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Well it is a cult, so ....
The R.I.P. Thread
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And we all see where that has gotten us...
Exactly!!! America is now great again!!!
Lets celebrate by deporting some more brown people!!!
Sardines
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It's a party in the U.S.A.!
That clown Trump getting around talking about the late pope with a prick in a bunny suit and marching band playing. What dignity.
Harnessing chaos and charm, Pere Ubu’s David Thomas rewrote rock’n’roll
The bandleader, who has died aged 71, created a vast body of work that influenced everyone from Ramones to REM, thanks to his absurdist energy
www.theguardian.com
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYqvtHzr48
Harnessing chaos and charm, Pere Ubu’s David Thomas rewrote rock’n’roll
The bandleader, who has died aged 71, created a vast body of work that influenced everyone from Ramones to REM, thanks to his absurdist energy
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYqvtHzr48
I'm glad he's dead
Why?
Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, dies by suicide
Giuffre alleged she was trafficked to the Duke of York when she was 17, which he has strenuously denied.
www.bbc.com
Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, dies by suicide
Giuffre alleged she was trafficked to the Duke of York when she was 17, which he has strenuously denied.
Do you reckon Phil the Greek got her from his grave?
Alarm Frontman Mike Peters Dead at 66
Mike Peters, lead singer of Eighties New Wave band the Alarm, who scored hits like "Rain the Summertime" and "Sixty Eight Guns," has died at age 66.
www.rollingstone.com
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUPbQi78WHI
Seymour Weiner.
nypost.com
Seymour Weiner, World War II vet and beloved Mets fan, dies
Beloved Mets fans Seymour Weiner died, the ballclub announced in a post on social media.
nypost.com
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series 'Laugh-In,' dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died at age 88.
apnews.com
So this one's actually from December of 2024 but John Sykes. He was only 65 and reportedly died from cancer.
He played in Thin Lizzy but was prominent in Whitesnake during their prime. Below I'm going to post a YouTube video that has the different guitar parts for "Is This Love" so that it can be appreciated a bit more (would be better if it wasn't someone else playing over but this at least gives some visual):
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA28aYGUid8
What I really appreciate about a lot of the guitar work, particularly here, is that it's first and foremost primarily about the song. This gets lost a lot, particularly in our current age of YouTube artists overplaying for the sake of showing some kind of technical skill. It really doesn't matter what instrument it is but it significantly peeves me watching almost any online drummer and having so many gratuitous fills that just completely kills the song and is a humongous distraction. This happens with guitar, too. I think this song strikes perfection with guitar work that it's able to keep the atmosphere of the song, give plenty of room to breath, but still have elements that are incredibly technical but in so doing blends perfectly into the soundscape and adds elements that serve the song and isn't just an elephant in the room. I'd almost say this is like Stewart Copeland of guitar, something that's way more technical than appreciated, but fits in so well that the technicality isn't overshadowing the fullness of the experience with the music.
He played in Thin Lizzy but was prominent in Whitesnake during their prime. Below I'm going to post a YouTube video that has the different guitar parts for "Is This Love" so that it can be appreciated a bit more (would be better if it wasn't someone else playing over but this at least gives some visual):
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA28aYGUid8
What I really appreciate about a lot of the guitar work, particularly here, is that it's first and foremost primarily about the song. This gets lost a lot, particularly in our current age of YouTube artists overplaying for the sake of showing some kind of technical skill. It really doesn't matter what instrument it is but it significantly peeves me watching almost any online drummer and having so many gratuitous fills that just completely kills the song and is a humongous distraction. This happens with guitar, too. I think this song strikes perfection with guitar work that it's able to keep the atmosphere of the song, give plenty of room to breath, but still have elements that are incredibly technical but in so doing blends perfectly into the soundscape and adds elements that serve the song and isn't just an elephant in the room. I'd almost say this is like Stewart Copeland of guitar, something that's way more technical than appreciated, but fits in so well that the technicality isn't overshadowing the fullness of the experience with the music.