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Topic: RIP Demis Roussos Posted: January 27 2015 at 16:24
Raff wrote:
As Luca said, he was quite big (no pun intended) in Italy when I was growing up, and sang quite a few songs in Italian as well. I remember I used to make fun of his often over-emotional way of singing, but there is no doubt that he was very talented. Incidentally, this morning I learned of his passing from the Italian website I usually read for news - a few hours before this thread was posted on PA.
RIP---I read his father was Greek but his mother was Italian--born in Egypt. Maybe she taught him Italian.
Well if bad things go in threes---I'd be nervous if I was in bad shape old progger.
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 01:29
666 is one of my favourite albums so this is very sad. I was quite shocked when the BBC report mentioned that Demis as a solo artist sold over 60 million albums. That's twice as many as ELP! Obviously had a lovely career and good on him. I think he enjoyed himself and the pictures of him in the mid seventies reclining like some over ripe love God are frankly hilarious. I remember him being interviewed some years ago and he talked a little bit about 666. He was obviously proud of that.
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Posted: January 26 2015 at 23:45
micky wrote:
lazland wrote:
micky wrote:
floflo79 wrote:
Who is next ?
Sad month for prog.
just warming us up for sure.. unfortunately. If we are not getting younger.. they sure as hell are not.
This is, I am afraid, very true, Micky. There is a whole bunch of the classic artists who are now either in, or approaching, their seventies, so the law of averages says.........
Their music will, though, live for a long time. In some cases, for a very long time. And, for those of us who do believe in a reality after death (whatever form that takes), then we have some fantastic gigs to look forward to over one hell (pardon the pun) of a long time.
damn right... I once had some voodoo chick in New Orleans do some psychic crap on me and she told me I was an old soul and my time on Earth is nearly done. Whew. I was relieved and have NEVER forgotten her words haha. About damn time... hell is living.. this world of ours...the party starts afterward. I am a firm believer death is but a release.. these guys lives are to celebrated.. not mourned. They've moved on... we just remain behind.
The first thing I do in heaven.. or hell..if I haven't decided.. I'm not sure anyone has.. but I know I'll find HIM whereever I go... is buy Keith Moon a drink.. or five or six. Perhaps to the point of letting me jam with him and Duane Allman and get a few pointers from Jack Bruce. We'll be a hell of house band.. I'll have to take vocals though.
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Posted: January 26 2015 at 18:57
micky wrote:
hell is living.. this world of ours...the party starts afterward. I am a firm believer death is but a release.. these guys lives are to celebrated.. not mourned. They've moved on... we just remain behind.
I am of much the same mind.
I last heard Demis on tune from the Blade Runner soundtrack that was recorded for when the album was eventually released. Fantastic voice and unique; loved his work with Aphrodite's Child. I was surprised when I found out how big an international star he became because the U.S. completely ignored him. I would love to hear a celestial collaboration between him and Froese!
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Posted: January 26 2015 at 18:37
Damn. 666 is a classic.
RIP
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Posted: January 26 2015 at 17:12
lazland wrote:
micky wrote:
floflo79 wrote:
Who is next ?
Sad month for prog.
just warming us up for sure.. unfortunately. If we are not getting younger.. they sure as hell are not.
This is, I am afraid, very true, Micky. There is a whole bunch of the classic artists who are now either in, or approaching, their seventies, so the law of averages says.........
Their music will, though, live for a long time. In some cases, for a very long time. And, for those of us who do believe in a reality after death (whatever form that takes), then we have some fantastic gigs to look forward to over one hell (pardon the pun) of a long time.
damn right... I once had some voodoo chick in New Orleans do some psychic crap on me and she told me I was an old soul and my time on Earth is nearly done. Whew. I was relieved and have NEVER forgotten her words haha. About damn time... hell is living.. this world of ours...the party starts afterward. I am a firm believer death is but a release.. these guys lives are to celebrated.. not mourned. They've moved on... we just remain behind.
The first thing I do in heaven.. or hell..if I haven't decided.. I'm not sure anyone has.. but I know I'll find HIM whereever I go... is buy Keith Moon a drink.. or five or six. Perhaps to the point of letting me jam with him and Duane Allman and get a few pointers from Jack Bruce. We'll be a hell of house band.. I'll have to take vocals though.
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Posted: January 26 2015 at 17:00
micky wrote:
floflo79 wrote:
Who is next ?
Sad month for prog.
just warming us up for sure.. unfortunately. If we are not getting younger.. they sure as hell are not.
This is, I am afraid, very true, Micky. There is a whole bunch of the classic artists who are now either in, or approaching, their seventies, so the law of averages says.........
Their music will, though, live for a long time. In some cases, for a very long time. And, for those of us who do believe in a reality after death (whatever form that takes), then we have some fantastic gigs to look forward to over one hell (pardon the pun) of a long time.
Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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Posted: January 26 2015 at 16:07
As Luca said, he was quite big (no pun intended) in Italy when I was growing up, and sang quite a few songs in Italian as well. I remember I used to make fun of his often over-emotional way of singing, but there is no doubt that he was very talented. Incidentally, this morning I learned of his passing from the Italian website I usually read for news - a few hours before this thread was posted on PA.
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Raff wrote:
damn right... I once had some voodoo chick in New Orleans do some psychic crap on me and she told me I was an old soul and my time on Earth is nearly done. Whew. I was relieved and have NEVER forgotten her words haha. About damn time... hell is living.. this world of ours...the party starts afterward. I am a firm believer death is but a release.. these guys lives are to celebrated.. not mourned. They've moved on... we just remain behind.
