RE: Zep Prog?

[richard maenpaa <ritchiepage@xxxxxxxxx>]

howdy,
      apparently you're not familiar with a certain
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      :-)
- --- Larry O'Brien <LarryO@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So does that mean we put Zep in with such
> earth-shakers as Van Der Graaf
> Generator and Uriah Heep?  Ugh.  The mere inclusion
> of someone like Bonzo
> negates prog status. Everyone knows that prog bands
> are snobby artist-types
> that don't go around swilling Jack Daniels ouf of
> the bottle and fucking
> groupies with shark heads.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> In a message dated 5/9/00 11:54:01 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time, 
> mgilson@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> > > I believe that the best piece of evidence to
> support the assertion that 
> Zep
> >  > was a prog band (or at least semi-prog) is the
> Nutrocker section of NQ 
> > from
> >  > the 77 tour.  Was that originally an ELP
> arrangement or something like 
> > that?
> >  
> >  I was waiting for someone to mention that one.
> Yes, AFAICR it was Keith 
> > Emerson
> >  who did it first. 
> 
> Actually, the "Nutcracker/Nutrocker" section of "No
> Quarter" as performed on
> 
> 4/28/77 is a cover version of "Nutrocker", which was
> done by B. Bumble And 
> The Stingers back in the 60's.  A great song it is,
> too, as is "Bumble 
> Boogie"... these songs are available on various
> instrumental compilations at
> 
> your favorite music store, as well as probably on
> MP3 on the internet... ;-)
> 
> Haven't heard the ELP version of it, so I can't say
> if its a cover version
> or 
> their own adapatation of the "Nutcracker".... but
> John Paul Jones went back 
> to the 60's for his rendition.... ;-)
> 
> 
> Gary