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Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead died

@TheHappySpaceman
Thanks for the correction; I forgot which one of them (Bob Weir or Phil Lesh) was the rhythm guitarist.

It’s a heavy death in music, but one hell of a groovy legacy!

Grateful Dead bassist and founding member Phil Lesh just passed at the age of 84.
Phil had originally been a classically trained trumpet player when he was invited by vocalist/lead guitarist Jerry Garcia to join as a bassist. Having never played bass before, Phil’s free jazz style of trumpet playing influenced the way he played the bass, adopting a dynamic, melodic method to the instrument, employing unique chord phrasing and note choices where previous bassists had only focused on the rhythm and root notes, and giving an additional jazz influence to their psychedelic rock style that made him an integral part to the Grateful Dead’s sound in their live performances from when he joined all the way to their disbanding in 1995.
He also wrote songs for the band, with “Box of Rain” from 1970’s American Beauty being one of my personal favorite album openers of their career, and “Unbroken Chain” and “Pride of Cucamonga” from 1974’s Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel also being solid cuts (all three of which he also sang lead on). He additionally co-wrote songs such as “New Potato Caboose,” “Truckin’,” “Cumberland Blues,” and “King Solomon’s Marbles.”
While he himself admitted he did not possess a strong singing voice, he occasionally sang for them. He provided lead vocals on the aforementioned first three songs, and his tenor tone helped their trademark harmonies until 1974, when he stopped singing due to straining his voice with improper technique, although he picked up singing again in the late 1980s.
From 1998 to 2015, he participated in several Grateful Dead reunion tours, including the Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur, and their 2015 Fare Thee Well shows, the last time all four remaining members—Phil, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, and dual drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart—would perform together. Outside of that, he mostly performed with his own group, Phil and Friends, and took time to himself.
I know that Phil has been ill for many years, plus he was the oldest member of the Grateful Dead, but he still lived a good long life and has the legacy of paving the sound of one of the greatest bands in history.
R.I.P. 1940–2024.

Just Blasted the new EP by Enforced it’s great heavy thrash and death

R.I.P. to Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of the legendary Grateful Dead, who died earlier today

@TheHappySpaceman
Ah, good for them, that was a big first step for metal

@Dashie41 YT
I can still hardly believe it either!

I’m still lost for words hearing about Paul Di’Anno’s passing yesterday

People think Kim is the most fucked up rap song? Lol they’ve NEVER heard of Dance With The Devil.

@TheHappySpaceman
He is one metal singer who I would have loved to shake the hand of (the other being Rob Halford).

R.I.P. Paul Di’Anno. While I’m definitely more of a fan of Bruce Dickinson-era Maiden, their self-titled debut and Killers had more than enough great tracks and a sort of grit to them that made them stand out as unique. Di’Anno had this great thuggish growl that fit the edgier nature of those albums, blending prog, punk rock, and metal.

Also, here’s a fun fact that you may find interesting, Myoozik: Di-Anno-era Maiden was the first metal band that ever got played on MTV, specifically “Wrathchild.”

Paul Di’Anno of Iron Maiden died

I’m not a metalhead, but I do really like this band and it’s a shame to see a legend in the metal community kick the bucket like that

@𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫
Yep, it was a real testament to his character - Emphasis on the “real”, because he was certainly true to himself. You’re right, he really earned that nickname!

@♬𝕸𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝕽𝖍𝖞𝖙𝖍𝖒♪
I’m impressed he held out this far long than it should. Mang had been in a wheelchair so long for all I know and even performed live despite his deteriorated health stat.

Really lived up to his nickname. The Beast.

@𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫
Shit! He’s one of my favourite singers of all time, and the first singer for Maiden I heard when I picked up their debut album as my first Maiden album back in 2010. I even own some of his non-Maiden albums and a copy of his autobiography “The Beast”! I know he was really ill and disabled, but that hits hard.

He was hard, tough as nails, and he left a great legacy. I’m shaken, but I really admire his work and his tenacy despite his personal faults. The good thing is he did get to meet and have an amicable chat with his former bandmate Steve Harris, and also had a good chat with Bruce Dickinson toward the end of his life. That’s a good note to go out on.

I’m goint to fire up “Running Free” straight away in his memory. \m/

Rest in peace, Paul Di’Anno of Iron Maiden.

The OG voice.

Can’t get enough of Deaths 2024 now Ex Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno has died 😢

I want these puppets.

@Mr.Myoozik
I hate TMZ so much

@Mr.Myoozik
That’s really slimey…

What’s worse is that TMZ reported the death using photos of his corpse on their front page and Twitter profiles. You know because, that’s not disrespectful to his family, band members and his fanbase at all…

@♬𝕸𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝕽𝖍𝖞𝖙𝖍𝖒♪
Will take a few days or weeks to find out whst actually happened

@Dashie41 YT
He posted on his social media about his time in Argentina not long before his death, and he seemed to be in a good mood. But sometimes, I guess behaviour like that could be seen as a mask…
We’ll hopefully see soon enough what the coroner’s verdict is.

@𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫
His death could be suicidal

Liquor and being alcoholic ruins life. Period.