"Huge" bands who are 'forgotten'

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Rezillo

TwoSheds
Location
Suffolk
Not exactly huge at the time but big enough in their day:

Graham Parker (with or without The Rumour)


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIYAMisgDXQ


and Be Bop Deluxe,


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQa7pJDYS4


although both Bill Nelson and Graham Parker are still turning out some great stuff for their fans.

John
 

Archie_tect

De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
Location
Northumberland
Flying_Monkey said:
I think you're getting mixed up with the Small Faces. The Kinks did 'Sunny Afternoon'.

But The Kinks are hardly forgotten are they? They are one of the most respected bands in British rock history, and if anything their reputation has grown and even albums that were panned or ignored at the time are now regarded as classics... one of my favourites bands.

The Small Faces on the other hand, still don't get the praise they deserve...

You're right FM.

Lazy Sunday Afternoon is the one I meant ...must learn that I can't rely on my memory these days. I spent many Sundays in Dundee as a first year student listening to Annie Nightingale.

it was a good way to keep in touch with friends at other universities as we didn't have a phone and couldn't afford call-box charges for chats- used to write letters [by hand, can you believe it!] to each other.

We hand-write to our children at their university [and my dad who is profoundly deaf so can't use the phone]. It's still very exciting to receive a letter back...much more fun than an email- also does wonders for their grammar, spelling and comedic style!

...but I digress...
 

Andy in Sig

Vice President in Exile
Danny said:
I saw Focus play at the Rainbow in London, and still have the live album which folds open to reveal a mini replica of the wonderful 30's interior of the building.

Focus III is still one of the albums that I repeatedly come back to. Timeless and wonderful as all great musicianship is.
 

Tony B

New Member
 
Kirstie said:
Don't forget Sky - 70s uber-dweeby prog rock classical fusion band. Fantastic for their first two albums, which topped the album charts, and went rapidly downhill after that. They still used to have a fan forum until about two years ago, but it got trolled to death.


Curved Air
- One of those bands which was a proving ground and stepping stone for many famous musicians. The list is a "Who's Who" of musicians.

Most of Sky were at some point part of this band, and their "Vivaldi" predates and still outdoes the Sky version - and they with an amost original lineup they can still cut it today (if a little less of the 70's pretentiousness)!
 
Just been up in the loft.... and it is sad that I have the majority of this stuff on "vinyl" *

One of the ones that moved me most Camel's "Snow Goose" one of my favourite "late night after the pub" sessions based on Paul Gallico's book.


*For the youngsters - think of a black CD about 12 inches across with a large cardboard sleeve which was often as much of a production as the album)
 

Rezillo

TwoSheds
Location
Suffolk
raindog said:
GP and the Rumour were great. Brinsley Schwarz on guitar.
Your post brought back memories of Hotel Chambermaid on Heat Treatment.
Ahh, they don't make bands like that anymore....

Unfortunately not. Great live and I remember a cracking concert at Leeds Uni some time around 1978.

Don't Tell Columbus and Your Country are well worth a listen from his recent stuff.

John
 

Rezillo

TwoSheds
Location
Suffolk
Kirstie said:
The guy who supervised my PhD is a really accomplished guitarist and did some session work for Bebop Deluxe...

Ooooh! Which album(s)?

I saw them live several times, including one gig at Leeds (Grand? - can't remember the name for sure) which was recorded, probably along with others, for Live! in the Air Age.

John
 
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