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Originally Posted by ford71V8

Some of the comments about his leaving the band are just wrong.
To say he was the older guy and burned out is not how I recall it - the drummer was the older member and also still going strong. Unfortunately my memories are he was moved on due to poor performances, too many bum notes on stage was too distracting.
Still he had his place in the bands history and played a big role in getting Richie involved. RIP Alec, love that bass line in Keep The Faith

Yeah, I remember at the time he left the band (whether it be pushed or by choice) there were lots of rumours going around that Alec wasn't that good a bassist, especially in the studio, and that all of the studio work was actually performed by Hugh. Alec was used as the 'face' of the bass and did the touring duties. Have no idea as to how true any of that actually is.

And yes, I also recall that Tico was considered the 'old man' of the band, but, according to wikipedia, he was born 2 years after Alec!

And just for the heck of it