Obscure Heavy Psych/Heavy Rock/Proto-Metal

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Obscure Swedish band, 1975?
Rag I Ryggen album

 

[dr wu]

I like what I've heard so far, which is the debut and the song you posted, so will look into them.

Steamhammer is phenomenal, but didn't know that Caldwell was in Armageddon though, that's cool.

Love Captain Beyond, especially that debut. Rod Evans was a class vocalist that dropped off the face of the earth! Probably pursued a more calmer and normal life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Evans#:~:text=Evans left Captain Beyond and,western American hospital until 1980.
Evans left Captain Beyond and the music business after two albums. He then became a director of respiratory therapy at a western American hospital until 1980.
In a 2015 interview, Captain Beyond drummer Bobby Caldwell mentioned that he was in touch with Evans, saying that Evans is "just doing fine these days" and had gone back to working in respiratory therapy for a long time.[12]

On 8 April 2016, Evans was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple, but despite being invited, he did not attend the ceremony.

*Apologies for interrupting the thread

 

[dr wu]

Just got this on original vinyl a few months ago...one of my favorite prog psych things from 1970.

Julian’s Treatment - A Time Before This

 

[dr wu]

Beggars Opera - Time Machine

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Evans#:~:text=Evans left Captain Beyond and,western American hospital until 1980.
Evans left Captain Beyond and the music business after two albums. He then became a director of respiratory therapy at a western American hospital until 1980.
In a 2015 interview, Captain Beyond drummer Bobby Caldwell mentioned that he was in touch with Evans, saying that Evans is "just doing fine these days" and had gone back to working in respiratory therapy for a long time.[12]

On 8 April 2016, Evans was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple, but despite being invited, he did not attend the ceremony.

*Apologies for interrupting the thread

No worries, I really appreciate the history behind him. I bet he didn't what to be noticed..

 

[Nai Noswad]

Two bands featured here that were local to me:
These supported Man and Trapeze, and were tipped and aided by Tony Iommi... but they seem to disappear in a puff of prog smoke(shame as the 180g album is good!)

Barnabus- Resolute.

 

[Nai Noswad]

Second band were heavy and did rather clumsy light shows (imagine Obscured by Clouds in Lego!)... The drummer later joined Showaddywaddy (Google them.)
These were a Leicester band who fizzled out completely..

Black Widow - When My Mind Was Young.

 

[Nai Noswad]

These were eventually washed up on the sprawling rocks of the prog!

Alan Bown - Loosen Up.

 

[Nai Noswad]

This... their third album sparked me up... Still have the Dawn 1973 release. JD Hughes flute work.. in fact the whole song gives the Purps 'Speed King' a run for it's money.

Gravy Train - Motorway.

 

[Nai Noswad]

I was thinking today (as one does)
About bands I'd seen... that I'd forgotten I'd seen -
Muscles.
A Band Called O.
Third Ear Band.
Dirty Tricks.
And.... Shamus Oblivion and The Megadeath Morris Men.