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St. Elmo's Fire
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Home Town: Garner, NC
Genre: Progressive Rock
Posted By: Buzz
Joined On: September 11, 2004
Page Views: 21,115
Song Plays: 2,673
Current Rank: 1,084
Highest Rank: 16
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Albums
Live At The Cleveland Agora, Splitting Ions In The Ether, Artifacts Of Passion, Antiquities
Similar Artists
Couldn't really say. If you have a suggestion, drop us an e-mail and we'll check it out. Most of the reveiwers have said that the sound is firmly entrenched in the "Larks Tongues" and "Red" period King Crimson vein.
Group Members
Paul Kollar, Erich Feldman, Mark Helm, Elliot Weintraub,Steve Stavnicky, Philip Wylie,Miner Gleeson, Joshua Feldman and guests
Instruments
Guitars (Lots of 'em), Bass, Drums, Mellotron, Moogs, Percussion, Cittern, Violin, Shofar, etc.
Musical Style
Classic Symphonic Progressive rock with a touch of World Fusion and a bit of abstract improv. Can smell kinda funny at first, but you'll get used to it and it will make you want more later.
Influences
King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Early Genesis, Gong, Van Der Graff Generator, Early Mike Oldfield, John Barry, George Antrovis, The Partridge Family.
Additional Info
Be sure to check out the Kill Tim's Grass & Brain Forest pages here at AudioStreet.If you enjoy St. Elmo's Fire you will surely find more of what you like with these cool bands. And don't forget, Kill Tim's Grass has a new album in the works! |
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Brief Description
Muscular, intense original prog. Ugly guys playing ugly music in an ugly way.
The 1980 release "Live At The Cleveland Agora" became some kind of cult classic in the late '80's & early '90's. Often fetching several hundred dollars per copy at record shows and collector shops. The "Splitting Ions" CD ranked # 26 in 1998 & # 48 in 1999 on the Global Progressive Rock Network's Top 100 albums of the year. The "Artifacts Of Passion" CD ranked #66 in the 2001 poll.
History/Biography
Band founded in 1979, giged a lot around North-East Ohio area for a while. Released live album in 1980. Made attempt at world domination, got really tired. Decided to take a nap. Woke up 17 years later. Released CD of remastered live album with bonus tracks in 1998. Got attention of curious people world wide. Released 2nd CD in 2001. Got more attention. Released 3rd CD in 2004. The jury is still out on this one. |
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