Confession Time - First Live Gig & First Record Bought

Hi John

How about Sugar Creek (or the creek. They dropped the Sugar for a few of their last albums). First album Fortune is quite pomp in places, the later ones more AOR. If you like Kansas and I know you do, there is another American band called Spy. They only ever did the one album and its very good. Kansas were a very obvious influence but it is still a wonderful album. For more pomp/prog rock with a Yes influence how about Star Castle. Their first three albums Starcastle, Fountains of Light and Citadel are very good. Reel to Real their last not as good IMHO. Their recent come back album is quite good but just lacks a bit to be as good as the early material and there is one live album from the period of Citadel which is very good.

If I can think of anything else i'll add it here----- Touch ( Classic. If you get the Jap version it includes the unreleased Todd Rundgren produced second album. Not as good as the first but stilll good), Drive she Said(related to Touch, Mark Mangolds band), The Kite, Shooting Star, Sheriff, Prophet, and O'Ryan (bit like a lighter Saga, he did two albums Initiate and something Strong). Utopia (Todd Rundgrens pomp/prog band. Ra is a fantastic album IMHO.

John, if you can think of any please list them as I am sure you know of bands I don't.

Regards D S D L ----- Neil:)

Hi Neil perhaps we should call this the obscure pomp rock thread
I think you knowledge around this form of music is actualy more in depth than mine but I have a few suggestions, some are a bit left of field but still have a pomp element!
Angel The first album is the most Pomp in style
Early Queen Try Queen at the BBC
Magnum
Streets more AOR than pomp but both albums worth checking out With Steve Walsh on vocals and Mike Slammer on Guitar
Shooting Star
World Trade
Shy The first album
White Sister
A.C.T If you like Saga well worth checking this lot out maybe start out with the Silence
A more modern approach to pomp would be something like Muse
Fortune Classic Pomp; you need to be careful here make sure its the band on the MCA record label
I have a confession to make for a few years I really liked AOR but utimatly became very frustrated so I will include a few AOR albums i can still listen too I am more into Fusion World Fusion, World Music Prog Metal Jazz and Rock (both modern and old) and even some Folk these days
Jim Foster Power Lines
Bricklyn
Zappacosta
Good luck hunting most of this stuff is pretty obscure
Winterkat The Struggle

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Hi John

Firstly never assume someone knows more than you. You have mentioned a few I didn't know about and reminded me of a few I had forgot about. If you know of Bricklin that makes you fairly knowledgeable in my book. They only made one album I think and its a good one. White Sister great first album and World Trade:-Billly Sherwoods band(went on to be involved with YES), very good indeed . He and his brother had a band before World Trade called Lodgic and an album (vinyl only) called Nomadic Sands, this is fabulous(not surprisingly a bit like YES in feel and sound but a bit heavier).

No you have given me plenty to look at and try and get, and a few to dig out of the cd racks and have a listen and some on vinyl such as Fortune.

Thanks John

Regards D S D L ------ Neil:)

I will search for Lodgic sounds like my cup of tea Cheers

Last gig was Stevie Wonder at the O2. Terrible. Way too much political preaching about Obama, not what I want or need at a concert. Then he had every member of his backing band take a solo including his drummer and 2 percussionists:no: And then he stopped the gig to talk about the death of his mother :steam: He played hardly any of his classics during the first 75 mins that I managed to stay for. £150 for two tickets. Complete waste of money. Never again. :(

I was due to see Status Quo at Cambridge a few months back but they cancelled as their drummer was ill so that should be my next gig, the rescheduled date in Feb 09.

That sounds like one really bad gig

LOL it really does.

My last gig was the foo fighters at the AECC. Some nice drumming, not really a fan of grohl as a front man though.. bit 'for the kids'

I am off to see Beth Hart tonight I let you know my thoughts but have high expecations

Hope it's a good one - I know how much you've been looking forward to it! Which venue?

She was playing at the Borderline in London
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww she has such an amazing voice; so much power but also so much soul and heartache. She is good on record but live its a whole different experience. Think the memory will linger for many days and weeks