Prog

[ufkacbln]

Apart from Sonja herself, Curved Air was a "Who's Who" of the time. Most of Sky came through Curved Air, Stewart Copeland (Police) also was a member and at one point married Sonja.

I have fond memories of Cambridge Corn Exchange and Curved Air, SOnja and thigh length boots!!

One comment though - no "Enid"

 

[vernon]

What about:

PFM
Greenslade
Badger - still have the album with pop up badger
Camel

 

[mikeitup]

re

anybody remember ELF?

Yes if you mean the band Ronnie James Dio was in before he joined Rainbow.
No one has mentioned Rush. (I have had to learn YYZ for a gig and it has been hard work!!)

I have been listening to Dream Theater's excellent debut "Images & Words" and for those who like heavier prog I recommend Symphony X.
Check out Michael Romeo's guitar work.

 

[dellzeqq]

I thought it was a very decent programme. It homed in on the English ruralist, the fact that prog brought together jazz and contemporary classical music, and that it's death was complete.

I'm surprised that Traffic didn't get a mention - they were outside the pale of prog, but influential, particularly in bringing Jamaican music to England at a time when Ska was confined to Desmonds Hip City, and combining that with the extended song that Yes sprung out of.

It was a time of great invention. Folk, jazz, blues, pop, showtunes and orchestral music were woven together with an intensity that, in my view, hasn't happened since.

 

[mikeitup]

I listen to traffic all the time. I commute to work!!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Elf with Ronnie..yep thats them...

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I have been listening to Dream Theater's excellent debut "Images & Words" and for those who like heavier prog I recommend Symphony X.

I learn't Dream theatres Peruvian Skies...got it note perfect pretty much.

 

[sheddy]

I did enjoy the documentary last night. However I do find that the 'genre' at the BBC sessions programme is often a disappointment with the inclusion of TOTP lipsink video

I think there's some more PR tonight from 9pm

 

[Cranky]

Apart from Sonja herself, Curved Air was a "Who's Who" of the time. Most of Sky came through Curved Air, Stewart Copeland (Police) also was a member and at one point married Sonja.

I have fond memories of Cambridge Corn Exchange and Curved Air, SOnja and thigh length boots!!

One comment though - no "Enid"

They could really whip it up live but unfortunately that energy was never really apparent on their recordings - charming though they were - due to lacklustre production. Francis Monkman (later of Sky) was a magical keyboard player and had a unique style on guitar, too.

 

[ufkacbln]

Ben Elton is a Rush fan!

Or at least that would explain why the plot for the Queen musical is a ripoff reworking of the plot of Rush's 2112

 

[ufkacbln]

Just to really set the mind on a curve...... and along with the question of whether Hawkwind were "Prog Rockers"....

Anyone else remember "Gong"...

Radio gnomes, flying teapots and Pothead Pixies

Again an impressive cast including Kevin Ayers, Bill Bruford, Gilli Smyth and Steve Hillage.

 

[vernon]

Just to really set the mind on a curve...... and along with the question of whether Hawkwind were "Prog Rockers"....

Anyone else remember "Gong"...

Radio gnomes, flying teapots and Pothead Pixies

Again an impressive cast including Kevin Ayers, Bill Bruford, Gilli Smyth and Steve Hillage.

I certainly do remember Gong. I think I still have Camembert Elecrique.

I saw Daevid Allan perform at Knockengorroch last MAy. He was very good.

Hawkwind were not progressive rockers in my opinion. They were special in every sense of the word. I might go to see them when they play in Holmfirth this year.

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Think Hawkwind are classified as 'space rock' they do lack the noodling jazz guitarness of other 'prog rock' bands.

Am a big fan [still] of Hawkwind - especially the '70-'75 LEMMY era.

 

[ufkacbln]

Saddest of all - I have lsot my copy of the ultimate in prog / folk / rock..............


I used to have a copy of "The King of Elfland's Daughter"

From Wikipedia:

Two members of Steeleye Span (Bob Johnson and Pete Knight) wrote and produced a concept album The King of Elfland's Daughter inspired by the book. The singing talents of Frankie Miller (as Alveric), Mary Hopkin (as Lirazel), P.P. Arnold (as the Witch), and Alexis Korner (as a troll) are featured on the album, and the voice of Christopher Lee as the narrator and the King of Elfland. The musicians included Nigel Pegrum, Herbie Flowers, Ray Cooper and Chris Spedding.

 

[Kirstie]

Sky were cool, for their first two albums, anyway. John Williams and Tristan Fry resumed their classical music careers. Francis Monkman still plays organ recitals and composes, Herbie Flowers has retired and now owns and runs a Chip shop/cafe in some southern market town and Kevin Peek is in prison in Australia for fraud or something like that... don't ask me how I know that.

 

[beancounter]

I had to dig out "Red" by King Crimson aftrwards.

"Starless" is my favourite piece of music. Ever.

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