Members baldbloke Posted July 23, 2011 Members Share Posted July 23, 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-amy-winehouse-dead-27-192027301.html I'm not a fan of popular music but did know of this girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted July 23, 2011 Members Share Posted July 23, 2011 Is anyone really surprised by this? Personally I never saw what the big deal was about her. Any live performance I have ever seen of her has been painfully bad. I imagine early on there was some talent but I never saw it. Obviously she had many fans but she only put out two records in 8 years and was really only "famous" for her public displays of drunkeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoddy Posted July 23, 2011 Members Share Posted July 23, 2011 Great voice...great talent...sadly she succumbed to her own demons...R.I.P. Amy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted July 23, 2011 Members Share Posted July 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 Damn it. Just damn it. Amazing talent and heart. But man we could see this coming from miles away, years ago. Like Keith Moon. Insane self-destructive amazing unique music person. Damn it. {censored} this pisses me off and makes me sad all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bridgepin Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 Very very sad, but yes not surprising at all, RIP Amy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poppytater Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 The girl could sing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members floridapicker Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 another one bites the dust...just a sad epitaph to amazing potential. Rock and roll lives on and takes no prisoners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluzboy Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 I liked the other one better, Tom. But point taken. What a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 I like her music a lot. It makes me think of soul music from the 60s. I wasn't there at this time, yet... But I wish I would have been! I love old music like in this video (The Ronettes): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 The Ronettes was a favorite "girl group" in the 60's. Along with the Crystals and other Phil Spector produced groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 I prefer the groups over PS, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 I was reading Keith Richards' autobio recently and he describes how he fell in love with Ronnie Spector. Easy to see why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baldbloke Posted July 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 Flippin' eck. Now, I had heard one or two tunes on the radio. Never paid too much attention. Knew she was famous and troubled but.... I watched and listened to the vid Sangemon posted. Wow. Great vocals and the guitarist, Robin Banjeree, does a first class job. I've listened to a couple more tunes since. Very impressive stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brindleleaf Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 I'm REALLY saddened...I LOVE the way she sings.....damn...... And her Back to Black album is one of my favourites..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poppytater Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 27 ClubFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 27 Club, also occasionally known as the Forever 27 Club or Club 27, is a name for a group of influential rock music artists who died at the age of 27. The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll details the history of the phenomenon. Musicians usually included in the 27 ClubThe impetus for the club's creation were the deaths of Jones, Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison.[1] Cobain, who died in 1994, was later added by some. With the exception of Joplin, there is controversy surrounding their deaths. According to the book Heavier Than Heaven, when Cobain died, his sister claimed that as a kid he would talk about how he wanted to join the 27 Club.[2] On the fifteenth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, National Public Radio's Robert Smith said, "The deaths of these rock stars at the age of 27 really changed the way we look at rock music."[3] The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll details the history of the phenomenon. Picture Name Date of death Official cause of death Fame Age Brian Jones July 3, 1969 Drowned in a swimming pool.[4] The coroner's report stated "death by misadventure."[5] Rolling Stones founder and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist. 27 years and 125 days Jimi Hendrix September 18, 1970 Autopsy showed he asphyxiated on vomit after combining sleeping pills with wine.[6] Pioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter for The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys. 27 years and 295 days Janis Joplin October 4, 1970 Probable heroin overdose.[7] Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band. 27 years and 258 days Jim Morrison July 3, 1971 Cause of death listed as "heart failure"; however, no autopsy was performed.[8] Lead singer, songwriter and video director for The Doors. 27 years and 207 days Kurt Cobain April 5, 1994 Ruled as suicide by shotgun.[9] Founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana. 27 years and 44 days Other musicians who died at 27Some lists include other musicians who died at age 27.[10] Cobain and Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross writes, "The number of musicians who died at 27 is truly remarkable by any standard. [Although] humans die regularly at all ages, there is a statistical spike for musicians who die at 27."[10] Name Date of death Cause of death Claim to notability Louis Chauvin March 26, 1908 Neurosyphilitic sclerosis. Ragtime musician. Robert Johnson August 16, 1938 Unknown, but typically credited to strychnine poisoning. Bluesman. Recorded very famous and influential set of 29 songs that influenced many famous musicians after him, considered the first of the 27 club. Nat Jaffe August 5, 1945 Result of complications from high blood pressure. Blues musician. Jesse Belvin February 6, 1960 Car crash. R&B singer and songwriter. Rudy Lewis May 20, 1964 Drug overdose. Vocalist of The Drifters. Malcolm Hale October 31, 1968 Carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty space heater. Original member of Spanky and Our Gang. Dickie Pride March 26, 1969 Overdose of sleeping pills. British rock and roll singer. Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson September 3, 1970 Barbiturate overdose, possible suicide. Leader, singer and primary composer of Canned Heat. Arlester "Dyke" Christian March 13, 1971 Shot. Frontman and vocalist of Dyke & the Blazers. Linda Jones March 14, 1972 Diabetic coma. R&B singer. Les Harvey May 3, 1972 Electrocution by live microphone after touching it with his wet hands. Guitarist for Stone the Crows. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan March 8, 1973 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholism. Founding member, keyboardist and singer of the Grateful Dead. Roger Lee Durham July 27, 1973 Fell off a horse and died from the injuries. Singer and percussionist of Bloodstone. Wallace Yohn August 12, 1974 Died in a plane crash along with three other band members. Organ player of Chase. Dave Alexander February 10, 1975 Pulmonary edema. Bassist for the Stooges. Pete Ham April 24, 1975 Suicide by hanging. Keyboardist and guitarist, leader of Badfinger. Gary Thain December 8, 1975 Drug overdose. Former bassist of Uriah Heep and The Keef Hartley Band. Cecilia August 2, 1976 Car crash Spanish singer Helmut K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 Well it's too damned young for all of 'em...that's all I have to say. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DunedinDoug Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 I preferred the original version. Zutons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluzboy Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 I preferred the original version. Zutons! Hey...thanks for that! I've been curious to hear the original for a while. To be honest, though, I like her version better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chaos Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 You could pick any age and list a whole bunch of Musicians that died at that age. I'm 26 so if I stop posting next year you'll know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 You could pick any age and list a whole bunch of Musicians that died at that age.I'm 26 so if I stop posting next year you'll know why. OK. 93.?(and that would be a better age for you to stop posting, Mr Jimmy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gthom Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Here's someone who made at least a half hearted effort to see if Club 27 is statistically significant:http://crispian-jago.blogspot.com/2011/07/is-27-club-statistically-significant.html It's sort of odd how the original 4 (jones, jimi, janis and jim morrison) all died within a 2 year span...then we go until 1994 for Cobain (ignoring those "lesser" stars in between) and then toss Winehouse in the mix 17 years later. Plus those original 4 all had J's in their names. And Hendrix and Janis played at Monterey in '67, with Brian Jones introducing Hendrix and The Doors were "mistakenly not invited". I'm sure there's some other odd similarities I could find in there if I put forth some effort. But that's what separates the real journalists from common rabble like myself. Anyways, yes, tragic losses all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 She had a really great raw talent. The reason I use the word "raw" is because it was so good.... and I just assumed she wasn't disciplined enough to work to get that (and had it so young) But who knows maybe I'm wrong. her voice had all the soul of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald when she was really on. She had great taste too and didn't just sell out to become Lady Ga Ga or something. the music she sand had jazz torch sond substance to it....so I have to say she had great taste in music too. How someone who seemed that smart about music would be so dumb about everything else is the mystery. I even liked the image she created on stage. I dunno. I like to think you can't get that successful at your art and career without being a {censored}-up in your personal life but she proves that theory wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 Sad. Troubled souls so often make great artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Martin Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 Sad. Troubled souls so often make great artists. Well, fortunately for me I'm not THAT troubled (or I would never have lived this long), and by no means am I a great artist, but surely my best songs come out of my most troubling situations. Maybe also this explains the power and universality of the blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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