custom55 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has formed a new band to play Floyd’s early music. Named Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, after Pink Floyd’s second album, the four-piece group will play their first four shows in London in May. The lineup includes Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, Lee Harris of the Blockheads, bassist Guy Pratt, who took over from Roger Waters in Floyd, and composer Dom Beken, a collaborator with late Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright. Pratt and Beken worked together in the electronic band Transit Kings. http://www.thesaucerfulofsecrets.com/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Is it going to be heavy metal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Spandau Ballet? this is interesting I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Is Roger Water suing him over this? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) "Supergroup"? That word gets thrown around a lot and I don't think too many people understand what it means. Edited April 17, 2018 by Fordgalaxy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_World_Man Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Yeah, I heard about this. He will be focusing on material from the first two PF albums. I think the plan is just to play some concerts in the UK though.Hopefully it will be released on dvd at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Is it going to be heavy metal? Of course. Nick kicks a mean double bass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus_2112 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Is Roger Water suing him over this? Don't give him any ideas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 "Supergroup"? That word gets thrown around a lot and I don't think too many people understand what it means. What? You don't think Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve was a supergroup? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 "Supergroup"? That word gets thrown around a lot and I don't think too many people understand what it means. What? You don't think Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve was a supergroup?Come on, HSAS did release a charting single...a Procol Harem cover that reached #84. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Wow, I thought N Mason had pretty much retired from drumming. Nice to hear that he's keeping active.Would love to hear him rip thru "Astronomy Domine" and "Lucifer Sam"! http://hiresaudiocentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PINK-FLOYD-GAMES-FOR-MAY-1967.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I'd love to see one of the gigs at the Half Moon. I used to go drinking there a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexMike Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Wow, I thought N Mason had pretty much retired from drumming. Nice to hear that he's keeping active.Would love to hear him rip thru "Astronomy Domine" and "Lucifer Sam"! http://hiresaudiocentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PINK-FLOYD-GAMES-FOR-MAY-1967.jpg Awesome pic! Never knew Roger used a violin bow. Interesting that Nick's just now starting this up. Was he holding out hope for a real Floyd reunion all this time and finally gave up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 "Supergroup"? That word gets thrown around a lot and I don't think too many people understand what it means. What? You don't think Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve was a supergroup? Had to look up the last 2 but no, they aren't a Supergroup either and the Wikipedia page now reflects that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) Interesting that Nick's just now starting this up. Was he holding out hope for a real Floyd reunion all this time and finally gave up? Maybe he is running out of money. His songwriting royalties can't be that much, since his songwriting credits are pretty limited, and the last Floyd tour he did was over 20 years ago, so maybe he needs the money. That is my guess, since this is clearly a cash grab. Edited April 21, 2018 by The K Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 "Supergroup"? That word gets thrown around a lot and I don't think too many people understand what it means. Rock "supergroups" are like those elements on the end of the Periodic Table. They're man-made, and they only last for a very short period of time. ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Wow, I thought N Mason had pretty much retired from drumming. Nice to hear that he's keeping active.Would love to hear him rip thru "Astronomy Domine" and "Lucifer Sam"! http://hiresaudiocentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PINK-FLOYD-GAMES-FOR-MAY-1967.jpg Awesome pic! Never knew Roger used a violin bow. Interesting that Nick's just now starting this up. Was he holding out hope for a real Floyd reunion all this time and finally gave up? Nah, he just got tired of playing all those droopy tempos and wanted to try something over 80bpm. :PShoulda got Robyn Hitchcock as Syd Barrett. Woulda made it more of a supergroup and less of a supper-group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 "Supergroup"? That word gets thrown around a lot and I don't think too many people understand what it means. What? You don't think Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve was a supergroup? Had to look up the last 2 but no, they aren't a Supergroup either and the Wikipedia page now reflects that. It says they’re a supergroup. What about Chickenfoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 "Supergroup"? That word gets thrown around a lot and I don't think too many people understand what it means. Rock "supergroups" are like those elements on the end of the Periodic Table. They're man-made, and they only last for a very short period of time. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 It's nice to see that Mason hasn't put up the sticks yet. Would be awesome if he came over to North America, but I doubt he will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has formed a new band to play Floyd’s early music. Named Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, after Pink Floyd’s second album, the four-piece group will play their first four shows in London in May. The lineup includes Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, Lee Harris of the Blockheads, bassist Guy Pratt, who took over from Roger Waters in Floyd, and composer Dom Beken, a collaborator with late Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright. Pratt and Beken worked together in the electronic band Transit Kings. http://www.thesaucerfulofsecrets.com/ It seems interesting. We shall see and listen soon. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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