Bee Bop Delux
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Topic: Bee Bop Delux
Posted By: texasron
Subject: Bee Bop Delux
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 20:27
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Okay, I bought this CD called "The Best Prog Rock Album Ever", which its not, but that besides the point. Bee Bop delux is on it with a tune called "Ships in the Night". Good tune with prog leanings. I guess my point is this, I never considered them prog, you? I have a couple of their LP's (remember those) that I bought in the 70's, never really listened to them. But now I've gone back and listened and, yeah, I can see how you MIGHT put them in the Prog catagory, heck Deep Purple is there
Blessings, Ron ------------- PRAY! LISTEN! REPEAT! |
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Posted By: horza
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 20:31
bill nelson was an excellent guitarist and some of be bop deluxe stuff is pretty sci-fi and futuristic - they as much right to be considered as some bands we got here  ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: texasron
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 20:43
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You said WAS. Has he passed away? ------------- PRAY! LISTEN! REPEAT! |
horza wrote:Posted By: horza
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 20:48
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sorry - i'm pretty sure he is still alive,i just don't think he as active as he has been in the past ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 05:51
BBD was the only band I stage managed as a uni student (an extremely rare Wednesday band night), so I've followed their career and then Bill Nelsons to some extent. Glam rock when they started - clothes and make-up greatly influenced by David Bowie. The perhaps more art rock than prog. After the split, Nelson formed Red Noise - a one off of good straight pop-rock. Then Nelson's moved to keyboards , what, for over 25 years - this part of his career certainly gives him credit as a electronica progger. Fripp's Discipline label in the last 5 years have issued an excellent 2 CD compilation of Bill Nelson's electronica work. No he isn't dead, earlier this year, BBD reformed and toured! |
Posted By: texasron
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 17:10
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Thanks for the update, glad to know hes out there playing ------------- PRAY! LISTEN! REPEAT! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 13:41
| Be Bop Deluxe..excellent band.Wouldn't mind seeing them included on the archive. |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 15:37
| Bill Nelson is alive and well and BBD should be on this site - no argument. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 17 2005 at 08:34
| Be Bop Deluxe recorded one of my favourite songs of all time - "Maid in Heaven". I'm not entirely convinced that they're prog, but I wouldn't complain if they were added. |