The Beginning Of Soft Machine Decline

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   I'd say it was when Wyatt left. Afterwords there was a slow, steady decline in quality, broken only by Bundles.

Poll Question: When did they, like, decline?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
After Daevid Allen left	2	[8.70%]
After Kevin Ayers left	1	[4.35%]
After Robert Wyatt left	11	[47.83%]
After Hugh Hopper left	2	[8.70%]
After Mike Ratledge left	7	[30.43%]
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smartpatrol Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 15 2012 Location: My Bedroom Status: Offline Points: 14169	Posted: March 16 2013 at 00:36
	I'd say it was when Wyatt left. Afterwords there was a slow, steady decline in quality, broken only by Bundles.

Stool Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 30 2007 Location: Anti-Cool (anag Status: Offline Points: 2689	Posted: March 16 2013 at 04:55
	other groups who lost all the original members include The Velvet Underground, Sugababes, Napalm Death (who then also lost everyone who replaced the original members) The original Dubliners have all died. Fairport Convention spent some years in the 70s with no original members. The Albion Band were recently revived with 100% new lineup.
	rotten hound of the burnie crew

Guldbamsen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23104	Posted: March 16 2013 at 05:00
	It may be down to me being a drummer and my preference for feel and 'looseness' over technical merit, but I've always associated the real sound of The Softs with Wyatt's drumming. Add to that his hauntingly beautiful vocals.
	“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams

Ruby900 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 03 2009 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 739	Posted: March 16 2013 at 11:25
	Has to be after Wyatt left. Such a loss, no band could survive.
	"I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman