THE ENID

Formed among friends in 1974 The Enid invented a school of intelligent powerful romantic popular music which is unique to them. It is now clear that over more than thirty years they have developed an exceptional approach to music creation in the sense that there are no generic limitations whatever placed on bands ability to create their music.

The Enid “school of art” for want of a better description, is free from constraints of template rock/pop where rhythm, harmony and melody are invariably dictated by the traditions, prejudices and limitations associated with style.

Under the tutelage of Robert John Godfrey, The Enid set out to avoid the obvious traps; the learned/received riff based music which distinguishes so much rock – the well trodden harmonic progressions – familiar melodic lines and stock-in-trade rhythms.

They were also the first band to be funded entirely by their fans which became the obvious way ahead after losing their recording contract with the now defunct PYE records.  This was a revolutionary concept when first deployed in the early 1980’s and led to the current situation with bands as diverse as Marrillion, Radiohead and Hawkwind following this lead.

ROBERT JOHN GODFREY - Founder Member

Tommy Vance – said on BBC Radio One - Friday Night Rock Show:

"Robert John Godfrey is one of the greatest composers Great Britain has ever produced"

In 1967 after abandoning a career as a concert pianist, Robert John Godfrey aged 19, left the Royal College of Music to work with Norman Smith at Abbey Road Studios who at the time was producing Pink Floyd’s “Piper At The Gates Of Dawn”.

ABBEY ROAD