R.I.P. Nic Potter,Van Der Graaf Generator bassist
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Topic: R.I.P. Nic Potter,Van Der Graaf Generator bassist
Posted By: manofmystery
Subject: R.I.P. Nic Potter,Van Der Graaf Generator bassist
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 11:49
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According to Peter Hammill's website his, and VDGG's, former bassist Nic "Mozart" Potter passed away last night. -------------  Time always wins. |
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Posted By: bucka001
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 12:29
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Not much to say. He'd been ill for a while. He was a great guy, I spoke to him a lot during the time I was writing the VdGG book (and after). He'll be missed by many; just a wonderful, talented guy. ------------- jc |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 12:55
I'm off to get something to play from VDGG in honour of the man. A very sad day to say the least. RIP Nic !------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 14:25
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Very sad news. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: geneyesontle
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:22
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RIP ------------- Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb - Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 21:57
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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. |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: January 17 2013 at 23:51
Terrible news ... Rest in peace Nic.
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date 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......). |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 06:13
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Very sad news, RIP.
------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 10:58
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Dear Lord, another one great musician passed away. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 10:59
| 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. |
Posted By: DaleHauskins
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 14:04
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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/" rel="nofollow - http://www.progrockmag.com/news/van-der-graaf-generators-nic-potter-dies/ ------------- Ｄａｌｅ Ｈａｕｓｋｉｎｓ (858) 401-2973 (310) 293-0432 https://artistecard.com/Dalehauskins |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 14:08
Very sad, RIP Nic. 
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: January 18 2013 at 15:54
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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) |
Posted By: apps79
Date Posted: January 19 2013 at 07:07
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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... listen to www.justincaseradio.com , the first ever Greek Progressive Rock radio |
Posted By: bucka001
Date Posted: January 21 2013 at 14:13
| Much more information, including a tribute from Guy Evans, at http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: January 21 2013 at 14:42
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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? |
Posted By: bucka001
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:43
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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" rel="nofollow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/22/nic-potter?INTCMP=SRCH ------------- jc |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: January 25 2013 at 18:44
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------------- “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 |
Posted By: sorcerer kermes
Date Posted: January 26 2013 at 11:51
| RIP Nic |
Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: February 01 2013 at 14:00
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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 ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: bucka001
Date Posted: February 02 2013 at 02:09
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Peter Hammill has posted a rememberance in his latest Journal entry over at Sofa Sound dot Com ------------- jc |
Posted By: Ajay
Date 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. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 02 2013 at 03:57
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RIP NIc a massive bass player sound and one of the drawcards to the early VDGG. ------------- 
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