Formed in a James Madison University dorm room, Washington, D.C.-based Happy the Man recorded three venerated, mostly instrumental prog albums in the late 1970s, striking a seductive middle ground between sax-driven jazz-fusion lunacy (circa Zappa's One Size Fits All) and synth-heavy meditative twittering. After a showcase, Clive Davis reportedly told the band, "Wow. I don’t really understand this music. It’s way above my head”; yet he still signed them to Arista. Their debut is the band at its most dynamic, highlighted by intricate instrumental interplay as far-out as the… read more
Formed in a James Madison University dorm room, Washington, D.C.-based Happy the Man recorded three venerated, mostly instrumental prog albums in the… read more
Formed in a James Madison University dorm room, Washington, D.C.-based Happy the Man recorded three venerated, mostly instrumental prog albums in the late 1970s, striking a seductive mid… read more
Happy the Man was an American prog rock band founded in 1972 in Harrisonburg, Virginia and disbanded in 2005. The band claims to be influenced by Genesis, Yes, and Gentle Giant, Soft Machine and Hatfield and the North. Experimental, hard driving Jazz/Rock Fusion or Progressive are both interchangeable adjectives when referring to Happy The Man.
View wiki
Happy the Man was an American prog rock band founded in 1972 in Harrisonburg, Virginia and disbanded in 2005. The band claims to be influenced by Genesis, Yes, and Gentle Giant, Soft Machi… read more
Happy the Man was an American prog rock band founded in 1972 in Harrisonburg, Virginia and disbanded in 2005. The band claims to be influenced by Genesis, Yes, and Gentle Giant, Soft Machine and Hatfield and the North. Experimental, h… read more