The Hidden Supernova of Music (Did Christian references keep a rock band from making it big?)

tea party tribune ^ | 7/31/12 | jim funkhouser

[grey_whiskers]

Here's a nice tidbit for you.

Christian band The Seventy-Sevens were confidently predicted to be about to take both the secular and Christian rock world by storm, according to the guy who signed them...except that the label they signed on? Island Records -- which released U2's debut album just a little bit later.

As Rick Perry would say, "Oops."

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

Did someone mention Phil Keaggy ?

(I saw him doing that clip live in 1981 outside of DC...; IIRC the E-bow came out in 1977 and he was using it on albums in 1978.)

(sound of grey_whiskers purring)

Cheers!

[aruanan]

Nice! I first heard of Phil Keaggy in 1974 when someone at school gave me What a Day to listen to.