Steve Harley R.I.P

[theplumber]

Sorry to hear Steve Harley has passed away. Loved the early Cockney Rebel stuff. 

[Musicman666]

terrible news  RIP Steve ..!!

 

...and RIP Karl Wallinger   two of the best singer song writers gone in the space of a few days.

 

 

Edited March 17, 2024 by Musicman666

[NAS Bass]

Thats sad to hear. What a great musician

[sandy_r]

 

What a geezer - leave the door open, Steve...

 

[snorkie635]

Oh dear. Not good at all.

[diskwave]

Yes, makes a feel a bit old. See me Smile..one of those unique tunes..nothing like it before, nothing like it after. Brilliant stuff.

[probonopublico]

I liked him more as I got older. Sad loss.  The band always seemed to be having fun when they were on TV.  Also, the bass player died on flight 103 over Lockerbie 

[geoham]

I was hugely saddened by this news.

 

My dad has been a huge Steve Harley / Cockney Rebel fan since his teenage years, and didn't ever miss a show in Glasgow. I started going to the gigs with him in 1999 when I turned 18, and became a fan myself. I probably managed to see him a dozen times, maybe more. Two particularly special shows were the Human Menagerie / Psychomodo shows at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, then a couple of years later at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The rock band backed by an orchestra and choir - spectacular!

 

Steve was always quite open that his big hit paid the bills, and enabled him to make the music he wanted. He seemed to keep touring because he loved it.

 

While 'Make Me Smile' is one of the most popular songs ever recorded and obviously what he was best known for, I'd recommend that everyone listen to his other material - there's a huge amount of depth there. Sebastian and Death Trip for example, are both rather epic, verging on prog.

 

 

On 18/03/2024 at 17:59, probonopublico said:

Also, the bass player died on flight 103 over Lockerbie 

 

Sadly, a few Cockney Rebel bass players died prematurely over the years. Original Cockney Rebel bassist Paul Jeffreys in the Lockerbie disaster, like you mentioned. George Ford in 2007, Lincoln Anderson in 2014 and Kuma Harada last year.

 

George

 

[HornetPinata]

My best friend used to listen to him when we were in our teens, more than 30 years ago.

I loved Sebastian but hadn't listened to It since until now.

It really is a beautiful song.

 

The power music has to evoke memories, takes me back in a flash.

[Beedster]

On 17/03/2024 at 19:18, diskwave said:

See me Smile..one of those unique tunes..nothing like it before, nothing like it after. Brilliant stuff.

That’s well put 👍

[peety]

First live gig I ever saw Liverpool stadium in 1975 saw him many times after that the last being in a small tent at Glastonbury in 2017, Cockney Rebel were the soundtrack of my teenage years. Great performer and excellent musician as George pointed out above while he is best known for make me smile there are so many more great tunes in his back catalogue.

 

RIP Steve and thanks for the memories