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15 hours ago, hardtack said:

Was never a fan of The Eagles, but sad none-the-less... another to pass on today was Dallas Taylor, the drummer for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young who died of unknown causes aged 66.

too many going too soon ( Eagles never did it for me either)

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22 hours ago, Demon Jack said:

If there are any Eagles fans out there, then you'll be devestated to learn that Glenn Frey has also passed away at the age of 67. Bowie, Rickman and now Frey. 2016 has been a sad year so far...

Was shattered yesterday to hear about the passing of Glen Frey. The Eagles - my all time favourite band. RIP.

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I wonder how the Doobie Brothers are travelling? 

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Sad times. All made contributions, like them or not, and all missed. Of the musicians, Bowie's the one who was more influential and had by far the more substantial output, but Frey was no slouch as a more traditional songwriter, which is no mean feat in itself. Alan Rickman - carved out his own distinctive niche.

I met Alan Rickman (charming) and Bowie briefly (charming, but fey and distant). I saw Bowie live a couple of times (late 70's, early 90's) and was just blown away on both occasions. He was the genuine article, and I'd be surprised if we see his shapeshifting like again.

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17 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Sad times. All made contributions, like them or not, and all missed. Of the musicians, Bowie's the one who was more influential and had by far the more substantial output, but Frey was no slouch as a more traditional songwriter, which is no mean feat in itself. Alan Rickman - carved out his own distinctive niche.

I met Alan Rickman (charming) and Bowie briefly (charming, but fey and distant). I saw Bowie live a couple of times (late 70's, early 90's) and was just blown away on both occasions. He was the genuine article, and I'd be surprised if we see his shapeshifting like again.

And I've just read that Dale Griffin (drummer from Mott the Hoople) died a couple of days ago. Not quite so famous, but 'All the Young Dudes' (written for them by Bowie) was a minor anthem in its day. 67 and Alzheimers, FFS.

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7 hours ago, Dr John Dee said:

And I've just read that Dale Griffin (drummer from Mott the Hoople) died a couple of days ago. Not quite so famous, but 'All the Young Dudes' (written for them by Bowie) was a minor anthem in its day. 67 and Alzheimers, FFS.

Mott The Hoople were a great band of the early 70's. A guy i knew in the 80's had all their albums. 

Ian Hunter a great front man...

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13 hours ago, Dr John Dee said:

And I've just read that Dale Griffin (drummer from Mott the Hoople) died a couple of days ago. Not quite so famous, but 'All the Young Dudes' (written for them by Bowie) was a minor anthem in its day. 67 and Alzheimers, FFS.

And as I mentioned earlier, the drummer from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Dallas Taylor died the same day as Frey.

Speaking of Mott the Hoople, the guitarist in the band I moved to Sydney to become a part of, was the first cousin of their guitarist Mick Ralphs... he was better known for his work in Bad Company.  I loved Mott the Hoople.

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Bowie was enormously talented yet he played it down ... incredibly intelligent and his music reflected his personality.

I liked his role in "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" too - a powerful performance. He was a man for all seasons.

One of my favourite Bowie songs ... David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

RIP

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On 21/1/2016 at 8:48 PM, hardtack said:

And as I mentioned earlier, the drummer from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Dallas Taylor died the same day as Frey.

Speaking of Mott the Hoople, the guitarist in the band I moved to Sydney to become a part of, was the first cousin of their guitarist Mick Ralphs... he was better known for his work in Bad Company.  I loved Mott the Hoople.

Me too. And Ian Hunter. I still have at least one Hoople album and several of Hunter's on the shelves somewhere but since I tend to prefer listening to music rather than scratches and pops and clicks I haven't played them in years. It doesn't seem to change how good they were in memory though.

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