Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley
BBC is reporting that Pete Shelley has passed away -- https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46476369
Terrible news.
Terrible news.
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Re: Pete Shelley
Ah shit man.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Re: Pete Shelley
That's a bummer.
Re: Pete Shelley
Hello,
Very sad day. RIP.
Very sad day. RIP.
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Re: Pete Shelley
RIP - truly one of the best of the first wave
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Re: Pete Shelley
Ah, shit. What a talented gentleman, a key figure in keeping punk's toe in the pop waters. As important to punk's origins as any of the usual suspects.
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Re: Pete Shelley
I’m fucking devastated.
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Re: Pete Shelley
Oh Shit! What a bummer. Very sad news, so happy to have seen The Buzzcocks several times
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Re: Pete Shelley
R.I.P.
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Re: Pete Shelley
Very sad :(
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Re: Pete Shelley
Yeah this is very sad news.
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Re: Pete Shelley
Me too. I just grabbed my phone to catch up on the news inbetween wrangling the kids and I saw it. Wow. It’s very gutting...
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Re: Pete Shelley
Buzzcocks were so incredibly great in their first incarnation it's almost mind-numbing. Maher and Garvey were hands-down the best rhythm section in the first wave of Punk and Martin Rushent really polished those gems. That stuff still sounds futuristic. Incredible players, great songwriting. Amazing how far they could stretch the punk template, just ridiculous creativity. Maher was clearly the model for drummers like Tre Cool and Travis Barker but they don't go anywhere near his sophistication and subtlety.
Shelley not only was a great melodicist but he had a real knack for killer riffs too. I was in a club once and I heard Homosapien-- a song I never really cared for-- and I couldn't believe how punchy and crisp it was. I remember hearing Venus Records or someone blasting Why Can't I Touch It onto Eighth Street one fine day in the early 90s and just being agog by how magic it sounded.
Shelley not only was a great melodicist but he had a real knack for killer riffs too. I was in a club once and I heard Homosapien-- a song I never really cared for-- and I couldn't believe how punchy and crisp it was. I remember hearing Venus Records or someone blasting Why Can't I Touch It onto Eighth Street one fine day in the early 90s and just being agog by how magic it sounded.
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Re: Pete Shelley
Sad news. Saw them last year and all looked in great form. Not admittedly their biggest fan but huge respect for what they achieved. Rip
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Re: Pete Shelley
That is a shocker!!