Focus/Progressive Rock
Thanks, I will definitely further investigate Focus. Sorry that I don't
know more about them and their music. In that day and time, as a teenager,
there was just too much music, and too many bands
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Frank and Cindy Stroupe <fstroupe@...>
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#7567
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Re: [hammond_zone] top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
I had forgotten the genre until this thread started. When I was involved it
was given it's full 'title' of Progressive Rock and I think the title came
from the fact that we all felt that we were
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Rod Millgate
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Re: [hammond_zone] top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
I would like to add that prog rock often draws from classical, jazz, and
world music influences, many times uses extended structures like in
orchestral music (suites, etc., more so than classical
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Linda Dachtyl
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Re: [hammond_zone] Help!!!
Hi Johan,
I'm guessing that you start the organ up as usual, but when you switch to
run the generator stops? Looking at the diagrams there appears to be two
windings on the run motor, one is brought
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Chris Clifton <chris@...>
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#7563
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Re: [hammond_zone] top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
That's the one!
How are things Glen, got any interesting 'stuff' at present?
Regards
Rod
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Rod Millgate
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Help!!!
Hi!
Chris, you were right. The Herzconverter is broken. I have now
installed a new one, but I cant get everything to work. The start
motor is working fine, but the run motor wont start. I have
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johanedin
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#7561
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Re: [hammond_zone] Re: top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
In message <000f01c1e3a0$af3bf820$cbdc79c3@j7b2p8>, Gandert De Boo
<bottomline@...> writes
Does he ?
I didn't know that .
Tell me more if you can.
Then again, I left Flanders (not Belgium, very
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Frankie Deschacht <musicteacher_99@...>
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#7560
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Re: [hammond_zone] Sylvia by Focus
He uses a L122, with a 2-rotor leslie. So the only thing ou're missing is the tonewheel! Maybe you ought to try a tube pedal for some warmth.
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Gandert De Boo <bottomline@...>
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Re: [hammond_zone] Re: top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
Thijs it still active in music. He lives in Belgium. I hope you guys know he actually is a flute player. Yes it was him that played the flute part in HOCUS POCUS. He also did that strange vocalpart.
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Gandert De Boo <bottomline@...>
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Re: [hammond_zone] Re: top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
I was just testing you guys. Luckely some one noticed. I recently saw Jan Akkerman playing. But the focus power is gone if you ask me. He knows the instrument very well and plays very nice music, but
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Gandert De Boo <bottomline@...>
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Re: [hammond_zone] top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
Hi Jeff,
Given that any musical genre is almost impossible to categorically define.
There will always be some music that defies any arbitrary rules.
"Prog Rock" is typically characterised by a strong
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Chris Clifton <chris@...>
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#7556
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Re: [hammond_zone] top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
"LeClochard" is good for tron fanatics in addition to Hammond
fanatics......like me!!
I really like Focus, too. Maybe with the exception of "Round Goes the
Gossip".
Maybe they were trying to have a
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Linda Dachtyl
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Re: [hammond_zone] top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
OK OK i've seen alot of talk regarding "prog"rock.Now i hate to appear so
totally out of it but,whats "prog" rock.
This inquiring mind wants to know........Jeff
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jlc7184@...
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Re: [hammond_zone] Re: pedal felts
I've heard other people in the group suggest going to the fabric store for
the felt.Use an old one for the template and make them yourself.If you don't
want to do that i think goff sells a
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jlc7184@...
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Re: [hammond_zone] Re: Playing Hammond Pedals
That's the spirit... up and at 'em Jeff!!
Daz
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daz <daz395@...>
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Re: top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
--- In hammond_zone@y..., "Frank and Cindy Stroupe" <fstroupe@g...>
wrote:
The
> extent of my Focus listening was "Hocus Pocus" (long version, thank
you)
> with the silly little organ thing in it.
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t402_owner <t402_owner@...>
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Re: top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
Gandert,
So you met Thijs, that's cool!... What's he been up to lately, then?
BTW it's not 'hocus spokus' but 'hocus pocus' (these latin
expressions ha). Sorry mate but you were asking for it...
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t402_owner <t402_owner@...>
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Re: [hammond_zone] Re: Playing Hammond Pedals
Approx 3lb I think.
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daz <daz395@...>
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Re: [hammond_zone] Re: top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
BTW, it's also, "Hocus Pocus".
BCV-KG
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Ken & Dianne Godfrey <godfreys5@...>
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#7545
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Re: [hammond_zone] top ten prog rock on E4 (UK only)
Pavlov's Dog...truly inspired maniacs! Gotta love 'em.
BCV-KG
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Ken & Dianne Godfrey <godfreys5@...>
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#7544
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