70's Heaviest Psych/Prog Rock Bands?
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Topic: 70's Heaviest Psych/Prog Rock Bands?
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Subject: 70's Heaviest Psych/Prog Rock Bands?
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 19:13
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Name the HEAVIEST 70's Psych or Prog Rock bands from any country.
I wanna see what you all think the definition of HEAVY is.  ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 19:39
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Amon Düül II, High Tide and Il Balletto De Bronzo. But their not nessecarily my definition of heavy. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: DJPuffyLemon
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 20:31
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well we have red by King Crimson, though i never really found it that heavy. It was rated in the top 100 of heaviest albums ever by some random magazine so I guess that counts for something. |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 20:37
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The bass tone on Fallen Angel fits my definition of heavy. but perhaps not the extreme metal definition of heavy, which means either "extremely slow" or "the studio engineer cut away everything that makes the guitar sound like a definitive instrument"... I was thinking that Jannick Top's version of De Futura was unnecessary heavy for something recorded during the seventies. there's no blues anywhere near the song, though, and somehow that tends to score people hevypointz ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 20:46
AMON DUUL is good, but they're not heavy. ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Rocktopus wrote:Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 20:49
Great choices, I haven't hear II BALLETTO DE BRONZO - Ys in a longtime. I can't remember how heavy that is.
HIGH TIDE is super heavy for the late 60's probably the heaviest. ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 20:54
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Necronomicon ..the German band, not the Brussels one |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 21:15
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High Tide, without a doubt. also of course Hawkwind and Atomic Rooster -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 11 2008 at 23:49
Absolutely! ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 03:35
| I'll go with High Tide too... Absolutely superb band! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 03:47
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Clear Blue Sky. British trio who made one of the earliest albums on Vertigo (1970).They reformed in the 90s but I haven't heard that material, ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 03:55
^ nice  |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 04:07
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Great, CLEAR BLUE SKY!
Keep em coming, there's a hellava lot more than just these ones mentioned. ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 14:37
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I think Van der Graaf Generator could be pretty heavy, even without guitars. I think the music was so dark and Hammill's voice so intense that they really outdid most metal bands in terms of heavy. King Crimson as well, along similar lines as my reasoning for VdGG. and Just because they're here, albeit in prog related, Black Sabbath. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 14:45
of course there are, just check the HeavyProg category.. some especially good ones-- Fusion Orchestra Dr. Z Accent (Romania, not on PA yet) Elonkorjuu (Finland) ..tons of others |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 14:51
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Frumpy from Germany had some pretty heavy s#*%.Check out Frumpy 2 from `71. If Take Care Of Illusion ain`t a heavy track then I don`t know what is. Check out the video here on PA in their section. ------------- |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 14:56
Frumpy definitely deserve some more attention. they were a great band. Inga Rumpf is one of the most powerful female vocalists there are. I especially recommend their live album ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 16:20
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I like FRUMPY, where's the link to the video? I wanna see it. ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 16:21
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FUSION ORCHESTRA was kinda hit and miss. I don't remember it being particularly heavy.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 16:27
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Mahavishnu first 2 albums are totally heavy and mad!!!!....Crimson's Red??
Atomic Rooster!!! My fave heavy prog band, although a pitty I only love 2 albums of them their first 2 the rest I really don't care... Uriah Heep!! Check out Look at Yourself..!! |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 16:31
no, not particularly |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 17:15
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I'm not sure if some understand the "heavy" aspect as being somehow related to the drugs you need to enjoy the music. IF it is really down to the music, why no mention of Rush. Gentle Giant had a few LPs that were far from the pastoral themes they did from time to time. Crimson, while heavy at times, also displayed a jazzy side. Uriah Heep's Look at Yourself is certainly in the running. While not too well known in the admin / collab group, Night Sun is great heavy 70s prog. Imagine a slightly psychedelic Deep Purple , with some almost but not quite Yes arrangements. Just to confuse you more, maybe Night Sun could be said to sound like the 70s band that was the blueprint for the Mars Volta's heavy songs. Atomic Rooster were heavy for one album - Death Walks Behind/Beside You. And even at that it didn't quite match Purple's In Rock album released around the same time. Heck, even some Genesis & Yes classic albums could be described as heavy for the bass/guitar/organ maelstrom displayed on many songs (Musical Box, Starship Trooper) ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 17:56
Yes you're right some of these people are clueless to what HEAVY means! In short, heavy needs to have slamming guitar riffs. Sure mention RUSH, GENTLE GIANT, SABBATH, the usual suspects is fine. NIGHT SUN is absolutely a MONSTER heavy album! ATOMIC ROOSTER, yes heavy!
NECRONOMICION = HEAVY
FLOWER TRAVELLIN BAND = HEAVY and MAGIC
keep em coming...
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 19:14
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Pugh's Place? Rag I Ryggen? Jethro Tull? |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 01:57
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Great ones, espically the RIR! One of my favs ever and probably the finest from their country. ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 03:35
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An album that is like a cross between a heavier E.L.P. and Atomic Rooster is Dr.Z. I have never been able to get on with it though.
Another recommendation is the Fields only album. There is some great guitar and mellotron on there. -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 03:41
| ^ I've got that Fields record on order, looking forward to it |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 15 2008 at 03:36
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Is that all? Anyone like BANG? ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Posted By: Shadow Kingdom
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 01:08
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Is that it? ------------- www.shadowkingdomrecords.com 60's/70's/80's/90's/00's Rock/Metal store. |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 10:56
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What about Lucifer`s Friend`s first album. Check out Ride In The Sky. The video is here on PA in their section.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 10:59
| Khan is somewhat heavy, and quite awesome. |
Posted By: Drummerboy
Date Posted: April 30 2008 at 01:17
| I agree with Cacho. KC in the mid-70s were almost scary, they were so tight and heavy. Good call on Mahavishnu's early stuff, but it was more mind-heavy that sound-heavy if you know what I mean. Camel could also play up a storm live, much heavier than any of their albums. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 30 2008 at 01:26
| not from the 70s but with a very raw, early 70s sound is Pharoah Overlord, a Circle spin-off |
Posted By: Axxell
Date Posted: April 30 2008 at 11:08
| Angel, the first 2 albums...S/T, &.'Helluva Band" No other group straddled the "Trad" Heavy/Hard Rock & Progressive gendres, in a theatrical Glam setting with more aplomb!! Cheers!! |
Posted By: mithrandir
Date Posted: May 03 2008 at 13:54
Posted By: Grimfurg
Date Posted: May 04 2008 at 09:22
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Mahavishnu's first two albums of course. If you're looking for heavy and psychedelic, I suggest you check out some Electric Wizard, although they're not of the 70's, their music is really influenced by 70's psychedelia. ------------- http://regulab.bandcamp.com/album/vol-i/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Cosmic Messenger
Date Posted: May 04 2008 at 09:35
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Solved:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MyRiNZDb5EY - http://youtube.com/watch?v=MyRiNZDb5EY
I defy anyone to find something heavier from the 70's.
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Posted By: mithrandir
Date Posted: May 04 2008 at 12:09
haha! thats actually a really good song, ...I love his little horsey dance,  |
Posted By: Cosmic Messenger
Date Posted: May 04 2008 at 14:09
I agree - I actually really enjoy "Crazy Horses". And, yes, the horsie dance is hilarious.
I can't get over how heavy that riff is. Especially for the seventies. And especially for the bloody Osmonds!
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: May 04 2008 at 19:56
I dunno really, i think "intense" would be a better choice of words. Still, as far as keyboards go, VDGG are about as heavy as they get, and i think hamill's voice would suit some kind of strange, sophisticated metal. I dunno where to put VDGG really, despite being my favourite band... i guess that's the beauty of them.  ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 17:38
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Well... there many of them!!
High Tide as alos mentioned.
Sir Lord Baltimore is very heavy.
Night Sun is also a very heavy band.
Baumstam
Atomic Rooster
Gravy Train
Buffalo
P205
Cardeilhac
etc.
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