Apollo (band)
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- Not to be confused with the bands Apollo 100Apollo 100Apollo 100 was a short-lived British instrumental studio-based group that had a hit with the Johann Sebastian Bach-inspired single "Joy" in 1972....
, Apollo 440Apollo 440Apollo 440 are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1990. Apollo 440 have written, recorded and produced four albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient cinematic alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television,...
or Apollo 3Apollo 3 (band)Apollo 3 is a German alternative rock band from Köln.- Members :*Henry Horn - lead vocals*Dario Alessandro Barbanti-Flick - guitar*Marvin Schlatter - keyboard, rapping-Filmography:-Albums:-Singles:*2009: Superhelden...
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Apollo was a short-lived Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
band who released their eponym
Eponym
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ous album in 1970. Musically, they were heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, though the music on the album also incorporated elements of psychedelia and early progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
. The band's line-up consisted of Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala , born Martti Vesala, was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer....
(drums, percussion), Harri Saksala (vocals, accordion, harmonica), Eero Lupari (guitar) and Heimo Holopainen (bass). Except for Vesala, all of these had earlier played in the popular Finnish band Topmost
Topmost
Topmost was a Finnish rock band founded in 1964, becoming the most popular band in Finland in 1967. Its members were Heimo "Holle" Holopainen , Kristian "Kisu" Jernström , Vasilij "Gugi" Kokljuschkin , Eero Lupari , Harri Saksala , Arto "Poku" Tarkkonen .The band's...
. The album was re-released by Warner Finland in 2002.