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Main Forums => The Outpost Cafe => Topic started by: Pekka on February 26, 2019, 04:47:08 AM

Title: R.I.P. Mark Hollis
Post by: Pekka on February 26, 2019, 04:47:08 AM

Sad news. Loved his music with Talk Talk and on his lone solo album.

https://youtu.be/9cel9y9Td-s

https://youtu.be/gPuxrLAbONk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSPopbVavw

The progress from early synth pop to the organic sound of "The Colour Of Spring", very experimental "Spirit Of Eden" and "Laughing Stock" and his timeless acoustic solo album is quite astonishing.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Mark Hollis
Post by: uwe on February 26, 2019, 05:20:10 AM

 A real loss. Talk Talk were unique.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Mark Hollis
Post by: Basvarken on February 27, 2019, 10:20:32 AM

Totally unique band. I've always wondered why their moment of fame was so shortlived. They were huge in the mid eighties. But then they just disappeared off (my) radar.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Mark Hollis
Post by: slinkp on February 27, 2019, 11:29:29 AM

RIP. Underappreciated.
They were drastically different after their 80s fame!  I had no idea until recently.
As Wikipedia puts it: "Along with the band Slint, Talk Talk are credited with inventing "post-rock" in their last two albums, Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock."

Those albums are well worth a listen. I think I'll put them on today.