RIP Holger Czukay

[Salar]

I thought it might be, and yes I rose to the bait.

 

[smutchin]

a lot of people will know the name Steely Dan (famous for All Around My Hat)

No, Steely Dan was the band Gerry Rafferty was in before he hooked up with Bob Holness for Baker Street.

 

[rich p]

Steely Dan was the band Gerry Rafferty was in

No, that was the Liverpudlian group, StealUs Awheel...

 

[MontyVeda]

Saturday night's FreakZone was an hour long tribute to Holger... well worth a listen. Here's a link

 

[nickyboy]

Saturday night's FreakZone was an hour long tribute to Holger... well worth a listen. Here's a link

You had me until "hour long tribute"

 

[MossCommuter]

And there the problem is encapsulated. The instant gratification generation has no time for the classics of a bygone era.

TL;DR

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You had me until "hour long tribute"

Not even enough time for one song.

 

[Chromatic]

Malcolm Mooney is still with us too. I couldn't say who would be the definitive Can vocalist in my opinion, I know Damo is probably recognised as such but I reckon Malcolm Mooney was just as integral and important to the band during his time. Obviously he wasn't the greatest singer, Can were not technically the greatest musicians by their own admission, but he put so much emotion in to his singing, listen to his singing on Thief, then compare that to She Brings The Rain, totally different but both totally brilliant. Thinking about it as I type MM just about edges if for me.

The bit about me saying Can not being the greatest musicians technically has bothered me greatly since I posted it even though I've seen it said by a band member in an interview, to clarify I'd just like to say that it certainly doesn't apply to Jaki Liebezeit who was, without doubt, the greatest drummer ever.

 

[MontyVeda]

The bit about me saying Can not being the greatest musicians technically has bothered me greatly since I posted it even though I've seen it said by a band member in an interview, to clarify I'd just like to say that it certainly doesn't apply to Jaki Liebezeit who was, without doubt, the greatest drummer ever.

Great musicianship isn't necessary for making great music. Great music comes from great ideas, passionate individuals, an urge to be different and a lot of being in a moment when everything fell into place.

 

[Drago]

The bit about me saying Can not being the greatest musicians technically has bothered me greatly since I posted it even though I've seen it said by a band member in an interview, to clarify I'd just like to say that it certainly doesn't apply to Jaki Liebezeit who was, without doubt, the greatest drummer ever.

After The Professor,Neil Peart.

 

[Chromatic]

Great musicianship isn't necessary for making great music. Great music comes from great ideas, passionate individuals, an urge to be different and a lot of being in a moment when everything fell into place.

I know, I posted somewhere here in the past about a gig in Augsburg where Holger played the same note for 4 hours, technical virtuosity is certainly not a requirement for making great music.

 

[Chromatic]

After The Professor,Neil Peart.

No, you're wrong.

 

[Drago]

No, you're wrong.

Except I'm not. And as a multi instrumentalist myself I speak, for a change, with at least a tiny degree of insight.

 

[Chromatic]

Except I'm not. And as a multi instrumentalist myself I speak, for a change, with at least a tiny degree of insight.

You are.

 

[Drago]

Please well free to tell us what musical qualifications you have to substantiate the claim? Can you even read music?

Without knowledge you're left with mere opinion, and we all know what opinions are like...