Best / favourite musician who died too young?
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Buddy Holly
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Dubversion said:apparently Sly comes on for about 15 minutes of the band's set, and is barely there
I know, I feared the worst before I read that article. He's probably my all time music idol, but I ummed and ahhed before turning Lovebox down. I want to leave my memories of those incendiary stage performances intact, not see him stumble reluctantly through a greatest hits set. I've always wanted to see him, but I don't want to witness a sad going through the motions gig, which I fear this will be.
I don't believe his heart will be in it. He has more talent in his little finger than most will ever possess, and apparently there are flashes of the old Sly, but he didn't seem to like touring even at the height of his career. It's hard to believe that, after years as a recluse and his mystifying public appearances of late,he's suddenly going to develop a taste for playing out again.
Fingers crossed that he pulls out all the stops at Lovebox, but I fear the worst.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
His plane was for sureATOMIC SUPLEX said:
kained&able
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I'm going to go with either big punisher or layne stanley.
Big pun has one of the best flows of any hip hop artist anywhere and unlike 2pac didn't have a million and one albums waiting to be released so whats done is done which is lame. Although there is rumours of one album needing publishing. He was a big loss and a much under rated talent.
Alice in chains were utter class and i want more albums, simple as.
Kurt Cobain probbaley needed to die before he went insane and styarting producing some really shit recoreds, so he don't get it.
Oh lynn strait(i think) from snot. was really pissed off when he kicked hte bucket they looked like a band that could have been huge, thier album was ammence such a shame no more can happen.
dave
Big pun has one of the best flows of any hip hop artist anywhere and unlike 2pac didn't have a million and one albums waiting to be released so whats done is done which is lame. Although there is rumours of one album needing publishing. He was a big loss and a much under rated talent.
Alice in chains were utter class and i want more albums, simple as.
Kurt Cobain probbaley needed to die before he went insane and styarting producing some really shit recoreds, so he don't get it.
Oh lynn strait(i think) from snot. was really pissed off when he kicked hte bucket they looked like a band that could have been huge, thier album was ammence such a shame no more can happen.
dave
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Ian Curtis
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
Lowell George
The_Reverend_M
More bass, vicar?
Sunspots said:
I know the guy promoting this gig - it was supposed to be a UK exclusive but not wanting to fuck too much with the prospect of getting them to play the UK for the first time in 20+ years they didn't push for it to be in the contract - to say he was not amused to see them being advertised playing Lovebox is an understatement.
The_Reverend_M said:
Yeah, at the time when me and my mate stumbled across the Bournemouth gig, it was the only UK date. We were as confused as we were wildly excited by this news. A while later, like you say, the Lovebox appearance was then announced (-and the other European dates).
As with 99% of these kind of 'back from the dead' tours, I've decided not to spoil my memories by going. My mate, on the other hand, has now booked a ticket to see Sly at Lovebox rather than Bournemouth.
(((((the guy you know that's promoting the Bournemouth gig)))))
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
I couldn't resist it either, though I'm not expecting too much.
Baby Huey... only got to make one album, dead at 26. He does a version of A Change Is Gonna Come that is the best song, ever, recorded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Huey_(singer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Huey_(singer)
The_Reverend_M
More bass, vicar?
Sunspots said:
Innit!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Richard Farina - if "Reflections In A Crystal Wind" was anything to go by, what he and Mimi could have come up with would have been awesome.
The_Reverend_M said:
Fuck me, he's a brave man. There was a rumour that Sly Stone bankrupted more promoters than anyone in history with his constant no shows. He cancelled over 1 in three gigs in his most popular years alone.
I should think trying to insure against a lack of attendance would near impossible, even to this day.
It does seem to be the case that the most important cultural figures die early. Throughout musical history, and literature, even in 'politics' the most exciting talents often meet untimely ends.
My contribution to this list is Robert Johnson, the Blues singer from the '30s. He died at only 27. He was an extrodinary talent, in terms of guitar playing, singing and song composition. and has been considered variously as, 'the king of the Blues', the 'father of Rock and Roll' etc.
It is tempting to think what might have been with these figures. Maybe they had made their mark and contribution and god decided they where done on this planet.
My contribution to this list is Robert Johnson, the Blues singer from the '30s. He died at only 27. He was an extrodinary talent, in terms of guitar playing, singing and song composition. and has been considered variously as, 'the king of the Blues', the 'father of Rock and Roll' etc.
It is tempting to think what might have been with these figures. Maybe they had made their mark and contribution and god decided they where done on this planet.
Belushi said:In Johnsons case wasnt it a deal with the Devil?
and these days it's a deal with Starbucks.
Not much in it really
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