The Beginning Of Soft Machine Decline

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I'm not a big fan of their work after Robert left, but that doesn't mean that that's when they started experiencing their decline. One might as well say that their decline happened when Land of Cockayne came out (though, in all due honesty, I haven't heard the album. I just know it's not very popular with lots of Softs listeners). Or maybe they didn't even have a decline.
But if they did have a decline, I would say that it came about when Robert left, though it's hard to tell.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 30 2012 at 11:07

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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Dayvenkirq Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Status: Offline Points: 10970	Posted: December 30 2012 at 11:06
	I'm not a big fan of their work after Robert left, but that doesn't mean that that's when they started experiencing their decline. One might as well say that their decline happened when Land of Cockayne came out (though, in all due honesty, I haven't heard the album. I just know it's not very popular with lots of Softs listeners). Or maybe they didn't even have a decline. But if they did have a decline, I would say that it came about when Robert left, though it's hard to tell. Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 30 2012 at 11:07

HolyMoly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26138	Posted: December 30 2012 at 10:41
	Once upon a time, I probably would have said "after Hugh Hopper left", but now I'd have to say "after Mike Ratledge left". Truth is, although the many bands are different, I don't really see a true drop in overall quality in their music. Soft Machine is more like three different bands, all of which I like. However, I think that after Ratledge was gone, there was very little sense of adventure remaining, and those are the albums I listen to the least. I still think "Softs" is a good album; "Land of Cockayne", however, is not. Edited by HolyMoly - December 30 2012 at 10:46
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QuestionableScum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Edmonton Status: Offline Points: 245	Posted: December 30 2012 at 10:38
	After Robert Wyatt left. I really like their first four albums.

zravkapt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 6451	Posted: December 30 2012 at 10:24
	When did these guys go downhill in your opinion? Also, how many other groups gradually lost all their original members one by one?
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