Who was the American Band Warhorse

Warhorse was an American Doom Metal Band active from 1996 - 2005.  They self- released several albums as well as one studio album "As Heaven Turns to Ash" released through Southern Lord Records.

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Noted for the dark, morbid nature of their music, Warhorse broke up shortly after recording the ironically titled "I am Dying."  They were from Massachusetts.

There was also a British band active in the early 1970s named Warhorse.

Who Was the British Band Warhorse

Warhorse was a mostly unsuccessful British hard rock band founded by former Deep Purple member, Nick Semper.

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During their time together they recorded two albums "Warhorse" and "Red Sea."   When neither album produced a hit, they were dropped by their record label and soon disbanded.   The song "St. Louis" was released as a single.

Warhorse was active from 1970 - 1974.   There is also an American band of the same name.

Who Was the Trapeze Band?

Trapeze was an English heavy metal band active from 1969 to 1982.  While not a commercial success themselves, member of Trapeze went on to join Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and other more successful bands.

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Trapeze released a total of total of eight albums all of which featured changes in their lineup.  They have been covered by Jake Lee and ex band member Glenn Hughes

Who Was the Gentle Giant Band?

Gentle Giant was a progressive rock band from England active from 1970 to 1980.   While never a commercial success, Gentle Giant was well known for the sophistication of their songs and the high level of talent in its band members.

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Gentle Giant released a total of 11 studio albums the most successful of which was "Free Hand" which peaked at #75 in the US.   Their songs were noted for musical innovation and unusual chord structures.   

Gentle Giant is often considered to be similar to early Genesis or King Crimson.

Who Was the Rock Band Mallard?

Mallard was a short lived, (1974 - 1976) rock band formed by ex-members of the Captain Beefheart's Magic Band and members from the band Rattle Snake and Eggs.

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Mallard released two albums in Britain and the US and was generally well liked by the British Press but was unable to generate any interest in the public.  They called it quits after their 1976 release, "In a Different Climate" failed to generate any sales.  

Who Were Mott the Hoople?

Mott the Hoople was a British Glam rock band active from 1969 - 1974.  They have been reincarnated several times since then but have never enjoyed the success of the early years.

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David Bowie, who was a fan of Mott the Hoople, offered to write them a song when he heard that they were in danger of splitting up.  That song, "All The Young Dudes,"  Was Mott's only hit and still receives air play today on classic rock stations.

Mott the Hoople toured with Queen and several members played with Bowie at Freddy Mercury's memorial concert.  

Who Were (Are) The Ides of March Band

The Ides of March were an Illinois based band who scored two hit songs in the early 1970s;  "Vehicle" and "LA Goodbye."  The band broke up in 1973 but have been playing together again since the 1990s.

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While originally featuring a horn section the band moved slowly toward a more pop and rock sound.  They are perhaps best remembered as being Jimmy Peterik's first band.  As a member of the band Survivor, Peterick co-wrote such hits as, "Eye of the Tiger," "High on You," and "The Search is Over."

The Ides of March were originally formed in 1964 under the name "The Shon-Dels." 

Who are The Pretty Things?

The Pretty Things are a long lived blues/rock crossover band formed in England in 1963.  While initially commercially successful in England, The Pretty Things have not had a hit since 1966's Kinks Cover "A Place in The Country."

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The Pretty Things have had a notable impact on music.  During the late 1960s they recorded music for films and were also covered by David Bowie.  He used two of their songs in 1973's  "Pin Ups."  

The Pretty Things, with several lineup changes are still together and recording today.

Who was the band Eclection

Eclection was a progressive rock/folk band from England active from 1967 to 1969.  The released one album "eclection" in 1968.

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it is noteworthy that while Eclection recorded and played in England, only one of the original members were British.  Georg Kajanus was Norwegian, Michael Rosen was Canadian, and Trevor Lucas and Kerrilee Male were Australians.  The only Brit. in the Eclection lineup was drummer Jerry Conway. 

Who Was the Rock Band Rhinoceros?

Rhinoceros was a band formed in Southern California by Elektra Records in 1967. Elektra was experimenting with the idea of building their own supergroup.

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Although heavily promoted by Elektra, Rhinoceros failed to produce a hit.  After 3 albums, the band broke up in 1970.

There is also a band from Chicago active now called Rhinoceros XXX.

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Who Were The Soft Machine Band?

The long lived (1966 - 1984) Soft Machine were a progressive rock band from Canterbury, England.

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Although never a commercially successful band, Soft Machine's Songs and style were instrumental in the development of progressive rock.  The Soft Machine was somewhat self limiting due to frequent changes in membership.  By 1972 only one original member was still with the group and they had an entirely new line up by 1976.

Soft Machine is considered to be a part of the Canterbury Progressive rock movement. 

Who are Colosseum?

Colosseum are a Jazz rock improv. band from England.

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Formed in 1968 and still performing today, Colosseum is know primarily as a live act and frequently releases live recordings.   They have had several changes in members over the years and are sometimes associated with the progressive rock movement. 

Who Were The Faces?

The Faces were an English rock group active from 1969 to 1975.  They were formed after the breakup of an older group called Small Faces.   The Faces released a total of four albums and toured extensively during their time together.

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The Faces are mostly remembered for the future success of Rod Stewart who went on to have a solo career and Ronnie Woods who went on to play guitar for the Rolling Stones. 

Who Was the Progressive Rock Band Egg?

Egg was a short lived progressive rock trio out of Canterbury, England active from 1968 to 1972.   They release two albums, "Egg," and "The Polite Force" while together, a third album of unreleased material "The Civil Surface" was released in 1974 after the group had already split.

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Egg is maybe most remembered for their remake of Bach's Fugue in D Minor as a progressive rock piece.  It's really not half bad.

Interestingly, the full crew of Egg appeared on the Progressive rock album "Arzachel," but, because they were under contract at the time, they all appeared using pseudonyms

What Ever Happened to Bloodrock?

Bloodrock was a locally successful band in the southern United States.  They were active from 1969 to 1975.

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True to their name, the band's music often featured bloody or gory themes.  Their biggest hit, "DOA, Everybody's Nightmare" is about a fatal driving accident.  The video features a blood soaked man dying in an ambulance on the way to the hospital after having killed his girlfriend in the same wreck only to waken at the end and find that he has dreamed the whole thing.

Musically, they can be seen as an influence on bands like Journey and Rush.

Bloodrock played a reunion concert in their home town of Fort Worth Texas in 2005.

Who Was (is) Mountain?

Mountain is an early heavy metal band formed in 1969, disbanded in 1973 and then reformed several times.  They are still playing today.

Mountain's one commercial hit was Mississippi Queen which still gets airplay on classic rock stations today.

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Their 1970 album (pictured above) also has the distinction of being maybe the worst pun in the history of heavy metal.  Although not included in the original album of the event, Mountain's fourth live concert was a little gig in New York, called Woodstock.

Who Was Atomic Rooster

Atomic Rooster was a British band active intermittently from 1969 to 1983.  They feature a total of 11 band members during that time with only one, Vincent Crane, staying with the group the entire time.

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The band was noted for frequent, radical changes in sound as group members came and went but they are generally considered prog. rock.   They were in the charts twice both times in Britain and both times were in 1971.  The tracks were, "Tomorrow Night" and "The Devil's Answer."   

Keyboardist and front man Vince Crane had had a number one hit earlier as member of The Crazy World of Vince Brown.  

The band reportedly got its name because it formed during the year of the Rooster on the Chinese calendar.

Who Was "Taste"

Rory Gallagher's, rocking Irish trio "The Taste" later just "Taste" survived from 1966-1970 performing for the last time on New Year's Eve of that year.

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Known more for the antics of flamboyant front man Gallagher, than for their music, Taste toured extensively in Europe and was featured on the German rock show Rockpalast.  The released two albums and broke up when Gallagher decided to pursue a solo career.  

Gallagher's post Taste career was very successful and two of the other band members, John Wislson and Richard McCracken went on to form the band Stud.   Gallagher died of complications after a liver transplant.

Who Was MC5?

Formed in 1963 and dissolved in 1972, the Lincoln Park, Michigan band, MC5 was know as one of the more raucous of the "Detroit Sound"

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They were stongly leftist in leaning and made their biggest mark with the song "Kick Out The Jams MotherF***ers" which was later covered by Pearl Jam, Supercute and others.

Although they broke up in 1972 and three members died young, MC5 was reformed in 2005.  This gives MC5 a side note in history as one of the longest breakup to reformations in rock and roll history.

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