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R.I.P. Ranking Roger of the (English) Beat & General Public

JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
edited March 2019 in Other Music
Very sad news....he was only 56.

The Beat's song "Save it for Later" is the song which PJ includes as a tag during Betterman.
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  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Posts: 3,067
    WOW! What a bummer!  Tenderness is a great song from General Public!
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,555
    Damn sad news I was lucky to have seen both TEB & GP loved both bands back in the 80s , I’m sure Dave must be crushed ! 
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,062
    Only song i really know by them (besides save it for later) is the one from Ferris Buellers Day Off, March of the Swivelheads
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    I saw The English Beat (as they were known here in the states) open for The Clash in June of 1982.  The Beat were a new band to me then so I don't remember Ranking Roger specifically, but I do remember totally digging their show and went out soon thereafter and bought one of their singles and an LP.  Great, lively stuff- good times.  I'm really sorry to hear Ranking Roger is gone-- too soon.

    R.I.P. Ranking Roger. 
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  • qontheboardqontheboard Posts: 784
    R.I.P. Roger. I just finished listening to The Clash's "Rock The Casbah" outtake with Ranking Roger on vocals (look for it on youtube if interested). Mick Jones and Roger were pretty tight. I only found out a few years ago that Mick Jones was a member of General Public and wrote music for and recorded guitar on the first album, before leaving to form Big Audio Dynamite. If you listen you can hear his backing vocals. There are a few tunes with guitar riffs that actually sound like B.A.D. riffs. Next up I'm listening to The Clash live in San Fran 1982 "Armagideon Time" featuring Ranking Roger!

  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    brianlux said:
    I saw The English Beat (as they were known here in the states) open for The Clash in June of 1982.  The Beat were a new band to me then so I don't remember Ranking Roger specifically, but I do remember totally digging their show and went out soon thereafter and bought one of their singles and an LP.  Great, lively stuff- good times.  I'm really sorry to hear Ranking Roger is gone-- too soon.

    R.I.P. Ranking Roger. 
    I saw that tour as well.....difficult to believe it was 37 years ago.........punk is old, and so am I !!
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    I saw The English Beat (as they were known here in the states) open for The Clash in June of 1982.  The Beat were a new band to me then so I don't remember Ranking Roger specifically, but I do remember totally digging their show and went out soon thereafter and bought one of their singles and an LP.  Great, lively stuff- good times.  I'm really sorry to hear Ranking Roger is gone-- too soon.

    R.I.P. Ranking Roger. 
    I saw that tour as well.....difficult to believe it was 37 years ago.........punk is old, and so am I !!
    No man, it couldn't have been that long ago.  Really?  Damn!

    I must have reversed aging for a while or something.  Total number of punk fans my age I personally know?  Big fat zero!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,174
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    I saw The English Beat (as they were known here in the states) open for The Clash in June of 1982.  The Beat were a new band to me then so I don't remember Ranking Roger specifically, but I do remember totally digging their show and went out soon thereafter and bought one of their singles and an LP.  Great, lively stuff- good times.  I'm really sorry to hear Ranking Roger is gone-- too soon.

    R.I.P. Ranking Roger. 
    I saw that tour as well.....difficult to believe it was 37 years ago.........punk is old, and so am I !!
    No man, it couldn't have been that long ago.  Really?  Damn!

    I must have reversed aging for a while or something.  Total number of punk fans my age I personally know?  Big fat zero!
    :waves_hand:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    Wobbie said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    I saw The English Beat (as they were known here in the states) open for The Clash in June of 1982.  The Beat were a new band to me then so I don't remember Ranking Roger specifically, but I do remember totally digging their show and went out soon thereafter and bought one of their singles and an LP.  Great, lively stuff- good times.  I'm really sorry to hear Ranking Roger is gone-- too soon.

    R.I.P. Ranking Roger. 
    I saw that tour as well.....difficult to believe it was 37 years ago.........punk is old, and so am I !!
    No man, it couldn't have been that long ago.  Really?  Damn!

    I must have reversed aging for a while or something.  Total number of punk fans my age I personally know?  Big fat zero!
    :waves_hand:
    Make that ONE!  (And a good 'un, too!)
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    I saw The English Beat (as they were known here in the states) open for The Clash in June of 1982.  The Beat were a new band to me then so I don't remember Ranking Roger specifically, but I do remember totally digging their show and went out soon thereafter and bought one of their singles and an LP.  Great, lively stuff- good times.  I'm really sorry to hear Ranking Roger is gone-- too soon.

    R.I.P. Ranking Roger. 
    I saw that tour as well.....difficult to believe it was 37 years ago.........punk is old, and so am I !!
    No man, it couldn't have been that long ago.  Really?  Damn!

    I must have reversed aging for a while or something.  Total number of punk fans my age I personally know?  Big fat zero!
    I'm coming up on the 40th anniversary of my first punk show....The Dickies at the Starwood in December 1980!
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,555
    qontheboard said:
    R.I.P. Roger. I just finished listening to The Clash's "Rock The Casbah" outtake with Ranking Roger on vocals (look for it on youtube if interested). Mick Jones and Roger were pretty tight. I only found out a few years ago that Mick Jones was a member of General Public and wrote music for and recorded guitar on the first album, before leaving to form Big Audio Dynamite. If you listen you can hear his backing vocals. There are a few tunes with guitar riffs that actually sound like B.A.D. riffs. Next up I'm listening to The Clash live in San Fran 1982 "Armagideon Time" featuring Ranking Roger!

    BAD I saw the 1st gig they did in NY great show in some underground club really grimy..
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    edited March 2019
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    brianlux said:
    I saw The English Beat (as they were known here in the states) open for The Clash in June of 1982.  The Beat were a new band to me then so I don't remember Ranking Roger specifically, but I do remember totally digging their show and went out soon thereafter and bought one of their singles and an LP.  Great, lively stuff- good times.  I'm really sorry to hear Ranking Roger is gone-- too soon.

    R.I.P. Ranking Roger. 
    I saw that tour as well.....difficult to believe it was 37 years ago.........punk is old, and so am I !!
    No man, it couldn't have been that long ago.  Really?  Damn!

    I must have reversed aging for a while or something.  Total number of punk fans my age I personally know?  Big fat zero!
    I'm coming up on the 40th anniversary of my first punk show....The Dickies at the Starwood in December 1980!
    Bad ass cool!
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  • treestrees Posts: 1,871
    RIP and feel for the members and thier family


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