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    Posted: March 18 2008 at 15:25
See how many famous Prog  Related Stars you can see
Here is a clip of Lifeson, Gilmour, Squire etc playing Smoke on the water
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2008 at 15:50
It was called "Rock Aid Armenia" and it was a benefit organized at first by John Paul Jones (former Zep bass player). All this was around 1990.
 
The concept was that he would gather players from all the legendary rock bands to do one classic track at a time. However Jones soon left and I believe they never got past "Smoke on the Water".
 
The weird thing here is that Gillan had just left Purple and yet you can see him and Blackmore together again!!!
 
Another piece of trivia-from-way-back-when: It was supposedly at this event that Gillan adviced Dickinson to follow his muse and do a solo album (which became "Tattoed Millonaire").
 
Those were the days... Smile
 
PS: There's also Brian May, Tony Iommi, Paul Rodgers, Keith Emerson, Brian Adams, etc. in there.
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Points: 2537 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2008 at 20:41
Thanks for that update Julio, itīs actually the first time Iīve heard about them all getting together.
Wonder what the hell Bryan Adams is doing there, seems to stand out like a sore thumb
Anyway, this video clip should leave everyone with no doubts that Purple are indeed Prog Related%3cimg


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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2008 at 20:47
^ prog-related my ass...


Hard.. errr.. heavy prog.  We all know it...  we just whistle pass the graveyard on that placement here. Do the blindfold test on them...  they would have been added to that sub long ago LOL  So many groups that ARE in H.P. are direct descendents of them.. and their style. 
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Points: 2537 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2008 at 21:00
Just saw they are under Proto Prog, what I really meant to say is that they are in one way or another related to Prog
.Still the greatest Hard Rock, Heavy Prog, Proto Prog band to come out of England IMHO
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2008 at 21:11
considering 4 of  their 5 genre defining albums were in '69 and after...  proto has always seemed an excuse in placement.  Then again.. heavy prog didn't exist when they were added.. however .. try gettting them moved.  Best bring a AK-47 to that gunfight. LOL
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