Nobody seems to have mentioned Asia yet.
Quote from: Cunobelin on 01 September, 2013, 11:15:20 am... and don't forget the "feeder" bands.Bands like Curved Air and Hawkwind whose ever hanging lineups have acted as an apprenticeship for many of those who went on to the bigger bands.John Wetton is an example of a player who went through a lot of groups.QuoteJohn Kenneth Wetton (born 12 June 1949) is an English singer, bassist, and songwriter.[1] He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He initially rose to fame in progressive rock with bands such as Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry, Uriah Heep, UK, Jack-Knife, and Wishbone Ash.[2] His biggest commercial success was as the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia.[3] Their self-titled debut album sold 8 million copies worldwide and was Billboard magazine's #1 album of 1982.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_WettonSupergroups existed to wow the younger residents of Peoria Illinois. If they haven't played the enormodome circuit they are not a Supergroup. Bill Bruford was another floating Supergroup component.
... and don't forget the "feeder" bands.Bands like Curved Air and Hawkwind whose ever hanging lineups have acted as an apprenticeship for many of those who went on to the bigger bands.
John Kenneth Wetton (born 12 June 1949) is an English singer, bassist, and songwriter.[1] He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He initially rose to fame in progressive rock with bands such as Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry, Uriah Heep, UK, Jack-Knife, and Wishbone Ash.[2] His biggest commercial success was as the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia.[3] Their self-titled debut album sold 8 million copies worldwide and was Billboard magazine's #1 album of 1982.
Well, buried in a Wiki-quote like that one could be forgiven for not having spotted it.
Quote from: Deano on 02 September, 2013, 10:28:56 pmQuote from: Exit Stage Left on 02 September, 2013, 10:22:44 pmQuote from: Deano on 02 September, 2013, 09:41:45 pmThe Velvet Underground had packed in by the early seventies anyway, so it's no wonder they weren't in the running for Best Group in the mid-seventies.It never seemed to stop the NME writing another article about Nico. The same with Jim Morrison or Gram Parsons. Usually with some reference to French deconstructionism. All Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes. If Prog was wank-music, then this was wank-semiotics.I'm glad I wasn't around to read it I was. It produced a lot of pretentious tossers who went on to be even more pretentious elsewhere, like Julie Burchill.
Quote from: Exit Stage Left on 02 September, 2013, 10:22:44 pmQuote from: Deano on 02 September, 2013, 09:41:45 pmThe Velvet Underground had packed in by the early seventies anyway, so it's no wonder they weren't in the running for Best Group in the mid-seventies.It never seemed to stop the NME writing another article about Nico. The same with Jim Morrison or Gram Parsons. Usually with some reference to French deconstructionism. All Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes. If Prog was wank-music, then this was wank-semiotics.I'm glad I wasn't around to read it
Quote from: Deano on 02 September, 2013, 09:41:45 pmThe Velvet Underground had packed in by the early seventies anyway, so it's no wonder they weren't in the running for Best Group in the mid-seventies.It never seemed to stop the NME writing another article about Nico. The same with Jim Morrison or Gram Parsons. Usually with some reference to French deconstructionism. All Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes. If Prog was wank-music, then this was wank-semiotics.
The Velvet Underground had packed in by the early seventies anyway, so it's no wonder they weren't in the running for Best Group in the mid-seventies.
