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RobJ
Forum Groupie Joined: February 17 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 43 |
Posted: February 17 2004 at 19:50 |
bass and vocals in a non-prog band, though prog is my first love. I'm writing however and informally working with a few other guys on the songs. I also play guitar, drum a bit and am learning keys now.
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Vibrationbaby
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 13 2004 Status: Offline Points: 6898 |
Posted: February 18 2004 at 11:56 |
I used to play in few jazz-rock bands but the closest Icame to playing in a "prog" band is when I filled in for a few gigs with a Black Sabbath cover band. They had a female vocalist who did a pretty good Ozzy and she was just about as f**** up. This was years ago and all I really remember is being extremely wasted at the end of each gig.
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Joren
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 07 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 6667 |
Posted: February 19 2004 at 15:56 |
Heard of them, but they're not coming to The Netherlands soon... Edited by Joren |
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The Owl
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 19 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 363 |
Posted: March 10 2004 at 13:38 |
I play guitar and bass, a tiny bit of keys (onloy on my own stuff). I released an all-instrumental CD in 2002 called "Tales From The Inflatable Forest" on my own Owl Sounds label. Here's the site: www.geocities.com/theowlwatches
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People are puzzled why I don't dig the Stones, well, I listened to the Stones, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and--I Can't Get No Satisfaction!
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Joren
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 07 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 6667 |
Posted: March 10 2004 at 13:49 |
Aha! So that's why you wanted to know if anyone here was in a band! Just to promote your own album. No, seriously, sounds interesting. Is there a sample anywhere, so we can check it out?
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The Owl
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 19 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 363 |
Posted: March 10 2004 at 14:42 |
There is: www.geocities.com/owlsounds/owlsamples.html I also played in a band called Tony Island (as a bassist) that was a wacked mix of funk, biting Zappa-esque satire, early Yes and a dose of the blues. The instrumentation was Tony Island: Keys, vocals, woodwinds Tom Scotto: Drums, Percussion and little 'ol me on bass plus a few Special Guest Villains, 'er we mean musicians. We managed to get a CD out before quetly dissolving (Tony relocated to upstate NY). It was great while it lasted though, the gigs were fun and we dropped some jaws.
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People are puzzled why I don't dig the Stones, well, I listened to the Stones, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and--I Can't Get No Satisfaction!
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Joren
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 07 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 6667 |
Posted: March 10 2004 at 15:21 |
I've downloaded six samples, and they're very short, but and it sounds interesting! Melodical and a bit jazzy instrumental prog. Lot of improvisation. Although I don't know much about guitars, I can hear on the sample of "The Journey Begins" that you can play very well! |
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Olympus
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 545 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 01:55 |
Yes, I played electric and Acoustic guitars and supporting vocals.
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"Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day"
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Heptade
Prog Reviewer Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 427 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 08:45 |
I play in a non-prog band. We sound like Thin Lizzy, Cheap Trick and T-
Rex...all at once. |
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pale moon
Forum Groupie Joined: July 24 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 43 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 09:20 |
just formed a two-man-formation with my hardrockin amigo. we are working on an album. our band has the project name ars magna (for it is an anagram of the word anagrams meaning great art). since there are just two of us we have to do all the instruments together. but i mostly play the guitar and bass. would be really cool to see our name on this site in the future hahaha
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porter
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 07 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 362 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 09:39 |
I've been playing guitar for 15 years now, but () I've never had what I'd call a "seriuos" band...my tastes are always hard to accept for the others, so it seems...anyway, I'm working on a couple of solo projects à la Joe Satriani. right now I'm also in the band of a "theatrical company" (is that correct?), we used to perform "The Rocky Horror Show", it was great fun, now we're rehearsing for JCS, and I can't wait to get on stage..... keep yourself free for October/November, we'll be in theatres!!! (in Sardinia) |
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"my kingdom for a horse!" (W. Shakespeare, "Richard III")
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spectral
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 04 2005 Location: Vatican City State Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 09:41 |
...into cross-dressing then are you? Edited by spectral |
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"...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine."
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BiGi
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 01 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 848 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 10:15 |
I used to be the lead singer and keyboard player in a band called The Mistake Museum
We did a lot of cover work (Elton John, The Beatles, Genesis, Emerson Lake & Palmer, King Crimson) plus a good deal of self-written material. The group started as a trio, then developed into a foursome...then another foursome and then to the only two members which persisted through all revolving door process: the drum player and me! We haven't performed much live...but we recorded a lot on a 8-tracks analog recorder! Now I have gone solo and I record digitally on my home PC. |
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A flower?
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Eetu Pellonpaa
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 17 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 4828 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 15:21 |
I play bass in a retro psychedelia band. We have even had few gigs, and some weird persons seemed to enjoy our music!
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Gaston
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 26 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 401 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 19:30 |
Yes, I'm in a Jam band. But soon I'll be forming a progressive rock band. Anybody from London Ontario who plays prog guitar?
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It's the same guy. Great minds think alike. |
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BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10261 |
Posted: August 24 2005 at 20:04 |
Singer and drummer/percussionist of the "Bald Angels". I also write the lyrics. My wife Jean plays keyboards, sings some backing vocals and is responsible for the compositions. Currently we get on stage as a piano and voice act only, as entertainment for the guests in our restaurant. Sometimes I play some congas too in the restaurant; real drums would be too loud.
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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Reverie
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 14 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 626 |
Posted: August 25 2005 at 01:05 |
I play guitar in a melodic death metal band Not very prog, but we're damn good at melodic death metal I would like to start up my own band sometime in the future and just play stuff i compose. Kind of a solo project i guess. My writing is not even close to death metal. Some metal moments, but i'm getting more and more jazzy. Haven't really settled into any style yet, but it seems a lot of stuff i write just has a really odd feeling to it. Strange chords and odd textural combinations. |
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Man With Hat
Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Posted: August 26 2005 at 03:42 |
Tried it- failed Tried it again- failed again Tried it for a thrid time- Guess what...it failed So now i just play by myself or with whoever wants to. |
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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CalamityDaemon
Forum Groupie Joined: August 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 48 |
Posted: August 28 2005 at 21:49 |
I play lead/rhythm electric guitar for my band Dalonda (named after our
drummer). We're not prog. Actually, we're more pop than anything.
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I wake to Sleep and I take my Waking slow,
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear, I learn by going where I have to go. |
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Damen
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 04 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1068 |
Posted: August 28 2005 at 22:51 |
I just like playing with myself |
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