Monday, August 11, 2008

Nektar



A German band comprised of Englishmen Roye Albrighton on guitars and vocals, Allan "Taff" Freeman on keyboards, Derek "Mo" Moore on a Rickenbacker bass, Ron Howden on drums, and Mick Brockett on lights, special effects and other miscellanea, back in 1969. Songwriting was always considered a group effort with Nektar, and they had a cult following until the release of the album Remember the Future in (the magical year of) 1973. Going fairly silent after releasing Magic Is A Child in 1977, they regrouped in 2002 to headline NEARfest. They have been compared to Gentle Giant at times for their overall sound and style. Nektar could've been a major band but didn't become extremely popular until the end of progressive rock's golden era.

Astronaut's Nightmare
King of Twilight
Good Day
Remember the Future

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You know the band are current. Why give their music away?

Anonymous said...

Yes! why do that?

Anonymous said...

Maybe they did it because Nektar gave away their entire catalog for free! And if Nektar can do it, why can't they do it too!

Anonymous said...

Yeah what's the big deal.