Paul Raymond rip

[jezzaboy]

Just read that Paul died from a heart attack yesterday. A good few of us on here have grown up and loved UFO and for me, Pete Way was one of the reasons that I play bass. Paul was a large part of that band over the years and it`s sad to hear of his passing on their farewell tour.

Sorry just seen this in off topic.

 

Edited April 14, 2019 by jezzaboy

[NikNik]

Wow....saw him many times with UFO. Sad news.

[dave_bass5]

Damn!!! Loved his playing with UFO. I saw them so many times during their heyday. I could never understand why they never got the same recognition as other bands around that time like Iron Maiden. 

[Mykesbass]

6 hours ago, jezzaboy said:

Just read that Paul died from a heart attack yesterday. A good few of us on here have grown up and loved UFO and for me, Pete Way was one of the reasons that I play bass. Paul was a large part of that band over the years and it`s sad to hear of his passing on their farewell tour.

Sorry just seen this in off topic.

 

Don't apologise - I think all musical related memorium threads should be in General, not Off-Topic. I've missed a few as I so rarely venture into the murky depths of OT.

[thebigyin]

Still in shock was only in Hull the other tues on the UFO last orders 50th Anniversary tour....can't believe RIP Paul a fine Guitarist and Keyboardist x

[Cat Burrito]

It feels strange as we supported them last month. They went down a storm. RIP.

[Barking Spiders]

Ah there I was thinking this was about the infamous porn and revue bar magnate

[Dan Dare]

10 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

Ah there I was thinking this was about the infamous porn and revue bar magnate

Me too. A pal of mine edited Fiesta for Raymond a while back. His claim to fame is that he is the man who introduced Readers' Wives to the world.

[bazzbass]

RIP Paul

Gotta say though, going out on your farewell tour is kind of fitting

[HengistPod]

Sad to lose Paul, who was more a part of UFO's classic sound than most people realise. Many of those rhythm parts that you assume are Schenker, and perfectly fitting keyboard lines.

One of my fave moments on Strangers is in "This Kids", where Paul finishes his keyboard solo and Schenker starts the guitar solo ... there's a wee gap for a couple of beats where you can visualise Paul stepping away from the keyboard before he starts playing rhythm guitar. His band introductions are memorable on "One Night At Budokan", too, notably missing himself out.

Personally, I'm quite surprised that Pete Way managed to outlive any of the other guys, and I'm still not fully convinced he'll get it together enough to actually go on the advertised tour this autumn ...

RIP Kipper.

[spongebob]

5 hours ago, HengistPod said:

Personally, I'm quite surprised that Pete Way managed to outlive any of the other guys, and I'm still not fully convinced he'll get it together enough to actually go on the advertised tour this autumn ...

RIP Kipper.

After reading his autobiography, I feel the same way.

It ends with him still beginning his drinking at 10am - fine, he says, because he's an early riser!

RIP PR.