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Post by daz on Dec 6, 2018 20:58:42 GMT
Just been reported that Pete Shelley from The Buzzcocks has died of a suspected Heart Attack aged 63.
Sad news 
RIP Pete
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 6, 2018 22:10:03 GMT
Oh no! What a shame that is. Had some decent solo tracks as well, particularly ‘Homosapien’.
RIP.
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Post by brinylonshirt on Dec 6, 2018 22:22:52 GMT
A great songwriter. !978 was his year. No other ‘punk’ artist was writing love songs at the time and no one else was writing love songs with the kind of twist that he was. Very sad. RIP
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Post by chrisclark1977 on Dec 7, 2018 0:24:11 GMT
That is a shock. I have a cassette of the Buzzcocks "Singles Going Steady"
RIP PETE
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Post by ace5150 on Dec 7, 2018 4:18:46 GMT
Im all cut up.
There've been a good/bad fair few deaths that've made me actually gasp in the last few years and there've been a fair few that've done that and killed my heart a little bit.
This is one of the latter.
Pete Shelley was a wonderful man.
A real hero of my younger days.
So much more than simply the front man of a very successful punk-pop crossover band, but a great songwriter, a great wit, a man of culture, a man of many sides, a great Northerner (in the classically chippy sense) and a remarkable pioneer of gay cultural identity in the punk and post-punk milieu.
Diminutive, slight, but brave and brilliant.
God bless him.
Rest in Peace Pete, and thanks for the music.
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Post by ltd on Dec 7, 2018 7:45:26 GMT
Saw The Buzzcocks playing in Cheltenham in the early 2000s, in an upstairs alternative night club. Pete and Co really gave it 100%. Sweatiest gig I've ever been to!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2018 10:07:21 GMT
I was really shocked when Mrs MIAS told me this sad news last night. The Buzzcocks were one of the best new wave bands. 63 is no age.
RIP Pete.
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Post by ace5150 on Dec 7, 2018 19:51:48 GMT
I was really shocked when Mrs MIAS told me this sad news last night. The Buzzcocks were one of the best new wave bands. 63 is no age. RIP Pete. Punk all day long mate. |
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Post by daz on Dec 8, 2018 13:52:51 GMT
I was looking at the Buzzcocks chart history and found it hard to believe they have never had a top 10 single or album.
I found that shocking.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 8, 2018 14:44:27 GMT
I was looking at the Buzzcocks chart history and found it hard to believe they have never had a top 10 single or album. I found that shocking.  |
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 8, 2018 14:45:36 GMT
 RIP Pete Shelley
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Post by ltd on Dec 8, 2018 18:56:35 GMT
I was looking at the Buzzcocks chart history and found it hard to believe they have never had a top 10 single or album. I found that shocking. Yes, if any of the punk bands had a pop-single sensibility it was them. |
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Post by chopper on Dec 9, 2018 19:48:09 GMT
Sad news & a great tribute show on 6 Music this evening.
Barry the book and I had the pleasure of seeing Buzzcocks live, in the old Truro City Hall, back in 1992
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 9, 2018 19:56:24 GMT
I heard some of that 6 Music tribute. I had absolutely no idea that he wrote the iconic theme tune that was used for Ch4’s Tour de France coverage back in the 80’s and early 90’s. Quite a coincidence that Paul Sherwen, who was a co-commentator on that show and subsequently ITV4’s coverage, also died unexpectedly this week.
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Post by McCann on Dec 9, 2018 19:56:57 GMT
On top of the legacy of the Buzzcocks, Pete Shelley branched out into the extremely cool and timeless theme tune to Channel 4's Tour De France coverage from the mid 80s onwards.
Btw, Paul Sherwen who was co commentator on this with Phil Liggett also passed away suddenly last week.
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Post by McCann on Dec 9, 2018 19:57:33 GMT
I heard some of that 6 Music tribute. I had absolutely no idea that he wrote the iconic theme tune that was used for Ch4’s Tour de France coverage back in the 80’s and early 90’s. Quite a coincidence that Paul Sherwen, who was a co-commentator on that show and subsequently ITV4’s coverage, also died unexpectedly this week. touche |
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 9, 2018 20:01:30 GMT
Great minds and all that....  |
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Post by chopper on Dec 9, 2018 20:14:42 GMT
I always thought that music was by Jean Michele Jarre or some random French artist!.....
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Post by McCann on Dec 9, 2018 21:31:37 GMT
It is very similar to Jean Michel Jarre. And that is no bad thing if you ask me. I always liked the way he worked frere jacques into it. Good memories
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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 10, 2018 14:13:34 GMT
Yes, I looked up the opening titles on YouTube a couple of years ago and it instantly brought back memories of what for me was a golden age of The Tour - Lemond, Fignon, Delgado, Millar, Theunisse, Breukink etc. (although we now know that most of their performances were erm, enhanced) and it’s testament to Shelley’s theme that it can instantly evoke such memories.
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Post by chopper on Dec 10, 2018 19:07:55 GMT
Looking at his 6.music profile photo - he even seems to have a Vive Le Claire replica shirt on, explaining the cycling link more....
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Post by chopper on Dec 10, 2018 19:10:25 GMT
Yes, I looked up the opening titles on YouTube a couple of years ago and it instantly brought back memories of what for me was a golden age of The Tour - Lemond, Fignon, Delgado, Millar, Theunisse, Breukink etc. (although we now know that most of their performances were erm, enhanced) and it’s testament to Shelley’s theme that it can instantly evoke such memories. Yes, a great era for cycling, before the bull sh1t factor kicked in. Always preferred it as a minority sport. loved watching it on C4, it suited the stations left field image perfectly |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 11:40:17 GMT
I had no idea Pete Shelley wrote that C4 cycling theme.
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Post by Portland Road on Dec 11, 2018 23:01:13 GMT
Very sorry to hear this, and most unexpected.
In musical terms, there is no reason why he couldn't have had bigger hits over a greater period of years, as per The Stranglers or Paul Weller.
The Buzzcocks music of c.1978-79 remains very potent. As per ltd (post above), I saw them live in a more recent period in their career - in my case in 1999 at the town hall, and they were in storming form.
His solo 'Homosapien' album (1981) and its title track were great as well.
R.I.P. Pete Shelley.
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Post by westldner on Dec 19, 2018 16:02:54 GMT
Pete Shelley RIP
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Post by thewoodster on Jan 4, 2019 23:21:40 GMT
Sad loss rip.
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