Formed by bassist Hansford Rowe, guitarist Bon Lozaga and Benoit Moerlen, Gongzilla featured many guests over its life, including Pierre Moerlen, Allan Holdsworth, Gary Husband, David Torn, Vic Stevens, Dave Fiuczynski, and more.
Kansas' legacy is undoubtedly as America's greatest progressive rock band, and their oeuvre would become the blueprint for a new breed of prog-metal bands that emerged in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.
Founded by guitarist John McLaughlin after his stint with Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu were perhaps the most successful fusion band, both artistically and commercially.
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.
