OFF: the Enid

[starfield]

Sidetracking slightly,

But whatever happened to the wonderful Mr.Francis ..surname forgotten.. who
played guitar with them in the 70's?

Captain Bl at ck.


----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Medford <nick at HERMIT0.DEMON.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: OFF: the Enid


> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 03:52:20 +0100, Sebastian Welton <sebastian at WELTON.DE>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >I remember seeing them some years ago at the Marquee (another farewell
> >concert, 2 nights entitled In The Region Of Summer Stars) which was
> >memorable for the fact that for an encore some little punk oadie played
> >the drums while they did an excellent version of Anarchy In The UK.
>
> Are you sure it wasn't Pretty Vacant? That was a regular encore, usually
> sung by drummer Chris North (which would explain the roadie filling in).
> Another frequent encore was a raucous version of Wild Thing, with Godfrey
> camping it up outrageously and proving that he did possess a sense of
> humour. If this subversive wit (and shredding guitar) had surfaced more
> frequently they would have been a better band.
>
>
> >Stand website shows that they are quite, er, pompous though, although I
> >never knew that Robert Godfrey had anything to do with Barclay James
> >Harvest.
>
> Gawd yeah, he's spent much of his adult life trying to sue them over
> royalties. As I understand it the case was eventually resolved in his
> favour but he didn't get any dosh because of some legal technicality.
>
> >--- From The Stand Website ---
> >Godfrey and Stewart find themselves working with a wide range of
> >artists, from Terry Hall and Katrina and the Waves, to New Model Army,
> >Christian Death and Conflict. Their reputation and influence has
> >permeated some unexpected areas of modern music. Conflict say on the
> >sleeve notes of their album The Final Conflict: "We would like to pay
> >tribute to The Enid for the inspiration of their life and work."
>
> Their connection with Conflict was one of the more improbable
associations,
> although a smattering of hardcore punks would often show up at Enid gigs
> and seemed to greatly enjoy the fey neo-classicism on offer. Anarcho-punks
> Crass (closely linked to Conflict) also lived on a farm and tried to
> maintain a completely autonomous existence, so there was a parallel with
> the Enid there, making the connection a litle less mind-boggling perhaps.
> I'm pretty sure RJG would not have been sympathetic to their politics
> though- I once saw him engaged in an animated discussion in the Marquee
> bar, exclaiming "you can't have a society of anarchists!"
>
> Nick