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Post by harryburrows on Mar 27, 2019 6:40:59 GMT
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Post by felonious on Mar 27, 2019 7:35:09 GMT
RIP to a real talent. I still play Special Beat Service to this day, one of my all time favourite albums. They had a new album out a couple of years back with some decent contributions from RR, I remember putting some stuff on the music thread.
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Post by felonious on Mar 27, 2019 7:38:18 GMT
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Post by crapslinger on Mar 27, 2019 7:47:47 GMT
RIP Rog.
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Post by bathstoke on Mar 27, 2019 8:02:06 GMT
56!!! That’s rubbish RIP. I knew them when they were the beat. Got great memories of dancing to them up Cobridge as a kid. Is it true that Mirror in the bathroom is about coke use... |
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Post by partickpotter on Mar 27, 2019 8:22:07 GMT
Ranking. Full Stop
RIP
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Post by claytonscrubs on Mar 27, 2019 8:28:31 GMT
RIP
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 9:09:52 GMT
RIP
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Post by cooper67 on Mar 27, 2019 10:37:54 GMT
RIP.
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Post by thequietman on Mar 27, 2019 12:21:01 GMT
King Toaster. RIP Roger
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 27, 2019 12:50:40 GMT
The Wonder Stuff did a cover of this (I liked old Wonder Stuff but it's not very good) but shows Rog was a good sport. RIP.
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Post by kelw on Mar 27, 2019 15:16:55 GMT
56!!! That’s rubbish RIP. I knew them when they were the beat. Got great memories of dancing to them up Cobridge as a kid. Is it true that Mirror in the bathroom is about coke use... I remember Dave Wakeling saying was about mental health problems which makes sense lyric wise. Made some great records The Beat and great live. Last time I saw them Rankin Roger had his son in the band. Two of the original member left of course to form Fine Young Cannibals who never had much time for. |
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Post by claytonscrubs on Mar 27, 2019 18:07:27 GMT
The Wonder Stuff did a cover of this (I liked old Wonder Stuff but it's not very good) but shows Rog was a good sport. RIP. I quite like the cover version, but I’ve alway been a sucker for a girl with a violin, not to mention, she is rather easy on the eyes 😄 |
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Post by felonious on Mar 27, 2019 18:15:25 GMT
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Post by felonious on Mar 27, 2019 18:18:02 GMT
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Post by Billybigbollox on Mar 27, 2019 18:33:55 GMT
56!!! That’s rubbish RIP. I knew them when they were the beat. Got great memories of dancing to them up Cobridge as a kid. Is it true that Mirror in the bathroom is about coke use... I’m not sure about the meaning behind the lyrics, but remember there being a lot of whizz and plenty of acid about in the 80’s Bath. I don’t remember there being much Coke around. It was comparatively expensive at the time. Nowadays you can’t go anywhere where some fucker’s not gurning their face off. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 27, 2019 18:48:09 GMT
The Wonder Stuff did a cover of this (I liked old Wonder Stuff but it's not very good) but shows Rog was a good sport. RIP. I quite like the cover version, but I’ve alway been a sucker for a girl with a violin, not to mention, she is rather easy on the eyes 😄 Yeah actually just listened to it for first time in a few years, it's not so bad. Yep, Miles is batting well above his average there, no doubt! |
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Post by telfordstoke on Mar 27, 2019 19:22:46 GMT
Very sad news , rest in peace Roger. Saw him once after the Beat had parted ways and he had a band called General Public who opened fr Queen on a tour and they were excellent.
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Post by soulsurvivor on Mar 27, 2019 20:40:18 GMT
Remember watching the Beat in Hanley about 1980 in my parka,fred Perry and jam shoes! I think they were supported by Qtips who Paul Young was a member!
Good memories, two tone influenced my life and many others
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Post by telfordstoke on Mar 27, 2019 20:41:43 GMT
Remember watching the Beat in Hanley about 1980 in my parka,fred Perry and jam shoes! I think they were supported by Qtips who Paul Young was a member! Good memories, two tone influenced my life and many others Lol Jam shoes, remember them. Indeed Bruce Foxton was selling some of his old ones on eBay recently ! |
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Post by kelw on Mar 27, 2019 20:58:41 GMT
Very sad news , rest in peace Roger. Saw him once after the Beat had parted ways and he had a band called General Public who opened fr Queen on a tour and they were excellent. Mick Jones was with them for a while. Remember a couple of their singles |
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Post by telfordstoke on Mar 27, 2019 21:02:14 GMT
Very sad news , rest in peace Roger. Saw him once after the Beat had parted ways and he had a band called General Public who opened fr Queen on a tour and they were excellent. Mick Jones was with them for a while. Remember a couple of their singles Yeah I did not know that, think he’d gone by time I saw them. They were bloody good albeit bit of an incongruous support for Queen. |
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Post by kelw on Mar 27, 2019 21:05:24 GMT
Mick Jones was with them for a while. Remember a couple of their singles Yeah I did not know that, think he’d gone by time I saw them. They were bloody good albeit bit of an incongruous support for Queen. I went to a Queen gig at Wembley but left before they came on (sorry not a fan) The Alarm, another bizarre choice but great band were supporting so went to see them only. INXS also played but gave them a miss as well |
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Post by telfordstoke on Mar 27, 2019 21:11:36 GMT
Yeah I did not know that, think he’d gone by time I saw them. They were bloody good albeit bit of an incongruous support for Queen. I went to a Queen gig at Wembley but left before they came on (sorry not a fan) The Alarm, another bizarre choice but great band were supporting so went to see them only. INXS also played but gave them a miss as well Went to the same show as your or same weekend, Quo On also. The Alarm were brilliant, still are now. Kids laugh cos that show still gets shown on tv and can see running into Wembley on it, with my dodgy 80s blonde streaks and big glasses. |
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Post by soulsurvivor on Mar 27, 2019 21:47:07 GMT
The kids of today dont get chance to follow a real cult/fashion trend these days. Music,clothes art rolled into one! Instead they just take a selfie, watch it on you tube then forget it by the next day
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Post by kelw on Mar 27, 2019 21:53:20 GMT
I went to a Queen gig at Wembley but left before they came on (sorry not a fan) The Alarm, another bizarre choice but great band were supporting so went to see them only. INXS also played but gave them a miss as well Went to the same show as your or same weekend, Quo On also. The Alarm were brilliant, still are now. Kids laugh cos that show still gets shown on tv and can see running into Wembley on it, with my dodgy 80s blonde streaks and big glasses. Saw the Alarm about 15 times- very few bands I ever go to see, was them SLF and The Pogues . My Alarm hairdo got ruined amongst all them moustached, tight T Shirt wearing Queen fans, that was just the women |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Mar 27, 2019 22:03:35 GMT
RIP ska man.
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Mar 28, 2019 6:45:15 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by Northy on Mar 28, 2019 8:28:31 GMT
Sad news, 56 is no age, some great music from him and still on my playlist, RIP RR
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Post by salopstick on Mar 28, 2019 8:42:37 GMT
Loved the beat. Would have thought he was much older than 56
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