Lux Interior has left the planet...
Posted by: Tarquin Maynard-Portly on 05 February 2009
Posted on: 05 February 2009 by BigH47
Never heard of him. RIP anyway.
Posted on: 05 February 2009 by nicnaim
Saw them around 1980 at the Fan Club in Leeds and thought they were great on stage, despite Lux having a thing about showing his knob a lot. Poison Ivy was a fantastic pantomime bad ass sidekick, with Bryan Gregory chain smoking from a supply pre lit stuck onto the strings on his guitar, with Nick Knox beating hell out the drums.
Bought "Songs the Lord Taught Us" on the strength of the gig and it has only ever been played twice I think, truly dreadful. I little surprised he made it to 60 to be honest.
Regards
Nic
Posted on: 05 February 2009 by Diccus62
Great band, great attitude, great image. Very loungey, very sleazy - superb and a band of their time. Saw them at the Newcastle Mayfair and they did what it said on the box (or bottle). Altogether now fffar far far far fa Surfin Bird
Not sure he was ever on the planet
Posted on: 05 February 2009 by Tarquin Maynard-Portly
quote:
Originally posted by nicnaim:
Saw them around 1980 at the Fan Club in Leeds and thought they were great on stage, despite Lux having a thing about showing his knob a lot. Poison Ivy was a fantastic pantomime bad ass sidekick, with Bryan Gregory chain smoking from a supply pre lit stuck onto the strings on his guitar, with Nick Knox beating hell out the drums.
Bought "Songs the Lord Taught Us" on the strength of the gig and it has only ever been played twice I think, truly dreadful. I little surprised he made it to 60 to be honest.
Regards
Nic
Aaah, the Fan Club... The Skyrack.. The Original Oak... Leeds Uni?
That was the incarnation of The Cramps I saw; great, great fun. Nick Knox - best name ever for a drummer, "with the history of the big beat on the back of his hand..."
Posted on: 05 February 2009 by nicnaim
quote:
Originally posted by Tarquin Maynard-Portly:
Aaah, the Fan Club... The Skyrack.. The Original Oak... Leeds Uni?
That was the incarnation of The Cramps I saw; great, great fun. Nick Knox - best name ever for a drummer, "with the history of the big beat on the back of his hand..."
I was not at Leeds University, but a number of my school mates were, hence I was a frequent visitor and a paid up member of the Fan Club.
Saw loads of great bands there, back when you could have a pint with the band before and after they went on stage.
The Faversham was a regular pub haunt with various members of the March Violets and the Sisters of Mercy.
Regards
Nic
Posted on: 06 February 2009 by Diccus62
ah Nic I adored the Sisters of Mercy but alas never got to see them. Alice, Temple of Love, heaven on a slab of vinyl.
Posted on: 06 February 2009 by Tarquin Maynard-Portly
quote:
Originally posted by nicnaim:
The Faversham was a regular pub haunt with various members of the March Violets and the Sisters of Mercy.
Regards
Nic
The Fav was my favourite pub ever, Jim the dancing barman and a juke box with T-Rex and the B-52's... I beat Lawrence from the Violets to a really neat tweed suit at a jumble sale once. Did you know a Lucy Thompson?
Anyway, The Cramps actually played
a State Mental Hospital.Genius.
Posted on: 06 February 2009 by Richwleeds
RIP Lux
A date with Elvis is now playing...
How far can too far go?
Quite appropriate really
Posted on: 06 February 2009 by von zipper
We suddenly seem to be losing a great number of musicians and characters and I'm wondering who is going to replace them...
Spinning Human Fly right now in memory...
Posted on: 06 February 2009 by Diccus62
We are getting to a certain age, many of us when our heroes are popping off. Taxes and death and all that
Posted on: 06 February 2009 by MilesSmiles
RIP Lux.
Posted on: 06 February 2009 by nicnaim
quote:
Originally posted by Tarquin Maynard-Portly:
The Fav was my favourite pub ever, Jim the dancing barman and a juke box with T-Rex and the B-52's... I beat Lawrence from the Violets to a really neat tweed suit at a jumble sale once. Did you know a Lucy Thompson?
Genius.
TMP,
Not sure I ever met a Lucy Thomson, but I did used to knock about with Simon Denbigh from the March Violets a lot. Not one of my best photos, but not a bad one of Simon!
Regards
Nic
Posted on: 10 February 2009 by Howlinhounddog
quote:
We suddenly seem to be losing a great number of musicians and characters and I'm wondering who is going to replace them...
So true Von, it does seem to have been a particularly hard winter.
In a similar vein I watched 'Control' last night, a film on the life and times of Ian Curtis (Joy Division). Based on a book by his wife. Don't know how acurate the storyline is but musically worth a watch.
