The Syndicate

Ricochet wrote: ↑Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:12 am RIP Cecil Taylor

RIP Allan Holdsworth

thellama73 wrote:RIP Greg Lake

RIP Leonard Cohen.

RIP Phife Dawg.

Today's been an ATCQ day in honor.

Epignosis wrote:Evidently suicide.

Well, it could be used for good music news too, like reunions and such. For example, the LCD Soundsystem reunion!

Ricochet wrote:http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/20 ... dead-at-71

Haven't listened to ELP in a long time, but the first time I heard Brain Salad Surgery was one of the very first moments in my path of musical discovery where I was really amazed by something that musicians could produce. I'll never forget the first time I heard that album; I was so blown away by all of the different keyboards and the virtuosity of Keith's playing. Really was a formative moment for me, along with hearing Rush albums for the first time as well as Pink Floyd, and opened up my mind considerably to the fact that music could be more than what I heard on the radio.

RIP Keith.

Has anyone listened to Bowie's swansong album, Blackstar? Highly recommended.

Epignosis wrote:Turn and face the strange...

Time may change me, but I can't trace time.

Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth.

Low and Ziggy sound as amazing as ever; already listened to them both twice this morning. Then there's Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Station to Station, Heroes, Diamond Dogs... the list goes on. What a fucking legacy. The man was a genius.

G-Man wrote:I just saw the headline about David Bowie. I didn't even know he had cancer. I think I'm going to be numb for the rest of the day now.

This.

I'll be spinning nothing but his records today, that's for sure.

Epignosis wrote:Would you believe me if I told you that the very last piece of music we were listening to in the car on the way home from church just now was the "Amazing Grace" bonus track on Going for the One?



My favorite member of Yes.

That's fitting.

He really was an outstanding guy, wasn't he? Probably my favorite member as well, if we're not counting Bill Bruford.

Wow, that is such sad news. RIP Chris Squire.

I posted this on my Facebook, but thought it was also worth sharing here:

RIP Chris Squire (1948-2015), the heart and soul of Yes, and one of the most inspiring bassists in all of rock music. There will never be another band quite like Yes, with music so uniquely majestic and emotional. Unarguably, the span of albums from The Yes Album through Going for the One is the pinnacle of classic progressive rock, representing a band that really broke the boundaries of rock to create such original, groundbreaking music. Squire's impact on rock music will never be lost on me and so many others who fell in love with progressive music thanks to Yes. "Close to the Edge" was the song I listed as my favorite song in my senior high school yearbook. For those of you who know me well, you know that I cannot really choose a favorite song, but that selection lends credence to how much I have loved Yes, and how inspiring that song has been to me, since it beat out every other song (yes, even all Rush songs). I will never forget the first time I heard the Close to the Edge album. I loved it so much and listened to it every day thereafter for months. To this day, it remains one of my all-time favorite albums containing some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard and will ever hear. I feel so fortunate to have seen them live with my dad in 2013. Nonetheless, it's a sad day. Squire's music with Yes absolutely changed my life and I am very happy for that, but progressive rock fans everywhere will surely be saddened, as I am, to lose such an outstanding musician.

Ornette Coleman has passed on.

Truly a sad day for me and jazz enthusiasts everywhere. Coleman was one of my all-time biggest musical idols and completely changed the way I looked at jazz and music in general. I'll never forget the first time I heard that saxophone. So emotional. What a legend.

Definitely spinning nothing but his records today in his honor.

Agreed completely. A true legend. RIP BB King.