Yeah we have a lot of bombast from this genre but interspersed throughout it's history and at the beginnings it was a noble melding of rock, classical, and jazz....and it took some mighty talent to pull off the best of prog.
Procol Harum, Deep Purple, King Crimson are all at the forefront and they made great music to my ears! Who are your favorites ...or your worst nightmares!!!
Here is the best Hungarian Prog Rockers of all time....around since 1962!!
OMEGA
Formed in Budapest in September, 1962 by the winds player László Benk#337; on organ and János Kóbor as a singer and rhythm guitarist, they initially performed covers of British and American rock songs, frequently changing the lineup of members. In 1967 Tamás Mihály came on bass, Gábor Presser joined on keyboards and began writing original music for the band (in 1968 György Molnár became a lead guitarist), contributing to the release of three LPs before leaving the band with József Laux, a drummer from 1962, to form Locomotiv GT in spring 1971. These first albums were heavily influenced by the music of The Beatles and psychedelic rock, but they also looked forward to the band's future more hard rock, then progressive and space-rock styles. After Presser and Laux's departure, the band found a new drummer (Ferenc Debreceni (later as Debreczeni) came from group Neoton) and appointed Benk#337; as the main keyboardsman, in August 1971 creating the current lineup, which has remained the same for over 30 years:
* János Kóbor ("Mecky"), lead vocals
* György Molnár ("Elefánt"), guitars
* László Benk#337; ("Laci"), keyboards, vocals
* Tamás Mihály ("Misi"), bass, vocals
* Ferenc Debreceni ("Ciki"), drums
Omega has achieved great international success through releases in multiple languages, and tours in England and Germany in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Their 1969 song "Gyöngyhajú lány" became an international hit, and was later covered by Griva on a 1987 self-titled album, with the title "Devojka biserne kose", and by Scorpions on a 1995 live release, with new lyrics and the title "White Dove" (the Hungarian title officially was translated as "Pearls In Her Hair").
Omega’s 16th. Hungarian studio release is 2006’s Égi jel: Omega ("Divine Sign: Omega"), and their latest English release is 1996’s Transcendent. In spring and summer of 2006, they performed their "EurOmega 2006" tour, including concerts in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Berlin and Basel.
As the first part of a trilogy the band released in autumn 2010 Omega Rhapsody.
MAKING AMAZING MUSIC EVEN TODAY AT HE AGE OF 50...THE BAND THAT IS
Their debut album 'Together' is considered by fans to be one of the iconic Progressive Rock albums of all time. The band has been through a lot of line-up changes and records on recent years under 'Peter Panka's Jane', 'Werner Nadolny's Jane', and 'Klaus Hess's Jane' (a.k.a. 'Mother Jane'). One of their latest releases available in Germany is 'Voices' which has been critically acclaimed by the fans and critics alike. Jane can be seen in the 'Krautrock Meeting' concert film recently released on DVD. Alongside Eloy, Ramses and Birth Control, Jane are regarded as one of the best Krautrock groups with a devoted following which can be traced to Germany and Austria. Peter Panka (the main founder of Jane) died on June 28, 2007. The remaining members of the band toured Germany & Austria in 2007 alongside Fritz Randow and Arndt Schulz in memory of Peter Panka. Cool & Easy Records (Jane's official record label) has announced series of rarities titled 'The Lost Tapes' and a new DVD 'Phoenix' for future release. Tribute To Peter Panka a live concert DVD was released in 2008. A new album titled 'Traces' was released in December 2009.
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I have one LP from the famous band... It is "Brain Salad Surgery".
Keith Emerson is crazy as all hell...
I saw footage of the band called The Nice.. Keith played there also... He is crazy but he is a genius!!
Lost Prophet wrote:Emerson, Lake & Palmer... Great!
I have one LP from the famous band... It is "Brain Salad Surgery".
Keith Emerson is crazy as all hell...
I saw footage of the band called The Nice.. Keith played there also... He is crazy but he is a genius!!
Lost Prophet wrote:Emerson, Lake & Palmer... Great!
I have one LP from the famous band... It is "Brain Salad Surgery".
Keith Emerson is crazy as all hell...
I saw footage of the band called The Nice.. Keith played there also... He is crazy but he is a genius!!
Lost Prophet wrote:Emerson, Lake & Palmer... Great!
I have one LP from the famous band... It is "Brain Salad Surgery".
Keith Emerson is crazy as all hell...
I saw footage of the band called The Nice.. Keith played there also... He is crazy but he is a genius!!
