geezer Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 He died at 68. Not a key member in history of Black Sabbath (before he played in Quartz - debut album produced by Tony Iommi) , but a nice bloke and he added some good parts here and there, E5150 above all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Rest in peace :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 He died at 68. Not a key member in history of Black Sabbath (before he played in Quartz - debut album produced by Tony Iommi) , but a nice bloke and he added some good parts here and there, E5150 above all. I think he was a significant member actually. He played on every album starting with Heaven and Hell. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super25Smasher Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) He died at 68. Not a key member in history of Black Sabbath (before he played in Quartz - debut album produced by Tony Iommi) , but a nice bloke and he added some good parts here and there, E5150 above all. I think he was a significant member actually. He played on every album starting with Heaven and Hell. RIP Yes, he did all the keyboards and provided backing vocals for Sabbath. The man definitely contributed more than anyone thought. He was always there live but the band had him playing off to the side or backstage where nobody could see him. I guess Iommi felt having a keyboard player on stage didn't fit the Sabbath image. He would play some rhythm guitar live as well while Iommi was playing solos. I saw Sabbath in 1995 and from where I was standing I could see Geoff playing on the side of the stage behind a curtain. He hit the high notes on Headless Cross because there was no way in hell Tony Martin was gonna be able to do that every show and be able to keep singing. RIP. Edited January 29, 2017 by J2112YYZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 R.I.P Geoff, and Butch Trucks as well, we are losing way too many lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 RIP I saw this story yeah, a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Rip....thanks for the memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Sad to hear RIP Geoff I'm not familiar with Quartz, but tonight I'll listen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 He died at 68. Not a key member in history of Black Sabbath (before he played in Quartz - debut album produced by Tony Iommi) , but a nice bloke and he added some good parts here and there, E5150 above all. I think he was a significant member actually. He played on every album starting with Heaven and Hell. RIP Yes, he did all the keyboards and provided backing vocals for Sabbath. The man definitely contributed more than anyone thought. He was always there live but the band had him playing off to the side or backstage where nobody could see him. I guess Iommi felt having a keyboard player on stage didn't fit the Sabbath image. He would play some rhythm guitar live as well while Iommi was playing solos. I saw Sabbath in 1995 and from where I was standing I could see Geoff playing on the side of the stage behind a curtain. He hit the high notes on Headless Cross because there was no way in hell Tony Martin was gonna be able to do that every show and be able to keep singing. RIP. I absolutely didn't want to dismiss his role with my previous words (errr, English language is still a minefield for me....) and I agree with both of you: actually from 15 years he played some very doomy intros and instrumental bridging tracks.a funny thing I remember about him he is playing during the Tony Martin years with a "For Hire" small banner hanging from his keyboards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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