Budgie (Siouxsie & the Banshees) Billy Ficca (Television) JD Haney (Monochrome Set) Jon Hiseman (strange how he seldom gets mentioned round here?) Pete De Freitas (Echo & the Bunymen) Ted McKenna (SAHB) John Densmore (Doors) Brian Davidson (Nice) Pierre Moerlen (Gong) Cat Heady (the Gourishankar) Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru) Michael Giles (King Crimson) Andy McCulloch (King Crimson/Greenslade) Terry Chimes (XTC) Topper Headon (Clash) Mikael Israelsson (Black Bonzo) Sándor Herpai (Barbaro)
The title of " the most underappreciated" is subjective at best and one persons opinion is no more valid than anyone else's. However, what is certain is this thread should be moved out of the main prog music lounge and into the "Prog Bands, Artists and Genres Appreciation" lounge where it belongs.
Everything is subjective, even this opinion. It is the very nature of any statement we utter.
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Posted: May 25 2017 at 02:53
Here's a late offering for you - Guy Evans from VDGG! I'm sure he received plenty of admiration from the band (Hamill held onto him his full career) and cult followers yet I'd be surprised to find any appreciation extending beyond that. I'm struck by how he played to accentuate the music and not draw attention to himself. Not unlike Collins with Genesis. As far as some others mentioned, they really weren't good at all. It can be surprising how studio recordings will use overdubs and such to cover up that which may be otherwise lacking (I'm thinking particularly of 'Tresspass', Mayhew really stunk up the joint).
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Posted: January 12 2017 at 09:22
BaldFriede wrote:
He is never mentioned in any posts, does never appear in any drum polls (except if created by me), and hardly anybody knows his name. Yet he is one hell of a drummer and in my personal top five.
Who the heck am I talking about? Christian Burchard, the drummer of Embryo.
Although I dug them from the first time I got to know their music (started with Opal) I've grown to love Embryo a little more year after year - and slowly they've become one of my most treasured bands out of all bands. I've only experienced this kind of slowly building appreciation (soon bordering on obsession) within jazz - and with similarly "under the radar" artists such as well...the Embryo-affiliated master pianist Mal Waldron for one.
-and Christian Burchard is incredible (which I've been taking extra notice of lately)
Another big fan of McCulloch here and of Lizard in particular. Truth be told, I think I prefer both Giles and McCulloch to any one drummer in KC. The duo of Broof and Muir though exceeds everything. I think Muir got inside ol Bill's head...in a good way.
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Posted: January 12 2017 at 01:56
Two that come to mind are:
John French - Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. I remember listening to the bonus tracks from Safe As Milk and while he was good on the original album, I think the shift in material allowed him to spread his wings a bit, making him stand out more. I almost liken it to how Bill Bruford turned out when he left Yes for King Crimson.
Guy Evans - Van Der Graaf Generator. Listen to him going nuts at the end of "Scorched Earth". He could definitely keep up with Peter, David and Hugh.
He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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Posted: January 12 2017 at 01:31
Prog is awash with great drummers that very few people can name. It goes with the territory really. At the moment I'm enjoying the drumming of the guy who plays in Wolf People. No idea who he is but I just like what he does. Its hard straight as an arrow stylistically creating a beautiful feel. Probably uses a small kit as he wouldn't need a big one!
Gotta love Matsymenko! The man playing a hoover I think i likened the band to this looneybin outfit going at it in the studio after snorting speed and drinking 20 cups of coffee (gotta love that track! Tjugo koppar kaffe).
Overlooked drummers? Jerzy Piotrowski (SBB) Giulio Capiozzo (Area) Aynsley Dunbar (too many to name but I particularly adore his playing on Lou Reed's Berlin. Check out 'How Do You Think It Feels' for proof;) Giancarlo Stringa (Il Balletto di Bronzo) Torstein Lofthus (elephant9, Shining etc etc) Oliver Pedron (Plat du Jour) Chris Maitland (Porcupine Tree. Much prefer his style over Gavin's tbh)
Special mention goes to Paal Nilssen-Love from The Thing (Mats Gustafsen project). This man is quite simply insane.
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Posted: January 10 2017 at 14:54
Here's another good one, because I was just listening to my Kraldjursanstalten album - Michael Maksymenko! Guy is off the hook, but never seems to be mentioned.
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Posted: January 10 2017 at 02:59
presdoug wrote:
Some other ones are Brainstorm's Jo Koinzer, Dedalus's Enrico Grosso, and-around PA-Dzyan's Peter Giger. These guys should be household words, they are so good!
this must be the first time I see you make a comment that is not in any way related to Triumvirat
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and such a shame they didn't record more 
