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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Exactly. My youth was the era of "prog rock" (before they called it that - it was "acid rock" in those days), with bands like the early Genesis figuring prominently. More mainstream were Yes, ELP, and Pink Floyd. Less so were King Crimson, Gentle Giant, and other even more obscure (Arthur Brown, anyone?) bands. Some made it big - really big - but had to abandon their progressive roots to do so. Others are long forgotten.
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I just heard a Gentle Giant tune the other day. Boy, those guys were out there...they were like the John Coltrane of rock.
Early Blue Oyster Cult?
Speaking of long forgotten - Happy the Man?