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Mark E Smith

CharltonMadrid
CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
in Not Sports Related
Just read he has died. What a character.
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  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Not sure if it's true though, but he has reportedly been very ill.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    SOMEONE'S ALWAYS ON MY TRACKS.......

    Go well. A legend and a personal musical hero of mine
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,652
    edited January 2018
    Is there anyone posting who he hasn't sacked? RIP
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    The word genius is overused but he was a genius....

    ...don't think he was destined to live to 100 but what a legacy he has left.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Can someone enlighten me?
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    Saw The Fall many times live, Mark E Smith liked my brother-in-laws band & they supported them on a few tours in the late 80s - was always an entertaining evening to say the least. RIP MES...
  • Bigbadbozman
    Bigbadbozman Posts: 1,775
    I feared the worst when opening this thread. Absolute gutter, RIP
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    RIP Mark E Smith. Sad sad news.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    RIP
    Couldn't handle the music, but what a character.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Legend of the Fall: Mark E Smith kept swinging to the end

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/24/mark-e-smith-the-fall?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
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  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,444
    Amazed he reached 60 - had looked ill for years.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
    RIP, saw The Fall supporting The Damned in ‘86, they put on a good show.
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    I like to annoy my wife from time to time by speaking to her in the voice of Mark E Smith....tonight is definitely one of those times. RIP
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    The Fall were one of my mate's favourite bands and I went along with him to see them a couple of times.
    Considering I'm an Indie fan, I have to admit that I never "really got" Mark E Smith.
    The last time I saw them he performed the whole gig with his back to the audience, as a anti-hero stance I believe.
    He was certainly unique.

    RIP Mark E Smith.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Not sure how but I totally missed this band.
  • McCartney
    McCartney Posts: 390
    Blimey played Fortress/Deer Park not an hour ago off the new Uncut CD. Saw them in 92 I reckon. loved the Rough Trade run of singles in 81-82
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    Riviera said:

    Not sure how but I totally missed this band.

    Only 30+ studio albums to get through....
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Riviera said:

    Not sure how but I totally missed this band.

    You're not exactly into Indie are you ?
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,736
    RIP
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,737
    This makes me sad. Loved The Fall.

    Bloke was a lunatic and legend.
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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,022
    Absolutely gutted. I never imagined that MES would live to a ripe old age but I never thought he'd go so soon. I've seen The Fall more than any other band. Read his autobiography a few years back the story about the pub being blown up in the was was real food for thought.

    Last orders, arf past ten!

    RIP MES
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    Covered End said:

    Riviera said:

    Not sure how but I totally missed this band.

    You're not exactly into Indie are you ?
    Infotainment Scan is probably their most accessible album....then it's all downhill from there (or uphill depending on your perspective).
  • housty
    housty Posts: 62
    Gutted but not surprised. A band who i've listened to daily for over 35 years and will continue to do so. Let's hope he's keeping John Peel company right now. RIP
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    An on-stage delivery like no-one else. Unsettling, yet amusing, and never dull.
    I like to think that he will be having a good old natter with John Peel this evening.
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    Gosh...I didn't read @housty's comment until I'd posted mine.
    We used to say 'Jinx' to things like that.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    Rowche Rumble, what a great song that was.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    C n C hustle one of my favourites.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    That's a shocker. RIP.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Covered End said:

    Riviera said:

    Not sure how but I totally missed this band.

    You're not exactly into Indie are you ?
    I've had my moments! I've got a few Indie singles in my collection.
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,014
    Blimey, a true rock maverick. Not everyone's cuppa, unique.

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