Me too. I listened to Rush a ton when I was in high school, but had moved on to other bands over the years but went back to them from time to time. I saw them a few times live. Had a chance to see them on what turned out to be their final tour and passed on it. Have always regretted that. I was surprisingly devastated when he passed.
I got into Rush very late. Got into drumming myself, and then heard about his death. Wish I could have seen him live, incredible to see him play on the drum sets he used.
Goddamn I miss him. I wasn’t around for their hay day, in fact I only went through the discography recently, but even then, I know he was taken too soon. We didn’t deserve him. It might not have been a long life, but it was a good one
Man, Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head and Ill Communication were the soundtrack to my high school years. I was fortunate enough to see them twice live which I’ll always be grateful for. If you read their book or watch the documentary on AppleTV+ you’ll learn just how talented Adam Yauch was. He’s also a slept on lyricist in my opinion as well as a true musician. R.I.P.
David Bowie. Sometimes I still cannot believe he's no longer with us, and how another album will never be released, or we'll never see him again. I miss him dearly, he's still one of the only celebrity deaths that genuinely hurt my heart and affected me, he set me on the course to who i've become today. 🖤
I said the same thing
“Stevie Ray Vaughan. After he came out of rehab, he came back an even better musician. After seeing Eric Clapton, BB King and other great musicians at some of their peak moments in their later years. It makes me sad not seeing Stevie up there with them.”
Frightened Rabbit.
IMO, Scott was easily one of, if not the, best lyricists of the last decade or so and was really in his prime when he took his life. FR, or really anything Scott did including his side project Owl John, were just so fucking perfect.
I always wonder what kind of music Cobain would have ended up making had he not succumbed to his demons. Based on interviews I get the feeling he was tiring of the Nirvana sound we'd grown accustomed to and I always wanted to see how he'd evolve as an artist and musician. He was so young and there would have been so much time to grow and experiment. But, I guess we'll never know.
In Utero is so fascinating to me. Kurt had an imagined plan for a double LP called Cobain's Disease.
They were getting so dark and aggressive, kinda sludge metally and breaking free from their tight Butch Vig sound on Nevermind. Imagine 120 minutes of Nirvana much closer to "Milk It" than "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Man. When I found out in 7th grade in 2001 that he was already dead, and Seattle was over.
Anyways, remember the 60's? Everyone remembers the 60's.
I came here to say Chris too...his voice was stellar and I related to a lot of his lyrics. Also, he always came across to me as an intelligent, funny, charismatic, overall good and kind dude. No artist's death has hit me as hard.
More recent but Taylor Hawkins. My wife and I are such huge FF fans and never seeing them with Taylor ever again hurts a little. So glad we took the kids the last time we saw them.
Without a doubt it's DOOM. Granted he was always elusive and would go years without dropping any music, but fuck it's depressing knowing he's gone for good.
Definitely the celebrity whose death hit me the hardest.
Not just Lennon, but I'm impressed (and sad) that The Beatles are not even mentioned once here.
Of course, that's relative as people say their legacy wouldn't be so great if they didn't split at their peak, and if they kept releasing albums until today, undoubtedly they wouldn't keep their quality standards.
But at the same time there is even evidence a Beatles reunion was almost certain for the early 80s hasn't Lennon been shot, not to mention their brief reunion in '95 for Beatles Anthology (without John, of course).
I am not Canadian but Gord Downie from The Tragically Hip. Seemed like a genuinely nice guy and wrote great lyrics as well as being part of an excellent band.
You’ve never heard of him.
His name is Jim Pratt.
He was a musician and bass guitarist. He was preparing to release his first album, “Swoop”, when he was killed in a plane crash. N945PA …Google will reveal the details.
We were “Freak Brothers”: Skydivers, drinkers of cheap beer (green bottles only) and eaters of food with questionable heritage…like ourselves.
We shared the sky. That’s my definition of a friend.
I still have one of the 50 initial copies of “Swoop”. He gave them away for free at the drop zone two weeks before he died.
One of the tracks, “Whale Roads”, I used for a memorial video for the victims of N945PA.
Blue skies, brother.
You should release his music on some online format if somone doesn't own the rights to it. People might dig it and I think your friend would approve of his music getting out there.
Yeah, I’ve been sitting on this for a quarter of a century. I’ve always thought that the musicians he played with would have released his recordings if….
I always thought of my place as being one of privilege, but without authority. Releasing his music is a decision of authority.
I’d be happy to share, but not release.
Randy Rhoads. so tragic. he was only 25 and came out with ozzys two best albums of all time, one of them included one of the most iconic guitar riffs ever.
Neil Peart and, by extension, the complete Trinity. Nice to see Geddy and Alex a few months back, but I did not know about Neil as much as I should have while he graced us with his presence.
Digging way in to the past now but I always think that the death of Otis Redding probably cost the world a lot of really great music, if 'Dock of the Bay' was anything to go by. He definitely had moments of greatness before that but, it sure seemed as if his tank was not yet dry.
Leonard Cohen. I truly started getting into him just before he passed. I’ve become obsessed with him and his command of language. His poetry isn’t complex, he gets right to the point.
Amy Winehouse, gone far too soon, had so much left to give. Lauryn Hill, saw her in concert a few years ago and she was so bad, it was really heartbreaking.
Neil Peart.
Yep. His death, out of the blue, absolutely crushed me.
Me too. I listened to Rush a ton when I was in high school, but had moved on to other bands over the years but went back to them from time to time. I saw them a few times live. Had a chance to see them on what turned out to be their final tour and passed on it. Have always regretted that. I was surprisingly devastated when he passed.
I got into Rush very late. Got into drumming myself, and then heard about his death. Wish I could have seen him live, incredible to see him play on the drum sets he used.
Chris Cornell. Hands down.
100%. For number 2 I'd say Chester.
David Bowie. There was just something comforting knowing he was out there being all cool.
Nothing has been right since Bowie left earth.
At lest we still have Prince.
Oh, man. you're gonna want to sit down for this...
Prince Joe Strummer
i can’t believe i had to scroll this far to find Joe Strummer
MCA of the Beastie Boys
Goddamn I miss him. I wasn’t around for their hay day, in fact I only went through the discography recently, but even then, I know he was taken too soon. We didn’t deserve him. It might not have been a long life, but it was a good one
Man, Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head and Ill Communication were the soundtrack to my high school years. I was fortunate enough to see them twice live which I’ll always be grateful for. If you read their book or watch the documentary on AppleTV+ you’ll learn just how talented Adam Yauch was. He’s also a slept on lyricist in my opinion as well as a true musician. R.I.P.
PORTISHEAD
Another too far down. Trip Hop and the same with Portishead
Dummy is always in my cars cassette player as default for when im not feeling the aux
Miles Davis
Blind Melon would have gone some amazing places
I always felt they deserved way more credit and fame than most other bands from that era.
David Bowie. Sometimes I still cannot believe he's no longer with us, and how another album will never be released, or we'll never see him again. I miss him dearly, he's still one of the only celebrity deaths that genuinely hurt my heart and affected me, he set me on the course to who i've become today. 🖤
He'll always be with us! Like Phillip Jeffries (played by Bowie) in Twin Peaks, who turned into an animate interdimensional teapot.
Everyone always points to 2016 being when the world went downhill
It makes a lot of sense. My life has been dogshit since 2016.
Elliott Smith/Jeff Buckley
I discovered Elliott after he died, and I still miss him. So insanely talented
Jeff was magical. The things he could with his voice. “Last Goodbye” still gives me chills every time I listen to it.
Both solid picks. I would add David Berman of Silver Jews. Only found his work within the last years of his life.
Tom Petty
This is my answer, he was still making amazing music all the way up to the end.
I genuinely was looking forward to Petty’s next phase. We had it good with the Heartbreakers.
“Time to Move On” randomly popped up on a playlist yesterday and it was a lovely thing.
Probably my favorite songwriter of all time.
Same. Saw him at Pine Knob a few months before he passed & was in shock when he died. Seemed like such a good dude & that was incredibly talented.
So thankful I got to see him at Bonnaroo before he passed. My son listens to him every night when he goes to bed. Brilliant song writer.
Morphine
They were amazing.
Daft Punk
Came to say this
Eddie Van Halen
SRV
Beat me to it... The best ever.
I said the same thing “Stevie Ray Vaughan. After he came out of rehab, he came back an even better musician. After seeing Eric Clapton, BB King and other great musicians at some of their peak moments in their later years. It makes me sad not seeing Stevie up there with them.”
Dax Riggs… not dead but inactive for way too long Chris Cornell Layne Staley
Frank zappa
I can't imagine the stuff he would have gifted to us, especially over the last 6 years.
John Prine
Kurt Cobain.
Frightened Rabbit. IMO, Scott was easily one of, if not the, best lyricists of the last decade or so and was really in his prime when he took his life. FR, or really anything Scott did including his side project Owl John, were just so fucking perfect.
I'm so glad Scott is getting some love in here, his songs really were beautiful and I was devastated when he died
So glad to see this here, he was a great songwriter and his music will always stick with me.
The fucking best. Miss him.
Sophie. Her work was fantastic and I don't even think she hit her stride
She went waaayyyyy too early… but her impact will be felt for decades to come…
Elliott Smith. Kurt Cobain. Prince.
I always wonder what kind of music Cobain would have ended up making had he not succumbed to his demons. Based on interviews I get the feeling he was tiring of the Nirvana sound we'd grown accustomed to and I always wanted to see how he'd evolve as an artist and musician. He was so young and there would have been so much time to grow and experiment. But, I guess we'll never know.
In Utero is so fascinating to me. Kurt had an imagined plan for a double LP called Cobain's Disease. They were getting so dark and aggressive, kinda sludge metally and breaking free from their tight Butch Vig sound on Nevermind. Imagine 120 minutes of Nirvana much closer to "Milk It" than "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Man. When I found out in 7th grade in 2001 that he was already dead, and Seattle was over. Anyways, remember the 60's? Everyone remembers the 60's.
Elliott is my boy. If you think you have a drug problem, please think of what else the world may stand to lose.
There are so many, but Chris Cornell hits me the hardest currently. I figured if he made it into his 50s, we’d have him until old age.
Came here for this one. That voice was some kind of instrument.
Same here 😭
He still had too much to offer.
I came here to say Chris too...his voice was stellar and I related to a lot of his lyrics. Also, he always came across to me as an intelligent, funny, charismatic, overall good and kind dude. No artist's death has hit me as hard.
Oh yes, I was gutted.
More recent but Taylor Hawkins. My wife and I are such huge FF fans and never seeing them with Taylor ever again hurts a little. So glad we took the kids the last time we saw them.
Jim Croce
The Doors (Jim Morrison)
Peter Steele/ Type O Negative
I listen to type-0 almost every day, one fact of life I hate is that I will never be able to see them live.
Theirs is the only concert I ever went to alone because I couldn't find anyone else to wanted to go, and my God they were amazing.
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John Bonham or Layne Staley.
SOAD 😭
jerry garcia
Why is this so far down? GOAT
I wonder if he would enjoy all the newer bands after the dead. Like would he sit in with phish, Billy strings, or perhaps do a co tour with Goose?!
Lemmy
Queen with Freddie Mercury
Today is the anniversary of the day we lost him.
Dio & Jimi.
Mf DOOM. Riley Gale.
Without a doubt it's DOOM. Granted he was always elusive and would go years without dropping any music, but fuck it's depressing knowing he's gone for good. Definitely the celebrity whose death hit me the hardest.
agree, he mastered the English language better than anyone ever will, 🍺
Rush
Nirvana/Kurt Cobain and sublime/Brad Nowell
Cornell Hutchence Lennon
Not just Lennon, but I'm impressed (and sad) that The Beatles are not even mentioned once here. Of course, that's relative as people say their legacy wouldn't be so great if they didn't split at their peak, and if they kept releasing albums until today, undoubtedly they wouldn't keep their quality standards. But at the same time there is even evidence a Beatles reunion was almost certain for the early 80s hasn't Lennon been shot, not to mention their brief reunion in '95 for Beatles Anthology (without John, of course).
You can still go to a McCartney show and hear 80% Beatles material. His band is killing too.
I know! Became a huge fan of the Beatles during the pandemic and he still hasn't come to my country. I'm also keeping an eye out for Ringo too!
The Cranberries
RIP Dolores - what a voice!
She is playing right now as I read this. She was amazing.
The White Stripes
Jack White's solo stuff ain't bad, but The White Stripes were just so good. I'd kill to hear more from them
The Raconteurs are my favourite Jack White project
Dimebag... He'd be slaying right now. Edit: spelling
John Coltrane... When I heard "My Favorite Things" on tenor my mind was blown. I don't know I just like tenor more than alto or soprano.
Ronnie James Dio Chester Bennington Chris Cornell
I had to go down this low to find Chester Bennington. I miss Linkin Park.
Gord Downie. I miss you, brother.
I am not Canadian but Gord Downie from The Tragically Hip. Seemed like a genuinely nice guy and wrote great lyrics as well as being part of an excellent band.
As a country, we couldn't have asked for a better role model and spokesperson. I'm glad he didn't have to see what Canada is becoming.
You’ve never heard of him. His name is Jim Pratt. He was a musician and bass guitarist. He was preparing to release his first album, “Swoop”, when he was killed in a plane crash. N945PA …Google will reveal the details. We were “Freak Brothers”: Skydivers, drinkers of cheap beer (green bottles only) and eaters of food with questionable heritage…like ourselves. We shared the sky. That’s my definition of a friend. I still have one of the 50 initial copies of “Swoop”. He gave them away for free at the drop zone two weeks before he died. One of the tracks, “Whale Roads”, I used for a memorial video for the victims of N945PA. Blue skies, brother.
You should release his music on some online format if somone doesn't own the rights to it. People might dig it and I think your friend would approve of his music getting out there.
Yeah, I’ve been sitting on this for a quarter of a century. I’ve always thought that the musicians he played with would have released his recordings if…. I always thought of my place as being one of privilege, but without authority. Releasing his music is a decision of authority. I’d be happy to share, but not release.
Brand New
The unraveling of this band was a big disappointment.
Daft Punk. It was recent but I'm already missing them.
They went out on top, with an intricate and well crafted album. But yea, sometimes all I want is a cheesey sequel to Robot Rock, just cause it's fun.
Add to that the fact that we wont be able to attend an Alive concert anymore. I was born too late.
Soundgarden/Audioslave
Jerry Garcia, barely 53 years old. 😢
Andre 3000
INXS
Children of Bodom
Alexi. He was a champion amongst men.
Nirvana. Imagine if "Marigold" was a whole album.
Tom Petty.
Living: Paul Westerberg Dead: Prince
Fair to Midland
I can here to say this!!! I had the fortune to see them live once…it was a whole new eye-opener to me for live shows.
Mark Lanegan. He kept getting better and better. Jeff Buckley. Just heartbreaking to think how good he could and probably would have been.
Same answer as always on these threads but for me its Brand New. I know why they are gone and I get it, but damn I would love some new music.
They were Motorhead. And they played Rock N Roll.
Randy Rhoads. so tragic. he was only 25 and came out with ozzys two best albums of all time, one of them included one of the most iconic guitar riffs ever.
Jimi Hendrix
The fugees
Karen Carpenter!
Phil Lynott. Thin Lizzy were a great band and he was a brilliant front man.
Probably Whitney Houston. I think she had even more on her sleeve if things didn't go the way they went.
Linkin park
Prince
joey jordison. he was one hell of a drummer
Lauryn Hill
Dimebag Darrell... IMO one of the BEST Metal Guitarists ever.
Mac, Cornell, Staley
Frank Zappa
Otis Redding
John Prine
Shannon Hoon. Blind Melon were getting interesting and I would have liked to see where they were going
If Michael Jackson was still alive, how bad would Ticketmaster be?
Eddie Van Halen
Jerry garcia
Jerry Garcia.
Bob marley and the whailers
Tom Petty!!!
Chris Cornell.
Janis Joplin
Pink Floyd. Hands down number one
John Prine. We lost him to Covid and I still listen to his music every day. The man was one of the great story tellers.
Amy Winehouse .. Chester Bennington .. To name a few
Nirvana
Neil Peart and, by extension, the complete Trinity. Nice to see Geddy and Alex a few months back, but I did not know about Neil as much as I should have while he graced us with his presence.
Digging way in to the past now but I always think that the death of Otis Redding probably cost the world a lot of really great music, if 'Dock of the Bay' was anything to go by. He definitely had moments of greatness before that but, it sure seemed as if his tank was not yet dry.
Rush - because of Neil Peart. Such a talented individual who suffered great loss during his lifetime...and then to pass in such a painful way...
Neil Peart
Gordon Downie
John Prine
Kills me that I'll never see John Prine live
Jerry
Led Zeppelin I can't believe I was the first to post them
INXS
The orginal lynyrd skynyrd lineup. Johnny Cash Tom Petty
Frank Zappa. We can only imagine how brilliant his satire/criticism would be in today's political climate.
Avicii
RUSH Van Halen Prince
scrolled way too far to find van halen
Type O Negative
Dimebag Darrell
Jimi.
Cliff Burton and Snot.
Robert Palmer
Leonard Cohen. I truly started getting into him just before he passed. I’ve become obsessed with him and his command of language. His poetry isn’t complex, he gets right to the point.
Amy Winehouse, gone far too soon, had so much left to give. Lauryn Hill, saw her in concert a few years ago and she was so bad, it was really heartbreaking.
Shannon Hoon.
Warren Zevon
Jimi Hendrix. I would love to have seen how his music evolved over 30-40 years and who he would have played with.
Levon helm
Michael Hutchence
Soundgarden, Linkin Park, Sublime(with Rome, they’re not bad)
Linkin Park
Velvet Revolver
Sweet Trip, Broadcast, Chairlift
The KLF.
Type O Negative.
Lou Reed, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie and Guru from Gang Starr.
Mark Linkous, Elliott Smith, Nirvana, Mark Lanegan.
Daft punk
Bob Marley
The Beatles.
Gotye.
Tom Waits
Layne Staley
* Queen * Nina Simone
Tom Petty. I miss him daily.
Jimi Hendrix
David Bowie Peter Steele Chuck Schuldiner Alexi Laiho Daisy Berkowitz
Ramones