My first Wikipedia article - on bassist Rick Grech (1946-1990) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Steve M. · 03-24-2006, 10:41 PM

Enjoy!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Grech

gilligan fanatic · 03-24-2006, 10:58 PM

good job, its very interesting. He died very young.

Steve M. · 03-25-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

good job, its very interesting. He died very young.

Thanks. Yes, he did die too young, having lived the rock star life to the extreme.

Janice · 03-26-2006, 12:29 AM

Great article Steve. Very tragic end.

One minor point though -- I would have liked to have read about the women ( and children?) in his life.

Ireneparalegal · 03-26-2006, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve M.

Enjoy!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Grech

Steve M. · 03-26-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

Great article Steve. Very tragic end.

One minor point though -- I would have liked to have read about the women ( and children?) in his life.

Good point, but I haven't found much info on Grech's personal life. Ditto for other members of Family; Roger Chapman is married and has children, but I've always been unable to name them. Fortunately, Wikipedia articles can be updated and amended, so if and when I do find such information, I'll definitely post it.

ABlairican Pie · 03-26-2006, 09:52 PM

Very cool!! I would like to contribute an article for Wikipedia, since I use them as a reference for my rock and roll history entries.

ABlairican Pie · 03-26-2006, 09:59 PM

Here's a picture of Rick Grech, which appears to be from the 60's. Interesting
that he plays bass through a Marshall stack, because I thought that regular guitar amps were not designed to handle basses, I was told before that the heavy bottom end of a bass would blow out the speakers.

Steve M. · 03-26-2006, 10:11 PM

Great pic!

As you all know, I have a CD of Family's early BBC performances, and on one track - one of the last recordings Rick Grech made with the band before defecting to Blind Faith - the bass line is definitely overloaded, with some distortion on a bass solo. (The icing on the cake was Grech's manic violin playing.) So Grech's use of Marshall amps doesn't surprise me.

Thanks for the "cool" compliment, Cap'n!

ABlairican Pie · 03-27-2006, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve M.

Great pic!

As you all know, I have a CD of Family's early BBC performances, and on one track - one of the last recordings Rick Grech made with the band before defecting to Blind Faith - the bass line is definitely overloaded, with some distortion on a bass solo. (The icing on the cake was Grech's manic violin playing.) So Grech's use of Marshall amps doesn't surprise me.

Thanks for the "cool" compliment, Cap'n!

03-24-2006, 10:41 PM	#1
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03-26-2006, 09:59 PM	#8
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	Rick Grech Here's a picture of Rick Grech, which appears to be from the 60's. Interesting that he plays bass through a Marshall stack, because I thought that regular guitar amps were not designed to handle basses, I was told before that the heavy bottom end of a bass would blow out the speakers. Attached Images

03-26-2006, 10:11 PM	#9
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	RE: Rick Grech photo Great pic! As you all know, I have a CD of Family's early BBC performances, and on one track - one of the last recordings Rick Grech made with the band before defecting to Blind Faith - the bass line is definitely overloaded, with some distortion on a bass solo. (The icing on the cake was Grech's manic violin playing.) So Grech's use of Marshall amps doesn't surprise me. Thanks for the "cool" compliment, Cap'n!

03-26-2006, 12:29 AM	#4
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Great article Steve. Very tragic end. One minor point though -- I would have liked to have read about the women ( and children?) in his life.