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BaldFriede View Drop Down

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:37

Robert Fripp has countless guest appearances.

Brian Eno is another good candidate.

And perhaps Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru.

Edited by BaldFriede - February 17 2018 at 12:39

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:33

micky wrote:

without looking

if they can top John Wetton.. I'll eat my hat. So let that be the bar.... which I'll soon be at btw.. Whoot!!!

Yeah, pretty sure it's John Wetton. Here are all the PA-listed artists that he's been given credits on albums for:

Asia

Atoll ("Rock Puzzle")

Ayreon ("The Theory of Everything")

Peter Banks

David Cross ("Exiles")

Brian Eno ("Here Come The Warm Jets")

Family ("Fearless" and "Bandstand")

Steve Hackett ("Genesis Revisited" and "The Tokyo Tapes")

Eddie Jobson ("Ultimate Zero" and "Four Decades")

King Crimson

Duncan Mackay ("Score")

Phil Manzanera ("Diamond Head" and "K-Scope")

Mogul Thrash

Martin Orford

Peter Sinfield

Qango

Renaissance ("Grandine Il Vento")

Roxy Music ("Viva!")

Uriah Heep ("Return To Fantasy" and "High And Mighty")

Wishbone Ash ("Number The Brave")

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:17

John Wetton was in quite a few, as Micky says.

Ted Leonard - Enchant, Affector, Thought Chamber, Spock's Beard + solo (could be more, I don't know them all)

Roine Stolt has been in all sort of projects.

God knows all Steven Wilson's side projects LOL

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 12:09

I'm going with Bruford Wink

Yes - Fragile
Genesis - Seconds Out
Crimson - USA
Absolute Elsewhere - Absolute Elsewhere
Bruford - One of a Kind
UK - UK
National Health - Missing Pieces
Bruford & Borstlap - Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song
Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Stamping Ground
Moraz & Bruford - Music for Piano and Drums
David Torn - Cloud Over Mercury
Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe - s/t
Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - s/t
Kazumi Watanabe - The Spice of Life
*Gong - though he toured with them in late '74, I don't think they ever released a live album with BB

Edited by The.Crimson.King - February 17 2018 at 12:28

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 11:55

without looking

if they can top John Wetton.. I'll eat my hat. So let that be the bar.... which I'll soon be at btw.. Whoot!!!

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Posted: February 17 2018 at 11:48

One thing that always impressed me about the old prog dudes was how they got around. They do an album or two with one band, then move on to another project. My question is this:

"What prog musician (or singer) participated in the most number of different prog bands?"

Here are the rules:
1. "Participation" means they got credit on at least one professionally produced studio or live album. Simply touring with a band as a fill-in doesn't count, unless they appear on a live album. And bootleg recordings don't count.
2. The prog bands only count if they are listed here in PA. Working with bands that are considered jazz or pop or some other (non-prog) genre doesn't count. Cross-over and Prog-Related are OK to include.
3. We're not counting total albums -- just total bands. A band is considered different if it has a different name. Vast lineup changes under the same name are still considered the same band.
4. List the bands and at least one album for verification.

I really don't have a clue who would top this list, but I suspect that guys like Alan Holdsworth or John Wetton would be high on the list.