time 8,689 Posted May 6, 2020 Confirmed also in The Guardian, who state that he died a week ago but didn't tell anybody (or summat). ETA: This was my introduction to them, 30-odd years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,272 Posted May 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, time said: Confirmed also in The Guardian, who state that he died a week ago but didn't tell anybody (or summat). Well of course he didn’t tell anyone that he’s dead. Why would he? 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,689 Posted May 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Joey Russ said: Well of course he didn’t tell anyone that he’s dead. Why would he? Good point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,097 Posted May 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, time said: Confirmed also in The Guardian, who state that he died a week ago but didn't tell anybody (or summat). ETA: This was my introduction to them, 30-odd years ago. Am I too young to know him ? I never heard if him but it seems to be a big news... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,272 Posted May 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Am I too young to know him ? I never heard if him but it seems to be a big news... He’s among the pioneers of electronic music, so he’s definitely a major music figure, even if he wasn’t the most well known. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,261 Posted May 6, 2020 BBC have it now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52564281?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment_and_arts&link_location=live-reporting-story I'll point out he's List of the Missed as I picked him in 2018 for the DDP. I'll also point out he's a miss for my TOTP team, as Tour De France hit #24 in the UK charts in September 1984. Two misses in 3 days! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,097 Posted May 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: He’s among the pioneers of electronic music, so he’s definitely a major music figure, even if he wasn’t the most well known. Yeah I see, I may not know nothing more that Bob Sinclar and Jarre about electronic music that’s why Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,562 Posted May 6, 2020 The Model is a great tune, well remembered from childhood. Sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 874 Posted May 6, 2020 57 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Am I too young to know him ? I never heard if him but it seems to be a big news... Just the list of who they influenced is staggering. Gary Numan Ultravox Depeche Mode Human League OMD Soft Cell Prodigy Daft Punk Etc..... So yeah, they were very relevant. Florian wasn't part of Kraftwerk since 2008 though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 865 Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, time said: Confirmed also in The Guardian, who state that he died a week ago but didn't tell anybody (or summat). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,272 Posted May 6, 2020 Ah, you’re a bit late there Banana... 1 hour ago, Joey Russ said: Well of course he didn’t tell anyone that he’s dead. Why would he? For the record, I think time meant that in the guardian article it mentioned he suffered from cancer but didn’t tell anyone... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,689 Posted May 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Ah, you’re a bit late there Banana... For the record, I think time meant that in the guardian article it mentioned he suffered from cancer but didn’t tell anyone... For the record, that's not what I meant. It was a joke, but 'whoosh'. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 626 Posted May 6, 2020 Really sad. Loved the band and Computerworld is one of all time great albums. He had quite an offbeat sense of humour, it was Ralf who really pushed the aloof side of Kraftwerk I think. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,100 Posted May 6, 2020 I once saw him face to face in a Cologne music shop. The closest I ever got to someone that obitable. RIP.... I think he was the heart of Kraftwerk. The other founding member, Ralf Hütter, was a bit more the brains... he is the one still keeping it going by doing these tours, which are, in my opinion, more like homages instead of the real thing. (Also Ralf Hütter was in a court case about illegal sampling just last week and is looking just fine.) And if you've ever wondered about this particular Bowie song, yes it's about Florian Schneider: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 862 Posted May 6, 2020 David Bowie paid tribute to him with the B side to Heroes with "V-2 Schneider". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,081 Posted May 7, 2020 Dave Greenwood one day, Florian Schneider the next. Two absolute music giants to me. What a shite week. Goddamn I loved Kraftwerk and The Stranglers. I had a Kraftwerk LP I ‘obtained’ from the radio station I worked at, transferred to cassette (Yh we talkin 1984). Album destroyed in a flood, cassette missing/long gone. I can not find a copy of this album at all - like it never existed. Was early days when just Ralf + Florian. Prolly never figure the mystery out. RIP. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,372 Posted May 7, 2020 https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9373142/hillard-sweet-pea-atkinson-obit Sweet Pea Atkinson, one of the singers with American group Was Not Was has died aged 74 from a heart attack. Absolutely used to love jigging to their 1980s hit Walk the dinosaur! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,562 Posted May 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9373142/hillard-sweet-pea-atkinson-obit Sweet Pea Atkinson, one of the singers with American group Was Not Was has died aged 74 from a heart attack. Absolutely used to love jigging to their 1980s hit Walk the dinosaur! I loved Was Not Was when I was a child. They had some very catchy songs. Shake Your Head another one. The dinosaur song gets stuck in your head for hours... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,063 Posted May 7, 2020 Close the door, thud on the floor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,248 Posted May 7, 2020 Was (Not Was) This is one of those things I've only ever seen written down. How are you meant to say it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,914 Posted May 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Toast said: Was (Not Was) This is one of those things I've only ever seen written down. How are you meant to say it? Exactly how it looks on paper I believe. From Wiki: "The name of the band was derived from Fagenson's then-infant son Tony, who was just beginning to talk and enjoyed contradicting words such as "Blue" with "Not Blue". " You'd have thought they'd have tried to come up with a more exciting story in the meantime... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,248 Posted May 7, 2020 Oh, I thought one 'Was' might be pronounced like has. Or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 971 Posted May 7, 2020 Brian Anthony Howe, the lead vocalist for Bad Company, has passed away Wednesday at his home in Florida https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/07/brian-anthony-howe-bad-comapny-dead-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,081 Posted May 7, 2020 12 hours ago, msc said: I loved Was Not Was when I was a child. They had some very catchy songs. Shake Your Head another one. The dinosaur song gets stuck in your head for hours... Don Was - a fine Detroiter. He’s getting into that age bracket for musicians... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
