Mark Hollis has died aged 64

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Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by cricketfield73 » Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:58 am

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 96966.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A difficult choice for a song, but at the link is the masterpiece 'Desire' from Spirit of Eden, 1988.

https://youtu.be/gPuxrLAbONk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Tricky Trevor » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:24 am

Tragic. Wrote some wonderful stuff. RIP Mark

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Billy Balfour » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:32 am

It's a shame.
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Billy Balfour » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:41 am

I bet he could have made a heap of money doing a Talk Talk reunion tour, but wasn't interested, no doubt for his own good reasons.
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:55 am

Great band,very underrated.RIP MH.
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Zom Zom » Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:09 am

The Colour of Spring is one of my all time top 10 albums.
Very sad news.
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Goddy » Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:28 am

Zom Zom wrote:The Colour of Spring is one of my all time top 10 albums.
Very sad news.

Me too, Zom Zom. That and Steve McQueen (Prefab Sprout) are the two albums I'd take with me to my fictional desert island.

Sad, sad times that Mark Hollis has passed on. If you'll excuse the pun, he's very much an unsung hero and completely underrated.#

RIP Mark :cry:
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Quicknick » Tue Feb 26, 2019 12:02 pm

Very sad. One of the most original bands of the era.
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by the_magic_rat » Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:02 pm

Great choice of music to remember Mark Hollis by, cricketfield73.

Talk Talk were my favourite 80's band. RIP Mark, a much underrated musical innovator.
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Dazzler » Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:42 pm

This news has hit me like a brick to the head.One of my all time favourite bands & singers,

I'm so sad...The Party's Over :( :(

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Hozz » Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:00 pm

Just heard the news on the radio - incredibly sad to hear, amazing artist, literally bumped into him in New York this time two years ago, he looked fit and well! Another “young” musician gone!
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Spijed » Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:39 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvMoRVrqx_I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Wuggawumphwumph » Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:56 pm

Was he the vocalist......very distinctive voice

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Stevie2112 » Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:58 pm

Yes pal,and he really did have a very distinctive voice

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by MrTopTier » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:28 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdADI3VmBew

Brilliant, sometimes you forget, how good, some of these tunes really are.

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Noblelight » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:45 pm

cricketfield73 wrote:https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 96966.html

A difficult choice for a song, but at the link is the masterpiece 'Desire' from Spirit of Eden, 1988.

https://youtu.be/gPuxrLAbONk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My favourite track by talk talk, one of my favourite bands of all time. Very sad to learn of his passing.

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Buxtonclaret » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:25 pm

R.I.P Mark.

Produced some great stuff.

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:56 pm

My favourite track
https://youtu.be/OvMoRVrqx_I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by HunterST_BFC » Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:56 am

Gutted by this more than many before.
His last 4 albums carried me through some tough times and continue to do so.
Genius and a nice bloke too.
I also loved his way.
The way he did not "play ball" with the "industry".
He changed the industry too - stood his ground as an artist and won - changing future music contracts.
I could write loads on Mark Hollis but I'll stop here. I could add so many links to music but I'll add just one, a b-side that for me showed where he wanted the music to go.
Sad Sad day for me.
RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjnayJBrcrA
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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by Steve1956 » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:16 pm

Just spent the last 2 hrs watching music and interviews with Mark Hollis on UTube,how underrated were Talk Talk,absolutely amazing two hrs looking back for me..RIP Mark.

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Re: Mark Hollis has died aged 64

Post by JohnDearyMe » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:19 pm

I've been listening to Spirit of Eden this week, fantastic album

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