RIP HR Giger
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Topic: RIP HR Giger
Posted By: sleeper
Subject: RIP HR Giger
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 05:25
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Just saw this, HR Giger has passed away. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27390345 Rest in Piece. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 05:36
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Poor man fell. Quite a loss; a great body of work. RIP, Ruedi.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 06:01
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Yeah just saw that this morning. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=41008" rel="nofollow - http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=41008
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 06:24
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Such a shame, studying his work was one of the only things keeping me sane at high school. RIP.
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 06:35
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Horrible news...
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 09:39
Sad to read. 
RIP and thanks for all the great work. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: prisonerno6
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 10:13
| Well that just made my day a bit sadder. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 10:50
RIP |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 10:51
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Rest in peace Hans Rudi.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 10:55
| Just got the news on FB. RIP. Truly a creative force. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 11:24
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Huge RIP to an immensely talented and influential artist. -------------  |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 11:48
Giger with Dali. That explains a few things about his work.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Svetonio wrote:Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 12:05
Damn, two immensely talented artists in two days.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 15:21
RIP  |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 18:16
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I just watched "Jodorowski's Dune" last night which featured a bunch of interviews with him - this is too weird! RIP Giger :( |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 18:55
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: May 13 2014 at 19:04
| D'awww! Lil' guy... |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: May 14 2014 at 10:28
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I first encountered his work as the cover artist for Brain Salad Surgery. Then of course there was Alien. Fantastic artist. R.I.P. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 15 2014 at 01:08
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Apparently ELP went to visit him as his chateau and they were surrounded by pictures such as the one they plumped for BSS. Alien came straight from his nightmares based on the Necromancer. Ridley Scott liked that one. Coincidentally ELP's Tarkus (part organic ,part machine) was also the basic construct of the 'Alien'.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 16 2014 at 05:58
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 16 2014 at 06:43
RIP   ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 17 2014 at 06:53
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nice write up in the Daily Express today http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/476447/HR-Giger-Macabre-loving-monster-maker" rel="nofollow - http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/476447/HR-Giger-Macabre-loving-monster-maker
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