RIP Jet Black

Kittyfrisk

A fair age, but still a shock to those that remember punk/new wave.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63904248

robinbowes

Jet Black, drummer with The Stranglers, has died after “years of ill health” at the age of 84, his representative confirmed.

The musician, whose real name was Brian John Duffy, had been living in his country home in north Wales close to his friends and family as his health issues became more debilitating.

RIP Brian.

Gassage

I have seen them 74 times.

Saddened.

LordBucketHead

RIP Jet Black - sad news. Big Stranglers fan back in the day. Read Hugh Cornwall's book 'Multitude Of Sins' recently and they did well to emerge from their 'golden years in one piece. Born in 1938. Astonishing. 

oh_pollo

RIP Jet.

Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.

guitartango

oh_pollo said:

RIP Jet.

Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.

Punk version of the Doors

usedtobe

RIP Jet. What a band they were!

Grunfeld

Bugger.

Philly_Q

It's sad news, but I must admit I can't get over how old he was.... older than McCartney, older than anyone in Deep Purple or Yes... he was almost the same generation as Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, which just seems bonkers.

Gassage

oh_pollo said:

RIP Jet.

Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.

Four. The Raven is a masterpiece

TheMarlin

Saw the Stranglers at least 40 times, but never since High left the band. 

RIP Jet. Was a good drummer. 

CE1

Gutted to hear this, one of the greats 

Stuckfast

Gassage said:

oh_pollo said:

RIP Jet.

Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.

Four. The Raven is a masterpiece

+1 

The Raven might be their best album. Gospel According to the Meninblack and La Folie are both great too.

Gassage

Stuckfast said:

Gassage said:

oh_pollo said:

RIP Jet.

Away from the hits The Stranglers were a deeply weird band. Those first three albums are brilliant.

Four. The Raven is a masterpiece

+1 

The Raven might be their best album. Gospel According to the Meninblack and La Folie are both great too.

Dreamtime is a favourite of mine too.

Too Precious is a masterpiece.

scrumhalf

I loved the first album, brings back great memories of the time, an explosion of new and exciting music every week.

I remember them being interviewed by Nicky Horne on Capital one evening. 

"A lot of people say you sound like The Doors."

"Doors, what do you mean?" said one of the band.

"Doors, you know, like windows" said another band member.

"I don't sound like a window."

In my memory there was some swearing in there but that may be wishful thinking.