In memory of Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbins, whose birthday it was yesterday
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Badfinger
Badfinger's classic line-up (l-r: Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans, Joey Molland)
Badfinger were a British rock band that originally consisted of Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans and Ron Griffiths. The band evolved from an earlier group called The Iveys that was formed in 1961 by Ham, Ron Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales. They were signed by the Beatles' Apple label in 1968 as The Iveys. In 1969, Griffiths left and was replaced by Joey Molland, and the band renamed itself Badfinger. In 1970, the band engaged American businessman Stan Polley to manage their commercial affairs. Over the next five years the band recorded several albums for Apple and toured extensively, before they became embroiled in the chaos of Apple Records' dissolution.
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Early days
The Iveys formed in 1961 in Swansea, from The Panthers, whose line-up comprised "Ham" (lead guitar) (b. Peter William Ham, 27 April 1947, Townhill, Swansea, d. 23 April 1975), "Griffiths" (bass guitar) (b. Ronald Llewellyn Griffiths, 2 October 1946, Swansea), David "Dai" Jenkins (rhythm guitar) (b. David Owen Jenkins, 30 October 1945, Swansea), and Roy Anderson (drums). Playing under various names including The Black Velvets and the Wild Ones, by 1964 they settled on The Iveys, after a street in Swansea called Ivey Place. In March 1965, drummer "Gibbins" (b. Michael George Gibbins, 12 March 1949, Swansea, d. 4 October 2005) joined The Iveys. The group secured concerts around Swansea area, opening for prominent British groups such as the Spencer Davis Group, The Who, The Moody Blues and The Yardbirds.
Best power pop tune ever: Badfinger - Baby Blue (1972):
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I love Badfinger. The 360 is the large bass amplifier in the background. I used to own two of those suckers. John Paul Jones played through a couple in Led Zeppelin and Jaco Pastorius used them too. They were great amps. Thanks for the post! 
Badfinger was one of those bands that even if you didn't know who they were, you still knew there music. It was like when I took my wife to see a concert by The Guess Who about 10 years ago. She didn't know who they were, but knew almost every song they played. Yeah, it wasn't the original band, but the guys who played did a great job. The singer looked like Robert Plant, but sounded like Burton Cummings. 
Love(d) Badfinger, but respectfully disagree on your first choice. I'll cast a vote for "Now Matter What" instead.
(I've always been a sucker for "the pause" in music, such as the one that comes at approximately 2:30)
