Caedmon - Prog Folk

Caedmon biography (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3861)

Named after a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon poet-monk, CAEDMON began as a trio of veterinary students from Edinburgh University in 1973. The group's early repertoire consisted of traditional folk and spirituals, as well as cover tunes. The band expanded to a quartet the following year and managed to stretch out their touring career nearly six years before disbanding where they began (at Edinburgh) in 1978. The band's only studio album came as a result of a self-financed and produced private label recording with a pressing of just 500 copies. The band miscalculated the length of their tracks and ended up issuing a single that accompanied the vinyl album and which contained what would become tracks 6 and 12 on the 2002 Kissing Spell CD reissue. The band has claimed PENTANGLE and FAIRPORT CONVENTION among their musical influences, as well as fellow 'Jesus freak' musicians WATER INTO WINE BAND, who they appeared with in concert on at least one occasion. They took much of the inspiration in their mildly spiritual lyrics from contemporaries such as LARRY NORMAN, PARCHMENT and AFTER THE FIRE. CAEDMON reunited in 2008 with hopes of making new music together, and are also working to collect and release some of their earlier unissued studio and live recordings. The band's single studio work is generally highly regarded as a solid example of seventies Jesus movement music, as well as a classic acoustic prog folk album.

>>Bio by Bob Moore, aka ClemofNazareth<<

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Caedmon (1978)

Caedmon's privately issued 1978 LP, has since it's rediscovery in 1992, been established as an expensive collectors item, rated as the best folk-rock album ever made, perhaps 2nd only to “Mellow Candle”. The sublime sound of Caedmon results from an unusual blend of styles, the fragile female vocals, admirable use of tension and atmosphere, savage fuzz-guitar, art rock leanings - everything from exquisite understatement to frantic show-off musicianship.

In 1978, a small christian folk rock band in Edinburgh released a farewell album to celebrate six years of making music together. The album was made on a shoestring budget and only 500 copies were pressed. The musicians went their separate ways.

Tracks:

01. Ten Maidens Fair (Ken Patterson) - 4:19

02. Maker Man (Ken Patterson) - 3:17

03. Death Of A Fox (Jim Bisset) - 4:18

04. Sea Song (Simon Jaquet) - 5:32

05. Aslan (Simon Jaquet) - 4:24

06. Beyond The Second Mile (Sam Wilson) - 6:33

07. Living In The Sunshine (Jim Bisset) - 3:30

08. Storm (Caedmon) - 6:07

09. Columba's Song (Jim Bisset) - 2:25

10. Smile On Your Face (Simon Jaquet) - 4:33

11. Caedmon's Hymn (Jim Bisset) - 4:13

12. Give Me Jesus (Traditional, arr.by Caedmon) - 4:14

Personnel:

- Angela Naylor - female vocals

- Simon Jaquet - vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bongos, tambourine, recorders

- Jim Bisset - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar (03,09,11)

- Ken Patterson - vocals, electric pianos, cello, acoustic guitar (02)

- Sam Wilson - vocals, bass, MARACAS

Broasted Or Fried. Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo

Having dished out numerous high-quality compilations dedicated to the funky and soulful side of life, Harmless now switch their attention to all things Latin. Using the musically significant years of 1965to1975 as a parameter, compiler James Maycock has dug out a selection of Latin tunes that were specifically influenced by black music, such as Roberto Roena's "Canta Una Simple", a direct cover version of Sly and The Family Stone's "Sing A Simple Song". Many of the songs here were recorded in New York at a time when the Hispanic and black communities were undergoing similar pressures and could easily find common ground. Stars like Bobby Valentin ("Use It Before You Lose It"), The Latinaires ("Creation"), Tito Puente (whose track "Black Brothers" illustrates his long-standing connections with black music and culture), Herbie Mann ("Jungle Fantasy") and Monguito Santamaria ("Groovetime") all draw on funk and soul and combine them with Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian and other Latin styles to create powerful, floor-friendly records.

Paul Sullivan ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Broasted-Fried-Breakbeats-Basslines-Boogaloo/dp/B00004VX5Q )

Broasted or Fried (Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo)

01. Bobby Valentin Use It Before You Lose It (3:00)

02. Latinaires, The Creation (3:16)

03. Joey Pastrana And His Orchestra My Shingaling (3:03)

04. Joe Torres Get Out Of My Way (2:58)

05. Fire Flight To Cuba (3:08)

06. Harlem River Drive Seeds Of Life (5:04)

07. Monguito Santamaria Groovetime (4:41)

08. Joe Bataan So Fine (3:05)

09. Tito Puente Black Brothers (4:17)

10. Kako And His Orchestra Kako's Boogaloo (3:46)

11. Roberto Roena Canta Una Simple (Sing A Simple Song) (2:39)

12. Hector Rivera I Want A Chance For Romance (2:28)

13. Herbie Mann Jungle Fantasy (7:53)

14. St. Vincent Latinaires Broasted Or Fried (4:17)

Robin Trower - A Guitar Man...

Robin Leonard Trower (born 9 March 1945) is an English rock guitarist and vocalist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio. Trower was born in Catford, South East London, England and grew up in the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. In 1962, Trower formed a group that became The Paramounts, later including Westcliff High School pupil Gary Brooker. The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created a local three-piece band called 'The Jam' (not to be confused with the later group with Paul Weller). Trower then joined Brooker's new band Procol Harum following the success of their debut single "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in 1967, remaining with them until 1971 and appearing on Procol Harum's first five albums. 

Before launching his own eponymous band, he joined singer Frankie Miller, bass player James Dewar, and former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker to form the short-lived combo Jude. This outfit did not record and soon split up. Trower retained Dewar as his bassist, who took on lead vocals as well, and recruited drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced by Bill Lordan) to form the Robin Trower Band in 1973. Perhaps Trower's most famous album is Bridge of Sighs (1974).[citation needed] This album, along with his first and third solo albums, was produced by his former Procol Harum bandmate, organist Matthew Fisher. Despite differences, Trower's early power trio work was noted for Hendrixesque influences. Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as Robert Fripp, who praised him for his bends and the quality of his sounds, and took lessons from him.

In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore, for two albums, BLT (Bruce, Lordan, Trower) and Truce (Trower, Bruce, Isidore). After those albums, he released another album with James Dewar on vocals titled Back It Up in 1983. Robin Trower was dropped from Chrysalis Records afterwards. In 1991 Trower was also a part of the Night of the Guitars II European tour organised by Sting and The Police manager Miles Copeland. The tour featured Ronnie Montrose, Saga's Ian Crichton, Dave Sharman, Jan Akkerman and Laurie Wisefield. Thirteen albums later, Trower's album, Living Out of Time (2003), features the return of veteran bandmates Dave Bronze on bass, vocalist Davey Pattison (formerly with Ronnie Montrose's band Gamma) and Pete Thompson on drums—the same line-up as the mid 1980s albums Passion and Take What You Need. With the same bandmates Trower gave a concert on his 60th birthday in Bonn, Germany. The concert was recorded by the German television channel WDR. It was then released on DVD and subsequently on CD throughout Europe and later the US under the title Living Out of Time: Live. Trower toured the United States and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2006. 

Just a great Guitar Man!

Palhinha?

 Twice Removed From Yesterday 1973

Bridge of Sighs (1974)

Alternative Link

Robin Trower Live! 1975

For Earth Below 1975

Long Misty Days (1976)

Alternative Link

In City Dreams 1977

Caravan To Midnight 1978

Victims Of The Fury (1980)

Talking Heads - New Wave Experimental Rock (USA)

Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne (lead vocals and guitar), Chris Frantz (drums and backing vocals), Tina Weymouth (bass and backing vocals) and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals). Other musicians also regularly made appearances in concert and on the group's albums. The new wave style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk rock, art rock, funk, avant-garde, pop music, world music, and Americana. Frontman and songwriter David Byrne contributed neurotic, whimsical lyrics to the band's songs, and emphasized their showmanship through various multimedia projects and performances.

Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Talking Heads as being "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s, while managing to earn several pop hits." In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of the band's albums appeared on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the Channel 4 100 Greatest Albums poll listed one album (Fear of Music) at number 76. In the 2011 update of Rolling Stone 's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", the band was ranked at No. 100.

One of the most celebrated bands of the post-punk generation, Talking Heads' art pop idiosyncrasies have had a long-lasting impact. Along with other early 1980s anti-corporate and experimental groups such as the Ramones and Blondie, they helped define the new wave genre in the United States. Meanwhile the more worldly popularities like 1980's Remain in Light helped bring African rock to the western world.

Talking Heads 77 (1977)

Alternative Link

Fear Of Music (1979)

Speaking In Tongues (1983)

Stop Making Sense (1984)

Little Creatures (1985)

Triumvirat - High Class Prog Rock

Triumvirat was a German progressive rock trio that formed in 1969 in Cologne, Germany. The founding members were: keyboardist/composer Hans-Jürgen (later simply Jürgen) Fritz (born March 13, 1953), drummer/lyricist Hans Bathelt, and bassist Werner Frangenberg. Triumvirat is the Latin word for a triumvirate, a grouping of three powerful men, thus referring to the musical trio. During its early years, Triumvirat initially played Top 40 songs at local venues in Cologne. The Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer heavily influenced Triumvirat’s musical direction and the band incorporated some of Nice/ELP music into their repertoire (Rondo among others). In fact, at the height of their fame during the 70’s prog rock era, Triumvirat was often referred to as the ‘German Emerson, Lake & Palmer’ or ‘ELP clone’ due to Fritz's classical virtuosity on keyboards and synthesizers.

In the early 1970s, the band sent a demo tape to EMI Records in Cologne and won their first record contract. Triumvirat subsequently produced modestly successful albums during the early to mid-1970s, including Mediterranean Tales: Across The Waters and Illusions on a Double Dimple and toured the United States with Fleetwood Mac to support Illusions on a Double Dimple, playing the album in its entirety. In 1975, Triumvirat reached the apex of their commercial success with the release of Spartacus, which is considered by many as a classic "prog rock" masterpiece album, along with Illusions on a Double Dimple. The band underwent numerous personnel changes over the course of its life and eventually disbanded in 1980 with the release of their final album Russian Roulette. In 2002, they planned to release The Website Story; however, the album was never released. An officially-authorized biography of the group was written by Russell Schenewerk and appears on www.triumvirat.net.

In spring 2012 EMI released the first ever Triumvirat compilation "Essential" with tracks from all of the seven albums. Vocalist/bassist Helmut Köllen (performing on the band's most successful albums, Illusions and Spartacus) left the band after Spartacus to pursue a solo career. On May 3, 1977, at the age of 27 (born March 2, 1950), he died from carbon monoxide poisoning while listening to some of his studio tracks in his car's cassette player while running the engine in his garage. His debut solo album You Won't See Me was released posthumously in October 1977.

Palhinha:

Mediterranean Tales (Across The Waters) (1972 )

Illusions On A Double Dimple (1974)

Spartacus (1975)

Alternative Link

Old Loves Die Hard (1976)

Pompeii (1977)

Live Tour (1974-1975)

Russian Roulette (1980)

The Bonus Tracks (2000)

ProgRockVintage

Tony Bizarro - A Soul Man

Tony Bizarro, nascido Luiz Antônio Bizarro (São Paulo, 1948) é um cantor, compositor e produtor brasileiro. Iniciou a carreira em 1970 ao lado de Frank Arduini com a dupla "Tony & Frankye". Eles lançaram apenas um álbum, "Tony & Frankye", em 1971. Tony também participou de álbuns de diversos artistas da música brasileira como Tim Maia, Lincoln Olivetti, Robson Jorge, Almir Ricardi, entre outros. Com a dissolução da dupla "Tony & Frankye", Bizarro produziu álbuns de vários artistas como Cassiano, Odair José, Diana, Sidney Magal, César Sampaio, todos pelo selo Polydor. Nesse selo ele também foi produtor dos projetos "Cem Anos de Samba" e "Cem Anos de Carnaval". Tony marcou época com os sucessos: “Estou Livre” (usado em uma das campanhas da VIVO), “Não Pode” e “Neste Inverno”.Atualmente gravou uma faixa “Viver Sem Você” com o cantor Kaion e produção de DJ Hum.

Tony Bizarro - 1977 Nesse Inverno

Tony Bizarro & Frankie (1978)

Tony Bizarro - Estou livre (1979)