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DoobieBrother6 
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 Topic: US Heartland prog/fusion lpsPosted: February 07 2025 at 14:11 |
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Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Yeah. Get it on. |
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Finnforest
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 14:20 |
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Surprise - Assault on Merryland (1977) St. Louis, Missouri Just the first obscurity to pop into my head. I assume we don't need to mention the obvious stuff like Kansas, Styx, etc....
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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 14:43 |
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Pat Metheny
Bubblemath Monobody Kansas |
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 17:20 |
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 18:13 |
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 Definitely my favorite of the U.S. classic era prog bands, out of Chicago |
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 18:16 |
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I'd love to play with here, but I'm afraid that my knowledge of artists' very exact geographical origins is too limited for this.
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 19:13 |
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South Dakota's White Wing was one of those bands from the US Heartland that combined hard-rock with British progressive rock elements. They released their sole, self-titled album in 1975.
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 20:14 |
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Probably not but somewhere in between the two camps is Pavlov's Dog. I think they are worth mentioning. I assume if you know Surprise you probably know them too.
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 20:16 |
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I'm not sure how you got the idea Pye Fyte or Fireballet were from the mid west but they were actually from Massachusetts and New Jersey respectively.
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 20:27 |
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Unfortunately I can't think of a whole lot (especially not many that weren't already mentioned. Some would be:
Animator (Chicago) Tiles (Detroit) Discipline (Detroit) Pavlov's Dog (St. Louis) The Load (Ohio) Von Frickle (IL) Yezda Urfa (IN) Starcastle (IL) Asia (if they count and no not THAT Asia  ) (SD)Not mid west but worth mentioning anyway: Glass Hammer (TN) Salem Hill (also TN) Crack the Sky (WV) Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - February 07 2025 at 20:38 |
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 21:02 |
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Definitely heard OF them, but never heard THEM. Will have to check 'em out.
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Matrix was a jazz fusion group from Appleton, Wisconsin, formed in 1974. Even though they released three dope albums in the second half of the 70s, i.e., in the heyday of the fusion genre, and although they did get a little shine at the Monterey and Newport Jazz Festivals, the crew didn't blow up like some of the bigger acts.
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Froggie Beaver was a four-piece band formed in the heartland city of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1971. They dropped an album of convincing progressive rock, "From the Pond," in 1973, and then disappeared from the scene. |
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that Matrix is some snappy tight sh*t-- just ordered Wizard from '78
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 23:55 |
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Start with Pampered Menial which is a bit hard rocking but with mellotron. The second one is more folky and even a bit Canterburyish. Both are great though.
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Posted: February 07 2025 at 23:59 |
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There was also an early 70s band called Madura (not on P.A.) from Chicago.
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The Load was a trio from Columbus, Ohio, releasing their only album—if we don't count the second album dropped as an archival CD only in the late 90s—in 1976 titled Praise the Load and then disbanded and gone into forgetfulness already in the late 70s. "Praise the Load," however, is a beautiful, well-played, keys-driven album clearly crafted in a tradition of 70s symphonic rock. This video contains both albums. |
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So, back in '69, a band called Jubal was born in Indianapolis. In 1973, Dave and Brian Zerfas were the last ones standing from the original lineup, and as they got the chance to hit the studio and lay down some tracks, they decided it was time to change the name to Zerfas. In the same year, Zerfas released their sole, self-titled progressive psychedelic album. Zerfas, the album, is all about a laid-back vibe with a twist of country flair. And the curse of many US Heartland bands repeats itself here too—despite the album being excellent, they didn't succeed in recording a second album. Zerfas finally wrapped things up in 1983. |
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King's X was formed in Missouri.
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Thanks Mike. Good luck tomorrow!
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