Citadel

Artist/Band Profile: Citadel® started as a three-piece in the late seventies - shows, videos & album releases followed. Now, jump ahead to 1990, when their CD, "The Citadel of Cynosure & Other Tales" hit the top of many radio playlists, from the US to France, Russia to Germany, Japan to Spain, Hollywood to Mailbu...

This self-produced band also originated and co-produced the first ProgFest at Royce - and this single event changed the face of progressive music and birthed countless similar festivals across the globe.

Citadel®'s most recent releases, "Vintage Vinyls" "Regenerative Generation" "At The Rainbow's End" and others are available n CDBaby or by Entering the Official Citadel® Site (citadelsongs.com), where you'll find a downloadable order form, MP3 and video samples & downloads, lyrics, photos, links...

Now based on the West Coast, Citadel® is always changing members around founder, Douglass/Whitman.

Citadel® - Since 1979 - Indie from the start, indie from the heart!
It never even used to be a commonly used word. In fact, it was often used derogatorily...indie. That word used in identifying ‘self publication’ of a musical group, underground rag, filmmaker, theatre troupe, etc. Citadel® has been ‘INDIE’ from the start (1979), before it was the edgy, cool, artistic purist thing to be – there seemed no other way for Citadel® to escape the binding genre restrictions and sales pressures of commercial music homogenization. “Art for art’s sake” pioneers in sound, video and a nexus for festivals featuring music outside the boundaries (Progfest, etc.), they are 28+ years strong, and ever evolving under the family owned name - Citadel®. See and hear for yourself, the Citadel® Whitmans in whatever generation or incarnation of the band, are the ultimate indie, genre-busting folk rock prog metal symphonic art concept performing and recording band! Citadel® is a registered tradename, all rights reserved, and posted HERE by authors and owners. Visit http://www.citadel

Similar Artists: Kansas, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Argent, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Genesis, Rush, Yes, Styx, Judas Priest, Cat Stevens, Seals & Crofts, Shadowfax, Alan Parsons, ELO, Boston, Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, UK

Music Style: Rock, Folk Rock, Symphonic, Classic, Progressive, Concept, Acoustic, Metal, Neo-Prog, Experimental

Reviews: CNET Editor's review (download.com, search CITADEL in Music):
The crisp hooks and earnest poetry of the geography bands--Kansas, America, et al.--shine through this outfit's neoclassic rock. Sure, subtlety may not be in their DNA, but the group earns credit for whispery harmonies, stellar guitar work and a smooth slate of backing effects.

Influences: Kansas, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Argent, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Genesis, Rush, Yes, Styx, Judas Priest, Cat Stevens, Seals & Crofts, Shadowfax, Alan Parsons, ELO, Boston, Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, UK

Studio / Music Equipment: wePODstudios is fully equipped to record, mix and replicate all of our material. Made up mostly of Tascam/TEAC, Yamaha, Korg, Gibson, Alvarez and Washburn gear with a ‘no MAC’s allowed’ digital mantra in the computer lab – yes, we use Windows exclusively because it is more stable, less fickle and isn’t outdated and overpriced a few months after each release – okay now…don’t get us started on this debate!!! Oh yea, we print on Xerox Phasers (used to be Tektronix Phasers) and Ricoh duplicators, all disc replication is done on Ricoh gear...

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