Just an idea!!!

[Rick and Roll]

#3 I was thinking Manzanera, but 6 half dozen the other or however that saying goes.

You have correctly guessed Clive Bunker. This is difficult, considering the pool of drummers to choose from in Tull. Now, to tie it together. First, I am a little confused - did Bunker play with Hillage? If so, another factoid I did not know. Or was that Archie Bunker?

You only need #'s 7 & 8. Again, you have correctly guessed Michael Schenker. This should give you #8 easily (see prior clues), which should lead you into #7, which will then complete the link.

I kind of thought #7 would be the stumper.

CB played on Hillage's "Live Herald" album along with Colin Bass recently (and not so recently) of Camel.

Right I'm off to give it another go..........damn you!!!!

1) David Byrne
2) Eno
3) Bryan Ferry/Phil Manzanera
4) Eddie Jobson
5) Jethro Tull
6) Clive Bunker
7) Uli Jon Roth
8) Scorpions
9) Michael Schenker
10) UFO

I like UFO. for me their best album is the live double "Strangers in the night". Love 'lights out' and 'rock bottom' from that one.

[Rick and Roll]

Very nicely done. Ulrich Roth was very flashy with the Scorps, but I saw him after his "religious transformation". He was still good, and threw in Virgin Killer as an encore.

I doubt that David Byrne would like UFO, but we do! I totally agree with your assessment about the live record. Maiden had Doctor Doctor playing over the speakers before they came on.

Another band where I like the live record the best is Thin Lizzy's "Live and Dangerous". One of my most played records.

The answer to the first one is Gamalon. The Reinhardt brothers laid down the beat, and George Puleo supplied the guitar flash, while Bruce Brucato supplied the guitar style. They did a live album with Ernie Watts. Fusion and rock afficionados would love their first (and only?) three studio efforts. Check it out!

Get from 1) Yes to 10) Brian Davison.

The links go Band,Name,Band,Name...........

I think it's REAL easy but then again I would as I'm setting the question.

[Rick and Roll]

Yes
Steve Howe
Asia
Carl Palmer
ELP
Keith Emerson
The Nice
Brian Davison

That's only 8 - did I miss some?

You missed out 2 and one of the answers you gave is wrong.

[Rick and Roll]

(pardon the pun) am I wrong? I am confused. Ha ha back!

I asked for the link in 10 steps and you only gave 8.

The ones in the middle are a couple I stuck in there to make it a little harder.

Seems like it worked.

SO, you need to change one of the answers in your list and work on from there adding another two in to get to Mr Davison.

BTW Did you work backwards on this one cos' that is definitely the easiest way to go.

[Rick and Roll]

Yes
Trevor Horn
Buggles
Geoff Downes
Asia
Carl Palmer
ELP
Keith Emerson
The Nice
Brian Davison

I give it to you.

I was thinking:

Yes
Steve Howe
Asia
John Wetton
King Crimson
Greg Lake
ELP
Keith Emerson
The Nice
Brian Davison

The "Bed Hopping" that goes on in this era probably means that there are more routes but I can't see one at the moment.

Over to you Rick.........nice question format by the way.

[Rick and Roll]

While I think of one (may be a day or so), could be

Yes
Steve Howe
GTR
Max Bacon
3 (I think Max Bacon was on one or more songs)
Carl Palmer
Asia
John Wetton
King Crimson
Greg Lake
Pete Sinfield (just kidding)
ELP
Emerson
Nice
Davison

oh... that's 14.

By the waye, Keith (ooh a terrible pun!) check out that Gamalon - you will love it.

[Rick and Roll]

I was going to go in a different direction for the next question, but since you like the format so much, let's keep it going. This one is easier than my last one, but not as easy as yours, Keith.

Go from Kansas to King Crimson in ten steps. Kansas is 1, and KC is 10. As in my other question, there's a difficult link - if you get that, the others will fall like dominoes.

One hint - it goes Kansas, artist, artist, band, artist, band, artist, band, artist, Crimson.

To answer an earlier question, Keith - I did initially start out backwards on your question, and once I connected Palmer and Howe, I was almost there.

BTW: I like puns too. I'm also not as young as I once was.....does that make me a Pun Crock??

[progdirjim(Admin)]

I'm working on RnR's question, but beating a dead horse, I can answer Keith's in 16 instead of 14 - just go Yes-Bruford-Genesis-Hackett-GTR and continue from there...

[progdirjim(Admin)]

Geez, I can go from Kansas to Crimson in 6 steps, but I can't figure out how to take up 10 yet....

[progdirjim(Admin)]

duh, you gave me the answer yourself.

how about:
Kansas
Steve Morse
Steve Howe (played on Morse's first solo album, maybe others)
GTR
Max Bacon
3
Carl Palmer
Asia
John Wetton
King Crimson

[Rick and Roll]

You have the answer right (ten steps) but the middle eight are all different from mine!

Let's try this - insert Cozy Powell for Carl Palmer, and see what you get!

[progdirjim(Admin)]

Kansas
Kerry Livgren or Steve Walsh
Steve Morse
Deep Purple
Ritchie Blackmore
Rainbow
Cozy Powell
Emerson, Lake & Powell
Greg Lake
King Crimson

(although that's really nine, since Steve Morse was in Kansas so I don't really need Livgren or Walsh. What am I missing?)

Originally posted by Rick and Roll
You have the answer right (ten steps) but the middle eight are all different from mine!

It's that amazing cross breeding that goes on in prog.......everyone sleeping with everyone else!!!!!

Could be why I love it so