Klaatu (/ˈklɑːtuː/) was a Canadian rock group formed in 1973 by the duo John Woloschuk and Dee Long. They named themselves after an ambassador, Klaatu, from an extraterrestrial confederation who visits Earth with his companion robot Gort in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still. After recording two non‑charting singles, the band added drummer Terry Draper to the line‑up; this trio constituted Klaatu throughout the rest of the band’s recording career. In Canada, the band is notable for several hits, including “California Jam” (1974), “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” (1976), and “Knee Deep in Love” (1980). In the U.S., Calling Occupants, backed with “Sub‑Rosa Subway”, was a minor double‑sided hit and their only chart entry, peaking at No. 62 in 1977. Internationally, the group’s pop‑influenced style of progressive rock has led to them being known as the “Canadian Beatles”. Klaatu has variously been described by critics and journalists as progressive rock, psychedelic pop, pop rock, and space rock. The band’s combination of pop and progressive/art rock has often been compared to: the Beatles, the guitar‑rock of Queen, the electronic music of Wendy Carlos, the light pop sound of 10cc, the orchestrated ballads of the Moody Blues and Electric Light Orchestra. British music magazine Shindig! praised the band’s “otherworldly brand of progressive pop”.
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California Jam (Music Machine 1974)
A Routine Day
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
Dear Christine
True Life Hero
Sub-Rosa Subway
So said the lighthouse keeper & Hope
A Million Miles Away
We’re Off You Know
Magentalane
Happy New Year Planet Earth!
3:45 E.S.T 1976 Full Album
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