Gus Mears 1,369 Report post Posted January 6 (edited) It's been a relatively tranquil start to the year, after 24 months of near constant celebrity death. However, we are up and running with Jerry van Dyke (brother of Dick and quite recently in The Middle) gone from this world. Surely we are in for a quieter one in 2018? Edited January 6 by Gus Mears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devon Malcolm 2,250 Report post Posted January 6 Yes, lots of memories of Coach when I heard that. Memories that it was shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jazzygeofferz 145 Report post Posted January 7 I thought for a horrible moment it was Barry Van Dyke then. JErry turned up as Dick's much less entertaining brother in the Dick Van Dyke show as well quite frequently. He even got a run out in the reunion special. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Houchen 4,405 Report post Posted January 8 France Gall has died, I first heard a version of this Serge Gainsbourge belter in a shop in Melbourne and I didn't know the name of it until a few years later. All thanks to the UKFF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaz Hayashi 991 Report post Posted January 8 (edited) Shitting hell, this is crackers. I heard this cover when I was in a bar in Brussels about 2 years ago. I was with my wife and we both tried to work out who it was to the point we spent about €10 on the jukebox randomly guessing based on title names. Bloody hell, I’m almost tempted to go and wake her up. Edit - also just clicked this is the RIP thread and not song of the day, so yeah, it’s also obviously shit. Only 70 too. Edited January 8 by Kaz Hayashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sergio Mendacious 834 Report post Posted January 8 Gutted about France Gall - love ye ye, and she was a gem. Her Eurovision winner was a stormer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mim731 195 Report post Posted January 9 (edited) Donnelly Rhodes (Doc Cottle from Battlestar Galactica/long time character actor) has died aged 80. Edited January 9 by mim731 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Wiseau 28 Report post Posted January 11 (edited) "Fast" Eddie Clarke the Motorhead guitarist has died, 67 he was Edited January 11 by Harry Wiseau Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus Mears 1,369 Report post Posted January 11 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Harry Wiseau said: "Fast" Eddie Clarke the Motorhead guitarist has died, 67 he was You know what they say; 'live Fast, die at 67'. Edited January 11 by Gus Mears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BomberPat 1,182 Report post Posted January 11 Gutted, that's Lemmy, Eddie and Phil all gone, and that would be most people's definitive line-up of Motorhead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WyattSheepMask 602 Report post Posted January 11 Would defo early say that was the definative lineup. Planet Rock reported that he was the last of the original lineup to pass away, seemingly getting 'original lineup' confused with 'definative lineup' by forgetting that neither Eddie or Phil were part of the original lineup, and that both men who were in the original lineup, Larry Wallis and Lucas Fox, are both still alive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nostalgia Nonce 229 Report post Posted January 11 2 hours ago, Harry Wiseau said: "Fast" Eddie Clarke the Motorhead guitarist has died, 67 he was Aw fuck. I've got a real soft spot for Fast Eddie, although more for his stuff with Fastway than Motorhead. He wasn't actually that fast, he was a walking 80s rock cliche and his solo album was mindnumbingly mediocre, but when he was on form there was magic in those fingers of his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nostalgia Nonce 229 Report post Posted January 11 Not quite as famous, but Babymetal's guitarist, Mikio Fujioka, has also died from head and neck injuries sustained in a fall. He was 36. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy! 572 Report post Posted January 11 3 hours ago, WyattSheepMask said: Would defo early say that was the definative lineup. Planet Rock reported that he was the last of the original lineup to pass away, seemingly getting 'original lineup' confused with 'definative lineup' by forgetting that neither Eddie or Phil were part of the original lineup, and that both men who were in the original lineup, Larry Wallis and Lucas Fox, are both still alive That 'original' line up wasn't around beyond the on parole ep was it, and didn't get a proper mainstream release until they were back catalogue items after the Eddie and Phil line up was established I was led to believe by someone. I'm not big on their history, as much as I love the music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BomberPat 1,182 Report post Posted January 12 (edited) Pretty much - On Parole wasn't an EP, it was a full album, and recorded before the "classic" line-up, but United Artists didn't release it at first, so it came out a couple of years later, without Motorhead's permission. The first album they released had the "classic" line-up, but it wasn't the first album they recorded together. Most of what was on On Parole ended up re-recorded for the self-titled "debut" album with the Lemmy/Eddie/Phil line-up anyway, so it depends on where you consider On Parole fits. Still, Motorhead/Overkill/Bomber/Ace Of Spades is one hell of a run for any musician, before you factor in the live albums, EPs, and the Iron Fist album that all came out during their stint in the band. I still don't think hard rock gets much better than that. Edited January 12 by BomberPat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
