brandx@ihlpl.UUCP (h. weisberg) (05/13/85)
Why does everyone on this %$#*ing net always have to pick everyone's articles apart word by word? Is it the need to show that they're RIGHT and everyone else is WRONG? Or are they typical computer nerds? As to the guy that says that Daevid Allen wasn't in Soft Machie because they're not on the albums that HE has (claiming to be the first Soft Machine albums), I refer him to the album "This is Soft Machine", containing their earliest material. The lineup included Robert Wyatt on drums, Kevin Ayers on bass, Daevid Allen on guitar and Mike Ratledge on keyboards. Songs included That's How Much I Need You Know; Save Yourself; I should've Known; Jet-propelled Photograph; When I Don't Want You; Memories; You Don't Remember; She's Gone; I'd Rather Be With You. After this, Daevid Allen left to found Gong, Ayers switched to guitar and Hugh Hopper came in and played bass.
wfi@unc.UUCP (William F. Ingogly) (05/26/85)
> Why does everyone on this %$#*ing net always have to pick > everyone's articles apart word by word? Is it the need > to show that they're RIGHT and everyone else is WRONG? > Or are they typical computer nerds? > > As to the guy that says that Daevid Allen wasn't in Soft Machie > because they're not on the albums that HE has (claiming to be > the first Soft Machine albums), I refer him to the album > "This is Soft Machine", containing their earliest material. I'm the guy who said Daevid Allen wasn't on the first two Soft Machine albums. To the best of my knowledge, the first two albums released in America were Soft Machine and Soft Machine Part II. If you go back and reread my posting, I think you'll see that I was NOT claiming absolute knowledge about the nature of the early Soft Machine; in fact, the poster sent me a very nice mail reply with additional info about the lovable S.M. lads. When I saw Soft Machine as a warm-up band for Jimi Hendrix on their first American tour, the announcer talked about their delayed first album which would be coming out soon. This album is Soft Machine, with the nekkid women on the cover and the cute movable disk that showed various pieces of paraphernalia through little windows. Either (1) the album you're referring to was a European release I wasn't aware of at the time, or (2) it's earlier recorded stuff that was released later after S. M. became a 'big name' (see the quotes? that's a joke; of COURSE S.M. never really became a big name group like Duran Duran and Ratt and ...). Your hostility is unwarranted and (frankly) a little bit ridiculous. Exactly HOW was I picking anyone's posting apart? How did my posting make it appear I'm a 'typical computer nerd?' Why did you assume my perfectly reasonable inquiry was attacking the original poster in some way (go back and read it, and THEN tell me about 'picking people's articles apart')? ------------------------ "Bow-tie daddy, don't ya blow yer top, Cuz' everything's under control..." ------------------------ -- Toodle oo, Bill Ingogly