Obscure Prog Facts - Progressive Rock Music Forum

- Elton John auditioned for King Crimson and Gentle Giant

- American Idol Judge Randy Jackson played bass on Jean Luc Ponty's Mystical Adventures.

- Jan Hammer went from Mahavishnu Orchestra to composing the theme song for the well-known TV series Miami Vice (Crockett's Theme) which was also a semi-chart hit.

- King Crimson was referenced in the US sitcom Malcolm in the Middle when the dad is looking through a friend's record collection

- Pink Floyd referenced in both House and Seinfeld.

Edited by progvortex - December 24 2010 at 01:17

Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it?

Now we're talking obscure!

Dean wrote:

anyone who doesn't know that shouldn't be reading this.

right

Dean wrote:

Another not so obscure fact, but still an interesting one:

In 1968 a single was released by a band calling themselves The Moles consisting of one song in two parts: We Are The Moles (part 1) and (part 2).

Apparently a tape of the recording was put in a Left-Lugage locker in London and the key sent to a major music paper with the instruction that the tape should be released on the Parlophone label.

Rumours then circulated that this band was really the Beatles recording under a pseudonym, others that it Ringo was singing lead vocals (some of the YouTube listings of this single still credit it as a rare Beatles track).

However, Syd Barrett eventually blew the whistle on the perpetrators as being Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, who admitted recording it following the lack of success of their next three singles after Kites.

You should probably have mentioned that Simon Dupree and the Big Sound consisted of the three Shulman brothers who went on to become Gentle Giant. Wink

Edited by Rune2000 - December 23 2010 at 10:57

Acoording with Glenn Povey PF start rehearsals and recordings of a 1974 piece that involves only kitchen artifacts and other home utitities in record an album, but they discard it because playing live would be extremely difficult

Twink tried to setup a project with Syd Barrett after Pink Floyd, but after a couple of gigs he gave up to the idea. Those gigs have been the last public "performances" of Syd.

I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution

I have downloaded a very badly recorded unofficial version of "What A Shame Mary Jane" on which Syd Barrett and Paul McCartney sing together with two guitars. The recording is very poor but the voices are recognizable. Just a curiosity.

I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution

Pink Floyd do five or six gigs with the five floyd formation... none of this were recorded

Gerinski wrote:

This makes me think of starting a new thread, "conflicts in Prog"?

That's a fantastic idea. As long as we could keep it free of Waters-Gilmour drama, Livgren-Walsh drama, and Captain Beefheart-Everyone Else drama.

Another thought: how about a People that Phil Spector has Personally Threatened thread?

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Evolver wrote:

maani wrote:

Tony Levin played bass on "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (and, in fact, most tracks on Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" album.)

And he appeared in Paul Simon's movie "One Trick Pony".

I actually saw this movie not so long ago and it was definitely a whole lot better than its reputation would make you believe!