Great Frog is Roy Harper’s band. But exactly what genre are they supposed to be? Join me on this journey.
Ollie describes them as “rock-music” but frankly I do not trust him to identify genres
Here, they’re pretty clearly supposed to be some kind of psychedelic rock band, and I’d guess the lead singer’s outfit is a reference to Roger Daltrey’s iconic look at The Who’s Woodstock performance
Rock-funk music. You should make one for Black Canary’s band.
That’s what I was thinking, since later depictions show them having a trumpet player
Conclusion: Great Frog is a highly experimental band, with heavy garage-rock, psychedelic, RnB, and jazz influences.
Some real bands I’d imagine they’d sound like:
- Love
- Sly and The Family Stone
- I can see them having a Zappaesque era
- The Small Faces
- Blood, Sweat, And Tears
- The Pretty Things
Verdict: I 100% would be rocking out to Great Frog on a regular basis. I bet their live shows are KILLER
Thinking perhaps careless whisper
That saxophone
Let’s talk about John Constantine’s Band, Mucous Membrane
This one’s way easier to pin down than Great Frog. They’re pretty clearly a hardcore punk band. Visually, there are a lot of Sex Pistols references, and Johnny’s pose feels very reminiscent of LA hardcore acts like Black Flag and DK.
Personally, I’ve always pegged John as more of a moody, gritty, postpunk guy (The Jam, The Clash, Public Image, The Smiths).
Verdict: I would ABSOLUTELY listen to Mucous Membrane, they totally seem like my kind of band. The pit would probably be INSANE and I’m very into it
Mal Duncan, Guardian and the Hornblower was a Blues performer in his own band in Titans East San Francisco location.
Apparently they were called Gabriel’s horn.
Some kind of Bubble Gum Pop? Like the Archies?
I am going to need MUCH more information! Is this canon?
This is already the greatest thread of the year
I agree
It’s just a sweet, sweet Darwyn Cooke cover.
Darn. Shout out to Roy for apparently being a multi-instrumentalist.
Thank you!! I’m honored
It may be time to consider the very real possibility that Great Frog is a ska band.
This is almost certainly correct. What other kind of rock band has a horn player