https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50948921
How sad to lose a Rutle, a Bonzo dog, and the man affectionately called 'the seventh Python'.Eric Idle must be devastated. R.I.P. to this very funny and talented man.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50948921
How sad to lose a Rutle, a Bonzo dog, and the man affectionately called 'the seventh Python'.
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GOOD LORD what an awful Link! I couldn't read it in time before the pop-ups buried it. The latest issue of Prog had a bit about him.
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(Zamran) "that fucking thing man . . . it sits there on my wall like a broken clock " - Helix
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A great and very unique talent.
That Ruttles album, apparently made in a couple of weeks, is one of the most brilliant parodies ever recorded, imo.
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Sorry, I've just changed it to a better one.Originally Posted by Garyhead
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This is very sad indeed. His turn in "Holy Grail" is one of the funniest points in the film, and his Rutles songs are too good to be considered merely parodies. RIP.https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50948921
How sad to lose a Rutle, a Bonzo dog, and the man affectionately called 'the seventh Python'.
"Arf." -- Frank Zappa, "Beauty Knows No Pain" (live version)
I made a compilation of Neil's work for myself a few years ago, and the range of his writing goes way beyond The Rutles, way beyond Grimms, way beyond Bonzo Dog, way beyond The World, way beyond Rutland Weekend, way beyond Monty Python. He was a musical genius of the highest order.
"No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in."
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Loved the Ruttles and Bonzos, he was indeed a great talent and a wonderful human from all reports. A sad day indeed in Pythonland and in general. Gloomy news on a gloomy Monday morning.
His Innes Book of records was one of the best music shows ever on TV. As well as early vids of his own songs, he would regularly have guests drawn from Britain's odd-balls like Ivor Cutler, Jake Thackray, Percy Edwards, Ralph Steadman, Fritz Spiegl, John Betjeman, Professor Stanley Unwin and his friend Viv Stanshall. Also unique contributions from Michael Palin and John Cooper Clarke. A wonderful celebration of British eccentricity.
RIP Neil - truly one of a kind.
Sorry to hear this. Been a fan for a long time. Rest in peace, Neil.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
Very sad. I was literally thinking of this song just yesterday, and I received this news today. Uncanny:
Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...
Sad news.
RIP
Please don't ask questions, just use google.
Never let good music get in the way of making a profit.
I'm only here to reglaze my bathtub.
What sad news, he was a genius and very funny.
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I met him about ten years ago, during a solo tour. Quite a pleasant fellow, and writer of many excellent songs. I was a big Bonzos nut back in high school, and loved his contributions.
And here's my favorite track by them, a collaboration between Neil (composition) and Viv Stanshall (words and recitation)
Who was the other Bonzo who died a few years back?
I got nothin' :
...avoiding any implication that I have ever entertained a cognizant thought.
live samples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwbCFGbAtFc
https://youtu.be/AEE5OZXJioE
https://soundcloud.com/yodelgoat/yod...om-a-live-show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUe3YhCjy6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VOCJokzL_s
Early member Sam Spoons died last year.
Hurtleturtled Out of Heaven - an electronic music composition, on CD and vinyl
https://michaelpdawson.bandcamp.com
http://www.waysidemusic.com/Music-Pr...MCD-spc-7.aspx
... Looked it up. Vivian Stanshall was who I was thinking of. Wow that was 1995... Long time ago, it just seems like a few years ago to me.
I got nothin' :
...avoiding any implication that I have ever entertained a cognizant thought.
live samples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwbCFGbAtFc
https://youtu.be/AEE5OZXJioE
https://soundcloud.com/yodelgoat/yod...om-a-live-show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUe3YhCjy6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VOCJokzL_s
Very, very talented. Sad news to end the year...
Neil hath made a passing bold minstrel of significant lyrical prowess...
"And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision."
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Like Ollie Halsall, with whom he was sometimes associated, Innes made a career out of making other musicians look great. When you dig into what they actually did, they were amazingly talented & accomplished.
Heartbreaking news. I adored this man.
A Comfort Zone is not a Life Sentence
I thought of this immidiately when I heard the sad news...
If anyone here has not seen The Rutles mockumentary All You Need Is Cash, they should do so now. Its the next best music parody to Spinal Tap.
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I only clicked on it because I thought it was going to be something more interesting...
RIP Ron Nasty
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