What are you listening to, right now................
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Holger's Mother Sky always a fave.
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I have learned that Grant Hart of Husker Du just passed away, too early at 56yo, from cancer. RIP. Let's hope Bob Mould will be a big enough man and pay his respects. (Update: Reading obits it seems that Mould and Hart had patched things up to a degree the past year. Mould posts their last (recent) photo of the two together and Hart is barely recognizable, looks like cancer was ravaging him.)
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Asked about being treated dismissively in Mould’s memoir, Hart said that the book “really sounds like it was written by the President of the Bob Mould Fan Club rather than by Bob Mould.” And: “I think he has burned more bridges than the interstate highway system ever built.” Yet he occasionally let some sorrow over the fissure show: “Bob’s got some hurt to put behind him yet. I think the world of the guy, but he doesn’t even want to talk about the pain that I’ve been able to work out by talking to other people, and if I sincerely wounded him, you know, I’d like that put that right. This is supposed to be the part of a person’s life where they start thinking about how they’ve lived their life, who they’ve touched and who they’ve affected.”
But Hart came off as at least as determined to be forward-facing. “Nobody has ever loved Bob Mould like I have,” he said in a 2013 Facebook chat. “I scaled great heights with him musically. Our admiration for each other, never physical, brought forth a new way of music.” (The “never physical” aside was another confirmation to inquiring minds that Hart, a bisexual, and Mould, a gay man, had never been romantically involved.) “Wouldn’t there be unfair pressure on the two of us if we made music live again?… The reunion fad seems to be energized by mid-life crisis. I am sure Bob would agree with me on this. I would rather have Grant Hart fans coming to my own shows than Hüsker Dü fans… I want people coming that don’t feel like they are settling for something less. My shows are not compromises with the past. My shows are as much about the future as I can make them. And the future is right f—ing now!”
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Husker Du’s Grant Hart: The Sweet-Voiced Grouch at the Heart of One of America’s Greatest Bands
Grant Hart, who died at 56 late Wednesday, brought melody and soulfulness to one of America's most influential rock bands.
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Never much of a New Romantic, but four decades later this still sounds great.
VISAGE / "FADE TO GREY" (1981)
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@bones said in What are you listening to, right now................:
I've only just discovered Prophets of Rage. Behind the times I know but perfect for anyone wanting their Hutt fix.
Bought tickets to their gig later this year - but not expecting much.
The first two sentences of the album review by AVClub are "This album is not good. In point of fact, it is terrible." -
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@infidel Going to see him tomorrow night - reservations about how he will go in such a large venue as the "Millennium Dome" - but still looking forward to it.
Seen him a few times during the Grinderman phase, but don't think I've seen the full Bad Seeds.
And straight after the gig... the All Blacks play... not sure yet if I'll be watching that live, or the next morning. Considering it'll be the 6th gig in 9 nights... too old for this shit, might be watching delayed coverage. -
Awesome reviews in the Guardian from recent show in Manchester.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds review – joyous and unexpectedly triumphant
From heartbreaking beauty to barely contained chaos, the band deliver a surprisingly uplifting arena gig
Likewise from the comments section.
Might try to get a ticket and go to Berlin concert.
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Best Cave ever with Bad Seeds was in a driving storm middle of day during a Lollapalooza. Proved if ever there were doubters he can play a big venue. Luckily I've seen him a dozen times in smaller venues since '80s. We do miss Blixa though.
