Mark E Smith

[Adidas Sharston]

Proper character sadly missing these days. He definitely left his mark.

Rip Blue

 

[manimanc]

Is that their most successful/well known track?
Genuine question, cos I seem to recall seeing them on front cover of the NME etc virtually every other week, but I dont ever remember knowingly hearing one of their tunes.

I only know 4 of them. The one I mentioned , Mr pharmacist, there's a ghost in my house and I want you with the inspirals. They've done 20 odd albums and been round for ages.

 

[Electric Blue]

30 + albums pal first saw em in 81 at Rafters- really hope City play a track before kick off at nxt home game

 

[Sheriff Fatman]

Sad to hear. He made, in my opinion, one of the great albums of all time in ''This Nation's Saving Grace'.

Totally agree. A mate had this album. He played it and I stopped and bought it on the way home. Brilliant album cover too.

Spoilt Victoria Child is just brilliant along with Bombast.

RIP Mark.

 

[Ric]

This made me laugh.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

That is really sad. Loved them; the Buzzcocks, JD and The Fall were my first tangle with Manchester culture some 40-odd years ago. RIP.

 

[Manc in London]

Totally agree. A mate had this album. He played it and I stopped and bought it on the way home. Brilliant album cover too.

Spoilt Victoria Child is just brilliant along with Bombast.

RIP Mark.

Same here. I was introduced to it by a mate. Too many good tunes on the album to name them.

So many musicians regard him as a musical icon, especially Americans. Sebbadoh (what an underrated band they were), Sonic Youth and Pavement (who I personally think are as bad as Coldplay) all considered him to be a big influence.

 

[roman totale]

Gutted.
See ya mate.
In 1981, when I was 12, a mate lent me Totale's Turns and I was hooked instantly. A couple of years later we snuck into the Hacienda as 14 year olds to see this...

The band by which all others must be judged.

 

[jma]

I’ll always remember his last words to me, as he departed in a taxi, as cheery (and, weirdly, seemingly as sober) as he was in 1981: “Thanks Dave, I’ve really enjoyed it.” Then, when the book came out, he annihilated it, announcing: “I’ve just fucking burned it.”

Hahaha

 

[Patientman63]

Very sad but probably not the most surprising news. Was lucky enough to see the fall in their very early days at deeply vale and a social club in bowdon of all places

It was the Bowden Assembly Rooms. I saw them there myself, but as it was nearly 40 years ago, I don't remember much of it. RIP Mark E Smith, putting Manchester on the map for all the right reasons.

 

[Adidas Barry Silkman]

Must have seen the Fall live around a dozen times, 9 fantastic and 3 disastrous gigs. MES was a moody bastard at times, chaotic but totally addictive to watch on stage and when they were on it the Fall were unmatched. Undoubtedly the best front man I've ever seen in rock and roll live music.

n.b. Is that Totally Wired flag gone from the Etihad? Bring it back! and I hope the club play a Fall medley next game as Mark was such a great City fan.

 

[Charlie Chuck]

First Fall track I heard around 1980.



RIP Mark E Smith, a Manc legend.

 

[uncle fester]

one of the first singles I ever bought still have it in a box somewhere

 

[Deleted member 13905]

a complete **** and dear friend.

 

[journolud]

It was the Bowden Assembly Rooms. I saw them there myself, but as it was nearly 40 years ago, I don't remember much of it. RIP Mark E Smith, putting Manchester on the map for all the right reasons.

Crikey I'm sure there were only a couple of dozen of us there.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Nutter and genius; very difficult to pull off, but I think he had a good stab at it.

Top Blue; top bloke.

RIP.

 

[Bewar3them00n]

Where’s the justice? Mark E Smith leaves us, but Terry Fucking Cristian is still with us!
Are the players going to wear black armbands at the next home game?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Where’s the justice? Mark E Smith leaves us, but Terry Fucking Cristian is still with us!
Are the players going to wear black armbands at the next home game?

Both absolute c**t's; neither belong in the same sentence.

 

[Jalfraag]

Where’s the justice? Mark E Smith leaves us, but Terry Fucking Cristian is still with us!
Are the players going to wear black armbands at the next home game?

Mick Hucknall too.

 

[geoff clipp]

Massive contributor and massive loss to Manchester's musical heritage. Total nutter but someone we should all be proud of. Rest in peace Mark x