70s Heavy Prog Rock?

JellySucker wrote: sorry for bumping my own old thread, but i was curious, is there such thing as symphonic heavy prog? i've been trying to find them around the net but to my avail, i have not succeeded,

JellySucker wrote: sorry for bumping my own old thread, but i was curious, is there such thing as symphonic heavy prog? i've been trying to find them around the net but to my avail, i have not succeeded,

Sky Architect.  Not from the 70s, though.

Might not be the right discussion to ask but I've been trying to find a song a friend once played me... Only lyrics I can remember is "Let's take a walk in the park" Definitely prog or prog-related,late 60's early 70's...Female singer with a distinct voice! If anyone has even the slightest idea please let me know!

Eigthiesbaby wrote: Might not be the right discussion to ask but I've been trying to find a song a friend once played me... Only lyrics I can remember is "Let's take a walk in the park" Definitely prog or prog-related,late 60's early 70's...Female singer with a distinct voice! If anyone has even the slightest idea please let me know!

Edited by Guldbamsen - February 18 2014 at 03:00

Svetonio wrote: JellySucker wrote: sorry for bumping my own old thread, but i was curious, is there such thing as symphonic heavy prog? i've been trying to find them around the net but to my avail, i have not succeeded, I recomend the Belgrade's band Tako.

moshkito wrote: cstack3 wrote: ... Amon Duul II's "Wolf City" is a favorite of mine, with some really nice heavy moments!   More guitar & bass oriented than the electronic music like Popol Vuh, Tangerine Dream etc.   Check this out & see if you like it:   Goes along with my other post, but sadly, the word "heavy" has lost its meaning, and an admin thinks the word is crap anyway so choosing anything as "heavy" is silly, bizarre and what not.   But in many ways, AD2, is probably too serious and meaningfull to be appreciated by many folks here, and that is probably the reason why a lot of folks don't like it. And things like "Mozambique" and "Apocaliptyc Bore" are much more than just a rock song in many ways. Considering that even Mozambique got its independence some 6 months later, makes the song even more poignant , but you fight on!   Reminds me of their song ... shoot, shoot, go ahead and shoot, make up your mind before I make it up for you ... and I don't think people like to be challenged or for the most part, it looks like no one will be taking a whole lot of twerk'rs seriously, including Mick Jagger!   Come to think of it, it's also one of the things many people don't like Bob Dylan, and his sardonic style of delivery helped make "Blonde on Blonde" outstanding, but man, it was laden cynicism, and other bad stuff for any relationship! Full of mistrust, and the like!   But as Dean is fond of saying, it's just a pop song, anyway! I tend to define "heavy" as a whole lot more than a pop song, and nearing the works on poetry and other writings. I think that the lyrics in TFTO and CTTE are "heavy", but here it is an image of a sound effect, and supposed lyric, and it's hard for me to take twerk'ing too seriously!

just in case someone does not know "Mozambique":


great song! and the last 5 minutes are really heavy; you can almost see "the white beast " in the villages, "dealing only in death"


Edited by BaldJean - February 18 2014 at 11:14

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JellySucker wrote: Toaster Mantis wrote: On the subject of heavy Krautrock you might also find Lucifer's Friend worth a listen too. They were like the German Black Sabbath. Can you recommend me more bands like Lucifer's Friend?

It's difficult to think of any..although I believe there were several bands in the 70's that hailed from Norway, Germany, and Hungary having a dosage of the Lucifer's Friend style and sound. One band , (which was mentioned earlier), is Omega. 200 Evvel Azutolso Haboru Utan is somewhat identical to the Lucifer's Friend style. The early Lucifer's Friend ..which is the 2 albums..Lucifer's Friend and Where The Groupies Killed The Blues. Excuse me..that's a laughable title..but anyway...the album is more progressive than the first ..but it's still very "heavy" Songs like "Rose On The Vine" are very strange and unique for the time. Although John Lawton seemed to have a little of David Byron's vocal style within him...he was a better vocalist and surprisingly held higher pitched notes for longer extended periods of time. Lucifer's Friend released "Rock n' Roll Singer" which was a cheesy Pop album compared to the first 2. Banquet had a "Big Band" style with the addition of horns and orchestra (I believe?), and very sugar Pop oriented.

Just played this today...I had forgotten about it....

Guru Guru are the chameleons of rock; almost every album is in a completely different style. So don't expect other albums of them to be that heavy; only "Hinten " has the heavy touch.