[kj] Stuart Adamson

[fatpotanga]

What a great story!
Not familiar with Skids other than the odd single, but I did (and still do)
love a lot of Big Country stuff.
Was a very sad end to a great talent.
Still, if you¹re going to hang yourself, Hawaii¹s the way to do it.


On 29/6/05 09:00, "dave at dna:creative" wrote:

> Great shame that Stuart sauntered off this mortal coil in such a way, very
> sad. I always remember he once did a PA in a record shop in Manchester & when
> it had finished they asked my Sister where to go for some nightlife so my Sis
> told them they were going to a pub quiz round the corner so he could come
> along (for a laugh)...and they did! She had a great night out...
> Pretentious?...non! Had loads of Skids stuff in double packs and coloured
> vinyl, ahhh the days when record companies gave a shit about how they dressed
> the music up...halcyon days...COLLLLESYYYYY!!!
> 
> Best Skids track: ŒOf one Skin¹ followed by Charade/Into the Valley/The Saints
> are coming/Sweet Suburbia
> 
> A few ŒArmoury Show¹ tracks (Jobson/McGeoch & ??? -  a kind of composite
> ŒSupergroup¹) are worth finding too, but for me the Skids had the edge.
> 
> There was a posthumous Adamson Œbest of¹, which covers a few Skids tracks
> along with some of his Big Country work, worth a few pennies if you can find
> one (Double CD)
> 
> Did anyone ever see the Skids? I missed out on that one.
> 
> Dave
> Leeds

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