Obscure Prog Facts

I wanted to open this thread for fun and to enrichen my prog knowledge, and maybe yours too! Let me start: When Anthony Philips left Genesis Peter Gabriel offered Peter Banks to join as their guitarist but since Yes were making five pounds more Banks refused 

Jon Anderson offered Phil Collins the Yes gig backin the early days.

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.

Is there any band/artist that Phil Collins hasn't played for? 

Not too obscure, but Randy Jackson of "American Idol" fame did bass & backing vocals on Journey's 1986 "Raised on Radio".

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.

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. 

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

Manuel wrote: 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.

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.

chopper wrote: paganinio wrote: 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. That's hardly an obscure fact.