Nektar
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- England
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- Nektar is an English progressive rock band originally based in Germany. The band formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1969. Founding members of the band included Englishmen Roye Albrighton on guitars and vocals, Allan "Taff" Freeman on keyboards, Derek "Mo" Moore on bass, Ron Howden on drums, and Mick Brockett and Keith Walters on lights and special effects. After releasing several albums of psychedelic rock, the 1973 album Remember the Future brought them international recognition, but subsequent albums failed to equal its popularity. Albrighton left the band by the end of 1976, but returned in 1980 for a reformed version of the group. This version only lasted a couple of years, at which point Nektar split up until a 2000 reunion, which led to new studio recordings.
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- Review: Nektar - The Other Side (Jon Davis 2020-05-24)
- News: Roye Albrighton RIP (Jon Davis 2016-07-28)
- Review: Nektar - Remember the Future - 40th Anniversary Edition (Peter Thelen 2013-06-20)
- Review: Steven Freeman and Alan Freeman - The Crack in the Cosmic Egg (Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)
- Review: Nektar - Unidentified Flying Abstract (Jon Davis 2006-05-01)
- Review: Nektar - Remember the Future (Jon Davis 2005-03-01)
- Review: Various Artists - Supernatural Fairy Tales (Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)
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