Babylon (band)

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Babylon

| origin = Florida, USA

| genre = Progressive rock

| years_active = 1976–1978

| label = Mehum Music, Syn-Phonic[http://synphonic.8m.com/] Syn-Phonic web site

| website =

}}

Babylon was a progressive rock band from St. Petersburg, Florida.[http://gepr.net/he.html#HELICOPTER] Helicopter at Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock Babylon was formed in 1976 by Rick Leonard, Rodney Best, Doroccas, J. David Boyko, and Gary Chambers.[http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=35] Babylon biography at Prog Archives

Style

Babylon has been compared to Marillion, Gentle Giant, Rush, and Nursery Cryme period Genesis. The members state their main influences as Gentle Giant, Van der Graaf Generator, Happy the Man, Genesis, and others.[http://www.progressiveworld.net/babylon.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624184443/http://www.progressiveworld.net/babylon.html |date=2007-06-24 }} Babylon at Progressiveworld.net[http://gepr.net/ba.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529025851/http://gepr.net/ba.html |date=2013-05-29 }} Babylon at Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock

Discography

Babylon (LP, first issue, January 1978; LP, second issue, August 1978; reissued on CD in 1999 and 2010)
Night Over Never: Live at the Empty Keg 1 (LP, 1989) (Live at The Empty Keg, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA, 18 May 1978)
Better Conditions for the Dead: Live at the Empty Keg 2 (LP, 1989) (Live at The Empty Keg, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA, 18 May 1978)
Live in Concert: Better Conditions for the Dead (CDr, 2002) (Live in concert, 1977)

References

Category:American progressive rock groups