Aorta (band)
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Psychedelic rock |
Years active | 1967–1970 |
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Past members | Jim Donlinger Jim Nyeholt Billy Herman Bobby Jones Dan Hoagland Tom Donlinger Michael Been |
Aorta were an American psychedelic rock band from Chicago who recorded two albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
History
The band developed from a
After recruiting Bobby Jones as the new bass player, the group changed their name to Aorta in 1967, for a short period also adding Dan Hoagland (born Daniel Hoogland) on
Jones and Herman then left, and Donlinger and Nyeholt, together with Donlinger's drummer brother Tom, temporarily joined the Rotary Connection.[3] However, they then decided to reform Aorta, with the Donlinger brothers and Nyeholt adding Michael Been on bass, guitar and vocals. The band recorded a second album, Aorta 2, in a radically different style, leaning more towards country rock with Christian overtones. They finally split up shortly after its release on the Happy Tiger label in early 1970. Jim Donlinger and Michael Been, together with former Exceptions member Marty Grebb, then joined the band Lovecraft (previously H. P. Lovecraft). Been later formed The Call.[2]
The original Aorta later re-formed to do promotional spots for the
Discography
Singles
- "Shape of Things to Come" b/w "Strange" (Atlantic 45–2545) 1968
- "Strange" b/w "Ode To Missy Mxyzosptlk" (Columbia 44870) 1969
- "Sand Castles" b/w "Willie Jean" (Happy Tiger 567) 1970
Albums
- Aorta (Columbia CS 9785) 1969
- Aorta 2 (Happy Tiger HT-1010) 1970
- Aorta [Reissue] (Buy or Die BOD 104) 1996
References
- ^ ISBN 9780595282951. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ a b c "Exceptions to the rules: The pre-Chicago bands". Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Aorta". The Rising Storm. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Aorta".
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG 70s: The Grades".
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Aorta". Psychlists. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Aorta". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-08-23.