Things To Do While Waiting For Death

[Clorox Bleachman 2,422]

6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Interestingly, there are more people alive who appeared on Now 1 than Now 23.

 

Or I should say, there have been fewer deaths from those on Now 1. Afaik.

 

The most recent edition with a dead artist is... Now 98.

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23 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Interestingly, there are more people alive who appeared on Now 1 than Now 23.

 

Or I should say, there have been fewer deaths from those on Now 1. Afaik.

 

Charles (off of And Eddie), Bob Marley, George Michael, Erma Franklin, John Lee Hooker, Michael Hutchence (off of INXS), Roy Orbison, Freddie Mercury, Paul Hester (off of Crowded House) - that's quite a lot of deados on Now 23.

 

How perfect, then, that 'Alive & Kicking' by Simple Minds features on it.

Edited July 20, 2018 by The Quim Reaper
Added a deado (cheers msc)

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14 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said:

 

The most recent edition with a dead artist is... Now 98.

 

Ah, yer Avicii?

 

I *think*  Now 24 is the earliest without a dead artist.   Forgot about one of the Sisters Sledge.

 

I *think* Now 28 is the earliest without a dead artist.

 

 

1 minute ago, The Quim Reaper said:

 

Charles (off of And Eddie), Bob Marley, George Michael, Erma Franklin, John Lee Hooker, Michael Hutchence (off of INXS), Roy Orbison, Freddie Mercury - that's quite a lot of deados on Now 23.

 

How perfect, then, that 'Alive & Kicking' by Simple Minds features on it.

 

Also Paul Hester, drummer for Crowded House.

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2 minutes ago, msc said:

 

I *think* Now 28 is the earliest without a dead artist.

 

Some dead careers but that's about it, looking at it.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

15 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Ah, yer Avicii?

 

I *think*  Now 24 is the earliest without a dead artist.   Forgot about one of the Sisters Sledge.

 

I *think* Now 28 is the earliest without a dead artist.

 

 

 

Also Paul Hester, drummer for Crowded House.

Hmm Roger Dinsdale performed the banjo part on The Grid's Swamp Thing. Dinsdale died in 2009.

 

Does that cause issues for Now 28?

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8 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Hmm Roger Dinsdale performed the banjo part on The Grid's Swamp Thing. Dinsdale died in 2009.

 

Does that cause issues for Now 28?

 

Blimey. Well then Boyzone show up (plus folk like Aliyah, TLC and yer Georgie boy) so... Now 47?

 

I haven't a clue who most of the people on that one are.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

3 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Blimey. Well then Boyzone show up (plus folk like Aliyah, TLC and yer Georgie boy) so... Now 47?

 

I haven't a clue who most of the people on that one are.

Nah Tom Searle of Architechs died of cancer in 2016.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Just now, YoungWillz said:

Nah Tom Searle of Architechs died of cancer in 2016.

Wait I may have got my bands mixed up and again I can't edit my message!

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3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Nah Tom Searle of Architechs died of cancer in 2016.

 

You're thinking of Architects. They're a hardcore metallic band; Architechs are a UK garage band from the late 90s and they're still going. 

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Just now, The Quim Reaper said:

 

You're thinking of Architects. They're a hardcore metallic band; Architechs are a UK garage band from the late 90s and they're still going

I fucking know! Bloody Wiki took me to a place of pain...

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Just now, YoungWillz said:

I fucking know! Bloody Wiki took me to a place of pain...

 

To be fair, autocorrect is out to get you on this one:

 

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Right, after much searching, Mark Spoon of Storm - Time To Burn died of a heart attack in 2006. So we are out on Now 47.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

This is good, I'm enjoying this...all while waiting an announcement from the Palace....ha!

[Joey Russ 7,226]

Now 99 is going to be the furthest one with everyone alive, isn’t it? 

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2 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Now 99 is going to be the most recent one with everyone alive, isn’t it? 

 

 

 

Now 55?

 

 

I assumed Now 20 at the worst otherwise I wouldn't have bothered.

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3 minutes ago, msc said:

I assumed Now 20 at the worst otherwise I wouldn't have bothered.

 

It's alright, I've just wasted my fucking time on pre-25.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

6 minutes ago, msc said:

 

 

 

Now 55?

 

 

I assumed Now 20 at the worst otherwise I wouldn't have bothered.

You may be right!

 

Mind you, getting into "well out of my sphere of knowledge" and "Can't be arsed Wiki-ing them" territory.

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Afraid it's a no for Now 55 - Just remembered that Feeder drummer Jon Lee topped himself, Wiki confirmed, in 2002.

 

Looks like it might be Now 57? 

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20 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

This is good, I'm enjoying this...all while waiting an announcement from the Palace....ha!

 

Tsk.  We should be speculating on the funeral hymns 

[YoungWillz 21,044]

30 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said:

Afraid it's a no for Now 55 - Just remembered that Feeder drummer Jon Lee topped himself, Wiki confirmed, in 2002.

 

Looks like it might be Now 57? 

Kool and The Gang re-recorded and were featured on Atomic Kitten's version of Ladies Night, Almost certainly therefore it would have included Claydes Charles Smith, guitarist for the band, who died in 2006.

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7 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Kool and The Gang re-recorded and were featured on Atomic Kitten's version of Ladies Night, Almost certainly therefore it would have included Claydes Charles Smith, guitarist for the band, who died in 2006.

 

Oh tits. Right, back to it then 

[Clorox Bleachman 2,422]

I've just went through Now 70-99 and it doesn't look pretty, but that's mainly because of dead singers being dug up. The italicised names are people who died after their song was featured.

 

70 - 1 dead (Gene Kelly)

71 - 1 dead (Stephen Gately from Boyzone)

72 - 1 dead (Robin Gibb)

73 - all alive

74 - 2 dead (Whitney Houston and Frankie Knuckles)

75 - all alive

76 - all alive

77 - all alive

78 - all alive

79 - all alive

80 - 2 dead (Clarence Clemons [recorded new music then died]; Avicii)
81 - 2 dead (Etta James; Avicii)

82 - all alive

83 - all alive
84 - 2 dead (Avicii; Paul Baümer from Bingo Players)

85 - all alive

86 - 1 dead (Avicii)

87 - all alive
88 - 1 dead (Michael Jackson)
89 - 1 dead (Simone Battle from G.R.L. [suicide after single was released])
90 - 1 dead (Avicii)
91 - 1 dead (Avicii)

92 - all alive
93 - 1 dead (David Bowie)
94 - 4 dead (Viola Beach)
95 - 1 dead (Bob Marley)
96 - 1 dead (George Michael)
98 - 1 dead (Avicii)

99 - all alive

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I shall up my initial offer to Now 62.

 

There's quite a lot of dog eggs on that album.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

21 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said:

I shall up my initial offer to Now 62.

 

There's quite a lot of dog eggs on that album.

I find it hard to challenge Now 62.

 

I think and hope we are there!

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Actually I just had a horrible feeling and I was right.

 

Gustavo Lezcano played on Miami Sound Machine's Dr Beat and therefore the mash-up must include him. Lezcano died in 2014.

 

@The Quim Reaper, wanna try again?