Fellow Rockers...

gdub411 wrote: We had Styx on the Jukebox...and it got worse from there!!

I liked Styx in the late 70's. Even saw them live a couple of times-Dennis De Young reminds me of Dean Friedman

Downloaded Pieces Of Eight & Grand Illusion yesterday-they dont really stand the test of time. every time I hear "Come Sail Away" I think of Eric Cartman and his far superior version!

Styx is OK...

gdub411 wrote: I had Pieces of Eight at one time...I can remember how Renegade was their big hit for that album....I prefered Queen of Spades myself or even Blue Collar man

 

There was a radio station in So Cal when that album came out that played Pieces of Eight (the Song) every morning at 6 am for like a year straight.  I do believe though that is their most progressive album.  PO8 was one of their more progressive songs as was Hanna which is on the same album.  

The Allman Brothers might possibly have been
Hicks but boy could those s**tkickers play.
Duane Allman and Dicky Betts must ranks as two of
the most under-rated axemen in rock history.
Well maybe not Duane cause he died and was
therefor lionised but Dicky Betts is a helluva player.
And probably the Allmans should get some prog
recognition due to the simple fact that they had two
drummers. Over the top or what!

Yeah he was great but I always just felt that Betts
never got his due as he was always overshadowed
by Duane's death.
Personally, I think some of his guitar work is the
equal of and often better than anything Duane did.
And, crucially, he wrote a lot of great tunes too, like
Jessica

The  means it was a joke..an inside joke to Garion back in the Kansas Thread days so bugger off!

Dont worry Splatterwalls, the tongue means he wants to.......................

Edited by Reed Lover

Shatterwolf wrote: Hey, I'm shatterwolf and I'm the new guy around here. I love prog. rock, and I live for it. It's hard for me nowadays to express my love for this music, since most of the kids at my school either are wiggers, or my friends like stuff like Greenday, Sublime, etc. They think I'm nuts for liking Kansas, Yes, Genesis, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd 'Hendrix... Psh, what do they know. I'd take "South Side of the Sky" over whatever the hell they listen to anyday. I started listening to Yes when I was about 12, and loved them ever since. I'm 15 now. Genesis, G.D, and everything else I listened to soon after. I just found my Kansas CD, so obviously I'm blasting "Magnum Opus" on my CD player. God, how I love them. Hope to get to know you guys soon!

Welcome my dear child,

bravo for your excellent musical taste
forget your friends, they don't know nothing
..and try those bands:

Amon dull
Ash ra temple
Gong
Agitation free

allman brothers
santana

and so many others

Welcome to the machine. You should check out some German bands such as Grobschnitt, Guru Guru, Novalis, Nue! Amon Duul II  Octopus and Hoelderlin. Also check out Omega from Hungary. From Norway check out Ruphus and from Ireland FRUUP. See some of my reviews under my real name, Ian Gledhill in the collaborators section.