Rip

I loved Chris Rea and was really sorry to hear of his passing today. A thoroughly decent man who endured a lot of physical pain in recent years, but who still kept his humour and love for music. He was rooted in the blues and smokey pubs of the North East but was equally adept at turning out pop classic after classic. Obv everyone knows the balearic connection by now, but I guess much of that is due to Alfredo who had this unique knack of finding unlikely records that somehow matched the mood.

My fondness for the music long predated that though. 'On the beach' was arguably the greatest single Sade never released, a true homage to the summer, which would've sounded even more exotic to sun-starved office workers in northern climes. There were lesser known hits I loved like 'Tennis' which have that melancholy I look for in music. Then there were his car tunes, true emblems of dadrock but which I mostly remembered fondly from my own motorway journeys with cousins. It was sad that his name became a byword for naff, especially for the sneering music critics and their ho ho ho dire 'rea' straits jokes; yet for some of us it stood the test of time and delivers nothing but the warmest memories. A musical great and an icon of the 80s at its best. RIP
 
He really was amazing. A vibe all of his own. I remember him being on the old Saturday morning TV shows and he was always such a dude.

Not many island trips where I didn't play this on the balcony alongside the other classics already noted.

RIP & Gracias.

 
Johnny Vodka said:
Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead.

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Bob Weir was a songwriting powerhouse for the Grateful Dead – and the chief custodian of their legacy

‘The Kid’s jazz-influenced rhythm guitar made him utterly integral to the Dead and his later collaborations solidified the band’s influence over latter-day alt-rock
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RIP

The Dead : Prototype of a Hippie band. I wonder if any song of them was ever played in Ibiza. Ok , maybe at the 60s or 70s. Far before everything we see now. Times are changing.
 
feynman said:
RIP

The Dead : Prototype of a Hippie band. I wonder if any song of them was ever played in Ibiza. Ok , maybe at the 60s or 70s. Far before everything we see now. Times are changing.
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You would think an adventurous selector (maybe someone like Colleen Murphy) could find time for them today.
 
Johnny Vodka said:
You would think an adventurous selector (maybe someone like Colleen Murphy) could find time for them today.
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Not danceable.

Flower power at pacha : Had his ( long ) time . Now :Same name , different music , different vibe. Times are changing. Hippie time is over and out.

But RIP Bob , RIP Jerry. Great Great band
 
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