Babylon was a

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band from

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. Babylon was formed in 1976 by Rick Leonard, Rodney Best, Doroccas, J. David Boyko, and Gary Chambers.

Style

Babylon has been compared to

Marillion Marillion are a British neo-prog band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the mo ...

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, Rush, and ''Nursery Cryme'' period

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. The members state their main influences as

Van der Graaf Generator Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Judge Smith, Chris Judge Smith. They were the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much ...

, Happy the Man,

, and others.
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

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