Short lived bands
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Topic: Short lived bands
Posted By: Aaron
Subject: Short lived bands
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:19
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So I finally shifted my eyes to the upper right of the homepage, just to see why this one album was being displayed. The band is Comus and it mentions them being an early folk prog band. I like folk prog, might as well check it out. I click on the album cover, which takes me to that album. What do you know, there is an mp3 just waiting for me. So I download, then I listen. Holy crap, this "Song to Comus" song is fantastic. I can definitely see myself when the album is rereleased in April. Now you see, normally, I don't bother checking out these bands with less than 4 albums. I guess I just figure, they probably weren't that great. So I just skip over them on this site. Now I knew this was a mistake when I was doing it, just wanted to save myself some time. So, what other short lived bands should I be checking out? Aaron |
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Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:22
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Quatermass, for sure. ------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:28
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anglagard ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:50
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There are loads of band with few albums to their credits. If you loved Comus (it is me that wrote the review for the homepage - taken from my review), you might want to check out The Trees. At least this featured group made at least one new fan for Comus Early 70's UK proto-prog groups are legions with only a few albums to their credits; You might check out Audience and Gnidrolog if you like Hammill style harsh vocals and good musicianship. Cressida is for people that enjoy Caravan and Camel . Gravy Train & Gracious are also worth checking out. Etc..... Loads of them.... Some yet to be included in the Archives.(Titus Groan , Raw Material) About a week ago there was a thread about Obscure Prog. You might want to check the names out on it. |
Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:54
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well, i guess it is also important that these bands have an mp3 available somewhere, i stopped blindly purchasing albums Aaron |
Posted By: Rob The Plant
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 11:08
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Comus... Drool. So freaking good! What about Burnt Noodle? Anybody like them? I've never heard them, but I want to get their album, partially because the name is grwat, and it sounds interesting. ------------- Collaborators will take your soul. |
Posted By: Eemu Ranta
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 11:13
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There is a massive italian scene full of awesome one/two-shot bands.
Just to name a few with mp3 samples on this site: Quella Vecchia Locanda, Museo Rosenbach, Semiramis, Locanda Delle Fate, Il Volo, Pierrot Lunaire, Alusa Fallax, Maxophone, Alphataurus |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 12:17
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Quite a lot of short lived bands did just one or two good albums and then split - it's better than becoming boring. Some of my favourites: Hatfield and the North (2 studio albums) National Health (2 studio albums) Egg (3 studio albums) UK (2 studio albums) Some of the above have had live material and/or out takes issued after their demise, but all of them quit while they were ahead. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 13:07
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Check out Indian Summer and Bubu, although I heard that obtaining an album by the latter band borders on the miraculous. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 13:21
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T2 is a personal favourite of mine ... though I can't submit an mp3 seeing as I own a worn out taped copy ... Aphrodite's Child ... you can get either a compilation for an overview of their 3 albums or go straight to the ground-breaking 666 album Colosseum also come to mind ... Valentyne Suite's the one to get ... Aussie group Blackfeather's At The Mountain of Madness is a very interesting one-off ... although the group changed personnel and continued in a totally different style under the same name ... I'll be submitting details and mp3s on them pretty soon ... ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 13:42
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cynic? well.. they have done 4 years of practice for that album.. -------------  
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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 13:45
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ok, so each song i downloaded from those bands is fantastic, so what do i get first Aaron |
Eemu Ranta wrote:Posted By: starofsirius
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 13:57
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Yezda Urfa ------------- "I'm in a freefall like a snowflake falling down down down down down." |
Posted By: Eemu Ranta
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 15:05
You buy their albums and then explore more italian found here: Corte Dei Miracoli, Campo Di Marte, Metamorfosi, Biglietto Per L'inferno, Cervello Edit: oops, I read "what do I get next" 
Museo Rosenbach, Quella Vecchia Locanda (any of their two) are both great starters, although all those bands are terrific. |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 15:36
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Am I the first to mention Khan ('Space Shanty')? -------------  |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 15:50
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On the entire forum, no. On this thread, yes. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 15:54
| Neuschwanstein! |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 15:56
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Gesundheit! feeble I know but I couldn't resist it ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 16:15
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Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 16:16
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And I actually expected it....
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 17:03
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Altura (one of the best metal-prog band ever) Spring Druid Violet district (they released one very good album) Cai Locanda delle fate The first Renaissance line-up Rebekka Vermilion sand PG-era Genesis It bites Jimi Hendrix (although very prolific) ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 19:29
| I downloaded the Comus song, and I really like it. I'm guessing that First Utterance is pretty hard to find? |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 20:10
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The musical box, rob the plant, and I have been looking for a copy of it. We have even been looking for a store which actually can order it for months. Good luck finding it. |
Posted By: starofsirius
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 00:54
Actually I looked it up on Amazon and they said a brand new reissue of it is coming out April 5th. ------------- "I'm in a freefall like a snowflake falling down down down down down." |
Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 02:00
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A know enough a lot of very good bands with 4 and less albums in their catalog. I especially like the following ones: UK (2 albums + 1 live) (I think it needn't comments) Locanda Delle Fate (2+1) (One of the nicest bands ever! Unfortunately haven't heard their latest album) Asia Minor (2, excellent "French" Turks!) Cai (3, Flamenco-Progressive from Spain!) Taproban (2, but they are the new band - I hope these Italians will release records further) Tibet (1, outstanding Germans!) Al-Bird/X-Religion (2, Heroes of Progressive from Uzbekistan!) Chris Squire (1, Haven't you forgotten about his 1975 album? Gracious! (2, one of the earliest mature Proggers from UK) Pentacle (1, so beautiful band from France with the only wonderful album in 1975) Aphrodite's Child (3, the third one (666) is essential album!) I Giganti (2, brave Italians!) Morple (1, another brave Italians!) Jumbo (3, and another brave Italians yet!) Ache (4, their 1st release (1970) contains two excellent side-long tracks, the second album is very good too, didn't hear their latest albums though) Anglagard (2+1, I think they needn't comments) Sinkadus (2+1, another very good band from Sweden) Tangent (2, being not a big fan of this supergroup, I admit that it's very good anyway) Blind Faith (1, one of the 1st superbands ever Cro Magnon (3, for those who likes Avant Garde at its best!) U Totem (2, their 1s album is the unique case of the Genre I may call as "Sympho-Avant-Garde"! The 2nd one is made in jazzy way, but very good too)
Well, maybe I'll get to remember some bands yet...
------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
)Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 02:05
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In some cases we must thank heaven the band had a short life:
Iván |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 05:09
England - The Garden Shed. ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
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Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 05:16
FUSION ORCHESTRA  ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 05:19
I saw GTR live at the Hammersmith odeon. They did a very good version of 'Unquiet Slumbers For The Sleepers...' although I did notice that when the band did a Yes song Hackett left the stage and visa versa when they played a Genesis track.  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 05:20
Any good Velvet? ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 09:20
Odd my MM Chapter Three album is different to your's - surely more than one release and not so short lived. |
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 09:34
Now I was thinking 'all British avante/free jazz collections' or at a stretch 'Soft Machine collections'. If you had seen parts two and three of Jazz Britannia on BBC 4 the last two Fridays, then you will have realised Keith Tippett will given short shift to your proposal, talking with considerable enthusiasm about Centipede and being fairly dismissive when he considered Krimson as being session work, like he has done subsequently with very different rock groups in the 80's. Having seen Keith Tippett disappear into the bowels of a grande piano for most of a performance with Elton Dean's Just Us jazz group in the mid 70's - I've made the tentative Machine suggestion. Interesting and strange to note that the caption on screen for the separate names of husband and wife, Keith and Judy Tippett, was: 'Keith Tippett' (Keith's stage name is Tippett but real surname is Tippetts) 'Judy Tippetts' (Judy prefers her proper married name and was formerly Judy Driscoll with Brian Auger's Trinity) Conjures up some interesting 'marriage discussions' between the two of them.................... |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 09:35
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Getting post happy K9? It always happens between the 200's and the 1000's.  Some good covers in there though. I like the 'Head Machine' cover.  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 10:20
Yes Sigod, Fusion Orchestra s only album is really good....if you can find it 
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 10:28
Damn, I hate being so easy to please... ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 10:30
Cheers mate. I'll keep a look-out as you never know what might be discovered at some tiny record fare in the backstreets of South London. ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 10:30
You do that 
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
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Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 10:54
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^ Ooh that's a rare one if it's in good condition.
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