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Formed in Virginia in 1985, Echolyn were briefly the best progressive-rock
band in America and possibly in the world.
Raymond Weston on vocals, Paul Ramsey on drums, Brett Kull on guitar,
Tom Hyatt on bass and Chris Buzby on keyboards (and writer of most songs)
turned Echolyn (Bridge, 1991) into an exhibition of prog-rock roots,
from early Genesis to Frank Zappa.
The band reached an apex of sorts with the ambitious and monumental
concept album Suffocating The Bloom (Bridge, 1992),
centered around the 11-movement suite A Suite For The Everyman.
As The World (Bridge, 1995) and
Always Almost (Pleasant Green, 1998) seem to close the career of Echolyn.
When The Sweet Turns Sour (Cyclops, 1996) collects rarities, covers and
unreleased tracks.
Cowboy Poems Free (2000)
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da
Gianluca Mantovan)
Formatisi in Virginia nel 1985, gli Echolyn divennero in breve la miglior
band progressive-rock in America e forse nel mondo.
Raymond Weston (voce), Paul Ramsey (batteria), Brett Kull (chitarra), Tom
Hyatt
(basso), Chris Buzby (tastierista e autore della maggior parte delle canzoni)
mostrano su Echolyn (Bridge, 1991) le radici del prog-rock, dai primi Genesis
a Frank Zappa.
La band raggiunse una sorta di apice con l'ambizioso e monumentale concept
album Suffocating the Bloom (Bridge, 1992) incentrato sulla suite in undici
movimenti A suite For The Everyman.
As the world (Bridge, 1995) e Always Almost (Pleasant Green, 1998) sembrano
chiudere la carriera degli Echolyn.
When the sweet turns sour (Cyclops, 1996) consta di rarita', covers ed inediti.
Cowboy poems free (2000).
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