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Niemen, Czesław |
1939 |
Perhaps the most important singer in Poland's rock history, Czesław Niemen released three English language albums of world-class progressive rock in the early 70s, most featuring SBB as backing group. |
Poland |
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Nice, The |
1967 |
The Nice were originally the backing band for P.P. Arnold, however they gained renown quickly with Emerson's keyboard antics. The Nice were one of the first bands to incorporate classical motifs in a rock context. O'... |
United Kingdom |
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New Trolls |
1967 |
Perhaps Italy's greatest prog band? |
Italy |
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Nucleus |
1969 |
Arguably one of the first "fusion" bands, Ian Carr's Nucleus were Britian's parallel to Miles Davis' electric bands of the early '70s. Trumpeter Carr came to prominence in the 60s with saxophonist Don Rendell. A... |
United Kingdom |
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Nektar |
1970 |
Expatriate Brits forged a career for a decade based in Germany. |
United Kingdom |
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Novalis |
1971 |
One of Germany's first rock bands to sing exclusively in their native language. Albums were produced by Achim Reichel. |
Germany |
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Neu! |
1971 |
Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger left Kraftwerk in 1971 to form Neu!, releasing three albums before splitting ways, and giving us one of the most original and recognizable beats in rock music. |
Germany |
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New Trolls Atomic System |
1973 |
Off-shoot of the New Trolls. |
Italy |
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Neutrons, The |
1973 |
Side project of Man, featuring Will Youatt and Phil Ryan, as well as Stuart Gordon and John Weathers. |
United Kingdom |
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Neuschwanstein |
1974 |
One-off album from this German band is very much in the Gabriel-era Genesis style. Reissued by Musea in 2002. Other issue is the band's musical interpretation of Lewis Carrol's "Alice In Wonderland". |
Germany |
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Nova |
1975 |
Expatriate Italian fusion outfit, led by Elio D'Anna and brothers Rustici all ex Osanna. Recorded their first album at Pete Townsend's Eel Pie studios, and were joined by Percy Jones and Narada Michael Walden for their... |
Italy |
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National Health |
1975 |
Dave Stewart, Phi Miller and Pip Pyle's post-Hatfield band. |
United Kingdom |
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New York Gong |
1979 |
Daevid Allen split from partner Gilli Smyth in the late 70s, eventually moving to New York via Giorgio Gomelsky's Zu festival. He teamed up with Bill Laswell and what would later become Material. |
United States |
