....who have packed it in. To be fair, the last ten or fifteen years have been relatively quiet, and I doubt they'll be missed in any immediate sense. Today sees the end of what was, once upon a time, the 'best band in the world', the band that lit up the late eighties and early nineties with a combination of a snappy beat and slightly agonised, not to say heartlifting lyrics that (clever, this) made their fans feel warmly about themselves. The B-52s with added significance.
Love him or loath him, Stipe was a heck of a singer. Self-regarding and self-critical, he got up sufficient people's noses to be popular with a whole lot more. Whether Thom Yorke intentionally trod in his footsteps I've no idea, but it's a near perfect formula for success, not least with students who go on to be big buyers of music. He conveyed a kind of dreamy but adult romanticism that hinted at the art of grown-up conversation - although when he emerged from behind the microphone he didn't usually have a lot to say.
Anyroadup - here they are.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVIlrfpBAA&feature=related
Love him or loath him, Stipe was a heck of a singer. Self-regarding and self-critical, he got up sufficient people's noses to be popular with a whole lot more. Whether Thom Yorke intentionally trod in his footsteps I've no idea, but it's a near perfect formula for success, not least with students who go on to be big buyers of music. He conveyed a kind of dreamy but adult romanticism that hinted at the art of grown-up conversation - although when he emerged from behind the microphone he didn't usually have a lot to say.
Anyroadup - here they are.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVIlrfpBAA&feature=related
