Grant McLennan RIP (1 Viewer)

[pavlos]

On Saturday 6th May 2006, legendary Australian singer-songwriter and member of The Go-Betweens Grant McLennan died in his sleep at his home in Brisbane.

http://www.go-betweens.net/

 

[jane]

JESUS CHRIST.

Please tell me this isn't true.

This can't be true. I demand it not be true.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

bummer, i know a few go betweens fanatics who'll be very sad boyos this morning



http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/06-05/05.shtml

 

[Divil A Bit]

Died in his sleep? He was only in his 40's...shit.

I saw them play one friday afternoon in the sunshine at Trinity College cricket ground in the early 80's when they had their original bass player. One of the best gigs I've ever attended. I saw them a few times after but nothing compares to that gig for me.

'Cattle and cane' and 'Batchelor kisses' are as near to perfect as one can get.


Might squeeze 'C & C' in at The Pets gig on friday.

 

[ron]

The best detectives are child detectives

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Terrible news.



RIP

 

[Pantone247]

oh boy, how sad

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

http://seven.com.au/news/topstories/169080

 

[crumb]

I can't believe this, very sad, great songwriter.

 

[Raudi Raus Schinkel]

I met him about ten years ago, I was broke so he gave me a fiver off the price of a t-shirt, sound fella. You wouldn't get Betamax to piss on ya if you were on fire, much less give ya a fiver off a t-shirt. Poor Grant!

 

[MDR]

Jaysus! What did he die from?

 

[rampz]

such an absolute tragedy. a genuine genius. rip.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

The Go-Betweens released a live DVD + CD last month. The Striped Sunlight Sound.

Anyone get it?

I will miss most the songs we had yet to and will now never hear.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

http://www.nme.com/news/go-betweens/23001

 

[bren_at_xfm]

GW McLennan.... A true genius departs....

I reacall.... Cattle & Cane....

I recall a schoolboy coming home
Through fields of cane
To a house of tin and timber
And in the sky
A rain of falling cinders
From time to time
The waste memory-wastes

 

[bren_at_xfm]

I recall a boy in bigger pants
Like everyone
Just waiting for a chance
His father's watch
He left it in the showers
From time to time
The waste memory-wastes

 

[bren_at_xfm]

........

 

[ron]

Here's a clip of CC doing a great version of Grants 'Dusty In Here'.

 

[ron]

D'oh

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[Moods For Mallards]

I really got into the Go-Betweens about 18 months ago when a friend burned me CDs of 'Liberty Belle...' and 'Bellavista Terrace' (a best-of). I already owned '16 Lovers Lane' but had never really warmed to it. They became one of my obsession bands, where I basically listen to the same band for months on end. I finally got '16 Lovers Lane' and I would put that on a par with 'Libery Belle...'. I was quite disappointed with most of the rest of their albums apart from 'Oceans Apart' which is great. I suppose that's the problem with starting from hindsight and having a best-of which genuinely took the very strongest bits of their early albums.
Anyway, I'm more of a Robert Forster fan (he's more consistent, lyrically better and less cheesy) but they complimented each other beautifully most of the time.
Anyone get 'Intermission', the double CD of their solo output? It's not great but the Forster stuff is definitely the stronger.
My favourite Grant songs: 'Finding You', 'That Way', 'The Ghost and the Black Hat', 'Apology Accepted', 'Cattle & Cane', 'Love Goes On'.