Re: [Harp-L] Re: progressive rock

["Planet Harmonica" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, some of the eraly blues traveler songs have a lot in common with prog : odd time signatures, rhythmic breaks and long trippy sections, but I guess they lack the construction that is, to me, characteristic of prog...

Ben
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  I looked into this a couple of months ago and this what I was able to find:

  YES - Love Will Find a Way, Jimmy Zavala on harp.  Also I read somewhere that Chris Squire plays harp live.

  Steve Hacket plays harp in some of his early records and in a couple of songs with John Wetton

  Peter Gabriel plays some in US and  Secret World Live 

  Joe Satriani (is he progressive rock?) play heavenly amplified harmonica in Flying in a Blue Dream & The Extremist

  I'm sure there more stuff out there.  Good Luck.

  Gus


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  > Haka Harri writes: 
  > 
  > > What was that "mecenary man" song from the 80's?
  > >  I loved that before I even knew what a harmonica was. 
  > > 
  > > You probably mean Missionary Man by Eurythmics. Other great lady/rock/harp tune is Middle of the Road by Pretenders. Neither of these would I classify as progressive rock, though. 
  > > 
  > > Harri 
  > 
  > In fact, I wouldn't qualify Led Zeppelin as prog either. I've been listening 
  > to a lot of prog lately, and I haven't heard any serious harp playing in any 
  > of the 70s stuff I heard. There may be some harmonica in some of the many 
  > Mike Oldfield records I don't own, but apart from that I can't think of 
  > anything. 
  > 
  > Leonardo, I'm afraid your friend will have to listen to prog without harp or 
  > ask me in ten years time when hopefully I'll be fronting one of these "prog 
  > w. harp" bands ;) 
  > 
  > Ben
  > 
  > 


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