Automatic Man
American progressive rock band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Automatic Man was an American rock band from San Francisco. Consisting of well-respected musicians of diverse backgrounds within the rock, funk and jazz communities of the mid-1970s, Automatic Man played progressive rock and space rock.[1]
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Automatic Man | |
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Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
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Years active | 1976–1978 |
Labels | Island Records |
Past members | Michael Shrieve Bayete Pat Thrall Doni Harvey Glenn Symmonds Jerome Rimson |
Despite a well-reviewed 1976 eponymous début on Island Records and a lone charting single, 1976's "My Pearl", which reached No. 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.,[2] the line-up of Automatic Man was not cohesive. After a second album entitled Visitors, they disbanded in 1977, retaining a small but very loyal, global cult following.
With both releases being reissued on CD in 2004 after 28 years of only being available in vinyl format and with the advent of the internet, Automatic Man are being rediscovered and roundly praised for their genre-defying, boundary-breaking musical sound and unique lyrics.[3]