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RIP Jet Black

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A fair age, but still a shock to those that remember punk/new wave.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63904248
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  • robinbowesrobinbowes Frets: 2922

    Jet Black, drummer with The Stranglers, has died after “years of ill health” at the age of 84, his representative confirmed.

    The musician, whose real name was Brian John Duffy, had been living in his country home in north Wales close to his friends and family as his health issues became more debilitating.

    RIP Brian.
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    I have seen them 74 times.

    Saddened.

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • LordBucketHeadLordBucketHead Frets: 302
    RIP Jet Black - sad news. Big Stranglers fan back in the day. Read Hugh Cornwall's book 'Multitude Of Sins' recently and they did well to emerge from their 'golden years in one piece. Born in 1938. Astonishing. 
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  • oh_pollooh_pollo Frets: 742
    RIP Jet.

    Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.
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  • guitartangoguitartango Frets: 954
    oh_pollo said:
    RIP Jet.

    Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.
    Punk version of the Doors
    “Ken sent me.”
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  • usedtobeusedtobe Frets: 3841
    RIP Jet. What a band they were!
     so if you fancy a reissue of a guitar they never made in a colour they never used then it probably isn't too overpriced.

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  • GrunfeldGrunfeld Frets: 3950
    Bugger.

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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    It's sad news, but I must admit I can't get over how old he was.... older than McCartney, older than anyone in Deep Purple or Yes... he was almost the same generation as Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, which just seems bonkers.
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    oh_pollo said:
    RIP Jet.

    Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.
    Four. The Raven is a masterpiece

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • TheMarlinTheMarlin Frets: 7236
    Saw the Stranglers at least 40 times, but never since High left the band. 

    RIP Jet. Was a good drummer. 
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  • CE1CE1 Frets: 565
    Gutted to hear this, one of the greats 
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  • StuckfastStuckfast Frets: 2124
    Gassage said:
    oh_pollo said:
    RIP Jet.

    Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.
    Four. The Raven is a masterpiece
    +1 

    The Raven might be their best album. Gospel According to the Meninblack and La Folie are both great too.

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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    edited December 2022
    Stuckfast said:
    Gassage said:
    oh_pollo said:
    RIP Jet.

    Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.
    Four. The Raven is a masterpiece
    +1 

    The Raven might be their best album. Gospel According to the Meninblack and La Folie are both great too.


    Dreamtime is a favourite of mine too.

    Too Precious is a masterpiece.


    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    I loved the first album, brings back great memories of the time, an explosion of new and exciting music every week.

    I remember them being interviewed by Nicky Horne on Capital one evening. 

    "A lot of people say you sound like The Doors."

    "Doors, what do you mean?" said one of the band.

    "Doors, you know, like windows" said another band member.

    "I don't sound like a window."

    In my memory there was some swearing in there but that may be wishful thinking. 
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