Fludd (band)

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Canadian rock band

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nameFludd
originToronto, Ontario, Canada
genreRock
years_active–, 1990s, 2000s
labelWarner Brothers
Daffodil Records
Attic Records
associated_actsGoddo, Saga, Leigh Ashford, Quartz
current_membersEd Pilling
Steve Pilling
Jim Crichton
Scott Shelson
past_membersBrian Pilling
Mick Walsh
Tom Park
Greg Godovitz
Jorn (John) Andersen
Mick Hopkins
Peter Csanky
Gord Waszek
Peter Rochon
Doni Underhill
Pat Little
Ian McCorkle
Steve Negus
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| name = Fludd | image = | caption = | image_size = | landscape = | origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | genre = Rock | years_active = –, 1990s, 2000s | label = Warner Brothers Daffodil Records Attic Records | associated_acts = Goddo, Saga, Leigh Ashford, Quartz | website = | current_members = Ed Pilling Steve Pilling Jim Crichton Scott Shelson | past_members = Brian Pilling Mick Walsh Tom Park Greg Godovitz Jorn (John) Andersen Mick Hopkins Peter Csanky Gord Waszek Peter Rochon Doni Underhill Pat Little Ian McCorkle Steve Negus

Fludd was a Canadian rock band in the 1970s. They placed six singles in the Canadian top 40 between 1971 and 1975, including "Turned 21" (1971), "Get Up, Get Out & Move On" (1971), "Cousin Mary" (1973) and "What An Animal" (1975). Members of Fludd went on to form the successful Canadian chart groups Goddo and Saga.

History

Early years and first album (1960s–1971)

Fludd had its roots in a band called The Pretty Ones, formed by Ed Pilling and Greg Godovitz (not to be confused with the American band of the same name which eventually became Lynyrd Skynyrd). The band was briefly part of Toronto's Yorkville scene in the 1960s, but broke up before achieving much commercial success. When Stevens had to stop touring due to illness, the Pilling brothers returned to Toronto. Inspired by the then-emerging psychedelic blues rock sound of British acts such as Small Faces, they reunited with Godovitz, and recruited drummer John Andersen and guitarist Mick Walsh to create Fludd.

The band released its self-titled debut album in 1971, and had a modest chart hit, "Turned 21". Walsh left the band and was briefly replaced by Wages of Sin guitarist Mick Hopkins. The band's second single, "Get Up, Get Out, Move On", was released in 1972 but again charted only modestly, and they were dropped from their label, Warner Records. Hopkins returned to England, where he would later form the band Quartz.

Breakthrough success (1972)

Instead of recruiting another guitarist, Fludd added classically-trained keyboardist Peter Csanky, and signed a deal with Daffodil Records.

The album's singles, "Always Be Thinking of You", "Yes", and "C'mon, C'mon", did not perform much better on the charts, but received sufficient airplay that Daffodil kept the band on for a third album, sending them to Mike Oldfield's studios in England to record.

Later success and line-up changes (1973–1974)

The band began new recording sessions in Toronto, completing three songs in 1973: "I Held Out", "Brother and Me", and "Dance Gypsy Dance". "I Held Out" was released as a non-album single but failed to chart, and Daffodil dropped the band.

Third album and winding down (1975–1977)

The band subsequently signed to Attic Records, who also bought out the non-album songs from the 1974 sessions; both songs were released as singles, with "Brother and Me" reaching the Top 30 but "Dance Gypsy Dance" failing to chart. They then began recording their third full album, Great Expectations, which was released on Attic in 1975. Bolstered by a controversial cover depicting a pregnant woman's bare belly, that album spawned the top-ten hit single "What an Animal".

Due to Brian Pilling's continued health problems, the band was unable to tour to properly support the album, so Waszek, Underhill, and Andersen left to form the band Fingers, while the Pillings carried on as a recording project with bassist Jim Crichton and drummer Ian McCorkle, recording and releasing the single "I'm On My Way" in 1975. Steve Negus replaced McCorkle in 1976 for the singles "Help Me Back" and "With You". However, with Brian Pilling's health continuing to deteriorate, the band called it quits after recording the 1976 singles, and Attic Records released the greatest hits compilation From the Attic '71 to '77 in 1977.

After Fludd

Crichton, Negus, and Rochon went on to form the band Saga. Waszek went on to join reunion lineups of Leigh Ashford and Motherlode, Andersen became a session musician, and Underhill went on to join Trooper.

Brian Pilling died of leukemia on June 28, 1978; he was just 28. an unrecorded song he had previously written with Pilling, and a remake of Fludd's song "Homemade Lady".

Another greatest hits compilation, Greatest Expectations, was released in 1994 on Pacemaker Records,

Godovitz and Ed Pilling reunited in 1997, recording an album under the band name No Flies on Frank which is the name of a short story by John Lennon.

Fludd reunion in the 2000s

In the 2000s, a reunited Fludd has toured various classic rock festivals and other venues, with a lineup consisting of Ed Pilling, his younger brother Steve Pilling, Scott Shelson on bass guitar, and Jim Crichton. This lineup released a new CD, Fludd Lights, in 2006 for sale at their concert appearances, but the album has never been released on a commercial label.

In a January 2021 interview with Borderline Radio, Ed Pilling announced that he was working on a new album.

Discography

Singles

::data[format=table] | Title | Release | Peak chart positions | Album | CAN | "Turned 21" | "Get Up, Get Out, & Move On" | "Always Be Thinking of You" | "Yes!" | "C'mon C'mon" | "Cousin Mary" | "I Held Out" | "Brother & Me" | "Dance Gypsy Dance" | "What an Animal" | "I'm On My Way" | "Help Me Back" | "With You" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1971 | 16 | Fludd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1972 | 34 | Non-LP, later compiled on '71 To '77 - From The Attic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | ...On! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1973 | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1974 | 94 | Great Expectations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1975 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 79 | Non-LP, later compiled on '71 To '77 - From The Attic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1977 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Albums

  • Fludd (1971) #58 CAN
  • ...On! (1972) #61 CAN
  • Great Expectations (1975) #65 CAN
  • From the Attic '71 to '77 (1977)
  • Greatest Expectations (1994)
  • Cock On! (2001)
  • Fludd Lights (2006)

References

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References

  1. {{usurped
  2. (November 2006). "Cousin Mary". YouTube.
  3. (23 October 2020). "Ed Pilling & Greg Godovitz Interview 2020-9-12". This House of Musicians TV.
  4. "In The Beginning". One Week One Band.
  5. "Wages of Sin". Marmalade Skies.
  6. (12 December 2008). "FLUDD TURNED 21". YouTube.
  7. (12 December 2008). "FLUDD GET UP GET OUT MOVE ON". YouTube.
  8. (29 January 2017). "Fludd - Always Be Thinking Of You". YouTube.
  9. (29 January 2017). "Fludd - Yes!". YouTube.
  10. (29 January 2017). "Fludd - C'mon C'mon". YouTube.
  11. (22 June 2012). "Fludd - I Held Out". YouTube.
  12. (22 June 2012). "Fludd - Brother and Me". YouTube.
  13. (22 June 2012). "Fludd - Dance Gypsy Dance". YouTube.
  14. (26 December 2008). "Fludd What an Animal". YouTube.
  15. (10 June 2012). "Fludd - I'm On My Way". YouTube.
  16. "Help Me Back, Fludd, From the Attic". Sonic Hits.
  17. "With You, Fludd". Sonic Hits.
  18. "In Memoriam, Brian Pilling". Canadian Bands.
  19. (15 December 2016). "Goddo - Homemade Lady". YouTube.
  20. "Fludd – Greatest Expectations: Best Of Fludd". Discogs.
  21. "Stories and Poems from IN HIS OWN WRITE". Beatles Number 9.
  22. (May 2006). "Fludd - Fludd Lights". YouTube.
  23. "Ed Pilling Interview". Borderline Radio.
  24. [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=gowan&ChartEn=Top+Singles& Canada Top Singles peaks] RPM magazine

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