Stars (UK band)
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| Stars | |
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| Origin | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock, psychedelic, folk rock, jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1972 |
| Associated acts | Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, The Pretty Things, The Pink Fairies, Delivery |
| Former members | |
| Syd Barrett John "Twink" Alder Jack Monck |
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Stars were a short-lived British supergroup that played three shows in 1972. Its members were Syd Barrett on guitar, Twink on drums, and Jack Monck (of Delivery) on bass.[1]
[edit] History
The band played three live concerts in Cambridge before Barrett disbanded the group. Shortly thereafter Syd Barrett left music and his public life altogether and began living in seclusion. Recordings of their performances were made but remain lost. All three performances contained early Pink Floyd songs and different versions of tracks from Barrett's 1970 solo album The Madcap Laughs. At one point in each show Barrett entered one of the catatonic trances that had plagued his later Pink Floyd performances, the worst coming in their second concert, where Barrett became almost completely frozen and had to be carried off stage.
[edit] Breakup
According to Twink, the band ended when Barrett approached him in the street, carrying a scathing review[1] of their third concert. He waved the paper in Twink's face and said, essentially, "That's it."
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