The late, great Bachman Turner Overdrive. I had that album (on vinyl) and played it a lot. The Guess Who were an early favorite of mine and I followed Randy Bachman after they broke up (much more than Burton Cummings's solo work).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Fragile>And "Not Fragile" was the Canadian reaction to Yes.
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>>IMO punk rock was in part a reaction to passionless arena rock dinosaurs like ELP and Yes. Oddly enough, both groups were extremely popular among stoners and acidheads.
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>>>There's never a bad time for M.P. :)
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>>>On a very different note....when I hear the word "Pirates", I think of this...ELP at their absolute best....no one could even come close to their brilliance.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQMJR15U9fo