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Gorgon Medusa
12+ albums
hard rockrockProgressive rockUS rock
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In myth, there were two other Gorgons—Stheno and Euryale to be exact, both immortal—but Medusa herself is peerless, so far as 1970s Chicago hard rock bands were concerned. In fact, Gorgon Medusa founder, guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter Ken Michaels says he tacked on that “Gorgon” to avoid confusion with the cosmic—and rather jazzy, to Michaels’ taste—rock music peddled by the Portage Park neighborhood’s Medusa, a chief competitor. Michaels, plus bassist Louis Mercado and drummer Jimmy Janeck, had come up through Catholic school on Chicago’s near south side, forming Gorgon Medusa in 1977 as young 20-somethings. An apartment above Boston Pub at 47th and Wood often withstood band practice until wee hours, long after the pub’s last pizza had been served. Early on, the power trio’s Rush fandom resulted in the longform instrumental “Anger of the Gods,” which V&F Management’s Fred Jacobsen nixed for wax in favor of shortening and pairing the more commercial “Sweet Child” with “Situation.” User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
