False Prophet - another revival from way back?

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I thought this band deserved a hearing on here after inadvertently stumbling upon one of their videos on YouTube today. I'll start with the bio which features on quite a few sites which mention them (I actually copied this from lastfm: http://www.last.fm/music/False+Prophet+UK/+wiki) 
False Prophet - Biography            
… Progressive Rock with an operatic twist:) 

Biography: In the early spring of 1978 a group of people got together to form a band that eventually became the near legendary, if somewhat apocryphal, False Prophet. False Prophet was, without much doubt, ahead of its time. Pompous, progressive, heavy, addled, complex to the point of insanity, were all descriptions coined at various times. Most of these descriptions had some basis in fact. But, however it was described, most people agreed - the music had validity. Numerous people were involved at various times, but the nucleus throughout most incarnations remained Mark Drozdz (guitars), Paul Chapman (guitars/keyboards), Nicky Coward (bass), and Kevin Neaves (drums). Precious few recordings remain from the band’s heyday, and it seemed for years that the apocryphal status would become permanent - a mere memory in the minds of the devoted and deluded. And then, in 2009, fate intervened. Mark, Paul and Nicky, although living in different parts of the world, became re-united via the wonders of electrons and the interweb. It was suggested that it might be fun to “properly” record one or two of the old songs – or at least as “properly” as the thousands of miles separating the protagonists would allow. With Nick now taking up the reins as lead vocalist, those “few songs” are now a full album of interesting, perhaps iconic, music. Listen. It might just change your life. 

Members: 
Mark Drozdz: Guitars, Drum programming. Nick Coward: Vocals, Bass guitar. Paul Chapman: Guitars, Keyboards. 

False Prophet have a fully mastered New CD album for sale entitled “Finally”. 

False Prophet are actively writing new material and will be adding new songs periodically, so keep an eye open for some ravishing, thought provoking, prog entertainment.

http://www.myspace.com/falseprophetsource
http://www.facebook.com/pages/False-Prophet/190222244340244

All 11 songs from the album "Finally" can be streamed from here: http://www.soundclick.com/falseprophetuk

Some YouTube videos for you:

This next one is actually a cover of a song from David Coverdale's "Northwinds" album, but what the hell....!

There is a fairly high element of plain good old fashioned hard rock in this music, but hopefully enough variation and smatterings of prog thrown in as well to get them an audition on here (the track "Fantasy World" has just the faintest hints of another song from that era - UK's superb "In The Dead Of Night", in certain passages, and is probably my favourite on the album).

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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 7087	Topic: False Prophet - another revival from way back? Posted: October 19 2011 at 18:05
	I thought this band deserved a hearing on here after inadvertently stumbling upon one of their videos on YouTube today. I'll start with the bio which features on quite a few sites which mention them (I actually copied this from lastfm: http://www.last.fm/music/False+Prophet+UK/+wiki) False Prophet - Biography … Progressive Rock with an operatic twist:) Biography: In the early spring of 1978 a group of people got together to form a band that eventually became the near legendary, if somewhat apocryphal, False Prophet. False Prophet was, without much doubt, ahead of its time. Pompous, progressive, heavy, addled, complex to the point of insanity, were all descriptions coined at various times. Most of these descriptions had some basis in fact. But, however it was described, most people agreed - the music had validity. Numerous people were involved at various times, but the nucleus throughout most incarnations remained Mark Drozdz (guitars), Paul Chapman (guitars/keyboards), Nicky Coward (bass), and Kevin Neaves (drums). Precious few recordings remain from the band’s heyday, and it seemed for years that the apocryphal status would become permanent - a mere memory in the minds of the devoted and deluded. And then, in 2009, fate intervened. Mark, Paul and Nicky, although living in different parts of the world, became re-united via the wonders of electrons and the interweb. It was suggested that it might be fun to “properly” record one or two of the old songs – or at least as “properly” as the thousands of miles separating the protagonists would allow. With Nick now taking up the reins as lead vocalist, those “few songs” are now a full album of interesting, perhaps iconic, music. Listen. It might just change your life. Members: Mark Drozdz: Guitars, Drum programming. Nick Coward: Vocals, Bass guitar. Paul Chapman: Guitars, Keyboards. False Prophet have a fully mastered New CD album for sale entitled “Finally”. False Prophet are actively writing new material and will be adding new songs periodically, so keep an eye open for some ravishing, thought provoking, prog entertainment. http://www.myspace.com/falseprophetsource http://www.facebook.com/pages/False-Prophet/190222244340244 All 11 songs from the album "Finally" can be streamed from here: http://www.soundclick.com/falseprophetuk Some YouTube videos for you: This next one is actually a cover of a song from David Coverdale's "Northwinds" album, but what the hell....! There is a fairly high element of plain good old fashioned hard rock in this music, but hopefully enough variation and smatterings of prog thrown in as well to get them an audition on here (the track "Fantasy World" has just the faintest hints of another song from that era - UK's superb "In The Dead Of Night", in certain passages, and is probably my favourite on the album).

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 7087	Posted: October 23 2011 at 14:36
	Sorry to bump this one after only four days, but it had only 20 views and not a single reply. I must say thought it had a reasonable chance in crossover. You can hear all the songs at http://www.soundclick.com/falseprophetuk. If it's considered too mainstream for this site then fair enough, but the guys are recording new stuff at the moment, and it seems a shame that they have gone more-or less un-noticed over all these years. Thanks.

harmonium.ro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989	Posted: October 23 2011 at 15:00
	Sorry David, I've been enjoying a four day holiday with the occasion of the Paris international art fair. I'll give a listen to all the new suggestions tomorrow. No need to bump, everything is bookmarked.

Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Posted: October 23 2011 at 15:12
	I didn't even see this one. I can listen now; it's only 4PM here.


Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Posted: October 23 2011 at 15:41
	Hmm... I honestly can't say I hear anything progressive in this music. It sounds like latter-day Zeppelin mixed with 80's Yes hard rock. It has a prog edge, but it's not very defined at all.


yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 7087	Posted: October 23 2011 at 15:53
	^ I quite agree with you that it's a somewhat of a borderline case, but being as it appeared to have been hidden away for so long, I thought it deserved an airing on here at least. The guys in the band claim to be a prog act, but peoples' interpretation of what is and isn't prog varies quite a bit. I wasn't sure how they'd go down on here at all, but I found it to be an enjoyable album nevertheless, and I'm glad I stumbled upon it.

harmonium.ro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 18 2008 Location: Anna Calvi Status: Offline Points: 22989	Posted: October 24 2011 at 06:56
	Sounds like classic hard rock / heavy metal with some progressive qualities indeed, but less of them when compared to '70s Deep Purple or Rainbow in my opinion.

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 7087	Posted: January 12 2016 at 20:38
	And they are now known as 'The Falsies', and are still making music...minus guitarist Mark Drozdz, who sadly passed away much too young in August 2012, apparently from an undiagnosed heart condition: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105477.