The original Soft Machine?
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Topic: The original Soft Machine?
Posted By: Gonghobbit
Subject: The original Soft Machine?
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 14:33
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Do you know, off the top of your head, what four members comprise the original Soft Machine? Extra credit - why did they become a three piece? ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
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Posted By: Alexander
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 18:55
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Original line up 1967: Daevid Allen-Guitars, Vocals Kevin Ayers-Bass, Vocals Mike Ratledge-Organ, keyboards Robert Wyatt-Drums, Vocals I am not sure why Allen left, but Kevin left because Mike & Robert were very interested in jazz & Kevin did not agree with their interest. So Hugh Hopper was recruited to replace him on Bass.(Hugh Hopper was previously their roadie) ------------- On A Dilemmia Between What I Need & What I Just Want 
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Posted By: Gonghobbit
Date Posted: February 03 2004 at 19:13
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Nice one Alexander, Daevid Allen was refused entry back into England from France when the Softs went there, '67 I believe, and Daevid went on to form Gong a couple years later. Not much from this period of the band, I had a couple tunes on 'Triple Echo' by Soft Machine by them, but that's on vinyl somewhere. ------------- 'This is a local shop, there's nothing for you here' |
Posted By: Verisimilitude
Date Posted: February 09 2004 at 20:42
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Ahhh, I would like to beg the differ that there were four members in the original Soft Machine... They did happen to have a fifth member by the name of Larry Nolan who played guitar at a few of their early gigs and then left... Whooh, |
, yeah... I read too much...Posted By: kebjourman
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 22:06
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if you wanna hear the 4 member band, get the 'jet propelled photograph' cd |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: March 29 2006 at 22:16
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David left because he went to france but couldn't return because of Visa complications. It was there where he formed Gong. -------------  
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