It's a Beautiful Day was sued and screwed out of existence by one of it's former managers, who wound up with ownership of the name and songs. The LP disapeared from stores in the early 70's. Mine was stolen in the 80's. The LP and now the CD are being marketed by the San Fransisco Sound Company. Their sales do not benefit the origanal band members at all.
Watching the same thing happen to some guys that recorded in a studio I worked at cured me of the usual "I wanna be a rock star" itch many young guitar players had.
Of course Jean Luc Ponty must be mentioned, but I have a few LP's by a group called Curved Air. Darryl Way was the electric fiddle player. He sometimes played the violin through an Echoplex. They are still touring 40 years later.
YouTube - Curved Air - Vivaldi
Watching the same thing happen to some guys that recorded in a studio I worked at cured me of the usual "I wanna be a rock star" itch many young guitar players had.
Of course Jean Luc Ponty must be mentioned, but I have a few LP's by a group called Curved Air. Darryl Way was the electric fiddle player. He sometimes played the violin through an Echoplex. They are still touring 40 years later.
YouTube - Curved Air - Vivaldi
If we're talking 60s/70s psychedelia I nominate:
YouTube - Blossom Toes - Love Bomb
YouTube - Hot Smoke And Sasafrass- Bubblepuppy- 1969
YouTube - Aorta - Strange
and a particular favourite I've just discovered
YouTube - Cold Sun - here in the year
(but all are just samples from albums brimming with good stuff)
YouTube - Blossom Toes - Love Bomb
YouTube - Hot Smoke And Sasafrass- Bubblepuppy- 1969
YouTube - Aorta - Strange
and a particular favourite I've just discovered
YouTube - Cold Sun - here in the year
(but all are just samples from albums brimming with good stuff)
These local Miami musicians played the local club scene and several free outdoor gigs put on by Miami or Dade county to keep us bored teenagers out of trouble. They had a hit on the radio and were signed to a two record contract. All of the demo material for the second record was recorded where I worked part time. The record company kept rejecting their material until the deadline passed, then took ownership of everything. The singer, Lydia Jamene Miller, was sent to Big Brother and the Holding Company to replace Janis (Lydia passed away in 1978) and the rest was discarded.
Their one hit:
YouTube - Fantasy 1969 05 Stoned Cowboy
It was an incidental song in a 1967 comedy film, but isn't this rather good?
YouTube - Peter Cook performs "Bedazzled" - in STEREO!!! (rare) - HQ
YouTube - Peter Cook performs "Bedazzled" - in STEREO!!! (rare) - HQ
Mackenzie Theory, Australian 70's with electric viola.
Album "Out of the Blue"
MILESAGO - Groups & Solo Artists - Mackenzie Theory
YouTube - Mackenzie Theory - "Out of the Blue" (excerpt)
Album "Out of the Blue"
MILESAGO - Groups & Solo Artists - Mackenzie Theory
YouTube - Mackenzie Theory - "Out of the Blue" (excerpt)
And of course Papa John Creach and Don Sugarcane Harris.
I have an old Ponty LP "Violin Summit" with Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, and Svend Asmussen. Not rock, but great for what it is.
And I have another Ponty LP, titled "Violin Summit" also, with French bandmates playing a much more fusion style. Interplay between Jean-Luc and Philip Catherine elicits comparisons with Jan Hammer and Tommy Bolin from Billy Cobham's "Spectrum". Great stuff!
I have an old Ponty LP "Violin Summit" with Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, and Svend Asmussen. Not rock, but great for what it is.
And I have another Ponty LP, titled "Violin Summit" also, with French bandmates playing a much more fusion style. Interplay between Jean-Luc and Philip Catherine elicits comparisons with Jan Hammer and Tommy Bolin from Billy Cobham's "Spectrum". Great stuff!
And, along the same lines... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Fatigue_(album)
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Don't know how forgotten they are but Aslan are a band that should have made it but didn't YouTube - Aslan Crazy world
If you liked that one you should check out his other work.
Just some of them:
YouTube - Aslan - This Is
YouTube - Aslan Hurt Sometimes
YouTube - Aslan : This Time ( Live In Dublin 1999)
Just some of them:
YouTube - Aslan - This Is
YouTube - Aslan Hurt Sometimes
YouTube - Aslan : This Time ( Live In Dublin 1999)
I was thinking (uh oh) that there is some difficulty in determining just what "forgotten gems" might entail on this international forum. The best quick example I could come up with is Marc Bolan. He was a superstar in England; in the US he was a one-hit wonder. I'm sure the reader can think of similar examples. No doubt they are plentiful.
I guess my point is... well I'm not sure what my point is. See "difficulty" above. Someone's forgotten gem may be a Top Ten to another someone or in another region. What say you?
I guess my point is... well I'm not sure what my point is. See "difficulty" above. Someone's forgotten gem may be a Top Ten to another someone or in another region. What say you?
Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs. Unless you lived Los Angeles, you probably never heard of Top Jimmy, but probably heard the Van Halen song "Top Jimmy" - Roth was a huge fan of the man.
http://www.baddaddy.com/contest.html
Without a doubt, one of the great unknown blues voices. If you're a blues fan, this is an excellent disc...
http://www.baddaddy.com/contest.html
Without a doubt, one of the great unknown blues voices. If you're a blues fan, this is an excellent disc...
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Yeah, kec, I guess that was my main point; some "forgotten gems" may not be wholly forgotten. Sort of the Roy Buchanan syndrome, if you get my meaning. Top Jimmy the blues shouter appears to be something I'd like. I'd never heard of him.
On a related note, Pretty Things was mentioned early in the thread. Their SF Sorrow album is always given the fawning accolades, but to me the follow-up Parachute is a forgotten gem because it is the superior of the two. Am I alone in that assessment?
On a related note, Pretty Things was mentioned early in the thread. Their SF Sorrow album is always given the fawning accolades, but to me the follow-up Parachute is a forgotten gem because it is the superior of the two. Am I alone in that assessment?
I guess my individualistic tastes get some reinforcement when I post to a popular international forum for audio buffs and get nothing....
Well, my vote is Parachute for Pretty Things' ***** masterpiece. Hands down.
Cohn's "Walking In Memphis" was a US #13 hit and he won the Grammy for Best New Artist of 1991. It hit #22 in the UK. Cher's version made it to #11 several years later.
Well, my vote is Parachute for Pretty Things' ***** masterpiece. Hands down.
Cohn's "Walking In Memphis" was a US #13 hit and he won the Grammy for Best New Artist of 1991. It hit #22 in the UK. Cher's version made it to #11 several years later.
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