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Points: 6667 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2006 at 14:37
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Originally posted by Joren Joren wrote:


I wonder if you'd say the same thing if she were your daughter...Then again, if she were your daughter, you probably would've raised her properly and made sure that she became a prog drummer.

    
Nah,I'd have gone for the quick buck.....

The point is that musicians like Pip pay their dues and hope to get success.They serve an apprenticeship after years of practice and dedication.If they make a financial success of their art then that is a bonus.
    


No need to explain that to me... Wink I know what the difference is... and what I prefer.

There's no business like show business... Ermm Tongue
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Points: 20399 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2006 at 04:49
Past Bands : Delivery (1966-70), Chicken Shack (1970-71), Gong (1971), Paul Jones Group (1972), All Wet And Dripping (1972), Hatfield and the North 1972-75, 2005-06), Weight**tchers (1975-76), National Health (1977-83), Soft Heap (1978-88), Rapid Eye Movement (1980-81), In Cahoots (1982-2001), Pip Pyle's Equip'Out (1984-95), Patrice Meyer Trio/Quartet (1985-87), Mimi Lorenzini Trio (1987), Faton Cahen Trio (1987-88), John Greaves Band (1990-91), Short Wave (1991-96), Gong/Shapeshifter (1992-93), Hugh Hopper Band (1994), Richard Sinclair/RSVP (1994), Gong (1994-96), Bash (2002-04), Absolute Zero (1999)
 
 
Chicken Shack (1970-71) >>> Not to be confused with bassist Andy Pyle , though
 
 
Apparently there a condoleance book at:
 
 
 
and here is a link for MaaniWink
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bye Bye PipCry
 
 
 
 


Edited by Sean Trane - August 31 2006 at 07:50
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Points: 1589 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2006 at 08:01

Excellent and fitting obituary. Many thanks for that Sean.
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A word from Robert Dansereau who is in the FMPM organization of the festival in Montreal on Sept 15 and 16 where Hatfield was scheduled to play:
 
I just got word from Leonardo this morning that
Hatfield and the North will be coming to Montreal.
Phil, Richard and Alex will be accompanied by their
friend Mark Fletcher, who substituted occasionnally
for Pip.

This will be a very emotional show, and we intend
to do something to commemorate Pip's memory.

Robert
let's just stay above the moral melee
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keep our sand-castle virtues
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Points: 6667 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2006 at 15:45
Still no explanation of his early death though... Confused
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'Hatwise Choice' is my favourite album of 2005 and my favourite live album of all times.
My second best live is 'Playtime' by National Health.
I met Pip after some excellent gigs with In Cahoots n mid 90s at the Vortex Club.
He wasn't a banger but a very melodic, intricate drummer, great composer and lyricist with a great sense of humour and far too young to go.
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Points: 3064 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2006 at 19:14
Originally posted by The Wizard The Wizard wrote:

RIP.

Great muscian from a great band. One of Canterbury's heros.
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Cry
 
 
 
 
 
Rest in peace.
 
 
 
 
 
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Points: 1497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2006 at 06:38

Ironically I have just located and bought Hatfield and the North's first album on CD and loaded it onto the walkman.  I shall listen to it on my way home this evening.
When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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I'm afraid we're going to be losing many of our favourite musicians from the 1960s and 1970s in the next decade or so... But Pip Pyle was truly special. Apart from anything else, he played a crucial role in two classic prog bands which never recorded a dud album (and that's incredibly rare): the HATFIELDs and NATIONAL HEALTH. Thank you, Pip!
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2006 at 15:58
By the way guys, there's a video montage of Pip Pyle's funeral up on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxdIQwCVUu0

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Points: 5296 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2006 at 16:02
Originally posted by fuxi fuxi wrote:

I'm afraid we're going to be losing many of our favourite musicians from the 1960s and 1970s in the next decade or so... But Pip Pyle was truly special. Apart from anything else, he played a crucial role in two classic prog bands which never recorded a dud album (and that's incredibly rare): the HATFIELDs and NATIONAL HEALTH. Thank you, Pip!


Well said! It's true, many of our heroes of old will soon be passing... we should cherish what they have given us. Don't forget his work with early Gong. I love his playing with Hatfield also.
    
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