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    Posted: February 02 2013 at 03:57
RIP NIc

 a massive bass player sound and one of the drawcards to the early VDGG.
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Points: 221 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2013 at 03:33
Very sad. I know his playing more from Steve Swindell's Fresh Blood album than from VDDG but he was a legendary name in my 20s and I'm glad I got to hear him play.
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Peter Hammill has posted a rememberance in his latest Journal entry over at Sofa Sound dot Com
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bloody terrible news :(

he was one of the bigger influences on my bass playing in the beginning, I used to jam along to "H to He..." a lot. RIP
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RIP Nic
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Cry
“War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.”

― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four



"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart
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Points: 864 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:43
Obit from The Guardian, written by his sister Sally (a successful movie director; I only know one of her films, 'Rage', which starred Jude Law, Steve Buscemi, and Judy Dench): http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/22/nic-potter?INTCMP=SRCH
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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2013 at 14:42
Very sad news.  RIP Nic. 
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Much more information, including a tribute from Guy Evans, at www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk
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R.I.P., one of the greatest bass players of all time.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace...



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He played on one of my favourite VDGG album, 'H to He...'

After Ray Collins, another great artist left us.
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Very sad, RIP Nic. Unhappy
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I woke up this warm sunny Friday morning here in southern California to read my dear long time English brother/friend for many of years talented keyboardist for The Enid,Steve Hackett,John Hackett his posting sad note about this:
"I was stunned to hear the news about Nic Potter's passing - it came as a huge shock when I found out this morning. What a tragic loss of a wonderful and talented human being. I'm proud to have had him as a friend and colleague. He will be greatly missed"-
Nick Magnus

My old Swiss progressive rock band I played guitar,and toured with called Flame Dream were often compared,influenced by Van Der Graff Generator;(Our singer.Peter Wolf also fluently played sax in the band.).

http://www.progrockmag.com/news/van-der-graaf-generators-nic-potter-dies/

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Thank you for the groove and power of your solid bass playing.
Now you rest in peace, free from this chemical world full of darkness and infested with killers and emperors.

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Dear Lord, another one great musician passed away. Cry
This night wounds time.
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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2013 at 06:13
Very sad news, RIP.
Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

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Points: 15926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2013 at 00:26
My head is still reeling...................f**king pneumonia.............................R.I.P. Nic - I never knew you, but your bass-playing has influenced me over the years........................(not to mention your synth-oriented bliss-fest solo albums............Mountain Music has been very emotional to me for many years.....God rest your soul, I'm pretty upset by this sad news......).
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Terrible newsCry... Rest in peace Nic.
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:57
RIP
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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RIP
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