Obscure rock deaths
Today's obscure rock death is the drummer of Space who died on Saturday falling over crossing the road.
This is the slightly pedestrian britpop Space as in Female of the Species. Not the really cool 70's synth french disco band who went on TOTP dressed as spacemen.
Published by Silent Rob at 1:33pm on Mon 3rd August 2009. Viewed 8,206 times.
you mean these guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1llNSdf9cl4&feature=related
Published by Space News at 1:42pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
Yes, still terribly exciting even today. I also like bands who have just one single which is an incredibly big hit (was magic fly a number one?) and then nothing else ever again. Of course they had more hits elsewhere.
Published by Silent Rob at 1:46pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
going back to the Space of the first post, i always liked Neighbourhood
Published by steve w at 3:03pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
Someone told me Michael Jackson is dead ;-]
Published by daggg at 5:42pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
been wanting to post this for awhile now
Published by Space News at 5:46pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
I can't believe it, DOG has died.
He was my favourite singer
Published by Space News at 6:02pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
I always thought that the deaths of the 54 drummers of Spinal Tap were very obscure.
Published by bigmal at 7:06pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
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Funnily enough I put on Altered Images on the pub jukebox on saturday. I was in an 80's pure pop mood. They didn't have any Transvision Vamp or Fuzzbox but Madonna into Duran Duran into Mel and Kim made at least one table finish their drinks and leave.
Published by Silent Rob at 7:09pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
I once nearly had to leave a pub in Beverley, E.Yorks, after putting 'Indian Love Call' by Slim Whitman on the juke box far too many times in succession.
Published by Kuryakin at 9:43pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
I had a bit of an 80's pop fest during my walk to work this morning. Duran Duran's Careless Memories, Rio and New Religion, The Lotus Eater's The First Picture of You and Tears for Fears Ideas As Opiates. Balanced it all with Camisra & Let Me Show You to finish. Set me up for work good and proper all that.
Published by lilly_p at 10:58pm on Mon 3rd August 2009.
From Wikipedia
"Recently the verb "Wyatting", named obviously after Robert Wyatt, appeared in some blogs and music magazines to describe the practice of playing weird tracks on a pub jukebox to annoy the other pub goers. The name was coined by Carl Neville, a 36-year-old English teacher from London, because one of the favourite LPs for this effect is Dondestan.
Robert Wyatt was quoted in The Guardian: as saying "I think it's really funny," and "I'm very honoured at the idea of becoming a verb." However, when asked if he would ever try it himself, he said "Oh no. I don't really like disconcerting people. Although often when I try to be normal I disconcert anyway."
Published by ed____ at 11:44am on Tue 4th August 2009.
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Today's obscure Rock Death is Liam Maher from Flowered Up who apparently died on Tuesday. Week...endaaah!
Published by Silent Rob at 8:30am on Fri 23rd October 2009.
killed by Coyotes takes some beating in obscure deaths
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article689...
Published by steve w at 9:43am on Fri 30th October 2009.
today's obscure rock death:
Jerry Fuch, drummer with Maserati and !!!
Early in the morning on November 8, 2009, Fuchs was caught in a broken elevator in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, and when he attempted to jump out of the car, he accidentally fell to his death down the elevator shaft.
Published by Rocket Dog at 1:02pm on Mon 9th November 2009.
Oh My God, NO!!
Fuchs is Dead?
But he was....his hair....
seriously. bad way to go. I know someone who fell down an elevator shaft. scary.
Published by Space News at 3:44pm on Mon 9th November 2009.
Some obscure rock deaths over xmas were:
Rowland S. Howard from the Birthday Party
James Sullivan from Avenged Sevenfold
and
Tim Hart from Steeleye Span
Published by Silent Rob at 8:37am on Mon 4th January 2010.
and Vic Chesnutt.
Published by carney at 9:01am on Mon 4th January 2010.
I had no idea Jay Bennett (Wilco) had gone... missed that...
interesting vid of who went in 2009... dug out my Seeds album and Jim Carroll... ironic... I love that track...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQWBpaZDAmc&feature=player_embedded#
PS Free Jay Bennett album download...
http://rockproper.com/jay-bennett/whatever-happened-i-apologize.html
Published by happyted at 11:47am on Mon 4th January 2010.
This reply has been edited, last edit at 12:29pm on Mon 4th January 2010.
Mick Cocks from Rose Tattoo also dead just before Christmas.
Published by Silent Rob at 12:30pm on Mon 4th January 2010.
'James Sullivan from Avenged Sevenfold'
They headlined the second stage at Sonisphere so not exactly obscure?? Shame either way, not a band I'm a fan of really but he was young.
Published by Danny Sambuca at 1:01pm on Thu 7th January 2010.
Lots of talk on Twitter and Facebook that Jay Reatard is dead? :-(
Published by Jude 1 (not active) at 9:36pm on Wed 13th January 2010.
Confirmed on Pitchfork. He was only 29. Bad.
Published by Jude 1 (not active) at 9:41pm on Wed 13th January 2010.
Cannot believe this about Jay Reatard, absolutely terrible news. He was brilliant the two times I saw him. R.I.P.
Published by Ugly Barney at 10:13pm on Wed 13th January 2010.
Also this week:
Mick Green from Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Thomas Sam Davis from Deaf School
Plus a Tibetian Hip Hop act Jimmy O Barikad, who died in the earthquake!
Published by Silent Rob at 9:06am on Thu 14th January 2010.
They headlined the second stage at Sonisphere so not exactly obscure?? Shame either way, not a band I'm a fan of really but he was young.
So big in metal circles. I suspect if you stopped most people on the street they'd be none the wiser. Most of the people that have been listed were big in one circle or another at some point.
Published by SB___ at 9:09am on Thu 14th January 2010.
Now Teddy Pendergrass:
Published by Manda Panda at 9:11am on Thu 14th January 2010.
he would be slightly alarmed to be be referred to as obscure (and rock...) after all... ? ? 'If you don't know me by noooowwww *cough* owwww' ? ?
Published by happyted at 9:15am on Thu 14th January 2010.
I know he is not rock but he is moosic. What can I say it is early morning and my brain is not totally in gear!
Published by Manda Panda at 9:24am on Thu 14th January 2010.
Jay Reatard? Shit.
Published by carney at 10:25am on Thu 14th January 2010.
Not so obscure but, Teddy Pendergrass has died. some of the stuff he did as singer with harold Melvin and the Blues Notes was great "if you don't know me by now"
Published by steve w at 2:02pm on Thu 14th January 2010.
Stuart Cable.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/10253098.stm
I used to find his eyes scary. Mostly notable for being continually hailed as the figurehead of the mortal enemy by Select Magazine when it got really into post rock towards the end of the 90's, just before the magazine closed because Britpop was well and truly over. it wasn't a finacially sound move that was it? This meant that Mr Cable seems far more famous than he actually is.
Published by Silent Rob at 10:17am on Mon 7th June 2010.
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Incredibly quick as ever SR.
Published by arthurCRS at 10:20am on Mon 7th June 2010.
:-O
Published by Rocket Dog at 2:00pm on Mon 7th June 2010.
Pete Quaife, bass player with the worlds best ever pop band The Kinks. Played with the band during the pop classics phase, played on Village Green, demoed Arthur and then left the band just before they became not exactly shite, but not quite as good as they used to be.
Here's a song about hats from Arthur. He didn't actualy play on this recording, but it's one of my fave ever songs anyway. I like hats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DdlUJTycKo
Published by Silent Rob at 9:37pm on Fri 25th June 2010.
This is the best song about trains which also sounds like a train. There are many by various bands. He did play on this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPPAe2vPTM
Sorry, I've always been rather into the Kinks. Best pop band ever, plus they invented heavy metal.
Published by Silent Rob at 9:50pm on Fri 25th June 2010.
Quaife is a great name.
I too love the Kinks.
Sad news.
Published by sam i at 10:32pm on Fri 25th June 2010.
@SR all these sogs sound the same these days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBLzTD2wTzg&feature=related
Bloody kids etc
Published by MechaFreshHell (not active) at 11:50pm on Fri 25th June 2010.
Hehe! Though stealing a riff from blues songs is standard for 60's pop bands. Though in the Rolling Stones case they stole the riff, then sued any people who copied them.
Published by Silent Rob at 10:03am on Sat 26th June 2010.
Indeed, I was just very pleased that in this case i new exactly where it was from. No doubt the Wolf heard it somewhere else before as well.
Published by MechaFreshHell (not active) at 1:53pm on Sat 26th June 2010.
And then other people *Cough Albarn* spent a lot of time in the 90's writing songs just like Village Green, though not as good. It all goes round again and again.
Beatles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlpMs_R3P6U
Inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvtabNAb_wE
Here's the Beatles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfthrizXKOM
Here's what they were inspired by, though not exactly stole:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY1O8YYjY2A
Which was itself supposed to be based on Moonlight Sonata vastly sped up.
Beatles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhdPDI9OeY8
The Inspiration was this (ignore the shite video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap8JtQZG73M
Published by Silent Rob at 6:36pm on Sat 26th June 2010.
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Andy Hummel from Big Star. It's like the Ramones init?
Published by Silent Rob at 4:06pm on Tue 20th July 2010.
One of my fave bands is the always uncool Electric Light Orchestra. The original cellist from which has just been killed by a giant bale of hay.
Published by rishistar at 8:04am on Mon 6th September 2010.
Damn, I come to this thread thiss morning and Rishi beat me to it today. A fine example of a stupid rock death for my list. No rock star has bean killed by hay before as far as I know.
Published by Silent Rob at 8:08am on Mon 6th September 2010.
Sorry Rob. Will have to organise something Karmadillo related you can have dibs on. Given I did my knee in just picking up a cricket ball, its bound to be something suitably silly.
Just reading about the chap - in the early 70s, he used to experiment with oranges and grapefruits. As ways of fingering the cello.
Published by rishistar at 8:28am on Mon 6th September 2010.
No problems. I am happy to have other people reporting the demises of rock musicians. In fact it saves me a job.
Karmadillo also had an oboeist who broke her ankle while doing Kareoke. Doesn't bode will unfortunately. :(
Published by Silent Rob at 8:36am on Mon 6th September 2010.
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Published by the_management (not active) at 9:35am on Mon 6th September 2010.
Guess he got the short straw.
Published by splattergrabs at 12:32pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
Are the Police looking for Spartacus and a slave army that launched this rolling bale. Was it on fire? ;-]
Published by daggg at 12:43pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
His death was certainly Out of the Blue, wasn't it?
Published by Old Rocker at 12:51pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
He won`t be singing I`m Alive ;-]
Published by daggg at 12:57pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
Maybe it was thrown by an Evil Woman.
Published by splattergrabs at 12:57pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
(1 000 000 WAN points to anyone who can get a suitable pun from 10538 Overture.)
Published by splattergrabs at 12:58pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
He's also no longer a Livin' Thing
Published by Rocket Dog at 1:02pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
(1 000 000 WAN points to anyone who can get a suitable pun from 10538 Overture.)
That would certainly be a New World Record.
Published by Old Rocker at 1:06pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
I just read that it was witnessed by a yorkshireman who'd just recognised him. When it happened, he said "Ee, ello"
Published by splattergrabs at 1:08pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
Obscure rock death number 10538 overture (over to) number 10539 ;-]
Published by daggg at 1:11pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
*hands over 1 000 000 WAN points, rests back*
I've just been reading about him on Wiki. It said that in his younger days he couldn't stay in one place for long and was always on The Move.
Published by splattergrabs at 1:16pm on Mon 6th September 2010.
Scott Columbus, drummer with Manowar in the 80s.
Published by Rocket Dog at 5:53pm on Tue 5th April 2011.
TV on the radio's Gerard Smith, of Cancer aged just 34
Published by Rocket Dog at 10:52pm on Wed 20th April 2011.
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