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| From | synthhtnys@comcast.net |
| Subject | Re: starcastle..fake touring bands...aww..the 70s |
| Date | Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:55:36 +0000 |
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A few years back I was about to record an album with Starcastle's bass player Gary Strater
when he became very ill and died. He was a very gracious man and I miss him.
Starcastle was more than a mere Yes clone, though the comparison isn't exactly a million miles away, either...
Their rhythm section was TIGHT!
I don't think they had the same visionary quality as Yes, but in some ways they rocked harder.... Been a fan since the first album... I remember when Styx started getting big I thought "Man they are totally ripping off Starcastle"! ;-)))
One other thing about Starcastle I recently noticed was that their vocal harmonies had more to do with Sunshine Pop flavors than prog...Seriously! Strange but true
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Greg Cagle <greg@glcagle.com>
> Oh yeah, Starcastle. I went to a Jethro Tull concert at Autzen Stadium
> in Eugene OR (in between Dead shows :) ), and Starcastle was the opener.
> It was cool; they had tons of little lights around the stadium, and
> started playing just as the sun went down. I remember thinking at the
> time that they sounded just like Yes, but still went out and bought the
> first album, and then the second one. I went out recently and found them
> on CD and revisited them, and really enjoyed it. Worth a listen
> certainly.
>
> http://www.starcastlemusic.com/index2.html
>
> - Greg
>
> gabrielfuentes@fibertel.com.ar wrote:
>
> when i was home for the holidays I was loading up my ipod with all the Yes
> records I have..I remember during the late 70s..there was a midwest band that
> drew comparisons to Yes..does anyone remember Starcastle?...
>
> Also, I remember being a kid (under 13) and hearing about all these imposter
> bands that were touring the country and fooling people. All this, of course,
> because promoters could have the band play in two places at the same time.
> Again, this would have been in the mid to late 70s. In fact, I remember a big
> concert at Balboa Stadium that I did not attend but the rumours were that Yes
> and the Eagles were actually fake, imposter bands playing and that this was
> common during that time..anyone remember this or am I suffering from too many
> espressos in Argie
>
> was this just a San Diego phenomena?..
>
>
>
>
> --
>
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>
> greg cagle | greg@glcagle.com | bothell, washington
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