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Gilgamesh |
1973 |
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United Kingdom |
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Gilmour, David |
1946 |
"The Guitar and Voice of Pink Floyd", it's not surprising that Gilmour's solo career started with a whimper. |
United Kingdom |
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Gnidrolog |
1969 |
Goldring brothers, Stewart and Colin, made the switch from acoustic folk to prog rock, recording two albums for RCA in the early 70s. Colin Goldring is best known for playing recorder on the song "Your Move" from the... |
United Kingdom |
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Goblin |
1975 |
Quartet from Rome, Goblin are best known for their soundtracks to Dario Argento's horror classics. |
Italy |
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Godfrey, Robert John |
1947 |
The leader of The Enid released one album for Charisma Records in 1974. |
United Kingdom |
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Gods, The |
1965 |
Formed by Ken Hensley of Uriah Heep, Brian and John Glascock (latter would join Jethro Tull) and Joe Konas, The Gods were the successors of The Rolling Stones at the Marquee Club in London in 1965. The band released two... |
United Kingdom |
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Gong |
1969 |
Refused entry to the UK, former Soft Machiner Daevid Allen remained in France and started Gong. Their earliest recordings take a cue from Barrett-era Floyd, but the hypnotic Continental Circus is underrated. Always... |
France |
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Gongzilla |
1994 |
Formed by bassist Hansford Rowe, guitarist Bon Lozaga and Benoit Moerlen, Gongzilla featured many guests over its life, including Pierre Benoit Moerlen, Allan Holdsworth, Gary Husband, David Torn, Vic Stevens, Dave... |
United States |
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Gotic |
1975 |
Exemplary album of progressive rock from Spain. |
Spain |
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Göttsching, Manuel |
1952 |
One of the true pioneers of what would eventually be called techno, house, electronic etc. His work as a solo artist represents some of the most seminal works from the progressive era. |
Germany |
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Gracious |
1968 |
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United Kingdom |
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Greenslade |
1972 |
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United Kingdom |
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Greenslade, Dave |
1943 |
Son of arranger Arthur Greenslade, Dave first cut his teeth with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds. |
United Kingdom |
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Greenwood, Nicholas |
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Bassist Nicholas Greenwood previously played in the Crazzy World of Arthur Brown in the late 60s, and later hooked up with Khan with Steve Hillage and Dave Stewart. He cut one solo LP for the Kingdom label in 1973, with... |
United Kingdom |
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Grobschnitt |
1970 |
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Germany |
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Großkopf, Harald |
1949 |
Best known for his metronomic drumming with Klaus Schulze, Wallenstein, and Ashra, Harald Großkopf is also an accomplished synthesist and world musician. |
Germany |
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Groundhogs, The |
1963 |
Named after John Lee Hooker's song, "Groundhog's Blues," The Groundhogs were founded by brothers John and Pete Cruickshank and guitarist Tony McPhee. Drummer Ken Pustelnik joined in 1965, and the by the end of the 60s,... |
United Kingdom |
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Group 1850 |
1964 |
One of Holland's famous sons, Groep 1850 regrouped in 1968 in Amsterdam, recording two fantastically original psychedelic records, before disbanding on a regular basis. Even more exciting for the progressive fan was... |
Netherlands |
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Gryphon |
1971 |
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United Kingdom |
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Guru Guru |
1968 |
If Cream or Jimi Hendrix invented the "power trio", Germany's Guru Guru defined it on acid, offering the purest psychedlic freakouts on their early albums. Later albums, ever under the direction of Mani Neumeier,... |
Germany |
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Hackett, Steve |
1950 |
Hackett left Genesis two years after recording his debut solo album, for a relatively successful solo career. |
United Kingdom |
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Halsall, Ollie |
1949 |
From Timebox to Patto to Boxer, via the Rutles and Tempest, and on to Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall was one of England's most original guitar players. |
United Kingdom |
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Hammill, Peter |
1948 |
Mr. Van Der Graaf Generator |
United Kingdom |
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Hansson & Karlsson |
1966 |
Organ/drum duo from Sweden, Hansson & Karlsson were early jazz-rock pioneers. Despite having Jimi Hendrix as fan and jam partner, recordings were near-impossible to find outside their native country. Hansson would... |
Sweden |
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Hansson, Bo |
1943 |
Known for his musical interpretations of classic fiction works, Bo Hansson was an early virtuoso on the Hammond organ. |
Sweden |
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Happy The Man |
1973 |
America's premiere progressive band was nearly Peter Gabriel's backing band! |
United States |
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Hard Stuff |
1971 |
John Du Cann and Paul Hammond's post-Atomic Rooster band, with John Gustafson, ex-Quatermass. |
United Kingdom |
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Harmonia |
1973 |
A collaboration between Michael Rother of Neu!, and Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius of Cluster, Harmonia released two albums for the Brain label, and a third collaboration with Brian Eno (a precursor to... |
Germany |
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Harper, Roy |
1941 |
Though best known for his collaborations with Jimmy Page and Pink Floyd, Roy Harper is one of the pillars of Folk Britannia. A prolific and influential musician, his music should not be missed. |
United Kingdom |
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Haskell, Gordon |
1946 |
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United Kingdom |
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Haslam, Annie |
1947 |
The voice of Renaissance. Annie's lone solo album was recorded with her then-husband, Roy Wood. |
United Kingdom |
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Hatfield And The North |
1972 |
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United Kingdom |
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Hattler, Hellmut |
1952 |
Bassist for Kraan, one of the world's finest. |
Germany |
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Hawklords |
1978 |
Dave Brock and Robert Calvert put the hawk-ship in the garage, working instead with local Devon group named Ark, Harvey Bainbridge, Martin Griffin, and Steve Swindells. No worries, Hawkwind in all but name. |
United Kingdom |
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Hawkwind |
1969 |
Combining a driving rhythm, early electronics and sci-fi imagery, Hawkwind lay claim to being the ultimate space rock band. Coming from the underground scene in London's Ladbroke Grove, their success during the 70s -... |
United Kingdom |
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Heckstall-Smith, Dick |
1934 |
One of England's early jazz-rock luminaries, Dick Heckstall-Smith work included Blues Incorporated, Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Colosseum. Phew! |
United Kingdom |
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Heldon |
1973 |
Premiere french underground band, founded by Richard Pinhas |
France |
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Henry Cow |
1968 |
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United Kingdom |
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Hensley, Ken |
1945 |
Keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter of Uriah Heep. |
United Kingdom |
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Here & Now |
1974 |
Cutting their teeth in Ladbroke Grove and on the UK's free festival circuit, Here & Now gained notoriety for their collaboration with Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth of Gong. |
United Kingdom |
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High Tide |
1969 |
From the onset, High Tide garnered attention; the band had a publishing deal with Apple Corps and was managed by Doug Smith's Clearmountain Productions. Their two albums on Liberty/United Artists are undisputed classic... |
United Kingdom |
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Hillage, Steve |
1951 |
A mainstay in the progressive scene, Steve Hillage's earliest work goes back to the Middle Earth club in the late 60s with Arzachel, playing alongside bands like Pink Floyd and Tomorrow. After a break to attend... |
United Kingdom |
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Hodgson, Roger |
1950 |
Co-founder and author of most of Supertramp's hits, Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983 for a sporadic solo career. |
United Kingdom |
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Hoelderlin |
1970 |
One of the most under-rated groups of the progressive era, Hoelderlin's albums rival the best from the United Kingdom. The core of Hoelderlin's albums were released on CD by EMI in 2007. |
Germany |
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Hoenig, Michael |
1952 |
Michael Hoenig was a founding member of Agitation Free. He also filled in for Peter Baumann in Tangerine Dream in 1975. |
Germany |
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Holdsworth, Allan |
1946 |
One of the progressive era's most recognizable guitarists, Allan Holdsworth has had a journeyman's career in the music world. During the 70s, he played for Igginbottom, Sunship, Nucleus, Tempest, Gong, The New Tony... |
United Kingdom |
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Howe, Steve |
1947 |
Steve Howe, guitarist for Tomorrow, Bodast, Yes, Asia and GTR. Guitar Player magazine vote him "Best Guitarist" for five years in a row in the late 70s. |
United Kingdom |
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Hudson Ford |
1973 |
Former Strawbs members had a string of hits in the mid 70s, before emigrating to Canada. |
United Kingdom |
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Ibis |
1974 |
Another off-shoot of the New Trolls. |
Italy |
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Ibliss |
1971 |
Former Organisation member Basil Hammoudi and one-time Kraftwerk drummer Andreas Hohmann formed this group, who under the tutelage of Conny Plank, released one album before calling it quits. |
Germany |
