Punk Musicians & other unlikely fans of Prog/Fusion

[Halmyre]

Well, if Jeremy's pronunciation is to go by, apparently if one was speakign with a BBC accent, it's Green+slide. I'm seemed to recall askign about that here, and was told that, yes that's how it's pronounced, and not like the band that Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Jimmy Lea, and Don Powell were in.

Ironically, where Slade came from it probably did sound more like Slide than Slade.

[JJ88]

re: Captain Sensible. There's a hilarious story about himself and a friend incidentally spotting Mike Ratledge from their Morris mini minor in traffic, going bananas over the event and chasing after him in rush-hour with Ratledge apparently noticing how he's being followed and consequently trying to shake them off. Like something in a sketch by Kenny Everett.

I think it was 'Sensible who took great pride in being told to 'fuck off' by Elton Dean when asking for an autograph or something!

[Phlakaton]

re: Captain Sensible. There's a hilarious story about himself and a friend incidentally spotting Mike Ratledge from their Morris mini minor in traffic, going bananas over the event and chasing after him in rush-hour with Ratledge apparently noticing how he's being followed and consequently trying to shake them off. Like something in a sketch by Kenny Everett.

HA!

[Luckie]

And I believe Clarkson also did the liner notes for one of the Genesis reissues about 10 or 12 years ago.

Selling England, I think.

Catching up with the double albums thread in the OT forum it's now occurred to me you were being ironic with your Clarkson comment. Sorry!

[Wounded Land]

As mentioned, Bad Brains started as a Mahavishnu cover band.

I did not know that.

Not to derail the thread, but can you point me in the direction of a good Bad Brains video for someone who likes MO (aka me)?

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

I did not know that.

Not to derail the thread, but can you point me in the direction of a good Bad Brains video for someone who likes MO (aka me)?

well, they abandoned Prog Fusion when they invented the Hardcore style of Punk in 1979. Perhaps one of the best examples of their tight musicianship would be their song House Of Suffering. It has some sharp breaks and good drumming

[bRETT]

well, they abandoned Prog Fusion when they invented the Hardcore style of Punk in 1979. Perhaps one of the best examples of their tight musicianship would be their song House Of Suffering. It has some sharp breaks and good drumming

Black Flag had fusion tendencies as well, they did an instrumental EP (The Process of Weeding Out) and an album side (Family Man-- other side is Rollins spoken word) Probably more of a James Blood Ulmer influence there.

[eporter66]

Bob Stinson of the Replacements was a huge Yes/Steve Howe fan

[GuitarGeek]

Catching up with the double albums thread in the OT forum it's now occurred to me you were being ironic with your Clarkson comment. Sorry!

Well, I absolutely believe Selling England By The Pound is the best of the Gabriel era albums, but I framed it in a facetious manner with the Clarkson allusion. You'd kinda have to watch Top Gear to get the humor.

Bob Stinson of the Replacements was a huge Yes/Steve Howe fan

So is Germs/Nirvana/Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear. On one of the Germs songs, he quotd the intro to Roundabout. About 20 years ago, some magazine, I forget which one, did one of thes things where they asked a bunch of famous people who their favorite band was. Smear named Yes, I believe.

[pb2015]

Black Flag had fusion tendencies as well, they did an instrumental EP (The Process of Weeding Out) and an album side (Family Man-- other side is Rollins spoken word) Probably more of a James Blood Ulmer influence there.

Greg Ginn had an instrumental group called Gone for a short time around when Black Flag broke up. I've never heard them but word is they also had a jazz/rock influence.

[helix]

Bob Stinson of the Replacements was a huge Yes/Steve Howe fan

as was Public Image Ltd's Keith Levene



I've talked prog with members of Jesus Lizard. David Yow did a stint with the duo QUI where they always closed sets with a version of Echoes, also on a LP of theirs



Robert Pollard/GBV is a huge huge prog fan as well

[helix]

Greg Ginn had an instrumental group called Gone for a short time around when Black Flag broke up. I've never heard them but word is they also had a jazz/rock influence.

formed with the members of a Trenton band called Scornflakes. guitarist Wm. Tucker from Scornflakes went on to play with Ministry and Pigface (with Bill Rieflin), while Andrew Weiss and Sim Caine went from Scornflakes to Gone to Rollins Band. Weiss went to play and produce with Ween (also big prog guys). I saw Andrew at the most recent Mike Watt show here in Phila. I once asked Watt about Chris Squire and he said "ah man, I hate that shit!" while laughing

[bRETT]

Greg Ginn had an instrumental group called Gone for a short time around when Black Flag broke up. I've never heard them but word is they also had a jazz/rock influence.

Yes, it's an extension of the instrumental stuff he did with Black Flag.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

I did not know that.

Not to derail the thread, but can you point me in the direction of a good Bad Brains video for someone who likes MO (aka me)?

[pb2015]

Weiss went to play and produce with Ween (also big prog guys).

There are a few hilarious fake-prog bits in Ween's albums.

[helix]

There are a few hilarious fake-prog bits in Ween's albums.

The Pod may be the greatest and shittiest prog LP ever made!

skewed to the psych end of prog than the 'player soloist' end of prog of course



Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World is one of the funniest fucking things ever. of course Demon Sweat is their pcollins tribute as well. I love ween