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justaprogressive

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1. No, but they were one of the first Jam Bands

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:05 PM

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along with Pink Floyd, Allman Bros, Santana, etc

A friend put it beautifully: 45 seconds of really interesting stuff, followed by 45 minutes of boredom.

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