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RIP Tim Smith

Leuth
Leuth Posts: 23,314
in Not Sports Related
Cardiacs frontman. My all-time #1 musical hero. Spent the past 12 years tragically incapacitated. His suffering is at an end. Farewell.

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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,995
    RIP, great band, however never knew that about him. 
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    edited July 2020
    Such a shame. What a talented chap. 

    There is a video of the band's Maresnest concert, recorded in June 1990, on YouTube. It was an amazing performance. 

    R.I.P.

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/22/cardiacs-tim-smith-a-one-man-subculture-who-inspired-total-devotion
  • housty
    housty Posts: 62
    The first band I ever saw when I moved to London from bonnie Jockland. The old Marquee Club on Wardour St,1985. Instantly hooked and caught them live as often as I could until their final tour in 2007 I think it was. Brilliant front man, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter. Absolutely devasted when I saw this news earlier. RIP Tim, Leader of the Starry Skies. 
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    RIP.

    Great band.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,192
    I was stunned that my cousin would be notable enough to warrant an RIP thread on Charlton Life. That said, I’m happy to realise he’s still alive!
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    RIP but glad his suffering is at an end.

    Genuinely individual, unique and groundbreaking (words bandied around far too often in relation to musicians)

    I like to think of him passing over to another world accompanied by the last two minutes of 'Dirty Boy'.


  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Here it is, in fact. Hopefully someone clicks 'play' by accident

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-dd4fMUhAY
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP

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