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Old 02-19-2011, 11:12 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Anteater View Post
When I think of bands who "never made it" from the 70's, Gentle Giant are usually the first to come to mind. They cut eight straight up prog. classics from 1970 through 1977, yet during that time period were shafted despite the popularity of similarly technical groups like Yes or ELP.

What's even sadder is that even when they had an opportunity to tour around, (such as when they opened for Black Sabbath at the Hollywood Bowl in 1972, among others), their medieval flourishes went right over most audiences' heads and they were oftentimes outright booed on stage and even assaulted by cherry bombs!

I guess it just goes to show you that best bands always seem to be the ones who only appeal to the fortunate few.

Do you think it's unfair of me to conclude that bands like Jethro Tull and Yes were more popular because they actually had way better hooks? GG could prog way out in a fun way. But did they ever write any really catchy songs?
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