Have you heard Sad Wings of Destiny? It was my first exposure to JP. Still sounds good all these years later. I think the lead singer sounded excellent
I took my girlfriend - now wife - to a JP concert around 1980 and was a little nervous about it because she was a sweet, sheltered, innocent southern belle who never did the stuff I did in highschool. Her favorite artist was Dan Fogelberg (I like him too believe it or not) and the closest thing to head music she listened to was Pink Floyd's "The Wall". I think the band's name alone kinda scared her. Sure enough, after the warm up bands are through, the lights come back on and there is a GIANT goats head taking up most of the back wall! I thought to myself then....darn it, I'm not gonna see this whole concert and I was right. We split about half way through.
Supposedly, ARS were session players and recorded some of their best stuff at Studio 1 in Doraville. I believe I read it was in northeast GA....close to you? They were also known to present the Stars and Bars prominently onstage. Take that Yankees....... ....before the age of ignorant politically correct BS.