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In reply to the discussion: Bands with very distinctive sounds that could never be replicated [View all]TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)6. Kansas-- the violin was so much a part of their music.
Edit to add: also agree with Rush--Geddy Lee's voice is a big component of their music.
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ELO is like alot of bands of that era where their oldest stuff was way better than the newer stuff
LynneSin
Sep 2012
#28
Yep, I think there was a lot of pressure in that era to produce a radio-friendly single, and that
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#34
Yeah, Kansas was more on the rock side of progressive rock--ELO was progressive in
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#77
Absolutely! And particularly when Ricky was alive (a deceptively unique guitar player)
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#58
The 69-74 Rolling Stones will never be duplicated by even The Rolling Stones
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#54
Ron Wood is a sweet guy, but they really did start becoming a self-parody when he joined the group..
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#89
I think it was a standard Heil Talk Box (unless I'm slipping as a gear queen)
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#59
My dad used to cover Creedence with his little local bar band, back in the 70's.
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#25
U2, in their earlier years--The Edge had a very unique guitar style and sound.
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#33
No--I will have to look that up and show it to my husband--The Edge and U2 were what inspired him
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#39
Thank you! Gonna have my husband watch it, he'll get a kick out of it.
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#78
Particularly Van Der Graaf Generator...you can detect echoes in the work of others, but just echoes
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#62
Lordy, one more: Dave Matthews Band--you always know a Dave Matthews song.
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#53
John Phillips may be the Dark Prince of Rock, but the Mamas and Papas were never duplicated
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#61
Early 70s line-up of Hawkwind including Del Dettmar, Dik Mik, Lemmy...and the astonishing Stacia
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#63
Not so much a band, but a person with a band - never to be duplicated - Satchmo.
HopeHoops
Sep 2012
#98