Topic: Mark Keds RIP

[cosmic-hearse]

According to the Senseless Things page on FB. Only 50 years old.
Really sad news - a talented and prolific song writer. Senseless Things were of the first bands I ever saw live and their records still really stand up. Glad I got to see the 2017 reunion.

[DrGreggles]

Sad news. Senseless Things were an early gig for me too - genuinely exciting live band.

RIP Keds

[king_tubby]

Ah, this is sad. Part of my late 80s introduction to alternative music.

[Brundle-Fly]

Bloody hell, that's awful.

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

* Bruce Willis rides off on flash motorbike with Maria De Mederios on the back, after tersely delivering the sad news.*

Actually, this really is sad news. Have fond memories of those early 90s singles with the Jamie Hewlett illustrated sleeves. 50 way too young, orbviously. RIP.

[Captain Crunch]

Glad I got to see the 2017 reunion.

In my top 10 gigs of all time and I’m not ashamed to admit I had tears in my eyes when they launched into ‘Too Much Kissing’. 

Very sad news. 

[cosmic-hearse]

In my top 10 gigs of all time and I’m not ashamed to admit I had tears in my eyes when they launched into ‘Too Much Kissing’. 

Very sad news.

Likewise - I didn't see them until 1993, by which time they'd dropped most of their hyper speed early tunes, so I was over the fucking moon when they started playing songs like 'Trevor' & 'Back to Nowhere'.

Ah, this is such awful news.

[Jockice]

No chance of a Transphobic Asshole single dedicated to Graham Linehan then?

[Rev+]

Aw balls.  He did look completely fucked and living on borrowed time about ten years ago, and I wouldn't have been surprised to hear this news back then.  Wasn't at the 2017 gig but watching a recording of it seemed to indicate he was doing better than he looked, and had maybe turned a corner.  Not that we know what got him, of course.

Senseless Things are weirdly under glass for me - saw them loads of times and every time was great, but was never quite as into them as I felt I maybe should have been.  They never did anything better than 'Too Much Kissing', and the problem is they did that very early.  I really wish 'Homophobic Asshole' has been a better song, because the build-up to that being released was magical.  My mate got sent home from school for wearing a t-shirt of it and everything.