added him about a year ago, that's how I discovered his solo albums (though I was already familiar with some of his work with Camel and Renaissance among others). All three of his solo albums are good, but III is the one that stands out for me. I reviewed all his albums at the time, and I've recently re-listened to III a lot in the car on my way to and from work. I'm glad that I've inspired someone else to give them a spin! I resurrected this thread in the hope that someone might know if Simmonds is active, perhaps recording new music. I sent his a message through the form on his site, but he never responded. Edited by SouthSideoftheSky - October 27 2023 at 09:25 |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43471 |
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I was going to say Mickey Simmonds is already here - until I noticed the OP date at the top of the page. I'll give his three albums a listen tomorrow.
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SouthSideoftheSky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Symphonic Team Joined: June 29 2008 Location: Close To The... Status: Offline Points: 1960 |
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His "III" album is fantastic stuff, I absolutely love it! Does anyone know if Simmonds is working on new music? |
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rdtprog ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5399 |
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I give this a Yes, send it to our team see if accepted.
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mellotronwave ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 30 2021 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 11578 |
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I bought Shape as 2ndhand cd years ago
deserved to be labeled as symphonic stuff |
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AFlowerKingCrimson ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 18948 |
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I noticed last night after lilstening to The Shape Of Rain that keyboardist Mickey Simmonds is not on here.
Mickey has played with Mike Oldfield, Fish, Camel, Renaissance and XII Alphonso. He also has done three solo albums. His album The Shape Of Rain is mostly mellow symphonic prog reminiscent of Camel. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have a bandcamp page.
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