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university started up in October. Studying for his dentistry degree, he moved to Shepherd’s Bush to study at the Royal London Hospital. Roger returned throughout the year to perform with The Reaction, which had turned into a psychedelic, Hendrix-inspired group in Roger’s absence, and while the band continued to perform sparsely throughout 1968, they drifted apart for good in the autumn. Roger’s next musical path was to involve two former musicians from a band in Middlesex, who were determined to start their own power trio and had placed an ad at Imperial College seeking a Ginger Baker/Mitch Mitchell-type drummer.
    SMILE
    Summer 1968–Winter 1970
    Musicians : Brian May ( guitar, vocals ), Tim Staffell ( vocals, bass guitar ), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), Chris Smith ( keyboards ), Mike Grose (bass guitar, vocals – April 17 & 18, 1970 only)
    Repertoire included : ‘Toccata and Fugue in D Minor’, ‘Can’t Be So Sad’, ‘If I Were A Carpenter’, ‘Earth’, ‘Mony Mony’, ‘See What A Fool I’ve Been’, ‘Rollin’ Over’
    Known itinerary :
    Summer 1968: PJ’s Club, Truro
    Summer 1968: Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth
    Summer 1968: Imperial College, London
    October 26, 1968: Imperial College, London
    October 31, 1968: Imperial College, London
    February 27, 1969: Royal Albert Hall, London
    February 28, 1969: Athletic Club, Richmond
    March 15, 1969: Imperial College, London
    March 28, 1969: PJ’s Club, Truro
    March 29, 1969: PJ’s Club, Truro
    April 18, 1969: PJ’s Club, Truro
    April 19, 1969: Revolution Club, London
    July 19, 1969: PJ’s Club, Truro
    September 13, 1969: PJ’s Club, Truro
    September 14, 1969: PJ’s Club, Truro
    December 13, 1969: Marquee Club, London
    January 31, 1970: Imperial College, London
    April 17, 1970: PJ’s Club, Truro
    April 18, 1970: PJ’s Club, Truro
    April 1970, unknown venue
    May 1970, unknown venue
    Taking their cue from the myriad power trios and supergroups being formed in the late 1960s, Brian and Tim Staffell called their new band Smile and had a completely different philosophy from 1984: instead of relying mostly on straight-up covers, the band would write their own songs. In the absence of enough original material, however, Smile also deconstructed more contemporary songs from bands like The Small Faces, The Beatles and so forth. In an age when progressive rock was still booming, Smile was bringing its own approach to the genre.
    Tim and Brian journeyed to Shepherd’s Bush to hold an audition for Roger, who had answered an advert placed in the local paper for a drummer. They turned up with acoustic guitars and, since Roger’s drum set was back in Truro, their new drummer tapped at a pair of bongos. Realizing his immense talent (even on bongos), Tim and Brian immediately formed a friendship with Roger and Smile was born. The band played three gigs during the summer of 1968 that served chiefly as a means of integrating Roger into Tim and Brian’s collective vision, landing their first proper gig supporting Pink Floyd at Imperial College London on 26 October. Not surprisingly, given their penchant for jamming on one song for up to twenty minutes, Smile fitted in nicely with Pink Floyd’s audience. The Floyd, who were now minus founding member Syd Barrett, were shedding the hippie acid rock that had characterized their early hits and were redesigning themselves as the forefathers of progressive stoner rock.
    Given Brian’s relationship with the faculty at Imperial College, Smile became the house band there and were given free rein to rehearse on campus and perform supporting slots for more established bands like Pink Floyd, Yes, Tyrannosaurus Rex (later T. Rex) and Family. The band was augmented by roadie Pete Edmunds and sound mixer John Harris (who also occasionally deputized on keyboards), though a constant presence at rehearsals was Freddie Bulsara, who would later rechristen himself Freddie Mercury. He had met Tim at Ealing College of Art and the two became