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C-Sides

May 8, 2023 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Music

With Rick Comello

C-Sides specializes in obscure music from all over the globe. With rock at its core, Rick Comello explores multiple genres spanning the last 50 years, unearthing music from some of the finest progressive, fusion, avant-garde, psych and hard rock artists to ever grace this wondrous planet.

C-Sides Playlist #490

C-Sides
9:03 PM
Il Rovescio della Medaglia - Scotland Machine
Il Rovescio della Medaglia Scotland Machine
Contaminazione RCA Italiana 1990

Greetings folks! We begin C-Sides #490 with some classic Progressive Rock out of Rome, Italy. This fabulous piece of music comes from "The Other Side of the Coin's" Bach inspired third studio album. Originally released in 1973

9:06 PM
W.D. Fisher - Eden's Dream
W.D. Fisher Eden's Dream
W.D. Fisher Original Music Records 2012

Progressive Rock by this strange named band from Montreal, QC, Canada. This great tune comes from W.D. Fisher's lone studio album. Originally released in 1972

9:14 PM
Jake Jones - The Kiss of Death
Jake Jones The Kiss of Death L
III (Advance Chess) Self Released 2016

Obscure Progressive Rock by this local St. Louis band that included Chuck Sabatino, Phil Jost, Joey Marshall, Mike Krenski and James Ovid Bilderback. This tune comes from Jake Jones' third studio album, recorded in 1973

9:20 PM
Ibio - La Baila de Ibio
Ibio La Baila de Ibio
Cuevas de Altamira Fonomusic 1990

Progressive Rock from Santander, Spain. This terrific tune comes from Ibio's debut studio album. Originally released in 1978

9:27 PM
Taï Phong - Goin' Away
Taï Phong Goin' Away
Taï Phong WEA France 1994

Progressive Rock from Sceaux, France. This fine tune can be found on Taï Phong's fist studio album. Originally released in 1975

9:33 PM
Den Za Den - Svadba
Den Za Den Svadba
Den Za Den RTV Ljubljana 1980

Obscure Jazz Fusion from Skopje, Macedonia. This excellent instrumental is the opening track to this band's only studio album. Released in 1980

9:39 PM
Creed - Time and Time Again
Creed Time and Time Again
Creed Rock Candy Records 2017

No, not that Creed! This one shot band from Memphis, TN released their lone self titled Hard Rock album back in 1979

9:46 PM
Epidaurus - Andas
Epidaurus Andas
Earthly Paradise Penner Records 1992

Progressive Rock from Bochum, Germany. This sweet piece of music can be found on this group's debut album. Originally released in 1977

9:52 PM
Horse - See the People Creeping Round
Horse See the People Creeping Round
For Twisted Minds Only Rise Above Relics 2016

Fantastic Hard Rock out of London, England by this band that included Ric Parnell (Atomic Rooster, New Trolls, Nova) on drums. Originally released in 1970

10:03 PM
Sahara - Rainbow Rider
Sahara Rainbow Rider
Sunrise Ohrwaschl Records 1993

Progressive Rock from Munich, Germany by this band previously known as Subject ESQ (1969-72). This classic tune comes from this band's first of two studio albums under the name Sahara. Originally released in 1974

10:11 PM
Kenso - Echoes From Romano
Kenso Echoes From Romano
Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis Nexus 2002

Progressive / Jazz Rock by this top-notch band out of Tokyo, Japan. This stellar tune comes from Kenso's eighth studio album. Released in 2002

10:19 PM
Days Between Stations - In Extremis
Days Between Stations In Extremis
In Extremis Days Between Stations, LLC. 2013

For tonight's "Essential Epic" we have some sprawling Progressive Rock out of Los Angeles, CA. by this band formed by Sepand Samzadeh & Oscar Fuentes. This tune comes from this band's second studio album and includes Tony Levin, Billy Sherwood and one of the late Peter Banks' final studio performances. Released in 2013

10:42 PM
Tea - Breakdown
Tea Breakdown
The Ship Spalax Music 1998

Progressive / Hard Rock out of Switzerland by this band that featured a vocalist Marc Storace, years before joining up with Krokus. This tune comes from the second of three studio albums by Tea. Originally released in 1975

10:50 PM
Paga Group - Mitchinoku
Paga Group Mitchinoku
Paga Colombia 1991

We conclude C-Sides #490 with some sensational Zeuhl / Jazz Fusion by this French band formed by ex-Magma and Weidorje bassist, Bernard Paganotti. This tune comes from Bernard's first Paga Group album, circa 1985. Thanks for listening, folks! Be sure to tune in again next week! Then our voyage will continue! ☮︎